Big Shots: This Week's News in Photos

New York—Times Square is seen in the background as a man walks along West 59th Street in falling snow in Manhattan, March 14 Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Mumbai, India—A girl reacts as colored water is thrown on her face while celebrating Holi, the Festival of Colours, March 13. Shailesh Andrade/Reuters

Saint-Omer, France—French Model Emeline Duhautoy poses with her collection of 1,679 stuffed toy cows she has been collecting for over seven years at her home, March 12. Charles Platiau/Reuters

Mexico City, Mexico—People enjoy fireworks exploding from a traditional bull known as "Torito" during the annual celebration of San Juan de Dios festivity in Tultepec, March 8. Carlos Jasso/Reuters

Mosul, Iraq—An Iraqi soldier inspects two men for weapons and explosives on March 4. As American-backed Iraqi forces continue their push to retake western Mosul from the Islamic State militant group, tens of thousands are... Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

Lyon, France—Marine Le Pen, the head of France’s far-right National Front party and a leading candidate in this year’s presidential election, holds a rally on February 26. Some have compared her to Donald Trump because... Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

Ofra, West Bank—Protesters appeared by the hundreds, standing on the rooftops and blocking the streets, after an Israeli court ruled that eight homes in this Jewish settlement had been built on Palestinian land and needed... Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Arbin, Syria—A man waters herbs on his roof in this rebel-held town in the Eastern Ghouta region, near Damascus, on March 3. It’s been six years since Syria’s civil war began—a conflict that started as... AMER ALMOHIBANY/AFP/Getty