• A Kashmiri student throws a chair on Indian policemen as they clash in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. The clashes began in Srinagar when hundreds of college students took to the streets to protest a police raid in a college in southern Pulwama town over the weekend, in which at least 50 students were injured. Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo
    A Kashmiri student throws a chair on Indian policemen as they clash in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. The clashes began in Srinagar when hundreds of college students took to the streets to protest a police raid in a college in southern Pulwama town over the weekend, in which at least 50 students were injured. Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo
  • Members of the Samaritan sect take part in a traditional pilgrimage marking the holiday of Passover atop Mount Gerizim, near the West Bank city of Nablus. Abed Omar Qusini / Reuters
    Members of the Samaritan sect take part in a traditional pilgrimage marking the holiday of Passover atop Mount Gerizim, near the West Bank city of Nablus. Abed Omar Qusini / Reuters
  • Cambodian Buddhist monks view the remains of victims who died during the Khmer Rouge regime at the Choeung Ek Genocidal Center on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodians marked the anniversary of the Khmer Rouge’s taking of Phnom Penh which plunged the nation into one of the worst genocides of the last century. EPA
    Cambodian Buddhist monks view the remains of victims who died during the Khmer Rouge regime at the Choeung Ek Genocidal Center on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodians marked the anniversary of the Khmer Rouge’s taking of Phnom Penh which plunged the nation into one of the worst genocides of the last century. EPA
  • A North Korean woman reaches out to feed an elephant at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea. A North Korean missile exploded within seconds of its launch on the east coast on 16 April, South Korean and US officials say as tensions rise in the region over nuclear issues. EPA
    A North Korean woman reaches out to feed an elephant at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea. A North Korean missile exploded within seconds of its launch on the east coast on 16 April, South Korean and US officials say as tensions rise in the region over nuclear issues. EPA
  • A man stands in front of an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo. Asian shares were mixed Monday amid continuing worries about tensions on the Korean Peninsula, while Hong Kong and Australian markets were closed for the Easter holidays. Koji Sasahara / AP Photo
    A man stands in front of an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo. Asian shares were mixed Monday amid continuing worries about tensions on the Korean Peninsula, while Hong Kong and Australian markets were closed for the Easter holidays. Koji Sasahara / AP Photo
  • Sergei Bobrovsky, number 72 of the Columbus Blue Jackets, is lit during player introductions prior to the start of the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game Three of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Pittsburgh beat Columbus 5-4 in overtime. Pittsburgh lead the series 3-0. Kirk Irwin / Getty Images / AFP
    Sergei Bobrovsky, number 72 of the Columbus Blue Jackets, is lit during player introductions prior to the start of the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game Three of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Pittsburgh beat Columbus 5-4 in overtime. Pittsburgh lead the series 3-0. Kirk Irwin / Getty Images / AFP
  • The Montreal Canadiens skate in warm-ups prior to the game against the New York Rangers in Game Three of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images / AFP
    The Montreal Canadiens skate in warm-ups prior to the game against the New York Rangers in Game Three of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images / AFP
  • Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP prepares on the grid during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit. Mark Thompson / Getty Images
    Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP prepares on the grid during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit. Mark Thompson / Getty Images
  • Spanish matador Curro DIaz kills a bull with a sword during a bullfight at the Ventas bullring in Madrid, Spain. Javier Barbancho / Reuters
    Spanish matador Curro DIaz kills a bull with a sword during a bullfight at the Ventas bullring in Madrid, Spain. Javier Barbancho / Reuters

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