• Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson blocks a shot during Game 2 their first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup play-off series against the Calgary Flames. Chris Carlson / AP Photo
    Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson blocks a shot during Game 2 their first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup play-off series against the Calgary Flames. Chris Carlson / AP Photo
  • Catholics take part in the Procession of Lights in Nahuizalco, El Salvador. Jose Cabezas / Reuters
    Catholics take part in the Procession of Lights in Nahuizalco, El Salvador. Jose Cabezas / Reuters
  • A women runs along a canola field on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. Michael Probst / AP Photo
    A women runs along a canola field on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. Michael Probst / AP Photo
  • An Orthodox Easter service outside Mikhailovsky Zlatoverkhy Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine. Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters
    An Orthodox Easter service outside Mikhailovsky Zlatoverkhy Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine. Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters
  • North Korean soldiers march during a parade for the ‘Day of the Sun’ festival on Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang. How Hwee Young / EPA
    North Korean soldiers march during a parade for the ‘Day of the Sun’ festival on Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang. How Hwee Young / EPA
  • Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel seen during qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Lars Baron / Getty Images
    Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel seen during qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Lars Baron / Getty Images
  • Memphis Grizzlies player Zach Randolph, centre, gets blocked by San Antonio Spurs players Pau Gasol, right, Kyle Anderson, top, and Danny Green. Larry W Smith / EPA
    Memphis Grizzlies player Zach Randolph, centre, gets blocked by San Antonio Spurs players Pau Gasol, right, Kyle Anderson, top, and Danny Green. Larry W Smith / EPA
  • A North Korean soldier sits on his bicycle near Sinuiju, on the Chinese border. Johannes Eisele / AFP Photo
    A North Korean soldier sits on his bicycle near Sinuiju, on the Chinese border. Johannes Eisele / AFP Photo
  • Pope Francis delivers his Urbi et Orbi message on Easter Sunder at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. Gregorio Borgia / AP Photo
    Pope Francis delivers his Urbi et Orbi message on Easter Sunder at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. Gregorio Borgia / AP Photo

World in focus — best photos for April 16, 2017


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