• This photo provided by the California Department of Transportation shows a Caltrans dump truck that was nearly toppled by a mud slide along California Highway 1 in Mendocino County, California. The highway is closed indefinitely after the overnight slides. California Department of Transportation via AP
    This photo provided by the California Department of Transportation shows a Caltrans dump truck that was nearly toppled by a mud slide along California Highway 1 in Mendocino County, California. The highway is closed indefinitely after the overnight slides. California Department of Transportation via AP
  • US President Barack Obama flashes “hook ‘em horns” as he takes the stage to deliver remarks at a Democratic National Committee event in Austin, Texas. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
    US President Barack Obama flashes “hook ‘em horns” as he takes the stage to deliver remarks at a Democratic National Committee event in Austin, Texas. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
  • A woman throws a flower bunch at Fukanuma beach in Sendai, Japan, marking the fifth anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami which claimed the lives of 15,894, and the subsequent damage to the reactors at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Approximately 174,000 people are still forced to live as evacuees as of February 2016. Ken Ishii / Getty Images
    A woman throws a flower bunch at Fukanuma beach in Sendai, Japan, marking the fifth anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami which claimed the lives of 15,894, and the subsequent damage to the reactors at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Approximately 174,000 people are still forced to live as evacuees as of February 2016. Ken Ishii / Getty Images
  • A woman stands by the fire at sunrise in a transit camp for migrants and refugees on the Greek side of the Greek-Macedonian border near Idomeni, Greece. Thousands of migrants intending to reach western European countries are stranded in Greece as Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia have introduced special measures allowing migrants to enter their countries only according to the Schengen rules. Zoltan Balogh / EPA
    A woman stands by the fire at sunrise in a transit camp for migrants and refugees on the Greek side of the Greek-Macedonian border near Idomeni, Greece. Thousands of migrants intending to reach western European countries are stranded in Greece as Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia have introduced special measures allowing migrants to enter their countries only according to the Schengen rules. Zoltan Balogh / EPA
  • A resident splashes a pail of water on charred houses after a fire razed through a residential area in San Andres Bukid, metro Manila. Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire, local media reported. Romeo Ranoco / Reuters
    A resident splashes a pail of water on charred houses after a fire razed through a residential area in San Andres Bukid, metro Manila. Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire, local media reported. Romeo Ranoco / Reuters
  • The University of Guadalajara Folkloric Ballet performs during the 15th annual Iberoamerican Theater Festival in Bogota, Colombia. Fernando Vergara / AP Photo
    The University of Guadalajara Folkloric Ballet performs during the 15th annual Iberoamerican Theater Festival in Bogota, Colombia. Fernando Vergara / AP Photo
  • Portland Trail Blazers’ Mason Plumlee, left, is fouled by Golden State Warriors’ Andrew Bogut during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, California. Ben Margot / AP Photo
    Portland Trail Blazers’ Mason Plumlee, left, is fouled by Golden State Warriors’ Andrew Bogut during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, California. Ben Margot / AP Photo
  • Indian army cadets celebrate after their graduation ceremony at The Officers Training Academy in Chennai. A total of 183 cadets including 37 women graduated from the academy and will be posted as Lieutenants in the Indian Army. Arun Sankar K / AFP
    Indian army cadets celebrate after their graduation ceremony at The Officers Training Academy in Chennai. A total of 183 cadets including 37 women graduated from the academy and will be posted as Lieutenants in the Indian Army. Arun Sankar K / AFP

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World in focus – best photos for March 12, 2016

Rob Gurdebeke

March 12, 2016

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A look at the best photos from around the world for Saturday, March 12.

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