World of Photos
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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Pomona Police officers hug after a 15 hour stand-of. A gunman who shot two California police officers, killing one of them, was arrested after barricading himself in an apartment in Pomona, California. Photo: AP -
![People look at a building covered in posters of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Shanghai.]()
People look at a building covered in posters of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Shanghai. Photo: AP -
![Fireworks are set off as Portland Timbers midfielder Lawrence Olum takes the field prior to an MLS soccer match against ...]()
Fireworks are set off as Portland Timbers midfielder Lawrence Olum takes the field prior to an MLS soccer match against the New York Red Bulls in Harrison, N.J. Photo: AP -
![Local government workers pray in front of their town hall hit by the 2011 tsunami in Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture, northern ...]()
Local government workers pray in front of their town hall hit by the 2011 tsunami in Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture, northern Japan. Photo: AP -
![Chinese security personnel in usher uniforms stand guard during a plenary session of Chinese People's Political ...]()
Chinese security personnel in usher uniforms stand guard during a plenary session of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Photo: AIJAZ RAHI -
![A masked protester throws a molotov cocktail at riot policemen during clashes outside the University of Thessaloniki ...]()
A masked protester throws a molotov cocktail at riot policemen during clashes outside the University of Thessaloniki campus, in Thessaloniki, Greece. Photo: AP -
![In this March 10, 2018 photo, a supporter holds a portrait of Hong Kong pro-democracy by-election candidate Au Nok-hin ...]()
In this March 10, 2018 photo, a supporter holds a portrait of Hong Kong pro-democracy by-election candidate Au Nok-hin during an election campaign in Hong Kong. Photo: AP -
![A man carries a likeness of an orca whale as thousands of people participate in a rally after marching together during a ...]()
A man carries a likeness of an orca whale as thousands of people participate in a rally after marching together during a protest against the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in Burnaby, British Columbia. Photo: AP -
![A local fisherman fishes on a frozen, snow-covered Galve lake as temperatures are just 2 degrees Celsius in Trakai, some ...]()
A local fisherman fishes on a frozen, snow-covered Galve lake as temperatures are just 2 degrees Celsius in Trakai, some 30km (14 miles) west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo: AP -
![Hospitality staff members take souvenir pictures on Tiananmen Square during a plenary session of Chinese People's ...]()
Hospitality staff members take souvenir pictures on Tiananmen Square during a plenary session of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: AP -
![Young penitents of the ''Hermandad del Senor'' brotherhood take part in the traditional ''Cristo Caido'' Way of the ...]()
Young penitents of the ''Hermandad del Senor'' brotherhood take part in the traditional ''Cristo Caido'' Way of the Cross in honour of Christian devotees in the Middle East, prior to Spanish Holy Week, in Pamplona, Spain. Photo: ALVARO BARRIENTOS -
![A military officer takes a smartphone photo of a fellow officer before a plenary session of the Chinese People's ...]()
A military officer takes a smartphone photo of a fellow officer before a plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: Mark Schiefelbein -
![Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr., center, joins other indigenous chiefs and elders in leading thousands of people in a ...]()
Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr., center, joins other indigenous chiefs and elders in leading thousands of people in a march during a protest against the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in Burnaby, British Columbia. Photo: AP -
![A man lights a candle to mourn for victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami prior to a special memorial ...]()
A man lights a candle to mourn for victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami prior to a special memorial event in Tokyo Sunday. Photo: EUGENE HOSHIKO
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