Pictures of the day: March 28, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk March 28, 2017
A captive Sumatran elephant is seen before it goes on a patrol with Indonesian forest rangers in Aceh Jaya, Aceh province. PHOTO: AFP

An Iraqi runs through a destroyed building as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in the Somod neighbourhood in western Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS An Iraqi runs through a destroyed building as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in the Somod neighbourhood in western Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS

Passengers view the white cliffs of Dover from a cross-channel ferry between Dover in Britain and Calais in France. PHOTO: REUTERS Passengers view the white cliffs of Dover from a cross-channel ferry between Dover in Britain and Calais in France. PHOTO: REUTERS

Jordan's King Abdullah II and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sit in a car as they pass by honour guards at the airport in Amman, Jordan. PHOTO: REUTERS Jordan's King Abdullah II and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sit in a car as they pass by honour guards at the airport in Amman, Jordan. PHOTO: REUTERS

Televisions and a chair sit on a pedestrian bridge after rivers breached their banks due to torrential rains, causing flooding and widespread destruction in Carapongo Huachipa, Lima, Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS Televisions and a chair sit on a pedestrian bridge after rivers breached their banks due to torrential rains, causing flooding and widespread destruction in Carapongo Huachipa, Lima, Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS

Floral tributes lie in Parliament Square following the attack in Westminster, central London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS Floral tributes lie in Parliament Square following the attack in Westminster, central London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

A seagull flies above the English channel with the white cliffs of Dover, the closest British coastline to mainland Europe, seen behind, near Dover in Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS A seagull flies above the English channel with the white cliffs of Dover, the closest British coastline to mainland Europe, seen behind, near Dover in Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

Storm clouds gather in the town of Ayr in far north Queensland as Cyclone Debbie approaches. PHOTO: AFP Storm clouds gather in the town of Ayr in far north Queensland as Cyclone Debbie approaches. PHOTO: AFP

Spectators look on as the Spectators look on as the "Norwegian Joy" cruise ship, previously named "Norwegian Bliss", makes its way over the river Ems near Emden, northern Germany. PHOTO: AFP

Riders compete during the 97th Volta Catalunya 2017 a 138,7km from Barcelona to Barcelona, in Barcelona. PHOTO: AFP Riders compete during the 97th Volta Catalunya 2017 a 138,7km from Barcelona to Barcelona, in Barcelona. PHOTO: AFP

A captive Sumatran elephant is seen before it goes on a patrol with Indonesian forest rangers in Aceh Jaya, Aceh province. PHOTO: AFP A captive Sumatran elephant is seen before it goes on a patrol with Indonesian forest rangers in Aceh Jaya, Aceh province. PHOTO: AFP

A Syrian woman carries her child at a temporary refugee camp in the village of Ain Issa, housing people who fled Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold Raqa, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the group's de facto capital. PHOTO: AFP A Syrian woman carries her child at a temporary refugee camp in the village of Ain Issa, housing people who fled Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold Raqa, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the group's de facto capital. PHOTO: AFP

Kashmiri villagers surround the body of suspected rebel Shahbaz Shafi, also known as Rayees Kachroo, at Belov village in Pulwama, south of Srinagar. PHOTO: AFP Kashmiri villagers surround the body of suspected rebel Shahbaz Shafi, also known as Rayees Kachroo, at Belov village in Pulwama, south of Srinagar. PHOTO: AFP

Women in kimonos take photos under the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin on a misty morning in Washington, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Women in kimonos take photos under the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin on a misty morning in Washington, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

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