From tens of thousands gathering in Kiev’s Independence square, to a rare meeting of North and South Koreans, and hundreds of tiny pandas packed into a Chinese theater to a Japanese island inhabited by bunnies, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.
Feb. 21, 2014.
A woman poses with a machete on the Mbongo Soa island in The Central African Republic. Fred Dufour—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 24, 2014. An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier looks out from the windshield of an armored car at the Forward Base in Nari district, near their army outpost in Kunar province. Omar Sobhani—ReutersFeb. 23, 2014. A elephant rests, sedated during a collaring operation aimed at preserving elephants in Zakouma National Park. Marco Longari—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 25, 2014. North and South Korean family members hold hands in a bus as they leave after the inter-Korean family reunion meeting at Mount Kumgang resort, North Korea.Lee Ji-Eun—EPAFeb. 23, 2014. Artists perform during the Closing Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium.Andrej Isakovic—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 23, 2014. An anti-government protestor waits at the entrance of Independence square in Kiev, Ukraine.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 25, 2014. A model presents a creation by designer Anthony Vaccarello as part of his Fall/Winter 2014-2015 women's ready-to-wear collection during Paris Fashion Week.Benoit Tessier—ReutersFeb. 19, 2014.
Inmates play football in the courtyard of the prison facility in Rumbek, Lakes state, South Sudan.Tony Karumba—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 25, 2014. A member of the honor guard awaits the arrival of Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili for a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA.Joshua Roberts—ReutersFeb. 27, 2014. Bunnies attract tourists to Japanese islet Okunoshima.Chris McGrath—Getty ImagesFeb. 21, 2014.
A man's two-week-old gunshot-wound is dressed at a lone dispensary in Unity state, central South Sudan.Tony Karumba—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 21, 2014. Women clean inside the partially burned Trade Unions Building, which has served as a de facto headquarters for anti-government protesters on Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine. Brendan Hoffman—Getty ImagesFeb. 22, 2014. An estimated 70,000 displaced people are still living at a makeshift camp housing at Mpoko Airport in Bangui, Central African Republic.Laurence Geai—SIPAFeb. 23, 2014. A man wears a bow tie as he takes part in the annual block party known as the "Banda de Ipanema" during pre-carnival festivities on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro.Sergio Moraes—ReutersFeb. 22, 2014. Revelers play soccer in the Cantagalo shantytown community next to neighboring Pavao-Pavaozinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Mario Tama—Getty Images,Feb.22, 2014. An alleged sniper (C) and member of the pro-government forces is beaten by anti-government protestors in Kiev.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 22, 2014. People carry the coffin of a man who was killed during recent clashes in Kiev, Ukraine. Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 22, 2014. People look through windows of Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich's residence outside Kiev as anti-government Konstantin Chernichkin—ReutersFeb. 22, 2014.
A model displays a creation by fashion designer Roberto Cavalli as part of the Milan's Women's fashion week Autumn/Winter 2014 collections.Filipo Monteforte—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 22, 2014. Drug kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman is escorted by soldiers during a presentation at the Navy's airstrip in Mexico CityVIEWpress Corp./Demotix/CorbisFeb. 22, 2014.
Tall ships from numerous Latin American nations arrive to Punta del Este, Uruguay for the 2014 Latin American Sails International Gathering and Regata.Ricardo Figeuredo—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb.22, 2014. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI looks on as he attends a consistory inside the St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.Frustaci—EPAFeb. 22, 2014. Adian Pitkeev of Russia performs in the figure skating exhibition gala at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Bernat Armangue—APFeb. 23, 2014. A masked reveler poses in Saint Mark's Square during the Venetian Carnival in Venice ReutersFeb. 23, 2014. A leopard, one of the mascots of Sochi 2014, is reflected in mirrors during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Gregorio Borgia—APFeb. 23, 2014. Belarus soldiers share tender moments with their sweethearts during their meeting at a military training centre outside Minsk, Belarus.Viktor Drachev—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 23, 2014. A leopard sparked panic in the Degumpur residential area of India when it strayed inside a hospital, a cinema and an apartment block before evading captors, an official said.AFP/Getty ImagesFeb.24, 2014. A bride takes part in a mass marriage ceremony in Bhopal, India.Sajneev Gupta—EPAFeb. 23, 2014. A elephant gets up after the effect of a sedative has evaporated after a collaring operation aimed at preserving elephants in Zakouma National Park.Marco Longari—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 24, 2014. President Barack Obama addresses members of the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.Gabriella Demczuk—The New York TimesFeb. 24, 2014. Pakistani students of a madrassa, or Islamic school, some sleeping while others study, in a Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan.Muhammed Muheisen—APFeb. 24, 2014.
The body of a child killed in a bomb blast near an anti-government protest site is prepared for a funeral at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok.Athit Perawongmetha—ReutersFeb. 24, 2014. The father of siblings killed in a bomb blast near an anti-government protest site mourns as their bodies are prepared for a funeral at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Athit Perawongmetha—ReutersFeb. 24, 2013. Afghan National Army members carry the coffins of fellow soldiers shot to death by Taliban insurgents, in Kabul, Afghanistan.Mauricio Lima—The New York TimesFeb. 24, 2014. Palestinian girls take part in a karate class at al-Reyadi club in Gaza City.Suhaib Salem—ReutersFeb. 24, 2014.
A paper carmland green tree frog of Taiwan (C) is surrounded by paper pandas at an exhibition called "Pandas on Tour" at the National Theater in Taipei.Mandy Cheng—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 24, 2014.
Palestinian boys climb a fence to watch a rally marking the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.Ibraheem Abu Mustafa—ReutersFeb. 24, 2014. Bunnies attract tourists to Japanese islet Okunoshima.
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South Sudanese women wait in line for food in Juba.Fabio Bucciarelli—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 25, 2014. Anti-Yanukovych protesters sit next to a shop occupied by demonstrators in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest.Emilio Morenatti—APFeb. 25, 2014.
A woman cries in Kiev's Independence Square.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 24, 2014.
Crosses and flowers left by people near a makeshift memorial in homage to anti-government protesters killed in the past weeks' clashes with riot police on Kiev's Independence Square.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 24, 2014. Carmen Gonzalez cries over the body of her son, Jimmy Vargas Gonzalez, who was killed in clashes with national police in San Cristobal, Venezuela.Meridith Kohut—The New York TimesFeb. 24, 2014. A family, who were prepared with towels soaked in vinegar in case of tear gas, watch through a window as riot police and protesters clash in the street outside in San Cristobal, Venezuela.Meredith Kohut—The New York TimesFeb. 25, 2014. Boys peer through the gate of a police station to look at bodies of suspected militants in Lalpora, North Kashmir.Danish Ismail—ReutersFeb. 25, 2014. Visitors looks a new Sony Experia Z2 through a magnifiying glass during the second day of the Mobile World Congress 2014 at the Fira Gran Via complex in Barcelona, Spain. David Ramos—Getty ImagesFeb. 25, 2014. A model presents a creation by American-born UK-based designer Corrie Nielsen as part of her Autumn/Winter 2014-2015 women's ready-to-wear collection during Paris Fashion Week.Benoit Tessier—ReutersFeb. 25, 2014. A model gets prepared backstage prior to a show from the Fall/Winter 2014/15 Ready to Wear Collection by US born designer Corrie Nielsen during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France.Nicolas Bouvy—EPAFeb.23, 2014. Smoke from a barbeque joins the thick haze over the river bank in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.Ran Wen—EPAFeb. 25, 2014. Eyad (R), a 12 year-old boy who lost his arm during shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, tries on a prosthetic arm at Duma Charity Foundation for Prosthesis in the Duma neighbourhood in Damascus.Bassam Khabieh—ReutersFeb. 25, 2014. North Koreans walk along the bank of Daedong River against the statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea.Vincent Yu—APFeb. 25, 2014. North and South Korean families hold hands at a bus as they leave the inter-Korean family reunion meeting at Mount Kumgang resort, North Korea.Lee Ji-Eun—EPAFeb. 25, 2014. President Barack Obama speaks about manufacturing innovation institutes in the East Room of the White House in Washington.Gabriella Demczuk/—The New York TimesFeb. 26, 2014.
Afghan men wait in line outside a voter registration center in Herat province in Afghanistan.Aref Karimi—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 26, 2014. Women hold pictures of protesters who were killed in clashes with police during recent demonstrations as they take part in a commemorative procession in central Kiev.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 26, 2014. A protestor rests around a fire near barricades in central Kiev. Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 26, 2014.Thai police commandos take part in an anti-terrorism drill at the Crime Suppression Department headquarters in Bangkok.Chaiwat Subprasom—ReutersFeb. 25, 2014. A member of the Zakouma National Park anti-poaching team. Rangers are of vital importance in the park, which hosts a wide diversity of wild life and of endangered species.Marco Longari—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 26, 2014. A farmer shovels in a field near electric pylons in heavy haze on a severely polluted day in Shijiazhuang, in northern China's Hebei province.Alexander F. Yuan—APFeb. 26, 2014.
An Afghan policewoman searches a burqa-clad resident at a voter registration center in Herat province.Aref Karimi—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 26, 2014.
Oscar statues await their unveiling for the upcoming Oscar Awards on Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California.Joe Klamar—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 26, 2014. A women dressed as Hindu Goddess Kali participates in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, India. Channi Anand—APFeb 26, 2014. A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, performs yoga at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu.Navesh Chitrakar—ReutersFeb. 26 , 2014. A view of the wreck of Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship in the harbour of the Giglio Port, Italy.Filippo Monteforte—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 26, 2014. A portrait of Jaffer al-Durazi, 23, who died in hospital the day before as he was detained by Bahraini authorities, hangs on a door in the village of Daih.Mohammed Al-Shaikh—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 26, 2014. Paramilitary police body armor is shown to the press at the end of a drill in at the headquarters of the rapid deployment riot unit for major events in Rio de Janeiro.Yasuyoshi Chiba—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 26, 2014. Tens of thousands gather in Kiev's Independence square to hear the line-up of the new pro-Western cabinet.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 26, 2014. Doctors provide medical assistance to Maidan protesters wounded during recent clashes with police inside a makeshift hospital in the Mykhaylo Gold Domes cathedral in Kiev.Yuriy Dyachyshyn—AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 27, 2014. A Hindu devotee dressed as a demon lies on a representative funeral pyre during a Shivratri procession in Allahabad, India.Rajesh Kumar Singh—APFeb. 27, 2014. A view of an artwork of French artist JR displayed in a facade of a building in Baden-Baden, Germany.Uli Deck—EPAFeb. 28, 2014. Displaced South Sudanese people administer oral cholera vaccines to themselves in a camp for internally displaced people in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.Andreea Campeanu—Reuters
