• A picture taken through a metal venetian blind with bullets holes shows a man riding his motorbike in a rebel-held area of Daraa, in southern Syria. Mahmoud Irshaidat / AFP
    A picture taken through a metal venetian blind with bullets holes shows a man riding his motorbike in a rebel-held area of Daraa, in southern Syria. Mahmoud Irshaidat / AFP
  • A high school student holds a candle to pay her respect to the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol during a ceremony on the eve of the second anniversary of the ferry sinking in Ansan, South Korea. Two year ago, as South Korea writhed in grief and fury after more than 300 people, most of them school kids, drowned in a ferry sinking, it seemed things would never be the same. Ahn Young-joon / AP photo
    A high school student holds a candle to pay her respect to the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol during a ceremony on the eve of the second anniversary of the ferry sinking in Ansan, South Korea. Two year ago, as South Korea writhed in grief and fury after more than 300 people, most of them school kids, drowned in a ferry sinking, it seemed things would never be the same. Ahn Young-joon / AP photo
  • Nico Rosberg of Germany driving the (6) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 WO7 Mercedes PU106C Hybrid turbo celebrates qualifying on pole position during qualifying for the Formula One Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. Clive Mason / Getty Images
    Nico Rosberg of Germany driving the (6) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 WO7 Mercedes PU106C Hybrid turbo celebrates qualifying on pole position during qualifying for the Formula One Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. Clive Mason / Getty Images
  • In this aerial photo, the landslide caused by the earthquake disrupts the road in Minamiaso town, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region. Kyodo News via AP
    In this aerial photo, the landslide caused by the earthquake disrupts the road in Minamiaso town, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region. Kyodo News via AP
  • Canoe Slalom paddler Mike Dawson tests the waters before the New Zealand Olympic Canoe Slalom Team Selection announcement at the Vector Wero Whitewater Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Phil Walter / Getty Images for NZOC
    Canoe Slalom paddler Mike Dawson tests the waters before the New Zealand Olympic Canoe Slalom Team Selection announcement at the Vector Wero Whitewater Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Phil Walter / Getty Images for NZOC
  • Kevin Magnussen of Denmark driving the (20) Renault Sport Formula One Team Renault RS16 Renault RE16 turbo suffers a puncture on track during practice for the Formula One Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on April 15, 2016 in Shanghai, China. Thompson/Getty Images
    Kevin Magnussen of Denmark driving the (20) Renault Sport Formula One Team Renault RS16 Renault RE16 turbo suffers a puncture on track during practice for the Formula One Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on April 15, 2016 in Shanghai, China. Thompson/Getty Images
  • Minnesota Twins right fielder Miguel Sano, top, and second baseman Eduardo Nunez collide in right field while chasing a fly ball hit by Los Angeles Angels’ Yunel Escobar who was thrown out at third base trying to stretch a double during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Minneapolis. David Joles / Star Tribune via AP
    Minnesota Twins right fielder Miguel Sano, top, and second baseman Eduardo Nunez collide in right field while chasing a fly ball hit by Los Angeles Angels’ Yunel Escobar who was thrown out at third base trying to stretch a double during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Minneapolis. David Joles / Star Tribune via AP

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World in focus — best photos for April 16, 2016

Rob Gurdebeke

April 16, 2016

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A look at the best photos from around the world today.

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