• A Sri Lankan Army personnel stands guard during the cremation ceremony for senior monk Galagama Attadassi, 94, during his funeral in Kandy. Sri Lanka has declared a day of mourning after one its most senior Buddhist monks died. Lakruwan Wanniarachchi / AFP
    A Sri Lankan Army personnel stands guard during the cremation ceremony for senior monk Galagama Attadassi, 94, during his funeral in Kandy. Sri Lanka has declared a day of mourning after one its most senior Buddhist monks died. Lakruwan Wanniarachchi / AFP
  • Runners take part in the 38th edition of Barcelona’s Marathon held in Barcelona, Spain. Up to 20,400 people take part in this year’s edition. Marta Perfez / EPA
    Runners take part in the 38th edition of Barcelona’s Marathon held in Barcelona, Spain. Up to 20,400 people take part in this year’s edition. Marta Perfez / EPA
  • Rugby players in a scrum during the England v Wales RBS Six Nations Championship 2016 at the Twickenham Stadium in London. Toby Melville / Reuters
    Rugby players in a scrum during the England v Wales RBS Six Nations Championship 2016 at the Twickenham Stadium in London. Toby Melville / Reuters
  • A portrait of late communist leader Mao Zedong is seen behind two hostesses as they pose for a picture at the Tiananmen Square during the 3rd plenary session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing. China’s Communist-controlled parliament opened its annual session on March 5 and is expected to approve a new five-year plan to tackle slowing growth in the world’s second-largest economy. Wang Zhao / AFP
    A portrait of late communist leader Mao Zedong is seen behind two hostesses as they pose for a picture at the Tiananmen Square during the 3rd plenary session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing. China’s Communist-controlled parliament opened its annual session on March 5 and is expected to approve a new five-year plan to tackle slowing growth in the world’s second-largest economy. Wang Zhao / AFP
  • Spanish bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla is hit by his second bull during a bullfight held on the occasion of the Fallas Festival in Valencia, Spain. Kai Foersterling / EPA
    Spanish bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla is hit by his second bull during a bullfight held on the occasion of the Fallas Festival in Valencia, Spain. Kai Foersterling / EPA
  • A spectator at the Maslenitsa car battle, reacts during a clash, in the village of Goroshki, some 35 kilometres from Minsk, Belarus. The battle which is held at the Historical and Cultural Complex, Stalin line, is a small local competition, with participants from Belarus and Russia. Tatyana Zenkovich / EPA
    A spectator at the Maslenitsa car battle, reacts during a clash, in the village of Goroshki, some 35 kilometres from Minsk, Belarus. The battle which is held at the Historical and Cultural Complex, Stalin line, is a small local competition, with participants from Belarus and Russia. Tatyana Zenkovich / EPA
  • Aaron Eidelson flies the The Ballonaful Birman into the Yarra River during the Birdman Rally in Melbourne, Australia. The Birdman Rally is a charity competition for home-made gliders, hang gliders and human-powered aircraft. The first Moomba Birdman Rally was held in 1976. Julian Smith / EPA
    Aaron Eidelson flies the The Ballonaful Birman into the Yarra River during the Birdman Rally in Melbourne, Australia. The Birdman Rally is a charity competition for home-made gliders, hang gliders and human-powered aircraft. The first Moomba Birdman Rally was held in 1976. Julian Smith / EPA

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World in focus — best photos for March 13, 2016

Rob Gurdebeke

March 13, 2016

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A look at the best photos from around the world for Sunday, March 13.

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