Best pictures from February 28
Three boys await the arrival of Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) hunter Kim Carlsberg of UFO Sky Tours to begin their search outside Sedona, Arizona, as darkness falls in the desert on February 14, 2013. Picture taken February 14, 2013.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters
A newborn calf at the Triple SSS Red Angus Ranch, west of Calgary, Alberta on Thursday, February 28, 2012. Dave Sibbald who runs the family ranch established in 1875 will have about 450 calves born on the property as spring calving season gets under way.Chris Bolin/The Globe and Mail
Dave Sibbald, a 5th generation Alberta rancher who runs the Triple SSS Red Angus Ranch, west of Calgary, Alberta says hello to a brand new calf, just minutes old as mom watches over on Thursday, February 28, 2012. His family ranch established in 1875 will have about 450 calves born on the property as spring calving season gets under way.Chris Bolin/The Globe and Mail
A great egret carries off a frog near the 11th fairway during the first round of the Honda Classic golf tournament, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.Wilfredo Lee/The Associated Press
Kindergartner Paige Chisholm, 6, reaches as far as she can as her cap falls over her face while making a snow angel on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 during recess at Cook Elementary School in Grand Blanc, Mich.Jake May/The Associated Press
Toronto Blue Jays centre fielder Rajai Davis make a diving catch off New York Yankees third baseman Dan Johnson during fifth inning MLB Grapefruit League baseball action in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
A woman walks her dog on a snow-covered path beside the Rideau Canal in Ottawa February 28, 2013.CHRIS WATTIE/Reuters
A Chinese national flag flies in front of Beijing Telegraph Building on a hazy morning in central Beijing, February 28, 2013. Beijing's environmental authorities said on Thursday air quality in Beijing and nearby regions hit dangerous levels, Xinhua News Agency reported.PETAR KUJUNDZIC/Reuters
First timer Paul Peterson (L) from Minneapolis, Minnesota and Robert Mercuri (veteran from Montreal) dig into their smoked meat sandwiches at Schwartz's Deli, in Montreal, February 28, 2013.Christinne Muschi/The Globe and Mail
A man cycles past in front of the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussokro, a Roman Catholic church, in Yamoussokro February 28, 2013.THIERRY GOUEGNON/Reuters
A helicopter carrying Pope Benedict XVI takes off from inside the Vatican on its way to the papal summer residence at Castelgandolfo, February 28, 2013. Pope Benedict slips quietly from the world stage on Thursday after a private last goodbye to his cardinals and a short flight to a country palace to enter the final phase of his life "hidden from the world".ALESSANDRO BIANCHI/Reuters
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and former NBA star Dennis Rodman watch North Korean and U.S. players in an exhibition basketball game at an arena in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Rodman arrived in Pyongyang on Monday with three members of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team to shoot an episode on North Korea for a new weekly HBO series.Jason Mojica/The Associated Press
Nihal, 9, puts olive tree branches inside a wooden stove at an underground Roman tomb which they use shelter from Syrian government forces shelling and airstrikes, at Jabal al-Zaweya, in Idlib province, Syria, Thursday Feb. 28, 2013. Across northern Syria, rebels, soldiers, and civilians are making use of the country's wealth of ancient and medieval antiquities to protect themselves from Syria's two-year-old war.Hussein Malla/The Associated Press