• A Komondor is seen in the judging ring in New York during Day Two of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. Timothy A Clary / AFP
    A Komondor is seen in the judging ring in New York during Day Two of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. Timothy A Clary / AFP
  • A fighter from the pro-government Popular Mobilisation units covers his ears as he sets off a rocket launcher in the village of Taz Khurmatu, on the southern outskirts of the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, as they try to recpature the nearby village of al-Bashir from ISIL. Mohammed Sawaf / AFP
    A fighter from the pro-government Popular Mobilisation units covers his ears as he sets off a rocket launcher in the village of Taz Khurmatu, on the southern outskirts of the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, as they try to recpature the nearby village of al-Bashir from ISIL. Mohammed Sawaf / AFP
  • A man shovels snow during a winter storm in Ottawa, Canada. Chris Wattie / Reuters
    A man shovels snow during a winter storm in Ottawa, Canada. Chris Wattie / Reuters
  • Roberta Vinci of Italy returns the ball to Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan during their first round match at Dubai Duty Free Tennis WTA Championships in Dubai. Ali Haider / EPA
    Roberta Vinci of Italy returns the ball to Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan during their first round match at Dubai Duty Free Tennis WTA Championships in Dubai. Ali Haider / EPA
  • Shaolin Monks perform during their ‘Shaolin Warriors – The Magical Secret’ show at the MOM Culture Center in Budapest, Hungary. The Chinese fighting artists are on their 20th anniversary tour. Tibor Illyes / EPA
    Shaolin Monks perform during their ‘Shaolin Warriors – The Magical Secret’ show at the MOM Culture Center in Budapest, Hungary. The Chinese fighting artists are on their 20th anniversary tour. Tibor Illyes / EPA
  • Supporters for Republican presidential candidate, Ohio Governor John Kasich, wait for his arrival for a town hall meeting, in Livonia, Michigan. Carlos Osorio / AP
    Supporters for Republican presidential candidate, Ohio Governor John Kasich, wait for his arrival for a town hall meeting, in Livonia, Michigan. Carlos Osorio / AP
  • Pigeons rest at an embankment of the Fontanka River in St Petersburg. Olga Maltseva / AFP
    Pigeons rest at an embankment of the Fontanka River in St Petersburg. Olga Maltseva / AFP
  • US President Barack Obama reacts as he speaks during a press conference on the last day of the US-ASEAN Summit, at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California. The United States is hosting a meeting with leaders from the Association of South-East Asian Nations for the first time, amid growing tensions with China over a maritime territorial dispute. Ned Redway / EPA
    US President Barack Obama reacts as he speaks during a press conference on the last day of the US-ASEAN Summit, at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California. The United States is hosting a meeting with leaders from the Association of South-East Asian Nations for the first time, amid growing tensions with China over a maritime territorial dispute. Ned Redway / EPA
  • An Afghan woman holds a child as she begs on a bridge in Kabul. Wakil Kohsar / AFP
    An Afghan woman holds a child as she begs on a bridge in Kabul. Wakil Kohsar / AFP

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World in focus — best photos for February 17, 2016

Rob Gurdebeke

February 17, 2016

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A look at the best photos from around the world.

Results

Light Flyweight (49kg): Mirzakhmedov Nodirjon (UZB) beat Daniyal Sabit (KAZ) by points 5-0.

Flyweight (52kg): Zoirov Shakhobidin (UZB) beat Amit Panghol (IND) 3-2.

Bantamweight (56kg): Kharkhuu Enkh-Amar (MGL) beat Mirazizbek Mirzahalilov (UZB) 3-2.

Lightweight (60kg): Erdenebat Tsendbaatar (MGL) beat Daniyal Shahbakhsh (IRI) 5-0.

Light Welterweight (64kg): Baatarsukh Chinzorig (MGL) beat Shiva Thapa (IND) 3-2.

Welterweight (69kg): Bobo-Usmon Baturov (UZB) beat Ablaikhan Zhussupov (KAZ) RSC round-1.

Middleweight (75kg): Jafarov Saidjamshid (UZB) beat Abilkhan Amankul (KAZ) 4-1.

Light Heavyweight (81kg): Ruzmetov Dilshodbek (UZB) beat Meysam Gheshlaghi (IRI) 3-2.

Heavyweight (91kg): Sanjeet (IND) beat Vassiliy Levit (KAZ) 4-1.

Super Heavyweight ( 91kg): Jalolov Bakhodir (UZB) beat Kamshibek Kunkabayev (KAZ) 5-0.

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