Artists perform during the Carnival parade in Nice, France. The 129th Carnival of Nice runs from February 15 to March 6 and celebrates the "King of the Five Continents".
Day in Photos, February 16
![Rows of North Korean children stand and salute at a sports arena in Pyongyang for a national meeting of the Children's Union.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0d2502e9-81ba-4f3b-9f3c-ddf12c49a40e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rows of North Korean children stand and salute at a sports arena in Pyongyang for a national meeting of the Children's Union.
![A military official hands over a Pakistan military cap, stick and national flag to the father of Pakistani soldier Muhammad Akhlaq, after his burial at his village Pind Bainso, Tehsil Kallar Saydan, Rawalpindi. The military said he was killed by Indian soldiers while crossing into the Indian side of Kashmir at a post in Khoi Ratta sector on the Line of Control in the disputed region of Kashmir.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d312bea5-0117-4bb0-8468-de9458770954_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A military official hands over a Pakistan military cap, stick and national flag to the father of Pakistani soldier Muhammad Akhlaq, after his burial at his village Pind Bainso, Tehsil Kallar Saydan, Rawalpindi. The military said he was killed by Indian soldiers while crossing into the Indian side of Kashmir at a post in Khoi Ratta sector on the Line of Control in the disputed region of Kashmir.
![Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Tarjei Boe, Emil Hegle Svendsen and Henrik L'Abee-Lund of Norway (L to R) celebrate their victory in the men's 4x7.5 km relay during the International Biathlon Union World Championships in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bf263ca3-4b7e-4d7b-809c-a4c88e1c3966_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Tarjei Boe, Emil Hegle Svendsen and Henrik L'Abee-Lund of Norway (L to R) celebrate their victory in the men's 4x7.5 km relay during the International Biathlon Union World Championships in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic.
![Members of the Astronomical Association of Sabadell prepare to watch asteroid 2012 DA14 pass near Earth, in Sabadell near Barcelona, Spain, February 15, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/967a880f-46dd-487b-b2d9-6a0cb96c0321_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the Astronomical Association of Sabadell prepare to watch asteroid 2012 DA14 pass near Earth, in Sabadell near Barcelona, Spain, February 15, 2013.