A girl dressed as a raspberry dances during a carnival in Belgrade, Serbia, where participants paraded in their masks on the second international carnival. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A polling officer carrying electronic voting machines accompanied by two security officers arrives in a country boat on the eve of parliamentary elections at Misamora Sapori, an island in the River Brahmaputra in Assam state, India. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A runner sprays water on himself as he takes part of the 38th Paris Marathon, running near the Eiffel Tower. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thomas Ulsrud, from left, Torger Nergard, Christoffer Svae and Havard Vad Petersson of the Norwegian curling team stand on the podium after their World Men’s Curling Championship final match where they beat Sweden at the Capital Gymnasium in Beijing, China. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A woman enjoys the atmosphere of the festival at the Holi Festival of Colours in Barcelona, Spain. The festival is fashioned after the Hindu spring festival Holi, which is mainly celebrated in the north and east of India. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hideko Hakamada, sister of Iwao Hakamada whose death sentence was suspended, poses with an honorary boxing champion belt presented to her brother from WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman prior to a WBC flyweight title bout in Tokyo. Former professional boxer Iwao was freed by a Japanese court that found investigators had likely fabricated evidence in the murder case that put him behind bars for nearly a half-century, making Hakamada the longest-serving such inmate, according to Guinness World Records. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japanese challenger Naoya Inoue, right, looks at Mexican champion Adrian Hernandez after knocking him down in the sixth round of their WBC light flyweight boxing title bout in Tokyo. Inoue defeated Hernandez by a technical knockout to become the new champion. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS