• Tourists walk on the edge of a rice terrace at Batad village in the town of Banaue, Ifugao province, Philippines. The rice terraces in Ifugao province have been hailed as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco). The rice terraces are ancient sprawling man-made structures dating back 2,000 to 6,000 years. Carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the Batad indigenous people, the Terraces are fed by an ancient irrigation system from the rainforests situated on a higher plane. Francis Malasig / EPA
    Tourists walk on the edge of a rice terrace at Batad village in the town of Banaue, Ifugao province, Philippines. The rice terraces in Ifugao province have been hailed as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco). The rice terraces are ancient sprawling man-made structures dating back 2,000 to 6,000 years. Carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the Batad indigenous people, the Terraces are fed by an ancient irrigation system from the rainforests situated on a higher plane. Francis Malasig / EPA
  • A man shaves his face on the balcony of his house at a market area in Kolkata, India. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
    A man shaves his face on the balcony of his house at a market area in Kolkata, India. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
  • Orange parrots (Eupsittula canicularis) and catalnica (Brotogeris jugularis) chicks are photographed at the El Tronador Wildlife Rescue Centre in Berlin, 107 kilometres southwest of San Salvador. Rescued undangered species victims of trafficking, are rehabilitated at a shelter supported by a Salvadorean geothermic energy company, with the aim of releasing them into the wild and contribute to the conservation of native species. Marvin Recinos / AFP
    Orange parrots (Eupsittula canicularis) and catalnica (Brotogeris jugularis) chicks are photographed at the El Tronador Wildlife Rescue Centre in Berlin, 107 kilometres southwest of San Salvador. Rescued undangered species victims of trafficking, are rehabilitated at a shelter supported by a Salvadorean geothermic energy company, with the aim of releasing them into the wild and contribute to the conservation of native species. Marvin Recinos / AFP
  • Residents wade through floodwaters in Jakarta. Jakarta was hit by widespread flooding after hours of torrential rain, with thousands of homes inundated, cars stranded and people forced to wade through murky brown water. AFP
    Residents wade through floodwaters in Jakarta. Jakarta was hit by widespread flooding after hours of torrential rain, with thousands of homes inundated, cars stranded and people forced to wade through murky brown water. AFP
  • A Hindu sadhu (holy man) smears coloured paste onto his face ahead of the forthcoming Hindu festival of Maha Shivaratri at The Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting, with sadhus arriving at Pashupatinath to take part in the event, which takes place on February 24. AFP
    A Hindu sadhu (holy man) smears coloured paste onto his face ahead of the forthcoming Hindu festival of Maha Shivaratri at The Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting, with sadhus arriving at Pashupatinath to take part in the event, which takes place on February 24. AFP
  • A Sutton United supporter’s balloon floats across the ground during the English FA Cup fifth round football match against Arsenal at Gander Green Lane stadium in London. Matt Dunham / AP Photo
    A Sutton United supporter’s balloon floats across the ground during the English FA Cup fifth round football match against Arsenal at Gander Green Lane stadium in London. Matt Dunham / AP Photo
  • A model presents a creation by Spanish designer Jesus Lorenzo from the 2017/2018 fall-winter collection during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid (MBFWM) in Madrid. EPA
    A model presents a creation by Spanish designer Jesus Lorenzo from the 2017/2018 fall-winter collection during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid (MBFWM) in Madrid. EPA

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World in focus – best photos for February 21, 2017

Fatima Al Marzouqi

February 21, 2017

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