Spanish futbol, Xtreme Freeride snowboarding, first bits of spring | March 29
Rugby fans celebrate at the rugby sevens tournament, a rhino enjoys a mud bath, first gay marriage in Britain and more.
- Hindu devotees wash their faces with sea water as they pray during the Melasti ritual ceremony at Parangkusumo beach on March 29, 2014 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)
- PFC Jeremy Ortiz from Ontario, California with the U.S. Army’s 2nd Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division keeps watch from inside an Afghan National Army (ANA) outpost during a patrol outside of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shank on March 29, 2014 near Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)
- A rugby fan adjusts his latex mask at the rugby sevens tournament in Hong Kong on March 29, 2014. ( Philippe Lopez / AFP Photo)
- New World Champion of the Men’s ski event at the Freeride World Tour, France’s Loic Collomb-Patton competes on the Bec de Rosses mountain during the Xtreme Freeride World Tour final on March 29, 2014 above the Swiss Alps resort of Verbier. (Fabrice Coffrini / AFP/Getty Images)
- Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain takes a corner during the qualifying session ahead of the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang on March 29, 2014. (Mohd Rasfanmohd / AFP/Getty Images)
- Ralph Backstrom of the US competes in the Men’s snowboard event of the Xtreme Freeride World Tour final on March 29, 2014 above the Swiss Alps resort of Verbier. (Fabrice Coffrini / AFP/Getty Images)
- Manchester United’s Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini (R) wins a header against Aston Villa’s Zaire-born Belgian striker Christian Benteke (L) during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England, on March 29, 2014. (Andrew Yates / AFP/Getty Images)
- A man is seen through waved Turkish flags as supporters of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) take part in an election rally at Kadikoy in Istanbul on March 29, 2014. (Bulent Kilic / AFP/Getty Images)
- Newcastle United’s French striker Yoan Gouffran (L) vies with Southampton’s Polish goalkeeper Artur Boruc (R) during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Newcastle United at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, southern England on March 29, 2014. (Glyn Kirk / AFP/Getty Images)
- Civilians walk after police trucks drove past on a road leading to the site of the Independent Election Commission headquarters, which was attacked by insurgents, in Kabul March 29, 2014. (Ahmad Masood / Reuters)
- A rhino enjoys a mud bath at the zoo of Planckendael near Mechelen March 29, 2014. (Yves Herman / Reuters)
- Gay couple Andrew Wale (R) and Neil Allard hold hold each other as they are interviewed by the media after marrying in the first same-sex wedding at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, southern England March 29, 2014. (Luke MacGregor / Reuters)
- Children run through daffodils at St. James Park in London March 29, 2014. (Neil Hall / Reuters)
- Shanghai’s skyscrapers Shanghai World Financial Center (L), Shanghai Tower (R) and Jin Mao Tower (top) are seen at the financial district of Pudong during Earth Hour in Shanghai March 29, 2014. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change.(Carlos Barria / Reuters
- Supporters of former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi, standing trial on charges of violence that broke out in Alexandria last year, react after two fellow supporters were sentenced to death, in a court in Alexandria, March 29, 2014. (Al Youm / Reuters)
- Japan’s Mao Asada competes during the women’s free program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, north of Tokyo, March 29, 2014. Picture taken with multiple exposure. (Issei Kato / Reuters)
- Pope Francis blesses a child during an audience with the deaf-mute community at Paul VI Hall in the Vatican March 29, 2014. (Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters)
- A member of a local swimming club holds a Russian national flag as he dives in at the start of a 24-hour swimming marathon near the western Siberian city of Barnaul March 29, 2014. (Andrei Kasprishin / Reuters)
- A bee flies near peach blossoms in Studencice March 29, 2014. (Srdjan Zivulovic / Reuters)
- Espanyol’s goalkeeper Kiko Casilla (L) handles the ball outside the penalty area during a scoring attempt by Barcelona’s Lionel Messi during their La Liga soccer match at Cornella-El Prat stadium, near Barcelona March 29, 2014. (Albert Gea / Reuters)