Sri Lankans and tourists climb the 80-metre (600-foot) fortress of Sigiriya rock (the Lion Rock) in Sigiriya, north-central Sri Lanka. The Sigiriya rock, 160 kilometres (100 miles) north of Colombo, is a World Heritage site known for frescoes of bare-chested women. PHOTO: AFP
Austria's Max Franz competes in the men's downhill race at the 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in St Moritz. PHOTO: AFP
A Rohingya refugee child reacts to the camera as lies on a cradle at Kutupalang Unregistered Refugee Camp, in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS
Members of the Swiss aerobatic team Patrouille Swiss fly in formation with a Swiss Bombardier CS100 over the men's Alpine Skiing World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERS
A woman prays while touching the fingers of a Buddha statue during the annual Makha Bucha Day, which celebrates Buddha's teachings, in Ang Thong, Thailand. PHOTO: REUTERS
A tamed golden eagle attacks a corsac fox during an annual hunting contest in Chengelsy Gorge east of Almaty, Kazakhstan. PHOTO: REUTERS
A female Northern Cardinal sits on a bird feeder in falling snow in the Village of Valley Cottage, New York, a suburb north of New York City, US. PHOTO: REUTERS
Actors perform during the International Light Festival in Gomel, some 310 km southeast of Minsk. PHOTO: AFP
People look at the float "Wind of Change" depicting US President Donald Trump as it parades in the streets of Nice for the 133rd edition of the Nice Carnival in Nice, southeastern France. PHOTO: AFP
This picture taken shows a volunteer caring for a pilot whale during a mass stranding at Farewell Spit. Most of the more than 200 whales that became stranded on New Zealand's notorious Farewell Spit on the weekend have been able to refloat themselves, conservation officials said. PHOTO: AFP
A Buddhist monk looks over into a natural cave at the Rock Temple, also known as the Rangiri Dambulla Rajamaha Viharaya, in Dambulla, some 150 kms north of the capital Colombo. PHOTO: AFP
Actors perform as they sail along the Cannaregio Canal for the Carnival Regatta during the Venice Carnival in Venice. PHOTO: AFP
People row during the masquerade parade on Grand Canal during Venice Carnival in Venice. PHOTO: AFP
Residents affected by the fire stay along the steet in Manila on February. The fire destroyed 300 houses, affecting 700 families. PHOTO: AFP
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