The best images from around the world for March 12
Smoke rises from an explosives-laden military vehicle driven by an Islamic State suicide bomber which exploded during an attack on the southern edge of Tikrit .Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters
Police officers respond to a fellow officer hit by gunfire outside the Ferguson Police Headquarters in Ferguson, Missouri.Lawrence Bryant/Reuters
An art installation titled "Hang On a Minute Lads, I've Got a Great Idea" by British artist Richard Wilson is displayed on the Peninsula hotel in Hong Kong on . The installation consists of a life-size replica of a bus balancing on the hotel.Philippe Lopez/AFP / Getty Images
A newly inducted South Korean military officer (C) runs to his position during the joint commission ceremony of 6,478 new officers of the army, navy, air force and marines.Jun Jeon-Je/AFP / Getty Images
An ethnically Cossack pro-Russian rebel displays his horsemanship during a skills performance in Makeevka, Ukraine.Andrew Burton/Getty Images
A Brazilian marine takes part in an operation after heavy shooting at the Vila Olimpica shantytown, in the Mare favela complex, in Rio de Janeiro.Christophe Simon/AFP / Getty Images
The Soyuz TMA-14M capsule with International Space Station (ISS) crew members is seen above clouds as it descends beneath a parachute just before landing in central Kazakhstan.NASA/Reuters
Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge chats to actresses Sophie McShera (L) and Lesley Nicol during a visit to the set of Downton Abbey at Ealing Studios, west London.Reuters
Rescue workers are seen at the scene of a collapsed cement factory in the port town of Mongla, southwest of Dhaka, Bangladesh.Reuters
Actor Will Ferrell warms up at shortstop for the Oakland Athletics prior to the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Seattle Mariners.Matt York/The Associated Press