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Mar 23, 2015Coolest Pix In 2015 Week 12

And we're back, as we are every Monday, with a selection of photos from around the world.

Australian defence force and emergency services personnel sit next to emergency relief supplies onboard RAAF C-17A Globemaster to Port Vila, capital of Vanuatu POOL/REUTERS

Local resident Uwen Garae stands in his home damaged by Cyclone Pam in Port Vila, the capital city of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu POOL/REUTERS

People do morning exercises on a polluted day in Jiaozuo CHINA DAILY/REUTERS

An aerial view of the destruction after Cyclone Pam in Port Vila, capital city of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu EDGAR SU/REUTERS

Artist dressed as Hindu god Kandakarnan performs a ceremonial dance with fire during the Theyyam ritual in Somwarpet ABHISHEK CHINNAPPA/REUTERS

Women from the Christian community mourn for a relative, who was one of the victims killed by a suicide attack on a church, during his funeral in Lahore MOHSIN RAZA/REUTERS

The water in the fountain on the South Lawn of the White House flows green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day in Washington JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS

A mahout rides his elephant on the banks of the river Yamuna in New Delhi ADNAN ABIDI/REUTERS

A member of the Iraqi security forces stands between Islamic State ammunition being displayed in al-Alam Salahuddin province THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS

A man walks in a cemetery for Turkish soldiers a day before ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Canakkale, as part of the Gallipoli campaign in Gallipoli OSMAN ORSAL/REUTERS

A man dressed as a Leprechaun reads a newspaper during St Patrick's Day festivities in the city of Londonderry CATHAL MCNAUGHTON/REUTERS

Masked youths hurl stones and use a green laser beam during clashes with riot police in Athens ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS/REUTERS

Fans of Peru's Sporting Cristal shout slogans amidst smoke flares before Copa Libertadores soccer match against Argentina's Racing Club in Lima MARIANA BAZO/REUTERS

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he arrives to deliver a speech to supporters at party headquarters in Tel Aviv NIR ELIAS/REUTERS

Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, place shamrock on their attire during a St Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks in Aldershot, TOBY MELVILLE/REUTERS

A German police car burns near the new ECB building in Frankfurt KAI PFAFFENBACH/REUTERS

People look at a large cave-in on a provincial highway in Kaili CHINA STRINGER NETWORK/REUTERS

Four German police cars set on fire by anti-capitalist protesters burn near the new ECB headquarters in downtown Frankfurt KAI PFAFFENBACH/REUTERS

A man looks at catfish which have fallen from a truck on a street in Kaili CHINA STRINGER NETWORK/REUTERS

Headmaster Hatyay and teachers of Central School lay out books to dry in the sun after the roof of the school's library was blown away by Cyclone Pam in Port Vila EDGAR SU/REUTERS

A woman works in the mustard fields of Khokana in Lalitpur NAVESH CHITRAKAR/REUTERS

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, holds up his budget case for the cameras as he stands outside number 11 Downing Street in central London SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS

Police officers are seen on the pavement outside parliament in Tunis ZOUBEIR SOUISSI/Reuters

Spring breakers dance at a club in Cancun STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

People take part in celebrations for the first anniversary of the Crimean treaty signing in Sevastopol MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS

Rebel fighters from Suqour al-Sham Brigade prepare a locally made shell before launching it towards forces loyal to Syria's president Bashar Al-Assad in Idlib countryside STRINGER/Reuters

Supporters of Juventus cheer their team during the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match against Borussia Dortmund in Dortmund INA FASSBENDER/REUTERS

Replicas of R$100,00 banknotes are hung on a clothesline during a protest of the national union of prosecutors against money laundering in Brazil, at the Esplanade of Ministries in Brasilia UESLEI MARCELINO/REUTERS

People watch the three summits of the Dents-du-Midi mountain, Cime de l'Est, La Cathedrale and the Haute Cime, being artificially lit during the 13 Summits event in Champoussin DENIS BALIBOUSE/REUTERS

An aerial view shows smoke and ash rising from Villarrica Volcano, south of Santiago STRINGER/REUTERS

Icelandic singer Bjork performs at the Kings Theater in the Brooklyn borough of New York City MIKE SEGAR/REUTERS

A soldier walks past graffiti depicting angel wings by artist Colette Miller in Ciudad Juarez STRINGER/MEXICO/REUTERS

Bangladesh batsman Soumya Sarkar prepares to hit a shot as India's wicketkeeper MS Dhoni watches on during their Cricket World Cup quarter final match in Melbourne BRANDON MALONE/REUTERS

Chen, released from handcuffs, pees at his grandmother's yard during a home visit from a drug rehabilitation centre, Hengmu village WILLIAM HONG/REUTERS

Protesters gather in central Brussels during a trade unions meeting YVES HERMAN/REUTERS

Palestinian refugee Al-Jamal sits with his African two lion cubs outside his house at Al-Shabora refugee camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/REUTERS

Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif and head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Salehi talk outside with aides after a morning negotiation session with U.S. Secretary of State Kerry in Lausanne BRIAN SNYDER/REUTERS

A woman performs acrobatics during the new Golden Mask Dynasty show in Beijing JASON LEE/REUTERS

U.S. Air Force F-16 Thunderbirds fly in formation over General William J. Fox Airfield during a media day ahead of the Los Angeles County Air Show in Lancaster MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS

Scrapped vehicles are piled up at a parking lot used as a scrapyard in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province CHINA DAILY/REUTERS

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama beats a Japanese traditional taiko drum with members from Akutagawa High School Taiko Club in front of the main gate, as she visits at Fushimi Inari Shinto Shrine in Kyoto ISSEI KATO/REUTERS

Australia's Aaron Finch catches out Pakistan's captain Misbah ul Haq during their Cricket World Cup quarter final match in Adelaide DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A partial solar eclipse is seen from near Bridgwater, in south western England TOBY MELVILLE/REUTERS

Soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army carry coffins containing remains of soldiers of the Chinese People's Volunteers who died in the Korean War, at the Taoxian International Airport of Shenyang CHINA DAILY/REUTERS

A total solar eclipse is seen in Longyearbyen on Svalbard Nesvold, Jon Olav/REUTERS

Rescue personnel from the Navy look around the wreckage of an Argentine plane that crashed at the Laguna del Sauce ANDRES STAPFF/REUTERS

A man carries the body of a child out of the mosque which was attacked by a suicide bomber in Sanaa Khaled Abdullah/REUTERS

The mother of an Indian policeman who was killed in an attack on a police camp, weeps at her residence in Kathua district MUKESH GUPTA/REUTERS

Houthi militant looks on after a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in Sanaa MOHAMED AL-SAYAGHI/REUTERS

Student wears a sticker calling for the removal of a statue of Cecil John Rhodes from the campus of the University of Cape Town MIKE HUTCHINGS/REUTERS

Toursist take pictures as Frenchman Samson takes part in an re-enactment as French Emperor Napoleon rides on horseback near the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel du Louvre upon his return to Paris, as part of the Bicentennial, in Paris CHARLES PLATIAU/Reuters

Kurdish Peshmerga forces celebrate on the eve of Newroz Day, a festival marking their spring and the Persian New Year, in Kirkuk STRINGER/IRAQ/REUTERS

Woman holding an umbrella walks across the Brooklyn bridge during snowfall in New York SHANNON STAPLETON/REUTERS

Singer Brown appears in court with his lawyer Mark Geragos for a progress hearing in Los Angeles, California MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS

Pharrell Williams leans into youth gathered in the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York MIKE SEGAR/REUTERS

A man carries an injured man after what activists said was shelling from forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's Al-Mashad neighbourhood SULTAN KITAZ/REUTERS

A convoy of soldiers fro, Niger and Chad drive down a looted street in the recently retaken town of Damasak EMMANUEL BRAUN/REUTERS

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama greets U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers during an event in Siem Reap Athit Perawongmetha/REUTERS

People gather to celebrate Newroz in Kabul MOHAMMAD ISMAIL/REUTERS

A child cries during a haircut at a barbershop on the Longtaitou Festival in Zhengzhou CHINA DAILY/REUTERS

Former NY Yankees Jeter and Matsui throw out the ceremonial first pitches before a pre-season baseball game between Yomiuri Giants and Nippon Ham Fighters at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo KYODO/REUTERS

Civil protection forces try to retrieve bodies after a bus transporting Orascom employees falls into a roadside canal in Mariouteya river channel at Giza AMR ABDALLAH DALSH/REUTERS

Pope Francis reacts as he is greeted by cloistered nuns at the Duomo during his pastoral visit in Naples STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS

Free Syrian Army fighters fire shells towards forces loyal to Syria's President Assad in Bosra Al-Sham WSAM ALMOKDAD/REUTERS

People sit on an embankment as the incoming tide surrounds the Mont Saint-Michel 11th century abbey off France's Normandy coast PASCAL ROSSIGNOL/REUTERS

Residents release candle balloons during Newroz Day, a festival marking spring in Baghdad THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS

An aerial view shows illegally built slums on the border of the polluted water of Billings reservoir in Sao Paulo PAULO WHITAKER/REUTERS

Man visits a World War Two memorial in the former village of Khatyn VASILY FEDOSENKO/REUTERS

Afghan women's rights activists carry the coffin of Farkhunda, an Afghan woman who was beaten to death and set alight on fire on Thursday, during her burial ceremony in Kabul MOHAMMAD ISMAIL/REUTERS

A snowboarder performs during the Red Bull Jump and Freeze competition at ski resort Shimbulak SHAMIL ZHUMATOV/REUTERS

A man falls from ox cart as he competes during ox cart competition near U Bein bridge, in Mandalay Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters

People walk during a heavy snowfall in central Moscow SERGEI KARPUKHIN/REUTERS

Members of the Legio X Fretensis (Malta) re-enactment group take part in a display of ancient Roman army life at Fort Rinella in Kalkara, outside Valletta DARRIN ZAMMIT LUPI/REUTERS

Barcelona's Suarez celebrates after scoring a goal against Real Madrid during their Spanish first division "Clasico" soccer match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona ALBERT GEA/REUTERS

Troops fire 105mm howitzers during celebration of 118th Founding Anniversary of Philippine Army at military headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Metro Manila ROMEO RANOCO/REUTERS

A girl walks past newly built wheels of Rato Machhindranath chariot in Lalitpur NAVESH CHITRAKAR/REUTERS

Cypriot bondholders clash with riot policemen outside the headquarters of the Bank of Cyprus in Nicosia YIANNIS KOURTOGLOU/REUTERS

The body of Yaakob Sassoon, one of the seven children from the Orthodox Jewish family killed in a fire in New York, is carried to burial in Jerusalem BAZ RATNER/REUTERS

Hope, a four month baby bear, plays with its mother Flocke at the Marineland animal park in Antibes ERIC GAILLARD/REUTERS
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