Pictures of the day: March 23, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk March 23, 2017
A Sri Lankan elephant bathes in a river at Bandaragama on the outskirts of Colombo. PHOTO: AFP

Three Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats are seen near the US aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush while transiting Straits of Hormuz as US. Navy helicopter hovers over them during early hours. PHOTO: REUTERS Three Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats are seen near the US aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush while transiting Straits of Hormuz as US. Navy helicopter hovers over them during early hours. PHOTO: REUTERS

An young girl runs in front of trees during foggy, unsettled weather with temperatures by 10 degrees near the lake Ammersee in Herrsching, southern Germany. PHOTO: AFP An young girl runs in front of trees during foggy, unsettled weather with temperatures by 10 degrees near the lake Ammersee in Herrsching, southern Germany. PHOTO: AFP

Kosovo dervishes, adept of Sufism, a mystical form of Islam, take part in a ceremony in a prayer room in Gjakova during Newroz celebrations. PHOTO: AFP Kosovo dervishes, adept of Sufism, a mystical form of Islam, take part in a ceremony in a prayer room in Gjakova during Newroz celebrations. PHOTO: AFP

A boy plays on a sculpture of a duck and ducklings, with Moscow's Novodevichy Convent seen in the background. PHOTO: AFP A boy plays on a sculpture of a duck and ducklings, with Moscow's Novodevichy Convent seen in the background. PHOTO: AFP

Young men wave flags as Turkish Kurds gather for Newroz celebrations for the New Year in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey. PHOTO: AFP Young men wave flags as Turkish Kurds gather for Newroz celebrations for the New Year in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey. PHOTO: AFP

Syrian civil defence volunteers, known as the White Helmets, walk amid debris as they extinguish fire reportedly caused by air strikes in the rebel-controlled town of Hamouria, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus. PHOTO: AFP Syrian civil defence volunteers, known as the White Helmets, walk amid debris as they extinguish fire reportedly caused by air strikes in the rebel-controlled town of Hamouria, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus. PHOTO: AFP

A boy jumps from a boat at the Bancarios beach, ahead of World Water Day, in the Guanabara bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS A boy jumps from a boat at the Bancarios beach, ahead of World Water Day, in the Guanabara bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Turkana tribesman walks in front of burned goats' carcasses in a village near Loiyangalani, Kenya. PHOTO: REUTERS A Turkana tribesman walks in front of burned goats' carcasses in a village near Loiyangalani, Kenya. PHOTO: REUTERS

Aerial view from a helicopter as Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski observes the massive landslide and flood in Trujillo, northern Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS Aerial view from a helicopter as Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski observes the massive landslide and flood in Trujillo, northern Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS

6.Farmers from the southern state of Tamil Nadu display skulls, who they claim are the remains of Tamil farmers who have committed suicide, during a protest demanding a drought-relief package from the federal government, in New Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS 6. Farmers from the southern state of Tamil Nadu display skulls, who they claim are the remains of Tamil farmers who have committed suicide, during a protest demanding a drought-relief package from the federal government, in New Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Sebastian Pinera, and his wife Cecilia Morel, launch his campaign for Chile's presidency in Santiago, Chile. PHOTO: REUTERS Sebastian Pinera, and his wife Cecilia Morel, launch his campaign for Chile's presidency in Santiago, Chile. PHOTO: REUTERS

The restored Edicule is seen during a ceremony marking the end of restoration work on the site of Jesus's tomb, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem's Old City. PHOTO: REUTERS The restored Edicule is seen during a ceremony marking the end of restoration work on the site of Jesus's tomb, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem's Old City. PHOTO: REUTERS

Boys play in an abandoned car in the yard of The al-Shawkani Foundation for Orphans Care in Sanaa, Yemen. PHOTO: REUTERS Boys play in an abandoned car in the yard of The al-Shawkani Foundation for Orphans Care in Sanaa, Yemen. PHOTO: REUTERS

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