Big Shots: This Week's News in Photos

Durban, South Africa—Contestants sing as they begin their routine during the annual Ingoma traditional Zulu dance competition, March 21. Rogan Ward/Reuters

Akra, Iraq—Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches up a mountain, as they celebrate Newroz Day, a festival marking their spring and new year, March 20. Ari Jalal/Reuters

Elizondo, Spain—Atila, a trained therapeutic greyhound used to treat patients with mental health issues and learning difficulties, falls asleep as it gets caressed by three patients at Benito Menni health facility, February 13. Susana Vera/Reuters

Mosul, Iraq—A man carries his daughter toward Iraqi soldiers on March 4. Iraqi forces, aided by American airstrikes, are trying to wrench the western part of the city from the Islamic State group. The fighting... Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

London—Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (in red) attends the dedication service for the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial with the Queen (in blue) in London, March 9. Sturgeon confirmed she would seek a second referendum on... Stuart C. Wilson/Getty

New York—People photograph a statue of a girl facing down the iconic Wall Street bull statue in New York’s financial district, March 8. The bronze statue known as Fearless Girl was installed by investment firm... Mark Lennihan/AP

Washington, D.C.—Activists erected teepees near the Washington Monument on March 8 to protest the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline. That same day, a federal judge declined to temporarily halt the final phase of construction. The... Jose Luis Magana/AP