Big Shots: This Week's News in Photos

Lesbos life vests
Mithymna, Greece—A pile of thousands of discarded life vests are dumped in a valley in hills above the town on March 27, 2016. New boat arrivals on the island have reduced to almost zero over... Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Finland farmers
Helsinki, Finland—Farmers park 700 tractors in front of the Government Palace as they stage a protest at the Helsinki Senate Square, March 11, 2016. REUTERS/Tuomas Forsell
Srebrenica massacre plaque
Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina—Bida Smajlovic prays near the Memorial plaque with names of killed in Srebrenica massacre before watching the Trial in Hague Tribunal, in Potocari near Srebrenica, March 24, 2016. Bida lost her husband... REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Barack Obama tango
Buenos Aires, Argentina—U.S. President Barack Obama dances tango during a state dinner hosted by Argentina's President Mauricio Macri at the Centro Cultural Kirchner as part of President Obama's two-day visit to the country, March 23,... REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Eiffel Tower
Paris, France—The Eiffel Tower is seen with the black, yellow and red colours of the Belgian flag in tribute to the victims of today's Brussels bomb attacks, March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
Air Force One
Havana, Cuba—Air Force One carrying U.S. President Barack Obama and his family flies over a residential neighborhood as it approaches the runway to land at Havana's international airport, March 20, 2016. REUTERS/Alberto Reyes
Family Leave
Miami, Florida—Marco Rubio hugs his family at a primary night rally at Florida International University on March 15. The Republican senator ended his campaign for the presidential nomination after a humiliating second-place loss in his... PAUL SANCYA/AP
Hot Air
São Paulo, Brazil—Protesters calling for the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff surround an inflatable doll of her predecessor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during one of several protests across the nation on March 13.... Paulo Whitaker/Reuters
Kurd Wave
Ankara, Turkey—Emergency workers examine the site of an explosion on March 13. At least 37 people were killed and 125 wounded in a car bombing in the Turkish capital, the second such attack in under... Elif Sogut/Getty
Final Farewell
Simi Valley, California—The Reverend Stuart Kenworthy, vicar at the Washington National Cathedral, leads a procession during the funeral for former first lady Nancy Reagan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on March 11. One of... Mike Blake/Reuters
Get ’Em Out!
Dayton, Ohio—U.S. Secret Service agents detain Thomas diMassimo, 22, who jumped a barricade trying to rush the stage at a rally for Republican front-runner Donald Trump at Dayton International Airport on March 12. Earlier that... William Philpott/Reuters

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