20 mars 2015

A total solar eclipse can be seen in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Norway. A partial eclipse of varying degrees was visible, depending on weather conditions, across most of Europe, North Africa, northwest Asia and the Middle East, before finishing its show close at the North Pole.

People look up to view a partial solar eclipse around the Giza Pyramids, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. The total eclipse of the sun was only visable in the Faroe Islands and the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean.

Tunisians wave banners and their national flag during a demonstration in Midoun, northeast of Djerba, two days after gunmen attacked the National Bardo Museum. The attack which killed 21 people, was the country's worst since the 2011 uprising that toppled leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. German writting on placard reads: "We don't want any terrorists in Tunisia."

Belgian lawyers, judges and employees at the Justice ministry protest inside the Brussels Justice Palace. Demonstrators protested against the lack of resources and personnel in the country's justice institutions.

An injured girl reacts as she is carried by a man out of a mosque which was attacked by a suicide bomber in Sanaa, Yemen. At least 16 people were killed when bombers blew themselves up in two mosques during noon prayers. The mosques are known to be used mainly by supporters of the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi group which has seized control of the government.

Visitors walk in the Roman Villa of the Mysteries (Villa dei Misteri) which was newly restored and re-opened to the public in the archaeological site of Pompeii, Italy.

Indian Christians and people from other minority groups listen to Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes SJ of Gandhinagar (L) and Bishop Thomas Macwan of Ahmedabad during a peace protest gathering in Ahmedabad, in the wake of the gang-rape on an elderly nun.

Solar panels are seen at the Les Mees solar power plant in Les Mees, southern France.

Kansas Jayhawks forward Jamari Traylor (31) and New Mexico State Aggies center Tshilidzi Nephawe (15) battle for a rebound during the first half in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at CenturyLink Center, in Omaha, Nebraska. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Goldfish swim in a bowl at Tajrish square market in Tehran on the eve of beginning of 1394 Persian solar calendar year. Iranians buy flowers, green sprouts and goldfish to celebrate Noruz which is a Zoroastrian tradition, still celebrated by Iranians even after Islam.

Balinese Hindu dancers perform during a ritual before Nyepi Day in Jakarta, Indonesia. Nyepi is a day of silence for self-reflection to celebrate the Balinese Hindu new year, where people may not use lights, light fires, work, travel nor enjoy entertainment.

The art piece 'Cosmic Visions / Light Disks' of German artist Guenther Uecker is displayed at the ZERO exhibition in Berlin. The exhibition honors the German-born ZERO movement, which sought to give a new optimism and a fresh start to art after the gloomy post-World War II years, with a major retrospective. The exhibition at the Martin-Gropius-Bau museum will be displayed March 21-June 8, 2015.

Gannets nest in their colony on Bempton Cliffs near Bridlington, northern England. Seabirds in this region migrate in large numbers from warmer climates to nest on the chalk cliffs at Bempton, where they will spend the summer breeding and rearing their young.

Palestinian girls pick wild mustard flowers which grow in fields across the Gaza Strip, as the official start of spring is marked by the by the Vernal Equinox.