• An Afghan villager carries election materials over his shoulders as he hikes back to his village along a country road high in the mountains of Shutul District in northern Afghanistan. Shah Marai / AFP
    An Afghan villager carries election materials over his shoulders as he hikes back to his village along a country road high in the mountains of Shutul District in northern Afghanistan. Shah Marai / AFP
  • The shadow of an Israeli soldier during clashes with Palestinian stone throwers following a protest in the West Bank town of Hebron. Hazem Bader/ AFP
    The shadow of an Israeli soldier during clashes with Palestinian stone throwers following a protest in the West Bank town of Hebron. Hazem Bader/ AFP
  • A racegoer uses the camera on her phone to check her hair on the opening day of the Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, England. Christopher Furlong / Getty
    A racegoer uses the camera on her phone to check her hair on the opening day of the Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, England. Christopher Furlong / Getty
  • New recruits of the Jammu Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment (JKLIR) are pictured during a passing out parade at an army base on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Farooq Khan / EPA
    New recruits of the Jammu Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment (JKLIR) are pictured during a passing out parade at an army base on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Farooq Khan / EPA
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), delivers a speech during the CDU congress in Berlin. Stefanie Loos / Reuters
    German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), delivers a speech during the CDU congress in Berlin. Stefanie Loos / Reuters
  • An instructor (2nd L) from the Philippine Mermaid Swimming Academy assists participants of a monofin swimming summer workshop as they practise floating in the water of a private pool in Paranaque city, metro Manila. Romeo Ranoco / Reuters
    An instructor (2nd L) from the Philippine Mermaid Swimming Academy assists participants of a monofin swimming summer workshop as they practise floating in the water of a private pool in Paranaque city, metro Manila. Romeo Ranoco / Reuters
  • A Free Syrian Army fighter reacts as he fires his weapon towards forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in the town of Morek in Hama province. Badi Klif / Reuters
    A Free Syrian Army fighter reacts as he fires his weapon towards forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in the town of Morek in Hama province. Badi Klif / Reuters
  • An Afghan woman leaves the booth after casting her vote at a polling station in the northwestern city of Herat. Aref Karimi / AFP
    An Afghan woman leaves the booth after casting her vote at a polling station in the northwestern city of Herat. Aref Karimi / AFP

Best photography from around the world April 5

The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from around the world.

April 05, 2014

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MATCH INFO

Norwich City 1 (Cantwell 75') Manchester United 2 (Aghalo 51' 118') After extra time.

Man of the match Harry Maguire (Manchester United)

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JAPAN SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Masaaki Higashiguchi, Shuichi Gonda, Daniel Schmidt
Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo, Tomoaki Makino, Maya Yoshida, Sho Sasaki, Hiroki Sakai, Sei Muroya, Genta Miura, Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielders: Toshihiro Aoyama, Genki Haraguchi, Gaku Shibasaki, Wataru Endo, Junya Ito, Shoya Nakajima, Takumi Minamino, Hidemasa Morita, Ritsu Doan
Forwards: Yuya Osako, Takuma Asano, Koya Kitagawa

Election pledges on migration

CDU: "Now is the time to control the German borders and enforce strict border rejections" 

SPD: "Border closures and blanket rejections at internal borders contradict the spirit of a common area of freedom" 

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Lexus LX700h specs

Engine: 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 plus supplementary electric motor

Power: 464hp at 5,200rpm

Torque: 790Nm from 2,000-3,600rpm

Transmission: 10-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 11.7L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh590,000

South and West: From a Notebook
Joan Didion
Fourth Estate 

Who's who in Yemen conflict

Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government

Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south

Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory

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