Mar 6, 2014

A fire broke out at garment factory in the Bangladeshi capital on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held a meeting with EU foreign ministers on the crisis in the Ukraine, newly elected Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons and more in today’s photo brief.

: An artist paints portraits of victims of an attack on the Defense Ministry’s compound during a graffiti campaign in memory of victims of the attack in Sanaa March 6, 2014. An al Qaeda-affiliated group attacked the defence ministry in Sanaa on December 5, 2013 killing 56 people. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

: The Incitec Pivot company fertilizer and explosive chemical plant is pictured at sunset in Geelong, February 26, 2014. Geelong, south of Melbourne, is a microcosm of the economic crossroads at which Australia stands. The steps authorities and industry leaders take here – securing next-generation defence contracts or incubating carbon fibre production – will be closely watched to see if the city becomes Australia’s Silicon Valley or its Detroit. Picture taken February 26, 2014. (REUTERS/Jason Reed)

: Catholic believers kneel during the Ash Wednesday mass at the City Cathedral in Guatemala City, March 5, 2014. Catholics round the world celebrated Ash Wednesday, which serves as a reminder that “as a man is dust, so unto dust he shall return” and marks the beginning of the season of Lent. (REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez)

: Newly elected Geelong Mayor, Darryn Lyons poses for a photograph in his mayoral robes in the living room of his home in Geelong February 27, 2014. Geelong, south of Melbourne, is a microcosm of the economic crossroads at which Australia stands. The steps authorities and industry leaders take here – securing next-generation defence contracts or incubating carbon fibre production – will be closely watched to see if the city becomes Australia’s Silicon Valley or its Detroit. Picture taken February 27, 2014. (REUTERS/Jason Reed)

: A Free Syrian Army fighter fires a weapon in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus March 5, 2014. Picture taken March 5, 2014. (REUTERS/Ammar al-Bushy)

: Smoke rises from chimneys and cooling towers of a thermal power plant during sunrise in Fushun, Liaoning province March 6, 2014. China sent its strongest signal yet that its days of chasing breakneck economic growth were over, promising to wage a “war” on pollution and reduce the pace of investment to a decade-low as it pursues more sustainable expansion. (REUTERS/Stringer)

: A woman sits with a Great Dane during the first day of the Crufts dog show in Birmingham, central England March 6, 2014. (REUTERS/Darren Staples)

: A man plays the accordion as he sits outside a tent in a protest camp set up close to the entrance of the IGas exploratory gas drilling site at Barton Moss, near Manchester, northern England, March 6, 2014. Britain may be a prime location for shale gas exploration in Europe, but a lack of onshore drilling infrastructure and local opposition will impede development, experts and geologists said at a shale conference in London. (REUTERS/Phil Noble)

: Pro-Ukrainian demonstrators shout slogans during a rally in Simferopol, March 6, 2014. Crimea’s vice premier, Rustam Temirgaliev, said on Thursday a referendum on the region’s status would take place on March 16, RIA news agency reported on Thursday. The banner reads “We are for peace.” (REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili)

: Members of Crimean self-defence units block a topless activist from the Ukrainian feminist group Femen, who is taking part in an anti-war protest near the Crimean parliament building in Simferopol, March 6, 2014. European Union leaders were set to warn but not sanction Russia on Thursday over its military intervention in Ukraine after Moscow rebuffed Western diplomatic efforts to persuade it to pull forces in Crimea back to their bases. (REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili)

: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (2nd L) holds a meeting with EU foreign ministers on the crisis in the Ukraine, during the Conference on International Support to Libya in Rome March 6, 2014. Seated next to Kerry is Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini (3rd L), and seated across the table is British Minister of State Hugh Robertson (2nd R). (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

: A woman holds her son, who has had poor eyesight since birth, after getting checked during a free medical check-up organized by the Amnesty International in Nuwakot around 60 km (37 miles) from Kathmandu March 6, 2014. The event titled “My Body My Rights” was launched to mark the beginning of the two-year campaign to raise awareness about gender discrimination and uterine prolapse in Nepal. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar)

: Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius reacts during the fourth day of his trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, March 6, 2014. (REUTERS/Werner Beukes)

: A boy is covered with a shawl as his mother carries him as she arrives to receive her free medical check-up during an event organized by the Amnesty International in Nuwakot around 60 km (37 miles) from Kathmandu March 6, 2014. The event titled “My Body My Rights” was launched to mark the beginning of the two-year campaign to raise awareness about gender discrimination and uterine prolapse in Nepal. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar)

: A man walks out of a mosque near Kilometre 12 (PK12) where internally displaced muslims are stranded due to the ongoing sectarian violence in Bangui March 6, 2014. (REUTERS/Siegfried Modola)

Dhaka garment factory fire, the EU and John Kerry, Geelong | March 6

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