• Afghan women cross a cemetery in the centre of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Anja Niedringhaus / AP Photo / March 7, 2014)
    Afghan women cross a cemetery in the centre of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Anja Niedringhaus / AP Photo / March 7, 2014)
  • Hot air balloons float over Lake Burley Griffin during the Balloon Spectacular in Canberra, Australia. (Rob Griffith / AP Photo / March 8, 2014)
    Hot air balloons float over Lake Burley Griffin during the Balloon Spectacular in Canberra, Australia. (Rob Griffith / AP Photo / March 8, 2014)
  • Dave LeMote wipes down a post clock at Electric Time Company Inc in Medfield, United States. Most Americans will set their clocks 60 minutes forward before heading to bed on Saturday night, but daylight saving time officially starts Sunday at 2am local time. (Elise Amendola / AP Photo / March 7, 2014)
    Dave LeMote wipes down a post clock at Electric Time Company Inc in Medfield, United States. Most Americans will set their clocks 60 minutes forward before heading to bed on Saturday night, but daylight saving time officially starts Sunday at 2am local time. (Elise Amendola / AP Photo / March 7, 2014)
  • An Airedale Terrier is shown in one of the judging rings on the second day of the Crufts dog show at the NEC in Birmingham, England. (Matt Cardy / Getty Images / March 7, 2014)
    An Airedale Terrier is shown in one of the judging rings on the second day of the Crufts dog show at the NEC in Birmingham, England. (Matt Cardy / Getty Images / March 7, 2014)
  • A relative (woman in white) of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cries as she talks on her mobile phone at the Beijing Capital International Airport. The Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew lost contact with air traffic controllers early on Saturday en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, the airline said in a statement. (Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters / March 8, 2014)
    A relative (woman in white) of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cries as she talks on her mobile phone at the Beijing Capital International Airport. The Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew lost contact with air traffic controllers early on Saturday en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, the airline said in a statement. (Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters / March 8, 2014)
  • Students clash with the riot police as they protest against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. Street protests erupted in Venezuela on February 4 and have continued every day since. (Manaure Quintero / AFP Photo / March 7, 2014)
    Students clash with the riot police as they protest against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. Street protests erupted in Venezuela on February 4 and have continued every day since. (Manaure Quintero / AFP Photo / March 7, 2014)
  • Visitors walk across the Fog Bridge at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, California. The Exploratorium’s Fog Bridge, created by Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya, is a 150 foot bridge that links piers 15 and 17 using water pumped at high pressure through more than 800 nozzles along the bridge to create a misty fog-like environment. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / AFP / March 7, 2014)
    Visitors walk across the Fog Bridge at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, California. The Exploratorium’s Fog Bridge, created by Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya, is a 150 foot bridge that links piers 15 and 17 using water pumped at high pressure through more than 800 nozzles along the bridge to create a misty fog-like environment. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / AFP / March 7, 2014)
  • Oscar Pistorius, cradles his head in his hands in court on the fifth day of his trial at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa. (Theana Breugem / AP Photo / March 7, 2014)
    Oscar Pistorius, cradles his head in his hands in court on the fifth day of his trial at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa. (Theana Breugem / AP Photo / March 7, 2014)
  • New recruits of the Jammu Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment (JKLIR) attend a passing out parade at an army base on the outskirts of Srinagar in Indian Kashmir. The 256 recruits were formally inducted into the Indian Army’s JKLIR after finishing their training. (Farooq Khan / EPA / March 8, 2014)
    New recruits of the Jammu Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment (JKLIR) attend a passing out parade at an army base on the outskirts of Srinagar in Indian Kashmir. The 256 recruits were formally inducted into the Indian Army’s JKLIR after finishing their training. (Farooq Khan / EPA / March 8, 2014)
  • In this Wednesday, March 5, 2014 photo, prominent Afghan women’s rights activist Wazhma Frogh adjusts her scarf during an interview in her office in Kabul, Afghanistan. A gender and development specialist and human rights activist, Frogh says her experience characterizes the women’s rights movement in her country- after 12 years, billions of dollars and countless words emanating from the West commiserating with Afghan women, the successes are fragile, the changes superficial and vulnerable. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
    In this Wednesday, March 5, 2014 photo, prominent Afghan women’s rights activist Wazhma Frogh adjusts her scarf during an interview in her office in Kabul, Afghanistan. A gender and development specialist and human rights activist, Frogh says her experience characterizes the women’s rights movement in her country- after 12 years, billions of dollars and countless words emanating from the West commiserating with Afghan women, the successes are fragile, the changes superficial and vulnerable. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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Best images from around the world in the past 24 hours — March 8

Rob Gurdebeke

March 09, 2014

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The National View blog looks at some of the best images from around the world over the past 24 hours.

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