Events in Pictures

 

At a jewelry shop in China's Liaoning province, a vendor arranges gold rings in a countertop display.

Illegal firearms, recovered by Afghan security forces are displayed in Kabul before being handed over to officials.

A man walks under an umbrella during heavy snowfall in Barcelona, Spain.

Palestinian laborers walk near houses under construction in the West Bank.

Jordanians shout anti-Israeli slogans during a rally to express solidarity with Palestinians in Amman, Jordan.

Catholic chaplain Cpt. Carl Subler stares at his breakfast at an American combat outpost in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Chaplain Subler travels throughout Afghanistan, providing spiritual support to thousands of soldiers.

In Jerusalem, Jewish orthodox men take a walk in the Mea Shearim neighborhood while wearing costumes in celebration of Purim.

This week, heavy winds sent waves from the Caribbean Sea crashing over Havana's seawall, flooding the city's streets.