The best images from around the world for Feb. 17
Bedlington Terriers are viewed at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City.Spencer Platt
The first major snow storm of the season hit the Washington, DC area with several inches of accumulation, closing local schools and shutting down the area offices of the federal government.Alex Wong
A carabinieri gives instructions to migrants before they board a military plane to be transferred at the Lampedusa airport.Alberto Pizzoli/AFP / Getty Images
Revellers in top hats from the group "Mastroncas de Moulin-Rouge" parade at the Loures Carnival on the outskirts of Lisbon.Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP / Getty Images
A Chinese couple says goodbye before leaving to visit their respective families for the Spring Festival at a local railway station in Beijing, China.Kevin Frayer
A woman is helped by others after a family member was killed when a carnival float hit power lines in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. At least 18 people were killed and 60 injured early on Tuesday when a carnival float hit power lines in Haiti's capital.Reuters
Baby gorilla Diara explores its enclosure at the Zoo in Leipzig, Germany.Jens Meyer/The Associated Press
A member of the Mondo Kayo Social and Marching Club parades down St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana.Jonathan Bachman/Reuters
Lights are on as people work in their offices in a skyscraper in downtown Milan.Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
A Kazakhstan cyclist trains on the eve of the opening of the Track Cycling World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris.Loic Venance/AFP / Getty Images