Pictures of the day: February 27, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world

A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer, also known as the White Helmets, runs amid the smoke and dust in search for survivors following reported government airstrike on the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus. PHOTO: AFP

Villagers take part in a festive game during celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, in the Rachen village, Belarus. PHOTO: REUTERS

Members of a rival team are hit by oranges during an annual carnival orange battle in the northern Italian town of Ivrea. PHOTO: REUTERS

Hundreds of skiers and snowboarders descend from a slope while holding lit torches and flashlights in the Siberian town of Zheleznogorsk, northeast of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Judges watch Hannu Manninen of Finland in action during the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships, Lahti, Finland PHOTO: REUTERS

Brides pose as they display their hands decorated with henna before taking their wedding vows during a mass marriage ceremony in which, according to its organisers, 131 Muslim couples took their wedding vows in Ahmedabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

An Iraqi Airforce helicopter fires missiles at Islamic State fighters at the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man climbs up a wooden pole to get a prize during celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, near Rumyantsevo, Moscow region, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

A chick stands among eggs being hatched inside an incubator at the Agriculture Fair in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

A dancer of the Imperio de Casa Verde samba school performs during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil. PHOTO: AFP

Kyrgyz actors, wearing their traditional costumes, sing and dance during the festivities of Maslenitsa in the Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek. PHOTO: AFP

Palestinian women take a selfie in Gaza City's seaport during heavy fog. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani pedestrians walk past a portrait of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani before it is installed on a street in Islamabad. PHOTO: AFP5. Palestinian women take a selfie in Gaza City's seaport during heavy fog. PHOTO: AFP