Xinhua selects world pictures of the year 2019

Rescuers look for wreckage of an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft at the crash site near Bishoftu town, about 45 kilometers from the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 10, 2019. The Nairobi-bound Boeing 737-8 MAX crashed on March 10, 2019 just minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, killing all 157 people aboard. Earlier on March 11, 2019, Ethiopian Airlines announced its decision to suspend commercial operations of all Boeing 737-Max 8 aircraft. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)