Best pictures from February 27
Supporters of Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh climb a monument during a rally marking the first anniversary of his power transfer in Sanaa. The banner reads, "No to extremism, No to terrorism."Khaled Abdullah/Reuters
Local resident Hauwa Maiga stands in front of her house in Gao, Mali. The house is partly made from straw.JOE PENNEY/Reuters
Skiers ride in a chairlift at the Flumserberg skiing area in the eastern Swiss Alps.ARND WIEGMANN/Reuters
Max, a 2-year-old Amur tiger, gets ready to pounce on a snowman his keepers made for him at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. The snowman, which didn’t stand a chance, featured meat for eyes and buttons, as well as bones for feet.Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society/The Associated Press
Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful as he arrives in St Peter's Square to hold his last general audience at the Vatican.ALESSANDRO BIANCHI/Reuters
A man cleans the windows of a building in Caracas, Venezuela.JORGE SILVA/Reuters
A man exercises before swimming in the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv, Israel.Ariel Schalit/The Associated Press
A woman walks past the scene of a passenger bus accident near Mwingi town in eastern Kenya. At least 35 people were killed in the road accident early Wednesday morning.STRINGER/Reuters
Students along with Premier Christy Clark form a heart during Pink Shirt Day at Point Grey Secondary School in Vancouver, British Columbia. Premier Christy Clark announced that $1-million in civil forfeiture proceeds will be given in grants to school-led, anti-bullying efforts across B.C.Rafal Gerszak
Neil Heslin, the father of a six-year-old boy who was slain in the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, holds a picture of himself with his son Jesse and wipes his eye while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013.Susan Walsh/The Associated Press
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie, right, tags out Houston Astros first baseman Brett Wallace at third base during third inning MLB Grapefruit League baseball action at Dunedin, Florida.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
A vendor carries lemonade for sale through the stands before an exhibition spring training baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Philadelphia Phillies, in Fort Myers, Florida.David Goldman/The Associated Press
A woman walks past the National War Memorial during heavy snowfall in Ottawa.CHRIS WATTIE/Reuters
Pedestrians negotiate through slush-filled streets and sidewalks during the morning commute in Toronto, Ontario.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail