Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment parade, Oklahoma tornadoes, Germanwings jet crash | March 26
The day in photos from around the world.
- An Afghan university student protests at the site where a mob beat to death a 27 year-old woman, Farkhunda, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 26, 2015. Farkhunda, who went by one name like many Afghans, was beaten, run over with a car and burned before her body was thrown into the Kabul River, last week. Persian on the poster reads, “university students, justice for Farkhunda.” (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)
- A basenji puppy looks out as he is held by a soldier watching the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment parade in Hyde Park in London, Thursday, March 26, 2015. The regiment was undergoing their annual inspection to validate their ability to conduct state ceremonial duties for the year. 160 horses were paraded accompanied by the mounted Band of the Life Guards and Band of the Blues and Royals. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
- A trumpeter falls off his horse as the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment parades in Hyde Park in London, Thursday, March 26, 2015. The regiment was undergoing their annual inspection to validate their ability to conduct state ceremonial duties for the year. 160 horses were paraded accompanied by the mounted Band of the Life Guards and Band of the Blues and Royals.
- St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday (7) can’t hang on to a ball hit for a single by Miami Marlins’ Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the second inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game Thursday, March 26, 2015, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
- Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres of France perform during the Pairs Free Skating in the ISU World Figure Skating Championship 2015 held at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China, Thursday, March 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
- A rescue worker descends from a helicopter at the crash site near Seyne-les-Alpes, France, Thursday, March 26, 2015. The co-pilot of the Germanwings jet barricaded himself in the cockpit and ìintentionally rammed the plane full speed into the French Alps, ignoring the captain’s frantic pounding on the cockpit door and the screams of terror from passengers, a prosecutor said Thursday. In a split second, he killed all 150 people aboard the plane. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
- A model displays a creation by Samant Chauhan during the Amazon India Fashion Week in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 26, 2015. The five day event runs till Sunday. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
- Indian cricket fans react as they watch on television the ICC Cricket World Cup semifinal match between India and Australia in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 26, 2015. Australia ended 2011 champion India’s unbeaten run at the World Cup with a 95-run victory Thursday. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
- An Orthodox priest conducts a blessing service in front of the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, March 26, 2015. The new Soyuz mission is scheduled for Saturday, March 28. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
- Anna Schmiedlova, of Slovakia, reacts after losing a point to Agnieszka Radwanska, of Poland, during their match at the Miami Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla., Thursday, March 26, 2015. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
- An Iraqi military helicopter attacks Islamic State group positions during clashes in Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 26, 2015. Iraqi troops started the final phase of an offensive to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit on Thursday, a military official said, just hours after the United States launched airstrikes on the Islamic State held city. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
- Iraqi security forces launch a rocket toward Islamic State extremist positions during clashes in Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 26, 2015. Iraqi troops started the final phase of an offensive to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit on Thursday, a military official said, just hours after the United States launched airstrikes on the Islamic State held city. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
- People carry the body of a child they uncovered from under the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa Airport, Yemen, Thursday, March 26, 2015. Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes Thursday targeting military installations in Yemen held by Shiite rebels who were taking over a key port city in the country’s south and had driven the embattled president to flee by sea, security officials said. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)