The Week in Pictures
Updated:A selection of some of the best images from around the world this week.
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1 Kashmiri Muslims react as a priest shows a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Mohammed at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar
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2 A tourist skates on the frozen Houhai Lake during sunset in Beijing
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3 Simon Zebo scores Ireland's opening try in their Six Nations victory over Wales in Cardiff
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4 South Korean and US marines hold joint winter exercises in Pyeongchang-Gun in South Korea
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5 Wes Hoolahan scores Ireland's second goal in their 2-0 friendly win over Poland at Lansdowne Road
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6 The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery fire a 41-gun salute in Green Park in London
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7 Pádraig Harrington kicks an American football into the grandstands on the 16th hole during the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale
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8 Clowns in full costume sing during the annual Clowns Church Service at Holy Trinity Church in Dalston
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9 Arthur Jones of the Baltimore Ravens reacts against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XLVII
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10 A woman arranges props previously used in 'The London Dungeon' which are to be sold at a car boot sale in Pimlico
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11 A zoo staff member dressed as a zebra performs in a drill to practice what to do in the event of an animal escape at the Tama zoo in a western suburb of Tokyo
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12 A dog wearing carnival costume takes part in the animals carnival, in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro
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13 Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) arrives for the press conference as RTÉ reporter George Lee looks on
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14 A man sits in the near-empty main hall at EU headquarters
