• Revellers take part in the annual Holi Rangotsav Festival organised by Vishwa Hindu Parishad Association at a university in Bangkok, Thailand. Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters
    Revellers take part in the annual Holi Rangotsav Festival organised by Vishwa Hindu Parishad Association at a university in Bangkok, Thailand. Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters
  • Riders take part in the Easter procession in Ralbitz, Germany. Every year on Easter Sunday, riders dressed in traditional clothes participate in the procession to announce with prayers and hymns the good news of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Sebastian Kahnert / EPA
    Riders take part in the Easter procession in Ralbitz, Germany. Every year on Easter Sunday, riders dressed in traditional clothes participate in the procession to announce with prayers and hymns the good news of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Sebastian Kahnert / EPA
  • Joel Thompson of the Dragons is tackled by Tyrone Peachey and Te Maire Martin of the Panthers during the round four NRL match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Penrith Panthers at WIN Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images
    Joel Thompson of the Dragons is tackled by Tyrone Peachey and Te Maire Martin of the Panthers during the round four NRL match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Penrith Panthers at WIN Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images
  • Nuns stand at a window before the Easter Sunday mass at St Peter’s square in Vatican. Christians around the world are marking the Holy Week, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, leading up to his resurrection on Easter. Andreas Solaro / AFP
    Nuns stand at a window before the Easter Sunday mass at St Peter’s square in Vatican. Christians around the world are marking the Holy Week, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, leading up to his resurrection on Easter. Andreas Solaro / AFP
  • Andre Ward (left) fights against Sullivan Barrera in their IBF Light Heavyweight bout at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images / AFP
    Andre Ward (left) fights against Sullivan Barrera in their IBF Light Heavyweight bout at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images / AFP
  • Myanmar military armed-tanks are driven during a parade to commemorate 71st Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. The country’s commander-in-chief, General Min Aung Hlaing, addressed the parade saying that principles of democracy mean holding elections that some parties win and others lose. It is the first time the event has been held since Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party became the ruling party winning November 2015 elections. Aung Shine Oo / AP
    Myanmar military armed-tanks are driven during a parade to commemorate 71st Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. The country’s commander-in-chief, General Min Aung Hlaing, addressed the parade saying that principles of democracy mean holding elections that some parties win and others lose. It is the first time the event has been held since Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party became the ruling party winning November 2015 elections. Aung Shine Oo / AP
  • Houston Dynamo’s Ricardo Clark, left, gets his hand on the face of teammate and goalkeeper Joe Willis as Willis tries to punch the ball away from Vancouver Whitecaps’ Kekuta Manneh, rear, during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia. Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press via AP
    Houston Dynamo’s Ricardo Clark, left, gets his hand on the face of teammate and goalkeeper Joe Willis as Willis tries to punch the ball away from Vancouver Whitecaps’ Kekuta Manneh, rear, during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, British Columbia. Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press via AP
  • Filipino children participate in a procession before a mass to mark Easter Sunday outside a church in Las Pinas City, south of Manila, Philippines. Francis R Malasig / EPA
    Filipino children participate in a procession before a mass to mark Easter Sunday outside a church in Las Pinas City, south of Manila, Philippines. Francis R Malasig / EPA
  • Hungary’s captain Balazs Dzsudzsak celebrates scoring with fans during the friendly football match Hungary v Croatia at the Ferenc Puskas Stadion in Budapest, Hungary. Attila Kisbenedek / AFP
    Hungary’s captain Balazs Dzsudzsak celebrates scoring with fans during the friendly football match Hungary v Croatia at the Ferenc Puskas Stadion in Budapest, Hungary. Attila Kisbenedek / AFP
  • Catholic worshippers pray at the Saint Pierre Claver church in the Bacongo district of Brazzaville at the beginning of the Easter vigil. Marco Longaari / AFP
    Catholic worshippers pray at the Saint Pierre Claver church in the Bacongo district of Brazzaville at the beginning of the Easter vigil. Marco Longaari / AFP
  • Spanish bullfighter Jose Maria Manzanares prepares before a bullfight held on the occasion of the ‘Feria de Paques’ Easter Festivities in Arles, southern France. The Easter Feria marks the start of the French bullfighting season. Guillaume Horcajuelo / EPA
    Spanish bullfighter Jose Maria Manzanares prepares before a bullfight held on the occasion of the ‘Feria de Paques’ Easter Festivities in Arles, southern France. The Easter Feria marks the start of the French bullfighting season. Guillaume Horcajuelo / EPA
  • Jaguares players enter the field during the Super Rugby match between the Argentina’s Jaguares and the South African Stormers at Velez Sarsfield stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Juan Ignacio Roncoroni / EPA
    Jaguares players enter the field during the Super Rugby match between the Argentina’s Jaguares and the South African Stormers at Velez Sarsfield stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Juan Ignacio Roncoroni / EPA
  • Italian military forces march as they arrive in St Peter’s square before Pope Francis leads the Easter mass at the Vatican. Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters
    Italian military forces march as they arrive in St Peter’s square before Pope Francis leads the Easter mass at the Vatican. Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters

World in focus – best photos for March 27, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world.