Afghanis gather around the Shrine of saint Sakhi Saib as they celebrate the Persian New Year Noruz and the beginning of spring in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 20. The Persian New Year has been celebrated for at least 3,000 years.
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Spring break
Spring breakers Jarod Howe, left, passes a cigarette to friend Dezarey Schlemmer, both of Beeville, Texas, on March 13, on the beach in Port Aransas, Texas.
Samia Jones, 12, laughs along with other spring breakers in the foam pool during the Spring Break Foam Party at Discovery Green, on March 13, in Houston.
A couple sits in the sunshine in London's St. James's Park on March 1. After a recent cold snap Britain is expected to see a short period of unseasonably mild weather, according to the Met Office.