Best pictures from March 5
Opposition protesters gather at a rally in Moscow, Russia. Riot police on Monday broke up an opposition protest contesting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's victory in Russia's presidential election, arresting dozens of participants, including prominent opposition leaders.
An Indian woman carries marigold flowers on her head on the outskirts of Jammu, India. Marigolds are widely used for strings of garland and for Hindu religious rituals.
Seven-weeks-old male Java leopard Arjuna, left, and female leopard Sri Kandi, are pictured during their official presentation at the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin, Germany.
Teachers walk an information picket line at Sir Guy Carleton school in Vancouver.
Newfoundland and Labrador third Ryan Fry yells at his shot as lead Geoff Walker and second Adam Casey sweep during an afternoon draw against Nova Scotia at the Tim Hortons Brier in Saskatoon, Sask.
Visitors walk beneath a video projection and flowers at an exhibit titled Wave by Valley Forge Flowers at the 2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show, Hawaii: Islands of Aloha.
Canada geese fly over a partially frozen lake in Pembroke, N.Y.,
Rhonda Dixon clears out records and other items from the Morgan County Home Health Agency in West Liberty, Ky. The tornado that hit the town of 3,400 last Friday, tore off the roof and back walls to the clinic. Then they were hit by a snow storm.