Best pictures from the past 24 hours
Pakistani girls chase bubbles released by a vendor, in a slum in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014.Muhammed Muheisen/The Associated Press
Supporters of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez are hit by police's water canon during a protest against Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas February 19, 2014. Tensions have risen in Venezuela since Lopez, a 42-year-old Harvard-educated economist, surrendered to troops on Tuesday after spearheading three weeks of often rowdy demonstrations against President Maduro's government.Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
The moon is pictured above the mountains in Rosa Khutor during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 19, 2014.ARND WIEGMANN/Reuters
Canadian snowboarder Michael Lambert makes his way down the men's parallel slalom during qualification February 19, 2014 at the Sochi Winter olympics.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Canadian snowboarder Ariane Lavigne makes her way down the women's parallel slalom event during qualification February 19, 2014 at the Sochi Winter olympics.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Canada’s Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse react to winning gold February 19, 2014 in the women’s bobsled competition at the Sochi Games.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Canada’s gold medaling Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse photo bomb the American silver medaling team and bronze medaling February 19, 2014 after the women’s bobsled competition at the Sochi Games.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
An Afghan internally displaced girl looks through a window made of a broken car windshield at their home in a poor neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014.Massoud Hossaini/The Associated Press
A gust of wind blows Pope Francis's mantle as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican February 19, 2014.MAX ROSSI/Reuters
Latvia's goalie Kristers Gudlevskis (C) lies on the ice after making a save on Canada's Patrick Marleau (not shown) in the third period of their men's quarter-finals ice hockey game at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, February 19, 2014.GARY HERSHORN/Reuters
A Cossack militiaman attacks Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and a photographer as she and fellow members of the punk group Pussy Riot, including Maria Alekhina, center, in the pink balaclava, stage a protest performance in Sochi, Russia, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. The group had gathered in a downtown Sochi restaurant, about 30km (21miles) from where the Winter Olympics are being held. They ran out of the restaurant wearing brightly colored clothes and ski masks and were set upon by about a dozen Cossacks, who are used by police authorities in Russia to patrol the streets.Morry Gash/The Associated Press
Switzerland's pilot Fabienne Meyer and Tanja Mayer speed down the track during the women's bobsleigh event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, at the Sanki Sliding Center in Rosa Khutor February 19, 2014. Picture taken with multiple exposure.FABRIZIO BENSCH/Reuters
Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic skates during the women's 5,000 metres speed skating race at the Adler Arena in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics February 19, 2014.MARKO DJURICA/Reuters
Russian fans react as they watch a broadcast of the ice hockey quarter-final match between Russia and Finland in the Olympic Park during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi February 19, 2014. Russia were eliminated from the men's ice hockey competition at the Sochi Games on Wednesday following a 3-1 quarter-final loss to Finland.SHAMIL ZHUMATOV/Reuters
Bayern Munich's Mario Mandzukic (2nd R) and Javi Martinez (2nd L) jump for the ball next to Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny (L), Kieran Gibbs (C) and Mathieu Flamini (R) during their Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match at the Emirates Stadium in London February 19, 2014.DARREN STAPLES/Reuters
Bayern Munich's supporters cheer their team during their Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in London February 19, 2014.EDDIE KEOGH/Reuters
An anti-government protester holds a crucifix as he prays at Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. Ukraine's protest leaders and the president they aim to oust called a truce Wednesday, just hours after the military raised fears of a widespread crackdown with a vow to defeat "terrorists" responsible for seizing weapons and burning down buildings.Marko Drobnjakovic/The Associated Press