Pictures of the day: March 20, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world

An elephant walks in Amboseli National Park in front of Kilimanjaro Mountain, Kenya. PHOTO: REUTERS

A flare is lit in front of the parliament as activists take part in an anti-racism rally in Athens, Greece. PHOTO: REUTERS


Displaced Iraqis charge their mobile phones at the Hamam al-Alil camp, where many residents from Mosul are taking shelter. PHOTO: AFP


People stand along the Vilnia river which is coloured in green to celebrate the Irish festivity Saint Patrick's Day in Vilnius, Lithuania. PHOTO: AFP


A worker collects garbage from the Marilao River in Bulacan, north of Manila. PHOTO: AFP


Residents of the Huachipa populous district, east of Lima, are helped by police and firemen rescue teams to cross over flash floods hitting their neighbourhood and isolating its residents. PHOTO: AFP


Zebras cross a road just before rain in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. PHOTO: REUTERS



Greyhounds compete during a race at Wimbledon Stadium in London. PHOTO: REUTERS


An Iraqi Air Force helicopter fires missiles against Islamic State militants during a battle in Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS


Rescuers save a sperm whale which is stranded in Huizhou, Guangdong province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS


Models present creations from Amapo during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS


Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, pose for photographers with the Eiffel tower in background after being welcomed by school children and students from the British Council's Somme project at the Trocadero square, in Paris, France. PHOTO: REUTERS


The Turkish Stars aerobatic teams fly their Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighters over a Turkish memorial during a ceremony marking the 102nd anniversary of Battle of Canakkale, also known as the Gallipoli Campaign, in Canakkale, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS


A fleet of yellow Hindustan Ambassador taxis on a street in the capital of West Bengal. India’s Hindustan Motors has sold its Ambassador car division to Peugeot for £9.6m, Kolkata, India. PHOTO: AFP

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