

A farmer collects marigold flowers in a garden to be sold at a wholesale market in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi. Parivartan Sharma/Reuters
A bee collects pollen from an almond blossom in early spring at park in Amman, Jordan. Ali Jarekji/Reuters
Hundreds of thousands of devotees of the Christian sect, the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) gather at the Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines. Iglesia Spokesman Beinvenido Santiago said the gathering in Manila and 17 other cities around the country, is 'purely religious rally' where politicians have been invited but won't be allowed to address the crowd. Bullit Marquez/AP
Ryan Godfrey from New Zealand looks out while working from the pit, onboard PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG during leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Sanya, China to Auckland, New Zealand. Amory Ross/PUMA Ocean Racing/AP
Greenpeace members climb the summit of Mount Fuji. The multinational group comprises of 11 members from Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the US. Christian Aslund/Reuters
Students attend a campaign event by Parliament speaker and candidate for Iran's upcoming parliamentary election Ali Larijani in Qom, 75 miles south of Tehran. Raheb Homavandi/Reuters
Francois Hollande, Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, speaks with a farmer surrounded by journalists during a visit at the 49th Paris International Farm Show at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris. Jacky Naegelen/Reuters
Members of the Boston Red Sox take the field for a baseball spring training workout as fan Brett Scena watches from the outfield wall, in Fort Myers, Fla. David Goldman/AP
Li Jingchun (top l.), works with his family members on his self-made aircraft on top of his house in Xiahe village located in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China. The 5m long, 1.5m wide plane, mostly made of recycled iron plates, cost the aircraft enthusiast and his family two years and more than $6,349, according to local media. Sheng Li/Reuters
A firefighter raises flares as he protests in front of the parliament in Athens. Policemen, firefighters and coast guards protested on against planned wage and pension cuts. John Kolesidis/Reuters
A Palestinian cycles past a wheat field near the West Bank city of Jenin. Ammar Awad/Reuters
Yoga teacher Kyoko Katsura demonstrates handstand scorpion, one of the poses that could be seen during the National Yoga Asana Championships in New York. Katsura will be a competing in the national competition which will take place from March 2-4 in New York City. Seth Wenig/AP
A Labrador retriever wears a crown and bow as its breed is named the 'Nation’s Most Popular Dog,' for the 21st straight year, by the American Kennel Club in New York. Kate McCroary/AP
An employee of the state-run electricity board holds lanterns while shouting anti-government slogans during a strike in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh. Hundreds of thousands of workers from several trade unions went on strike across India to express their anger at soaring prices and to back demands for improved rights for employees, trade unions said. Ajay Verma/Reuters
Miners, who are on strike, wait for suspended ANC Youth League President Julius Malema to address them outside the Impala platinum mine in Rustenburg, 75 miles northwest of Johannesburg. South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) urged its members to accept an offer by Impala Platinum to rehire miners at its Rustenburg operation, the scene of a violent illegal strike that has pushed platinum prices higher. Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
A gas mask covers the mouth on the statue of independence hero Leonardo Bravo in Mexico City. Activists are protesting pollution by placing gas masks on statues of Mexican heroes. Eduardo Verdugo/AP
A group of students and parents pray for victims of a school shooting on the square in Chardon, Ohio. A gunman opened fire inside the Chardon High School cafeteria at the start of the school day Monday. Two of the victims have died and wounding three remain hospitalized. Mark Duncan/AP
A female Lesser Goldfinch feeds on a pollen cone of a conifer in Santa Clara, Calif. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP
The sun shining through the clouds during a gloomy day in Moscow with the view of Moskva river and the Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Russia. Mikhail Metzel/AP