From Earth Hour celebrations around the world and Aung San Suu Kyi’s election in Myanmar to the Oakland shooting and tornadoes in Texas, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.
April 2, 2012. Penitents from the "San Gonzalo" brotherhood take part in a procession before a storm in Seville, Spain.Emilio Morenatti—APApril 1, 2012. Women pray as they attend Palm Sunday Mass at the cathedral in Lima.Martin Mejia—APApril 1, 2012. Aung San Suu Kyi, center, visits a polling station in Kawhmu, Myanmar.Adam Ferguson—The New York Times / ReduxApril 1, 2012. Passengers on a bus watch as supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League for Democracy, gather outside the party's headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar.Adam Ferguson—The New York Times / ReduxApril 1, 2012. A supporter kisses Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), as she visits polling stations in her constituency as Burmese people vote in the parliamentary elections in Kaw Hmu, Myanmar.Mikhail Galustov—Getty ImagesMarch 30, 2012. A Tibetan exile wrapped in the Tibetan flag climbs a tree to watch the final rite ceremony of 27-year-old Jamphel Yeshi in Dharamsala, India.Manish Swarup—APApril 3, 2012. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrives at the Pel Wangmin Zigar Orgyen Choekorling monastery at Rewalsar, a small hill town 140 km (90 miles) from Dharamsala, India.Ashwini Bhatia—APApril 2, 2012. A boatman ferries passengers over the pitch black water of the river Buriganga at Keranigonj in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Abir Abdullah—EPAApril 3, 2012. After an accident involving a truck carrying diesel fuel, people collect fuel mixed with water from a canal in the neighborhood of Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.Ramon Espinosa—APApril 2, 2012. A Palestinian youth from the Bashir family inspects the rubble in the room of the three children who were killed in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.Ali Ali—EPA April. 6, 2012. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men burn leavened items in a final preparation before the Passover holiday in the ultra Orthodox Jewish town of Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Jews are forbidden to eat leavened foodstuffs during the Passover holiday. Passover celebrates the biblical story of the Israelites' escape from slavery and exodus from Egypt. Oded Balilty—APMarch 30, 2012. Masked Palestinians clash with Israeli troops as they mark the Land Day in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiyeh.Oded Balilty—APMarch 31, 2012. A Palestinian boy is detained by Israeli soldiers during a demonstration against the occupation of their village land and the building of the Israeli settlement of Karmei Tzour near the village of Beit Omar, north of the West Bank town of Hebron.Hazem Bader—AFP / Getty ImagesMarch 30, 2012. Palestinian boys look to the direction of the Lebanese-Israeli border during a Palestinian rally to mark Land Day, in the southern Lebanese village of Arnoun.Mohammed Zaatari—APApril 1, 2012. Mount Etna spews volcanic ash during an eruption on the southern Italian island of Sicily.Antonio Parrinello—ReutersApril 3, 2012. A frozen river is seen next to a group of houses located on the outskirts of the Mongolian capital city of Ulaanbaatar.David Gray—ReutersApril 3, 2012. An Afghan miner loads his donkeys with coal inside a coal mine in Samangan province, north of Kabul. Afghanistan is believed to have mineral reserves worth as much as 3 trillion USD which could theoretically generate billions of dollars in tax revenue for the troubled country. Qais Usyan—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 2, 2012. A villager rides his horse by a burned forest in A Capela, in the northwestern Galicia region, Spain.Miguel Riopa—AFP / Getty ImagesApril 1, 2012. An aerial picture shows firemen applying water to burnt areas of forest in De Veluwe national park near Apeldoorn, in the center of The Netherlands.Bram van de Biezen—EPAMarch 31, 2012. Relatives of Shaima Al Awadi gather around her body during her funeral in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 km) south of Baghdad.Hadi Mizban—APApril 3, 2012. People visit the tombs of their loved ones in a cemetery in Jinjiang, China, during the Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day.Barcroft Media / LandovApril 3, 2012. Tombstones are seen in a cemetery for dead soldiers of Argentina from the Malvinas War in the Falkland Islands.Martin Zabala—Xinhua Press / CorbisApril 2, 2012. A former sniper position on the slopes of mount Trebevic gives a view of Bosnian capital Sarajevo.Elvis Barukcic—AFP / Getty ImagesApril 4, 2012. Wounded U.S. soldiers lie on the ground at the scene of a suicide attack in Maimanah, the capital of Faryab province north of Kabul, Afghanistan. A suicide bomber blew himself up, killing at least 10 people, including three NATO service members, officials said, the latest in a string of attacks as spring fighting season gets under way. A senior U.S. defense official has confirmed that two U.S. soldiers were among three NATO forces killed in a suicide bombing in northern Afghanistan.Gul Buddin Elham—APApril 4, 2012. A girl walks past policemen patrolling the Rocinha Slum during an operation to find a man, who killed a policeman during a shootout at one of the slum's alleys in Rio de Janeiro. According to local media, nine people were killed in Rocinha in the last two months during a dispute on the control of the drug traffic. Three thousand troops, backed by helicopters and armored vehicles, occupied Rio de Janeiro's largest slum without firing a shot on November 13, the biggest step in the Brazilian city's bid to improve security and end the reign of drug gangs. The occupation of Rocinha, a notorious hillside "favela" that overlooks some of Rio's swankiest areas, is a crucial part of the city's preparations to host soccer's World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics two years later. Ricardo Moraes—ReutersMarch 31, 2012. Children play on a gym set in a village 50km from Antakya in southern Turkey near the border with Syria. Tara Todras-Whitehill—Polaris04 April 2012. Performers of the Naxi ethnic minority spin cotton in the traditional way in a room backstage prior to their performance in a culture show, the Naxi Impression Show in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China. The Naxi ethnic minority group is one of the main ethnic minority groups settled in Lijiang, Yunnan province with a unique culture and traditions. The religious Dongba scriptures of the Naxi were recognised as World Memory Heritage by UNESCO in 2003. How Hwee Young—EPAApril 5, 2012. Members of the Naxi, Yi and Bai ethnic minorities perform a cultural show entitled Impression Lijiang with Jade Dragon Snow Mountain as a backdrop, in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China. Directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, the production aims to present the traditions and the lifestyle of these minorities. How Hwee Young—EPAMarch 31, 2012. Competitors warm up backstage during a body building competition in Mumbai.Danish Siddiqui—ReutersMarch 30, 2012. A German soldier exercises in the DHQ (Char Dara district police headquarters) in the province of Kunduz, Germany.Johannes Eisele—AFP / Getty ImagesApril 3, 2012. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is seen reflected in a teleprompter as he speaks to supporters during his primary-night gathering at The Grain Exchange in Milwaukee, Wis.Justin Sullivan—Getty ImagesMarch 31, 2012. Fox Hunt, left, reacts in pain after falling with Brazilian jockey Silvestre De Sousa during the Dubai Gold Cup race at the Dubai World Cup, the world's richest horse race with prize money of $10 million U.S., at the Meydan race track in the Gulf emirate.Karim Sahib—AFP / Getty ImagesMarch 30, 2012. An Indonesian policeman fires tear gas during a clash between police and protesters at a rally against the government's plan to hike fuel prices in Jakarta.Adek Berry—AFP / Getty ImagesApril 2, 2012. Officers from the Alameda County Sheriff Coroner Department remove bodies from outside the Oikos University in Oakland.Lacy Atkins—San Francisco Chronicle / PolarisApril 2, 2012. A Bahraini anti-government protester runs from tear gas, past a wall covered in anti-government graffiti, during clashes with riot police in Salmabad, Bahrain.Hasan Jamali—APApril 5, 2012. A giant plume of smoke rises from a derelict Japanese ship after it was hit by canon fire by a U.S. Coast Guard cutter in the Gulf of Alaska. The Coast Guard decided to sink the ship dislodged by last year's tsunami because it was a threat to maritime traffic and could have an environmental impact if it grounded. Mark Thiessen—APMarch 31, 2012. People queue inside the Titanic Belfast visitor center in Belfast.Peter Muhly—AFP / Getty ImagesApril 3, 2012. A tornado photographed in Lancaster, Texas.Parrish Ruiz de VelascoApril 3, 2012. Workers are seen busy with the construction work of the Supertrees in the Supertree Grove at the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore.Then Chih Wey—Xinhua Press / CorbisApril 2, 2012. Kentucky players celebrate their victory over Kansas in the NCAA Final Four Championship game at the Superdome, in New Orleans.The Plain Dealer / LandovApril 2, 2012. Kansas guard Christian Garrett, left, and guard Niko Roberts (20) react in the locker room after their 67-59 loss to Kentucky in the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game in New Orleans.Mark Humphrey—APApril 3, 2012. Two trucks lie on their sides on a bridge in Toyama city, western Japan.JIJI Press / AFP / Getty ImagesMarch 31, 2012. Residents look inside a house where three family members were found dead in Morne Calvaire, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.Andreas Martinez Casares—Xinhua / LandovApril 3, 2012. Dogs rescued from a South Korean-run online dog fighting racket are chained to steel barrels used as their temporary shelters as they wait to be handled by volunteers from the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in San Pablo City, Laguna province, south of Manila.Ted Aljibe—AFP / Getty ImagesMarch 31, 2012. Photographers line up to capture The Aizhai Suspension Bridge, which spans over 1,100 m with a height of at least 330 m in Anzhai, Hunan Province, China.ChinaFotoPress / Getty ImagesApril 5, 2012.Members of the Spanish Legion, an elite unit of the Spanish Army, carry El Cristo de la Buena Muerte, or Christ of the Good Death, during a ceremony ahead of a procession in Malaga, southern Spain. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. Emilio Morenatti—APApril 5, 2012. A Christian pilgrim kisses the Anointing Stone inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City.Bernat Armangue—APMarch 31, 2012. The statue of Christ the Redeemer is seen after the lights are switched off for Earth Hour 2012 in Rio de Janeiro.Buda Mendes—LatinContent / Getty ImagesApril 4, 2012. An eternal flame burns at the gravesite of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as the public gathers for a ceremony marking the 44th anniversary of his assassination, in Atlanta. David Goldman—AP
