Pictures of the day: April 28, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk April 28, 2017
Activists from Amnesty dressed as the Statue of liberty take part in a demonstration to mark the first 100 days in office of US President Donald Trump outside the US Embassy in London. PHOTO: AFP

A group of migrants who said they were from Djibouti and Somalia walk along railway tracks after crossing the Canada-US. border in Emerson, Manitoba, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS A group of migrants who said they were from Djibouti and Somalia walk along railway tracks after crossing the Canada-US. border in Emerson, Manitoba, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS

A US Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the A US Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Blue Hawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 78 fires chaff flares during a training exercise near the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the Philippine Sea. PHOTO: REUTERS

Iraqi paramilitary troops fire towards Islamic State militants during a battle with Islamic State militants on the outskirts of the ancient city of Hatra, south of Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS Iraqi paramilitary troops fire towards Islamic State militants during a battle with Islamic State militants on the outskirts of the ancient city of Hatra, south of Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS

An Iraqi man sells food at a roadside stall outside Hammam al-Alil camp south of Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS An Iraqi man sells food at a roadside stall outside Hammam al-Alil camp south of Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman, wrapped up against the cold wind, stands on the beach as she watches a swan and yachts in Gdynia, Poland. PHOTO: REUTERS A woman, wrapped up against the cold wind, stands on the beach as she watches a swan and yachts in Gdynia, Poland. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man herds his cattle in a field in Swabi, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS A man herds his cattle in a field in Swabi, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

An approaching storm looming over the French riviera city of Nice, in southeastern France. PHOTO: AFP An approaching storm looming over the French riviera city of Nice, in southeastern France. PHOTO: AFP

Russia's Maria Sharapova serves to Russia's Ekaterina Makarova in their second round match at the WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany. PHOTO: AFP Russia's Maria Sharapova serves to Russia's Ekaterina Makarova in their second round match at the WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany. PHOTO: AFP

An opposition activist thows a stone at riot police during clashes following a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. PHOTO: AFP An opposition activist thows a stone at riot police during clashes following a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. PHOTO: AFP

Bullet holes are seen on a wall of the house outside of which 13-year-old Henrique de Oliveira was shot dead during an anti-drug police operation in the Complexo do Alemao favela or shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: AFP Bullet holes are seen on a wall of the house outside of which 13-year-old Henrique de Oliveira was shot dead during an anti-drug police operation in the Complexo do Alemao favela or shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: AFP

Activists from Amnesty dressed as the Statue of liberty take part in a demonstration to mark the first 100 days in office of US President Donald Trump outside the US Embassy in London. PHOTO: AFP Activists from Amnesty dressed as the Statue of liberty take part in a demonstration to mark the first 100 days in office of US President Donald Trump outside the US Embassy in London. PHOTO: AFP

Fruit bats gather inside a cave in the Israeli Mediterranean town of Caesarea, during the renovations of the ancient harbour. PHOTO: AFP Fruit bats gather inside a cave in the Israeli Mediterranean town of Caesarea, during the renovations of the ancient harbour. PHOTO: AFP

Ice formations are seen on the Andes mountains in Argentina's San Juan province, San Juan, Argentina. PHOTO: REUTERS Ice formations are seen on the Andes mountains in Argentina's San Juan province, San Juan, Argentina. PHOTO: REUTERS

A view of the public atrium inside Trump Tower in New York City. PHOTO: REUTERS A view of the public atrium inside Trump Tower in New York City. PHOTO: REUTERS

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