Cuban life, fierce college basketball, colors of Holi Festival | Feb. 28
The day in photos from around the world.
- A model is seen backstage ahead of the Ermanno Scervino show during the Milan Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2015 in Milan, Italy. (Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images/EDITORS NOTE: This image was processed using digital filters)
- A model walks the runway at the Dillonger show during petitePARADE / Kids Fashion Week at Bathhouse Studios in New York City. (Monica Schipper/Getty Images for petitePARADE)
- Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns, left, and Arkansas’ Bobby Portis battle for possession during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky. (James Crisp/Associated Press)
- Iowa State guard Nicole Blaskowsky celebrates on the court after an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State won 76-71. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press)
- Kansas State forward Thomas Gipson (42) makes his way around Bramlage Coliseum during an NCAA college basketball game in Manhattan, Kan., to celebrate with fans after Kansas State upset #12 Iowa State 70-69. Fans were not allowed on the court after last week’s game when Kansas State fans rushed the court. (Bo Rader//The Wichita Eagle/Associated Press)
- Georgetown guard Jabril Trawick (55) and St. John’s forward Chris Obekpa (12) battle for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York. Both players received technical fouls. (Mary Altaffer/Associated Press)
- Baylor forward Rico Gathers (2) dunks over West Virginia forward Jonathan Holton (1) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Waco, Texas. Baylor won 78-66. (Rod Aydelotte/Associated Press)
- April Ross of the United States in action during her match against Agatha Rippel and Barbara Seixas of Brazil for third place of the Brazil versus USA Beach Volleyball International Challenge at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
- Rune Velta of Norway celebrates winning the gold medal in the Men’s Team HS134 Large Hill Ski Jumping during the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships at the Lugnet venue in Falun, Sweden. (Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
- A protester shouts in the face of a police horse following a protest by the UK branch of the German group ‘Pegida’, in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England. The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the “Islamisation” of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil. (Oli Scarff/AFP-Getty Images)
- Workers use a horse drawn cart in Gabriel, Cuba, a day after the second round of diplomatic talks between the United States and Cuban officials took place in Washington, D.C. The dialogue is an effort to restore full diplomatic relations and move toward opening trade. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
- Sheep stand near to landscape covered by water in the small town of Boquineni, northern Spain. Heavy rain has lead to flooding in northern Spain over the past few days, especially in Navarra and Aragon provinces. (Alvaro Barrientos/Associated Press)
- People light candles in memory of Boris Nemtsov, seen behind, at the monument of political prisoners ‘Solovetsky Stone’ in central St.Petersburg, Russia. Nemtsov was gunned down Saturday near the Kremlin, just a day before a planned protest against the government. (Dmitry Lovetsky/Associated Press)
- A volunteer gives humanitarian aid to local residents in Popasna, eastern Ukraine. The recent pullback of some weapons from the line separating government and rebel forces in Ukraine seems to have boosted the prospects for peace, although both sides are warning of their readiness to resume fighting if necessary. (Evgeniy Maloletka/Associated Press)
- A Ukrainian soldier stands on top of an armored personal carrier in a newly dug trench near the front line of defense against pro-Russian separatists near in the village of Berdianske, Ukraine. Berdianske is on the eastern side of Mariupol, Ukraine – many Ukrainian soldiers believe pro-Russian seperatists will try to take control of the city of Mariupol next in an effort to create a land bridge between Russia and Crimea. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
- Newlyweds ride through the streets of Havana, Cuba in an vintage American car as the second round of diplomatic talks between the United States and Cuban officials took place in Washington, D.C. . The dialogue is an effort to restore full diplomatic relations and move toward opening trade. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
- Indian Hindu women from Nandgaon village with their wooden sticks wait for men from Barsana village during Lathmar holi festival celebrations in Nandgaon, India. During Lathmar Holi the women of Nandgaon, the hometown of Krishna, beat the men from Barsana, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their teasing as they depart the town. (Saurabh Das/Associated Press)
- An Indian villager from Nandgaon waits for the arrival of villagers from Barsana during Lathmar holi festival, in Nandgaon, India. During Lathmar Holi the women of Nandgaon, the hometown of Krishna, beat the men from Barsana, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their teasing as they depart the town. (Saurabh Das/Associated Press)
- Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colors visit the Nandagram temple, famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar holi festival, in Nandgaon, India. During Lathmar Holi the women of Nandgaon, the hometown of Krishna, beat the men from Barsana, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their teasing as they depart the town. (Saurabh Das/Associated Press)
- Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colors, sing songs at the Nandagram temple famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar holi festival, in Nandgaon, India. During Lathmar Holi the women of Nandgaon, the hometown of Krishna, beat the men from Barsana, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their teasing as they depart the town. (Saurabh Das/Associated Press)
- Indian Hindu men smeared with colors play holi during Lathmar festival celebrations in Nandgaon, India. During Lathmar Holi the women of Nandgaon, the hometown of Krishna, beat the men from Barsana, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their teasing as they depart the town. (Saurabh Das/Associated Press)
- A Hindu devotee smeared with colors watches as he visits the Nandagram temple, famous for Lord Krishna and his brother Balram, during Lathmar holi festival, in Nandgaon, India. During Lathmar Holi the women of Nandgaon, the hometown of Krishna, beat the men from Barsana, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their teasing as they depart the town. (Saurabh Das/Associated Press)