A look at the best news photos from around the world.
March 12, 2017
![People watch as balloons fly above the Australian capital city during the Canberra Balloon Festival.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d47396da-e202-481e-9a6d-dac93b2f04b0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People watch as balloons fly above the Australian capital city during the Canberra Balloon Festival.
![Indian students play with colored powders as they celebrate 'holi' or the 'festival of colors' during a special function in Kolkata.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4d1129df-f71e-43ef-a510-545971658c7d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indian students play with colored powders as they celebrate 'holi' or the 'festival of colors' during a special function in Kolkata.
![Rescue workers assist stranded people from floodwaters in the Auckland suburb of New Lynn in New Zealand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2e416a8f-026d-4b47-ab9d-74ef1a37a06f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rescue workers assist stranded people from floodwaters in the Auckland suburb of New Lynn in New Zealand.
![A family looks at paper lanterns during a memorial event to mourn victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, in Natori, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo March 11, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ef3e50a9-f4d6-4ee9-85ed-4230a3ad163f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A family looks at paper lanterns during a memorial event to mourn victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, in Natori, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo March 11, 2017.