• A volunteer hugs a woman who cries for her unconscious husband after an overcrowded boat carrying dozens of migrants and refugees from nearby Turkey arrived at the shore of the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos. Two migrants were found dead on that boat. Petros Giannakouris / AP
    A volunteer hugs a woman who cries for her unconscious husband after an overcrowded boat carrying dozens of migrants and refugees from nearby Turkey arrived at the shore of the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos. Two migrants were found dead on that boat. Petros Giannakouris / AP
  • Visitors purchase clean air in the north area of Guangdong Province where mountains are surrounded with clean air in Qingyuan, Guangdong Province of China. Local residents sell clean air to urban citizens who are looking to get away from smog-stricken cities. VCG / Getty Images
    Visitors purchase clean air in the north area of Guangdong Province where mountains are surrounded with clean air in Qingyuan, Guangdong Province of China. Local residents sell clean air to urban citizens who are looking to get away from smog-stricken cities. VCG / Getty Images
  • McLaren driver Fernando Alonso of Spain emerges from the wreck of his car after he collided with Haas driver Esteban Gutierrez of Mexico during the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia. Theo Karanikos / AP
    McLaren driver Fernando Alonso of Spain emerges from the wreck of his car after he collided with Haas driver Esteban Gutierrez of Mexico during the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia. Theo Karanikos / AP
  • Steve Smith of Australia leaves in a car after a Press Conference ahead of the ICC WT20 match between Australia and Bangladesh at The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, India. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images
    Steve Smith of Australia leaves in a car after a Press Conference ahead of the ICC WT20 match between Australia and Bangladesh at The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, India. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images
  • A deflated dinghy is seen moments after refugees and migrants arrived on the shore near the city of Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos. Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
    A deflated dinghy is seen moments after refugees and migrants arrived on the shore near the city of Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos. Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
  • Luke Keary of the Rabbitohs tackles Joel Thompson of the Dragons during the round three NRL match between the St George Dragons and the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images
    Luke Keary of the Rabbitohs tackles Joel Thompson of the Dragons during the round three NRL match between the St George Dragons and the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images
  • A groundsman paints ground advertising ahead of the ICC WT20 match between Australia and Bangladesh at The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, India. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images
    A groundsman paints ground advertising ahead of the ICC WT20 match between Australia and Bangladesh at The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, India. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images
  • Exiled Tibetan monks hold their Green Books, a document Tibetans need to vote, as they wait to cast their vote to elect the next prime minister and parliamentarians in Dharamsala, India. Tens of thousands of Tibetan exiles are voting around the world to elect a new prime minister and parliament for a second time since the Dalai Lama stepped down as head of the government in 2011 to focus on his role as a spiritual leader. Tsering Topgyal / AP
    Exiled Tibetan monks hold their Green Books, a document Tibetans need to vote, as they wait to cast their vote to elect the next prime minister and parliamentarians in Dharamsala, India. Tens of thousands of Tibetan exiles are voting around the world to elect a new prime minister and parliament for a second time since the Dalai Lama stepped down as head of the government in 2011 to focus on his role as a spiritual leader. Tsering Topgyal / AP
  • People mourn for the victims of the crashed FlyDubai plane at the Rostov-on-Don airport. Winds were gusting before dawn Saturday over the airport in the southern Russian city when the plane carrying 62 people from Dubai decided to abort its landing. AP Photo
    People mourn for the victims of the crashed FlyDubai plane at the Rostov-on-Don airport. Winds were gusting before dawn Saturday over the airport in the southern Russian city when the plane carrying 62 people from Dubai decided to abort its landing. AP Photo
  • Afghanistan’s wicketkeeper Mohammad Shahzad, centre, celebrates with his teammates after the dismissal of South Africa’s captain Faf du Plessis. Danish Siddiqui / Reuters
    Afghanistan’s wicketkeeper Mohammad Shahzad, centre, celebrates with his teammates after the dismissal of South Africa’s captain Faf du Plessis. Danish Siddiqui / Reuters
  • Citizens of energy-rich Kazakhstan went to the polls in an early parliamentary election expected to provide a commanding majority for ageing autocrat President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s ruling Nur Otan party. Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP
    Citizens of energy-rich Kazakhstan went to the polls in an early parliamentary election expected to provide a commanding majority for ageing autocrat President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s ruling Nur Otan party. Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP
  • Shaun Lee, nephew of the late former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, takes a photo of a portrait made up of 4877 erasers bearing the Singapore flag ahead of the first anniversary of Lee’s passing in Singapore. Edgar Su / Reuters
    Shaun Lee, nephew of the late former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, takes a photo of a portrait made up of 4877 erasers bearing the Singapore flag ahead of the first anniversary of Lee’s passing in Singapore. Edgar Su / Reuters
  • A migrant girl casts a shadow on a plastic sheet on her way for the daily food handout at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is urging migrants in the squalid tent city at Idomeni, on the Greek-Macedonian border, to trust Greek authorities and leave for better accommodation as thousands are still staying on site after the closure of Macedonia’s border. Vadim Ghirda / AP
    A migrant girl casts a shadow on a plastic sheet on her way for the daily food handout at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is urging migrants in the squalid tent city at Idomeni, on the Greek-Macedonian border, to trust Greek authorities and leave for better accommodation as thousands are still staying on site after the closure of Macedonia’s border. Vadim Ghirda / AP
  • People take selfies amongst flowers in Gucun park in Shanghai. Johannes Eisele / AFP
    People take selfies amongst flowers in Gucun park in Shanghai. Johannes Eisele / AFP

World in focus – best photos for March 20, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world.