February 18, 2016

South Sudanese civilians flee fighting in an United Nations base in the northeastern town of Malakal, where gunmen opened fire on civilians sheltering inside, killing at least five people.

This frame grab from video released to AFP by Australian television's Channel 7 shows a man clearing fast-growing tumbleweed from a home in the town of Wangaratta, 250 kilometers (150 miles) northeast of Melbourne, Australia. This season has seen an unusual amount of hairy panic — known scientifically as Panicum effusum — with hundreds of thousands of the fuzzy, yellowish plants swamping the entrances of homes, driveways and backyards.

A Ugandan policeman struggles to keep his hold of a box containing voting material, as excited voters surround him after waiting over seven hours without being able to vote, at a polling station in Ggaba, on the outskirts of Kampala.

Members of Turkish forces gather around a bus that was destroyed in an explosion on the road linking the cities of Diyarbakir and Bingol, in southeastern Turkey. Six soldiers were killed after PKK rebels detonated a bomb on the road as their vehicle was passing by, according to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency. The deaths come a day after a suicide bombing claimed the lives of at least 28 people and wounded dozens of others.

Visitors take photos of a child dressed in a traditional costume before a folk performance in Panyu, Guangdong province, China.

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton hugs linen room worker Brana Marancic during a campaign stop at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A Finnish flag flies atop the tower of the Lahti Large Skijumping Hill, Finland.

Ethnic Miao men wearing traditional masks smear dust on a woman's face to wish her good luck during a local celebration event for Lunar New Year in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.

Some flowers poke through in a snow-covered meadow in Frankfurt an der Oder, eastern Germany.

An aerial view shows boats moored in the Old Harbour of Marseille, France, Feb. 17, 2016.

Sumire Suto and Francis Bourdreau Audet of Japan perform during the Pairs Short Program of the Taiwan ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.

Pilot Akmal Bin Abdul Kahar watches South Korea's Black Eagles aerobatics team perform a maneuver during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Center.

a worker carries a fresh Parmesan wheel off a storehouse shelf at Madonne Caseificio dell'Emilia dairy cooperative in Modena, Italy.

Australian dog trainer and former surfing champion Chris de Aboitiz rides a wave with his dogs Millie (L) and Rama off Sydney's Palm Beach.