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a Kenya Wildlife Service warden stands in a storage room holding elephant ivory impounded since 1989. Tanzania and Zambia are requesting a UN conservation meeting approve one-off sales of their ivory socks, despite criticism from conservationists that they are not doing enough to crack down on poaching which has intensified in recent years. -- PHOTO: AP
A subdivision is surrounded by flood waters from the swollen Red River, south of Fargo, North Dakota. The river crested earlier today at just under 37 feet, which is about four feet below the 2009 record level. -- PHOTO: AP
Dancers dressed in traditional costumes dance during a festival celebrating spring equinox at the bottom of the Pena de Bernal (Bernal Peak), the 10th highest monolith in the world, in Bernal. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Graduates of the country's Defence Academy throw their caps into the air at the end of the graduation ceremony in Yokosuka, some 80 kilometres south of Tokyo. A total of 375 students graduated from the academy including five from Thailand, two from Vietnam, two from Indonesia and two from Mongolia. -- PHOTO: AFP
Two women takes pictures of bloomed cherry blossoms at Tokyo's Ueno park. Japan's meteorological agency announced that the annual event, where millions of Japanese visit parks, shrines and gardens in the Tokyo area come out to view the blossoms, bloomed six days earlier than on average. -- PHOTO: AFP
Waves stirred up by Cyclone Ului batter former Sydney to Hobart race yacht 'Anaconda II' against the seawall at Airlie Beach along the Queensland state coast. Thousands of properties remained without power while some schools were closed near the Great Barrier Reef tourist town of Airlie Beach where the tropical storm made landfall early on March 21. -- PHOTO: AFP
Tourists and residents wear masks as they visit Tiananmen gate during a sandstorm in Beijing. Cities across China are being battered by spring sandstorms, forcing residents to cover their faces with masks and scarves to protect against the swirling grit. -- PHOTO: AP
Indian men wash themselves in the River Ganges as a British-built bridge looms in the background in Kolkata. Millions of Hindu devotees across India worship the river as a goddess, washing and drinking its water in religious rituals in spite of the high pollution levels. UN agencies report that across the globe, over 900 million people do not have access to enough water and 2.5 million - the majority of which live in rural zones - live without adequate sanitation services. March 22 marks World Water Day. -- PHOTO: AFP
Tibetan mastiff puppies are seen atop a car on a red cloth for sale out side a convention centre at Changping, northern suburb of Beijing. -- PHOTO: AP
People take part in a folklore festival near the village of Ozertso in the outskirts of Minsk. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A hot air balloon floats past people watching the sunrise at the Sun pyramids of Teotihuacan outside Mexico City during a festival as part of the spring equinox. Hundreds of Mexicans and tourists gather at Teotihuacan every year to welcome spring equinox at the Pyramid of the Sun. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Zach (left) and Alex Kallmeyer sit on the swings in the flooded backyard of their home near the Red River near Fargo, North Dakota. The Red River crested today at 37 feet (11.3 metres), about four feet short of last year's crest of nearly 41 feet. -- PHOTO: AFP
Marine biologists dressed as mermaids and Poseidon float past the Sydney Harbour Bridge on a six-metre-long 'iceberg' to celebrate World Water Day. The shipping container made to look like ice represents the average amount of water the standard Australian house could save over six months by installing a water saving device. -- PHOTO: AFP
Performers make their way through the main walkway of Whistler, British Columbia, as they arrive for the closing ceremonies of the Paralympic Winter Games. -- PHOTO: AP
A skier dressed as the Mad Hatter costume from 'Alice in Wonderland' skies up to the extreme skiing area during the 36th annual Al Johnson Memorial Up hill-Down hill ski race at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Colorado. -- PHOTO: AP
A dog dressed in a Pucca costume takes part in a mass in honour of San Lazaro in Masaya, some 15 miles (24 km) south of Managua. Hundreds of devotees gathered at Magdalene Church in the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya on Sunday to celebrate San Lazaro (St. Lazarus) with the traditional presentation of the dogs, where dog owners ask for their animals to be healed. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
