A look at the best photos from around the world.
Updated: March 01, 2016, 12:00 AM
World in focus — best photos for March 1, 2016
Sand gazelles are seen at the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary in Umm Al-Zamool, about 290 kilometres south of Abu Dhabi near the border with Oman and Saudi Arabia, on March 1, 2016. The sanctuary, which is home to several species, covers about 8,900 square kilometres and has nearly 155 Arabian Oryx, which were reintroduced to their natural habitat in the UAE as part of a five-year conservation plan launched by the country’s late ruler Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, after fears of extinction. Karim Sahib / Agence France-Presse
Michelangelo’s David undergoes cleaning operations and biannual maintenance at the Accademia Gallery in Florence, Italy, on February 29, 2016. The marble statue was created between 1501 and 1504. Maurizio Degl’ Innocenti / ANSA via AP
A guest poses in the street on February 28, 2016, before the Dolce Gabbana segment of the Women Autumn / Winter 2016 Milan Fashion Week. Gabriel Bouys / Agence France-Presse
Iranian school girls attend a parliament session in Tehran on March 1, 2016. Atta Kenare / Agence France-Presse
A worker walks in front of a chapel on February 29, 2016, after a landslide caused by heavy rain in Jupapina, on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia. David Mercado / Reuters
Pakistani supporters of Mumtaz Qadri on February 29, 2016, protest his execution in Peshawar, Pakistan. Qadri, the convicted killer of a former governor, shot in 2011 by his bodyguard who accused him of blasphemy, was hanged by the government on Monday. Mohammad Sajjad / Associated Press
Tiwa tribal women carry grass for drying in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam state, India, on February 28, 2016. The grass, which is made into broomsticks, has emerged as the most widely cultivated crop in the area. The harvesting season starts the first week of February and continues to the end of March. EPA