Photos of the day

A selection of AP photos taken over the past 24 hours. 

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North Korea Detained American

American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. North Korea's highest court sentenced Warmbier, a 21-year-old University of Virginia undergraduate student, from Wyoming, Ohio, to 15 years in prison with hard labor on Wednesday for subversion. He allegedly attempted to steal a propaganda banner from a restricted area of his hotel at the request of an acquaintance who wanted to hang it in her church. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

India Mallya Protest

Activists of youth wing of Congress party are stuck in a barricade during a protest against businessman Vijay Mallya in New Delhi, India Wednesday, March 16, 2016. India's government has been accused of "criminal conspiracy" for allowing Formula One team boss and flamboyant businessman Mallya leave the country while being pursued over massive debts. Mallya, who is also a member of the upper house of India's parliament, left India on March 2 and is thought to be in England, Attorney-General Mukul Rohtagi told the country's top court this week. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Hogan Gawker Trial

Former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan arrives in the courtroom Wednesday, March 16, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Hogan, whose given name is Terry Bollea, and his attorneys are suing Gawker Media for $100 million, saying his privacy was violated, and he suffered emotional distress after Gawker posted a sex tape of Hogan and his then-best friend's wife. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, Pool) MANDATORY NY POST OUT

Turkey Refugees

A bird on a cage belonging to Syrian refugee Abdullah Koca, who fled Syria four years ago and had been living at a camp for Syrian refugees in Islahiye, Gaziantep province, southeastern Turkey, is hanged at the barbed-wired fence of the camp, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. The European Union and Turkey hope to reach a comprehensive deal this week to tackle illegal migration and the refugee crisis spurred by conflicts in Syria and beyond. In return for its efforts, Turkey stands to gain 3.3 billion US dollars in EU funding to help it improve the situation of the 2.7 million Syrian refugees already within its borders; a much-anticipated easing of EU visa restrictions for Turkish citizens; and expedited talks about the country joining the 28-nation EU. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

India Daily Life

An Indian woman sun dries red chilli on the outskirts of Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Turkey Refugees

Jana Mahmoud, a Syrian refugee child, stands at a refugee camp for Syrian refugees in Islahiye, Gaziantep province, southeastern Turkey, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. The European Union and Turkey hope to reach a comprehensive deal this week to tackle illegal migration and the refugee crisis spurred by conflicts in Syria and beyond. In return for its efforts, Turkey stands to gain 3.3 billion US dollars in EU funding to help it improve the situation of the 2.7 million Syrian refugees already within its borders; a much-anticipated easing of EU visa restrictions for Turkish citizens; and expedited talks about the country joining the 28-nation EU. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Mideast Emirates Photo Exhibition

An Emirati man visits a collection titled "Heat" of Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer Mario Testino during the opening day of the Dubai Photo Exhibition at the Design District in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Dubai Photo Exhibition presents more than 700 museum-quality artworks by 129 photographers, including very early photographic experiments by pioneer Hippolyte Bayard, iconic images from 20th century masters like Bill Brandt and Dorothea Lange, and creative contemporary artworks by emerging and established photographers from around the world. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Obama Supreme Court

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, center, introduce Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland, right, as Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court during an announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Spain Migrants

A woman shouts slogans with others during a protest against the European Union proposals to send refugees back to Turkey, in Madrid, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Leaders of the EU's 28 divided nations plan to reconvene in Brussels this week in hopes of ironing out disagreements on a proposed agreement with Turkey in the migrants crisis. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Mideast Israel Jewish Wedding

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish bride enters to the men's section of the wedding, to fulfill the Mitzvah tantz, in which family members and honored rabbis are invited to dance in front of the bride, often holding a gartel, and then dancing with the groom, during her wedding to the grandson of the Rabbi of the Tzanz Hasidic dynasty community, in Netanya, Israel, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Spain Soccer Champions League

The audience sit in the rain and watch the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Arsenal FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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