Best shots from around the world

Published March 28, 2014
A couple take a walk underneath an artwork made of coloured umbrellas along the Cheonggye stream in central Seoul March 28, 2014. — Photo by Reuters.
A couple take a walk underneath an artwork made of coloured umbrellas along the Cheonggye stream in central Seoul March 28, 2014. — Photo by Reuters.
Religious groups sit on the ground outside Parliament during an ongoing demonstration against a trade agreement with China, in Taipei on March 28, 2014.  Taiwanese protesters opposed to a contentious trade pact with China vowed to escalate their "war" with the government, calling for a huge weekend rally to increase pressure on President Ma Ying-jeou. — Photo by AFP.
Religious groups sit on the ground outside Parliament during an ongoing demonstration against a trade agreement with China, in Taipei on March 28, 2014. Taiwanese protesters opposed to a contentious trade pact with China vowed to escalate their "war" with the government, calling for a huge weekend rally to increase pressure on President Ma Ying-jeou. — Photo by AFP.
Graffiti depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) extending a hand to the Ukrainian people is seen on a wall in the Crimean city of Simferopol March 28, 2014. Ukraine won a $27-billion international financial lifeline on Thursday, rushed through in the wake of Russia's annexation of Crimea, while Moscow's economy minister acknowledged that his country's growth would slow dramatically as funds flee abroad. — Photo by Reuters.
Graffiti depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) extending a hand to the Ukrainian people is seen on a wall in the Crimean city of Simferopol March 28, 2014. Ukraine won a $27-billion international financial lifeline on Thursday, rushed through in the wake of Russia's annexation of Crimea, while Moscow's economy minister acknowledged that his country's growth would slow dramatically as funds flee abroad. — Photo by Reuters.
Men play chess next to cages of pet birds, mostly nightingales, at an open-air pet birds shop in a public park in downtown Hanoi on March 28, 2014.  Raising pet birds for singing and fighting is a popular leisure for many cities' residents. — Photo by AFP.
Men play chess next to cages of pet birds, mostly nightingales, at an open-air pet birds shop in a public park in downtown Hanoi on March 28, 2014. Raising pet birds for singing and fighting is a popular leisure for many cities' residents. — Photo by AFP.
Muslims attend Friday prayers at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur March 28, 2014. The Friday prayers included a special prayer session for the passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. A torrent of criticism from China's government and people over Malaysia's handling of the search for a missing jetliner is threatening to cast a chill over one of Beijing's closer relationships in a region fraught with geopolitical rivalries. — Photo by Reuters.
Muslims attend Friday prayers at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur March 28, 2014. The Friday prayers included a special prayer session for the passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. A torrent of criticism from China's government and people over Malaysia's handling of the search for a missing jetliner is threatening to cast a chill over one of Beijing's closer relationships in a region fraught with geopolitical rivalries. — Photo by Reuters.
A Pakistani day labourer takes cover under plastic sheeting as he waits for customers during a rainy day in Islamabad on March 28, 2014. Scattered rain and thunderstorms have been forecast to grip many parts of the country.  — Photo by AFP.
A Pakistani day labourer takes cover under plastic sheeting as he waits for customers during a rainy day in Islamabad on March 28, 2014. Scattered rain and thunderstorms have been forecast to grip many parts of the country. — Photo by AFP.
A woman hangs her laundry in the balcony of an apartment building in central Donetsk at sunset in this March 23, 2014 file photo. Lenin looks out on Donetsk, unmoved, anthracite grey and steely eyed. But a century after his revolution, this Ukrainian industrial city of Porsches and poverty seethes around him. It is torn between its Soviet past, a corrupt and unhappy present and a future somewhere between Russia and the West. — Photo by Reuters.
A woman hangs her laundry in the balcony of an apartment building in central Donetsk at sunset in this March 23, 2014 file photo. Lenin looks out on Donetsk, unmoved, anthracite grey and steely eyed. But a century after his revolution, this Ukrainian industrial city of Porsches and poverty seethes around him. It is torn between its Soviet past, a corrupt and unhappy present and a future somewhere between Russia and the West. — Photo by Reuters.
Ethnic Dong women work at a tea leaf processing factory in Liping county, Guizhou province, March 28, 2014. According to local media, Liping county's tea plantations attracted more than 60,000 women workers from nearby villages this spring and each tea picker earns around 100 yuan ($16.10) per diem.    — Photo by Reuters.
Ethnic Dong women work at a tea leaf processing factory in Liping county, Guizhou province, March 28, 2014. According to local media, Liping county's tea plantations attracted more than 60,000 women workers from nearby villages this spring and each tea picker earns around 100 yuan ($16.10) per diem. — Photo by Reuters.

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