A Hindu priest leads a goat under a tree, on a hot day, at a Hindu temple in Colombo March 18, 2014. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
A Hindu priest leads a goat under a tree, on a hot day, at a Hindu temple in Colombo March 18, 2014. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
Andreas Vosskuhle (C) President of Germany’s Constitutional Court arrives to pronounce the verdict on the European Stability Mechanism. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
Andreas Vosskuhle (C) President of Germany’s Constitutional Court arrives to pronounce the verdict on the European Stability Mechanism. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
The 10-meter South Pole Telescope and the (Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization) Telescope at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Keith Vanderlinde / National Science Foundation / Reuters
The 10-meter South Pole Telescope and the (Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization) Telescope at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Keith Vanderlinde / National Science Foundation / Reuters
Cossack men install a Russian flag and a Crimean flag on the roof of the City Hall building in Bakhchysarai, Ukraine. Dan Kitwood / Getty
Cossack men install a Russian flag and a Crimean flag on the roof of the City Hall building in Bakhchysarai, Ukraine. Dan Kitwood / Getty
An anti-government protester holds a stone in front of a burning bus during a protest against Nicolas Maduro’s government in San Cristobal. Carlos Eduardo Ramirez / Reuters
An anti-government protester holds a stone in front of a burning bus during a protest against Nicolas Maduro’s government in San Cristobal. Carlos Eduardo Ramirez / Reuters
The Google Ghost train is seen during the 19th Biennale of Sydney preview on Cockatoo Island in Sydney. Quentin Jones / EPA
The Google Ghost train is seen during the 19th Biennale of Sydney preview on Cockatoo Island in Sydney. Quentin Jones / EPA
Palestinian stone throwers clash with Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Hebron. Hazem Bader / AFP
Palestinian stone throwers clash with Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Hebron. Hazem Bader / AFP
Palestinian women walk past Israeli security forces during clashes with Palestinian stone throwers in the West Bank city of Hebron. Hazem Bader / AFP
Palestinian women walk past Israeli security forces during clashes with Palestinian stone throwers in the West Bank city of Hebron. Hazem Bader / AFP
Indian revellers wait outside their home to watch a Hindu priest exit a nearby temple. Chandan Khanna / AFP
Indian revellers wait outside their home to watch a Hindu priest exit a nearby temple. Chandan Khanna / AFP

Best photography from around the world, March 18

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The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from around the world

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