Pictures of the day: March 29, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk March 29, 2017
Amtrak's California Zephyr passes a pasture as it rolls along the rails during its daily 2,438-mile trip to Emeryville/San Francisco from Chicago that takes roughly 52 hours in Glenwood Springs, United States. PHOTO: AFP

A worker harvests cotton in a field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS A worker harvests cotton in a field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Cheery blossom is seen along a road in Gui'an new district, Guizhou province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS Cheery blossom is seen along a road in Gui'an new district, Guizhou province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

Women dressed in traditional costumes ride motorbikes as they attend celebrations to mark the Gudi Padwa festival, the beginning of the New Year for Maharashtrians, in Mumbai, India. PHOTO: REUTERS Women dressed in traditional costumes ride motorbikes as they attend celebrations to mark the Gudi Padwa festival, the beginning of the New Year for Maharashtrians, in Mumbai, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman rests in bed with her children in the paediatric ward at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital inside the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. PHOTO: REUTERS A woman rests in bed with her children in the paediatric ward at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital inside the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. PHOTO: REUTERS

An aerial view shows the remains of burnt homes from what residents said was the latest attack by armed men in Thonyor, Leer County, South Sudan. PHOTO: REUTERS An aerial view shows the remains of burnt homes from what residents said was the latest attack by armed men in Thonyor, Leer County, South Sudan. PHOTO: REUTERS

Derrick Campana kneels beside Angel Marie, a three legged mini horse who wears a prosthetic leg made by Campana, at Animal Ortho Care in Sterling, Virginia, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Derrick Campana kneels beside Angel Marie, a three legged mini horse who wears a prosthetic leg made by Campana, at Animal Ortho Care in Sterling, Virginia, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Lifeguards help a man cross a flooded street after rivers breached their banks due to torrential rains, causing flooding and widespread destruction in Piura, Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS Lifeguards help a man cross a flooded street after rivers breached their banks due to torrential rains, causing flooding and widespread destruction in Piura, Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS

Theunis de Bruyn (L) is run out after he and Hashim Amla (R) of South Africa run into each other during day four of the third Test cricket match between New Zealand and South Africa at Seddon Park in Hamilton. PHOTO: AFP Theunis de Bruyn (L) is run out after he and Hashim Amla (R) of South Africa run into each other during day four of the third Test cricket match between New Zealand and South Africa at Seddon Park in Hamilton. PHOTO: AFP

Football fans cheer during the 2018 World Cup qualifying football match between Iran and China at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran. PHOTO: AFP Football fans cheer during the 2018 World Cup qualifying football match between Iran and China at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran. PHOTO: AFP

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, taken from the back of a motorcycle. PHOTO: AFP The Eiffel Tower in Paris, taken from the back of a motorcycle. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani residents gather at the site of a collision between a passenger train and an oil tanker in the Sheikhupura district of Punjab Province. PHOTO: AFP Pakistani residents gather at the site of a collision between a passenger train and an oil tanker in the Sheikhupura district of Punjab Province. PHOTO: AFP

Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in a protest against Israeli army conscription, in the city of Jerusalem. PHOTO: AFP Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in a protest against Israeli army conscription, in the city of Jerusalem. PHOTO: AFP

17.Figurines of Easter Bunnies stand in a garden in Straupitz in the Spreewald region, eastern Germany. PHOTO: AFP Figurines of Easter Bunnies stand in a garden in Straupitz in the Spreewald region, eastern Germany. PHOTO: AFP

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