Tuesday: The day in photos

A boy in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is bespectacled and coiffed in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, the celebration of Irishness that was marked by revelry around the world.  (Peter Muhly / AFP / Getty Images)

A colleen adorned with a shamrock watches a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Belfast, Northern Ireland.  (Peter Muhly / AFP / Getty Images)

A participant in the Paddy’s Day Plunge comes out of the 37-degree Atlantic Ocean at East End Beach in Portland, Maine. About 75 people jumped into the chilly water at 5:30 in the morning to raise money for the Portland Firefighters Children’s Burn Foundation.  (Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press)

Horticulturalist Flo Roux works on gardens in front of one of the biodomes at the Eden Project near St. Austell, England. After one of the coldest winters in decades, many plants both inside and outside the biodomes are in full bloom, helped by recent mild weather. The Eden Project in Cornwall showcases 100,000 plants from around the world in two giant transparent domes, one of which is the world’s largest greenhouse.  (Matt Cardy / Getty Images)

Supporters of Madagascar opposition leader Andry Rajoelina, the mayor of Antananarivo, wave as he drives past minutes after proclaiming himself president of Madagascar, displacing Marc Ravalomanana. Confusion prevailed in the country over whether the military would support the change of government.  (Kim Ludbrook / EPA)

A Serbian woman holds a candle in a church in Belgrade during a memorial service marking the fifth anniversary of riots that left 19 dead and 900 injured during conflict between Serbs and ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.  (Andrej Isakovic / AFP/Getty Images)

Storms in St. Moritz, Switzerland, have left heavy piles of snow on top of buildings, requiring residents to set to work with shovels to relieve the weight.  (Arno Balzarini / EPA)

Paramilitary police in Nairobi, Kenya, burned more than 2,000 illegal weapons confiscated since 2007.  (Simon Maina / AFP/Getty Images)