March 23, 2015

People pay their respects at the tribute area of Singapore General Hospital following the death of former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. Lee - one of the towering figures of post-colonial Asian politics - died at the age of 91 at the hospital, the government said.

An Afghan family travels on a motorcycle to celebrate Nowruz which marks the Afghan New Year on the outskirts of Mazari-i-Sharif.

A mourner watches the burial ceremony for seven children from the Sassoon family in Jerusalem. The seven children from the Orthodox Jewish family died when flames ripped through their Brooklyn home in one of New York City's deadliest fires in years, officials said.

Civilians walk near upright buses barricading a street as protection from snipers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's rebel-controlled Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras review an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Chancellery in Berlin.

A child plays in a pool during a warm sunny day in Santiago, Chile, March 22, 2015.

An Indian "toddy tapper", who collects the sap from palm trees to make arrack, climbs a tree with clay pots to fill up with the liquid at Bibi Nagar in Nalgonda District, some 40 kilometers from Hyderabad, India.

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

New York Yankees center fielder Jose Pirela crashes into the wall as he chases a ball hit for an inside-the-park home run hit by New York Mets' Juan Lagares in the first inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game in Port St. Lucie, Florida, March 22, 2015.

A woman walks with an umbrella during a snowstorm in Niles, Illinois, USA.

A Kashmiri boy does a somersault near almond trees in full bloom as the almond garden opens for visitors at Badamwari in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmi.

A boy plays in the surf adjacent to Aphrodite's Rock, the spot where the ancient goddess Aphrodite was born according to ancient Greek mythology, near Cyprus' coastal resort town of Paphos, March 22, 2015.