Pictures of the day: March 13, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk March 13, 2017
Giant Panda cub Fu Feng is seen in its enclosure at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria. PHOTO: REUTERS

A view of the Imambargah Jaagir Ali Akbar shrine in Chakwal, Pakistan. PHOTO: AFP A view of the Imambargah Jaagir Ali Akbar shrine in Chakwal, Pakistan. PHOTO: AFP

An attendee experiences the Infinity Room installation at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Film Interactive Festival 2017 in Austin, Texas, US. PHOTO: AFP An attendee experiences the Infinity Room installation at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Film Interactive Festival 2017 in Austin, Texas, US. PHOTO: AFP

Iraqi fighters from the Abbas Brigade, which fights under the umbrella of the Shiite popular mobilisation units, fire towards enemy positions in village of Badush, some 15 kilometres northwest of Mosul, during the ongoing battle to retake the city's west from Islamic State (IS) group militants. PHOTO: AFP Iraqi fighters from the Abbas Brigade, which fights under the umbrella of the Shiite popular mobilisation units, fire towards enemy positions in village of Badush, some 15 kilometres northwest of Mosul, during the ongoing battle to retake the city's west from Islamic State (IS) group militants. PHOTO: AFP



A Syrian boy walks with his sheep through the once rebel-held Bab Kinnisrin neighbourhood in the old part of the northern city of Aleppo during a sandstorm. PHOTO: AFP A Syrian boy walks with his sheep through the once rebel-held Bab Kinnisrin neighbourhood in the old part of the northern city of Aleppo during a sandstorm. PHOTO: AFP

Skiers compete in Beaufort, during the third stage of the 32nd edition of ski mountaineering competition Pierra Menta. PHOTO: AFP Skiers compete in Beaufort, during the third stage of the 32nd edition of ski mountaineering competition Pierra Menta. PHOTO: AFP

Little Thunder, a traditional dancer and indigenous activist from the Lakota tribe, dances as he demonstrates in front of the White House during a protest march and rally in opposition to the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines in Washington, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Little Thunder, a traditional dancer and indigenous activist from the Lakota tribe, dances as he demonstrates in front of the White House during a protest march and rally in opposition to the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines in Washington, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman carries a basket on her head during snowfall, Srinagar, Kashmir. PHOTO: REUTERS A woman carries a basket on her head during snowfall, Srinagar, Kashmir. PHOTO: REUTERS

A tree in blossom, Herdecke, Germany. PHOTO: AFP A tree in blossom, Herdecke, Germany. PHOTO: AFP

A demonstrator is illuminated by LED bulbs during a rally calling for impeached president Park Geun-hye’s arrest, Seoul, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS A demonstrator is illuminated by LED bulbs during a rally calling for impeached president Park Geun-hye’s arrest, Seoul, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS

Mohammad Mohiedine Anis, 70, smokes his pipe as he sits in his destroyed bedroom listening to music on his vinyl player in Aleppo's formerly rebel-held al-Shaar neighbourhood. PHOTO: AFP Mohammad Mohiedine Anis, 70, smokes his pipe as he sits in his destroyed bedroom listening to music on his vinyl player in Aleppo's formerly rebel-held al-Shaar neighbourhood. PHOTO: AFP

Iraqi rapid response members fire a missile against Islamic State militants during a battle with the militants in Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: AFP Iraqi rapid response members fire a missile against Islamic State militants during a battle with the militants in Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: AFP

Visitors look at paper lanterns as part of a memorial service for victims of the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster in Natori. PHOTO: AFP Visitors look at paper lanterns as part of a memorial service for victims of the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster in Natori. PHOTO: AFP

Show host John Cena gets slimed during the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards Show, Los Angeles, California, US: PHOTO: REUTERS Show host John Cena gets slimed during the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards Show, Los Angeles, California, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

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