Festival of colours "Holi" in Chicago
17.03.2017

CHICAGO, USA - MARCH 12: Women take part in the Holi Festival celebrations at Hindu temple, in Lemont district, Chicago, United States on March 12, 2017. Holi, the festival of colours, is a riotous Hindu celebration of the coming of spring and falls on the day after full moon annually in March. Revelers spray coloured powder and water on each other with great gusto, whilst adults extend the hand of peace. ( Bilgin S. Şaşmaz - Anadolu Agency )

The London Book Fair 2017
Fotoğraf: Tayfun Salcı

The 2017 edition of the London Book Fair is celebrating the event's 46-year anniversary. The fair sees more than 25,000 publishing professionals arrive in London for the event on March 14-16. Two visitors are seen chatting at a stand featuring two giant pink shoes. (Tayfun Salcı - Anadolu Agency)

Pakistan census
Fotoğraf: Sabir Mazhar

It has been 19 years since the last nationwide census in Pakistan. Headcount is underway in 63 districts amid tight security. The count is seen as crucial to redrawing the political map of the country. A census enumerator is seen alongside a soldier. (Sabir Mazhar - Anadolu Agency)

'Enough with war'
Fotoğraf: Mohammed Hamoud

A Yemeni youth draws a mural that calls for an end to the two-year civil war in his country which has killed more than 10,000 people and wounded at least 40,000 others, according to the latest UN figures. (Mohammed Hamoud - Anadolu Agency)

Blizzard in Canada
Fotoğraf: Amru Salahuddien

Heavy blizzard wrecked havoc in Canada's Montreal, forcing the closure of schools and shutdown of highways. A child is seen being pulled on a sled. (Amru Salahuddien - Anadolu Agency)

Santos - The Strongest: Copa Libertadores
Fotoğraf: Leonardo Benassatto

Goalkeeper Vladimir Orlando Cardoso de Araujo Filho of Santos is seen during a game against The Strongest in the Libertadores Cup held at Urbano Caldeira stadium in Santos, Brazil. (Leonardo Benassatto - Anadolu Agency)

Dutch police’s use of force
Fotoğraf: Mesut Zeyrek

A police dog attacks a man as Dutch police disperse Turkish citizens gathering outside the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam to protest the Dutch government after its ban on Turkish ministers on March 12, 2017. The Dutch government canceled the flight permit for Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and blocked Turkish Family Minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya from entering the Turkish consulate. (Mesut Zeyrek - Anadolu Agency)

Iraqi civilians flee clashes
Fotoğraf: Hemn Baban

Iraqi civilians flee clashes between the army and Daesh terrorists in Tal al-Rumman neighborhood to take shelter in a safe area on the Mosul-Baghdad highway amid an ongoing operation to liberate Mosul from Daesh (Hemn Baban - Anadolu Agency)

Stone parts of a huge statue aged over 3000 years
Fotoğraf: Ibrahim Ramadan

Stone parts of a huge statue, possibly symbolizing the pharaoh Ramses II, are being unearthed after their discovery at the ancient Heliopolis archaeological site in the Matareya district of Cairo, Egypt on March 13, 2017. The statues were found in parts in the vicinity of the King Ramses II temple in the temple precinct of ancient Heliopolis, also known as “Oun”, by a German-Egyptian archaeological mission. (Ibrahim Ramadan - Anadolu Agency)

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