In pictures: Eyewitness March 2009

Osaka, Japan, 23 March 2009: Miyabiyama defeats Chiyotaikai during their sumo wrestling bout at the March Grand Tournament in Osaka, one of six grand tournaments held throughout 2009 Photograph: David Levene

Hertfordshire, UK, 13 February 2009: A postmortem examination is performed on a giraffe, to be broadcast as part of a Channel 4 series later this year showing the inner workings of four large animals Photograph: Philip Hollis / Channel 4/PA

Wuhan, China, 23 March 2009: Armed police officers hone their skills during an anti-terrorism training exercise in Wuhan Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

Tokyo, Japan, 23 March 2009: Investigators examine the wreckage of a FexEx cargo plane which crashed at Narita International Airport east of Tokyo, killing the American pilot and co-pilot Photograph: Yoshinobu Shimizu/AP

Tongatapu, Tonga, 18 March 2009: An undersea vocano erupts six miles from the coast of Tonga’s main island, Tongatapu, an area where up to 36 volcanos are clustered Photograph: Lothar Slabon/AP

London, UK, 12 March 2009: Jonathan Betts, Senior Specialist in Horology at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich dismantles John Harrison's H1 chronometer for repairs and maintenance Photograph: David Levene/Freelance

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 10 March 2009: A dust cloud envelops the Saudi capital Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Rome, Italy, 9 March 2009: Pope Benedict XVI and the mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, look out over the ancient Roman Forum from the Italian capital’s city hall Photograph: Osservatore Romano Francesco Sfo/AFP/Getty Images

Everett, US, 30 January 2009: The Boeing 777 assembly line in Everett, Washington state, which is expected to take some of the job losses as the company cuts 10,000 from its 162,000-strong workforce Photograph: Ted S Warren/AP