A look at the best photos from around the world for Saturday, March 19.
The Russian Soyuz TMA-20M rocket takes off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, 19 March 2015. The Soyuz was carrying members of the expedition 47/48, US astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexei Ovchinin, to the International Space Station (ISS). Yuri Kochetkov / EPA
The newest cruise ship of the Meyer dockyard called ‘Ovation of the Seas’ sails into the harbour of Hamburg, Germany. The cruise liner will undergo final completion works at the ‘Blohm + Voss’ shipyard after two years of construction. Daniel Bockwoldt / EPA
The comic and entertainment-themed event features exhibits, panel discussions and pop culture artistry.
Yoga enthusiasts attend free Yoga camp organised by yoga guru Baba Ramdev (unseen), in Bangalore, India. Over hundreds of yoga enthusiast performed sun salutations, Pranayama (breathing exercise) and Asanas (body Postures) to raise awareness among the people for Happiness, Harmony and Good Health adds life to years. The camp will run from 19th to 23rd March 2016. Jagadeesh Nv / EPA
Felix Neureuther of Germany clears a gate during the first run of the Men’s Giant Slalom race at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Finals in St Moritz, Switzerland. Jean-Christophe Bott / EPA
A migrant woman and a baby cast a shadow on a plastic sheet on her way for the daily food handout at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece. Vadim Ghirda / AP photo
A model poses for a photograph backstage ahead of the Bashaques’ show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Istanbul Autumn/Winter 2016 at Zorlu Center in Istanbul, Turkey. S Alemdar / Getty Images for IMG
An Indian fisherman holds a local variety of fish caught from the Brahmaputra river in Jorhat district of Assam state, India, 19 March 2016. Assam is very rich in its aquatic resources. The mighty Brahmaputra river with forty two tributaries flows for 640km in the Assam state. The methods of fishing in the Brahmaputra river are diverse and the crafts and gears used are mostly indigenous. EPA
The Russian Soyuz TMA-20M rocket takes off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, 19 March 2015. The Soyuz was carrying members of the expedition 47/48, US astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexei Ovchinin, to the International Space Station (ISS). Yuri Kochetkov / EPA
The newest cruise ship of the Meyer dockyard called ‘Ovation of the Seas’ sails into the harbour of Hamburg, Germany. The cruise liner will undergo final completion works at the ‘Blohm + Voss’ shipyard after two years of construction. Daniel Bockwoldt / EPA
The comic and entertainment-themed event features exhibits, panel discussions and pop culture artistry.
Yoga enthusiasts attend free Yoga camp organised by yoga guru Baba Ramdev (unseen), in Bangalore, India. Over hundreds of yoga enthusiast performed sun salutations, Pranayama (breathing exercise) and Asanas (body Postures) to raise awareness among the people for Happiness, Harmony and Good Health adds life to years. The camp will run from 19th to 23rd March 2016. Jagadeesh Nv / EPA
Felix Neureuther of Germany clears a gate during the first run of the Men’s Giant Slalom race at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Finals in St Moritz, Switzerland. Jean-Christophe Bott / EPA
A migrant woman and a baby cast a shadow on a plastic sheet on her way for the daily food handout at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece. Vadim Ghirda / AP photo
A model poses for a photograph backstage ahead of the Bashaques’ show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Istanbul Autumn/Winter 2016 at Zorlu Center in Istanbul, Turkey. S Alemdar / Getty Images for IMG
An Indian fisherman holds a local variety of fish caught from the Brahmaputra river in Jorhat district of Assam state, India, 19 March 2016. Assam is very rich in its aquatic resources. The mighty Brahmaputra river with forty two tributaries flows for 640km in the Assam state. The methods of fishing in the Brahmaputra river are diverse and the crafts and gears used are mostly indigenous. EPA
The Russian Soyuz TMA-20M rocket takes off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, 19 March 2015. The Soyuz was carrying members of the expedition 47/48, US astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexei Ovchinin, to the International Space Station (ISS). Yuri Kochetkov / EPA
World in focus — best photos for March 19, 2016
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