Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the presentation of the Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards for Advancing Women in Peace and Security at Georgetown University in Washington.
The week-long 16th Havana Festival concludes on Friday with a gala dinner and auction when buyers bid on cigars and humidors to raise money for Cuba's healthcare system.
A model waits backstage before the Corrie Niesen show at Paris Fashion Week.
A man installs the red carpet at Hollywood and Highland Center in California ahead of the Oscars awards ceremony.
Manchester United defender Chris Smalling (right) jumps for the ball with Olympiakos midfielder Hernan Perez during their Champions League match in Athens. Olympiakos won 2-0.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters as he arrives at a rally with workers in Caracas. Following recent unrest, Mr Maduro has called for a "national peace conference".
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne pulls a pint of beer during a visit to officially reopen the refurbished Red Lion pub, which is close to Downing Street in London.
In Kiev, women hold pictures of some of the protesters killed in the recent unrest in Ukraine.
Severe pollution has hit much of northern China for the past six days, with some particle readings well over 10 times the internationally accepted safety limit. Here vehicles are stuck in a traffic jam in heavy smog in Xian after the traffic lights broke down.
A pedestrian walks along Adams Avenue with her colourful umbrella of monarch butterflies during a brief snowstorm in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
