The week in pictures

An Indian Hindu man dressed as Lord Shiva holds a lit candle in his mouth as he takes part in a religious procession ahead of the Maha Shivratri Festival in Jalandhar on February 22, 2017 AFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall to mark the Defender of the Fatherland Day in Moscow on February 23, 2017. The Defender of the Fatherland Day, celebrated in Russia on February 23, honours the nation's army and is a nationwide holiday AFP

A handout picture released on February 21, 2017 by the Al-Zawiyah Branch of the Libyan Red Crescent shows the arm of a dead migrant on the beach as Libyan Red Crescent volunteers recover the bodies of 74 migrants that washed ashore on February 20 near Zawiyah on Libya’s northern coast. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said the boat was reported to have foundered leaving as many as 100 people dead. The agency said that if confirmed, the deaths would bring the total number of migrants killed trying to cross the Mediterranean so far this year to more than 365 AFP

Birds fly over a garbage dump in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza strip, on February 19, 2017 AFP

Smoke billows as Iraqi forces attack Mosul airport during an offensive to retake the western side of the city from jihadists of the Islamic State group on February 23, 2017. Iraqi forces entered Mosul airport, which lies on the southern edge of the city, for the first time since the Islamic State group overran the region in 2014. Control of the base and airport would set government forces up to enter Mosul neighbourhoods on the west bank of the Tigris, a month after declaring full control of the east bank. AFP

South African riot policemen fire rubber bullets to disperse Somali and foreign nationals clashing with South African nationals during a protest march against illegal immigrants on February 24, 2017 in Pretoria, South Africa AFP

Confiscated sharing bicycles of different brands are seen at a parking lot of Huangpu District Vehicle Management Company in Shanghai, China, March 1, 2017 REUTERS

A resident pours water from his house as he tries to extinguish a fire at Paraisopolis slum in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 1, 2017 REUTERS

A carnival float depicting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes part in the traditional 'Rose Monday' carnival parade in Duesseldorf, western Germany on February 27, 2017 AFP

Revellers of Portela samba school perform on the second night of Rio's Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on February 28, 2017 AFP