The world in photos: March 30- April 5

Updated: 2015-04-07 11:12

(chinadaily.com.cn)

A combination picture shows different stages of the moon during a total lunar eclipse seen from Los Angeles, California, April 4, 2015. According to NASA, the total phase of the eclipse only lasted about five minutes, making it the shortest this century. [Photo/IC]

Take a look at some of the most striking images from major stories around the world in the past week including fierce fights with attackers who had stormed Garissa University in Kenya and an Air Canada flight which skidded off the runway in a snowstorm in Halifax, Nova Scotia.