From Bangladesh shopping area fire to Venice Carnival: Pictures of the week

Here are a few pictures from different parts of the globe that made news this week.

Cars crash in turn 3 during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. 

A couple watches snow fall at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside of Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019.

Flames rise from a densely packed shopping area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019.

A US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter reacts as an airstrike hits territory held by Islamic State militants in the desert outside Baghouz, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019.

Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) hold pictures as they pose for pictures during interviews with the media in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during Pope Francis' general audience, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019.

A man and a child watch monkeys at the Pashupatinath temple premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019.

A masked woman checks her smartphone as she sits in a gondola during the water parade of the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019.