Best photos of April 27: Parkour in Afghanistan to end of drought in Hawizeh Marshes


  • An Afghan parkour athlete performs a stunt at a sandy mountainside in Reg-e-Rawan, Kapisa province. AFP
    An Afghan parkour athlete performs a stunt at a sandy mountainside in Reg-e-Rawan, Kapisa province. AFP
  • School pupils take part in early childhood Hajj pilgrimage education in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA
    School pupils take part in early childhood Hajj pilgrimage education in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA
  • Farmers and vendors wait for customers at a wholesale market in Lahore, Pakistan. AFP
    Farmers and vendors wait for customers at a wholesale market in Lahore, Pakistan. AFP
  • Sri Lankan monks are taken to a detention centre in Colombo after a court hearing in Negombo. The 22 monks returned from Thailand allegedly carrying 110kg of cannabis. AFP
    Sri Lankan monks are taken to a detention centre in Colombo after a court hearing in Negombo. The 22 monks returned from Thailand allegedly carrying 110kg of cannabis. AFP
  • Chinese and Cambodian citizens believed to be Huione Pay creditors clash with police during a protest near the National Bank of Cambodia headquarters in Phnom Penh. AFP
    Chinese and Cambodian citizens believed to be Huione Pay creditors clash with police during a protest near the National Bank of Cambodia headquarters in Phnom Penh. AFP
  • The Global Sumud Flotilla leaves the port of Xiphonia, near Syracuse, on the Italian island of Sicily. EPA
    The Global Sumud Flotilla leaves the port of Xiphonia, near Syracuse, on the Italian island of Sicily. EPA
  • A rider competes during the Quad & Sidecar-cross Championship in Middlesbrough, north-eastern England. Reuters
    A rider competes during the Quad & Sidecar-cross Championship in Middlesbrough, north-eastern England. Reuters
  • A fishing boat takes to the Hawizeh Marshes in Maysan province, southern Iraq, where water has returned due to a spell of rain after prolonged drought. AFP
    A fishing boat takes to the Hawizeh Marshes in Maysan province, southern Iraq, where water has returned due to a spell of rain after prolonged drought. AFP