Pictures of the Day
  • Panic reigns as agents draw their guns after loud bangs are heard during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel. AFP
    Panic reigns as agents draw their guns after loud bangs are heard during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel. AFP
    Panic reigns as agents draw their guns after loud bangs are heard during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel. AFP
    Panic reigns as agents draw their guns after loud bangs are heard during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel. AFP
  • Atif Najib, former head of political security in Deraa during Bashar Al Assad's rule of Syria, faces trial in Damascus, charged with committing war crimes. Reuters
    Atif Najib, former head of political security in Deraa during Bashar Al Assad's rule of Syria, faces trial in Damascus, charged with committing war crimes. Reuters
    Atif Najib, former head of political security in Deraa during Bashar Al Assad's rule of Syria, faces trial in Damascus, charged with committing war crimes. Reuters
    Atif Najib, former head of political security in Deraa during Bashar Al Assad's rule of Syria, faces trial in Damascus, charged with committing war crimes. Reuters
  • Moscow half marathon runners keep the pace up on Kremlevskaya embankment in the centre of the Russian capital. AFP
    Moscow half marathon runners keep the pace up on Kremlevskaya embankment in the centre of the Russian capital. AFP
    Moscow half marathon runners keep the pace up on Kremlevskaya embankment in the centre of the Russian capital. AFP
    Moscow half marathon runners keep the pace up on Kremlevskaya embankment in the centre of the Russian capital. AFP
  • Visitors at a memorial for the victims of Chernobyl, on the 40th anniversary of the explosion at the nuclear power plant, in Kyiv. AFP
    Visitors at a memorial for the victims of Chernobyl, on the 40th anniversary of the explosion at the nuclear power plant, in Kyiv. AFP
    Visitors at a memorial for the victims of Chernobyl, on the 40th anniversary of the explosion at the nuclear power plant, in Kyiv. AFP
    Visitors at a memorial for the victims of Chernobyl, on the 40th anniversary of the explosion at the nuclear power plant, in Kyiv. AFP
  • Palestinian staff begin counting votes after the close of polling for municipal elections, in Deir Al Balah, Gaza. AFP
    Palestinian staff begin counting votes after the close of polling for municipal elections, in Deir Al Balah, Gaza. AFP
    Palestinian staff begin counting votes after the close of polling for municipal elections, in Deir Al Balah, Gaza. AFP
    Palestinian staff begin counting votes after the close of polling for municipal elections, in Deir Al Balah, Gaza. AFP
  • People pray next to the bodies of Palestinians who were killed by Israeli gunfire and tank shelling, during their funeral at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. Reuters
    People pray next to the bodies of Palestinians who were killed by Israeli gunfire and tank shelling, during their funeral at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. Reuters
    People pray next to the bodies of Palestinians who were killed by Israeli gunfire and tank shelling, during their funeral at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. Reuters
    People pray next to the bodies of Palestinians who were killed by Israeli gunfire and tank shelling, during their funeral at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. Reuters
  • A displaced girl calls her sister from inside a tent at a makeshift camp during a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Beirut. Reuters
    A displaced girl calls her sister from inside a tent at a makeshift camp during a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Beirut. Reuters
    A displaced girl calls her sister from inside a tent at a makeshift camp during a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Beirut. Reuters
    A displaced girl calls her sister from inside a tent at a makeshift camp during a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Beirut. Reuters
  • The art installation Barzakh by Wael Al Awar displayed on Abu Dhabi Corniche. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The art installation Barzakh by Wael Al Awar displayed on Abu Dhabi Corniche. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The art installation Barzakh by Wael Al Awar displayed on Abu Dhabi Corniche. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The art installation Barzakh by Wael Al Awar displayed on Abu Dhabi Corniche. Chris Whiteoak / The National