Photos of the day

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

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Peru Floods

A woman is pulled to safety in a zipline harness in Lima, Peru, Friday, March 17, 2017. Intense rains and mudslides over the past three days have wrought havoc around the Andean nation and caught residents in Lima, a desert city of 10 million where it almost never rains, by surprise. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru Floods

A group of people, stranded in flood waters, hold onto a rope as they wade through flood waters to safety in Lima, Peru, Friday, March 17, 2017. Intense rains and mudslides over the past three days have wrought havoc around the Andean nation and caught residents in Lima, a desert city of 10 million where it almost never rains, by surprise. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Iraq Mosul

Iraqi special forces soldiers move toward the front line during fighting against Islamic State militants in west Mosul, Iraq, Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Iraq Mosul

Displaced people walk through heavy fog during fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants in west Mosul, Iraq, Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Guatemala Fire

Shirley Palencia weeps during the burial service for 17-year-old sister Kimberly Palencia Ortiz, a fatal victim of the youth shelter fire, during her burial at the cemetery in Guatemala City, Friday, March 17, 2017. Authorities have said the fire that swept through parts of the institution on March 8 began when mattresses were set ablaze during a protest by residents protesting conditions at the overcrowded youth shelter. The death toll in the fire rose to 40 on Sunday with the announcement that another girl had died of burns. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Yemen

Bodies of Somali migrants, killed in an attack by a helicopter while traveling in a boat off the coast of Yemen, lie on the ground at Hodeida, Yemen, Friday, Mar. 17, 2017. A helicopter gunship attacked a boat packed with Somali migrants off the coast of Yemen overnight Thursday, killing at least 31 people, according to a U.N. agency, Yemeni officials and a survivor who witnessed the attack. (AP Photo/Abdel-Karim Muhammed)

India Kashmir Protest

Masked Kashmiri protesters holds flags of Pakistani controlled Kashmir, right and IS flag right amid tear gas smoke during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, March 17, 2017. Government forces in Indian portion of Kashmir fired tear gas and pellet guns to disperse hundreds of people protesting the recent killings of some civilians during gun battles with insurgents. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Vatican Pope

Pope Francis kneels before a priest to confess, during a penitential liturgy in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)

Israel Christians

Indonesian priests baptize Christian pilgrims in the Jordan river at Yardenit baptismal site in Israel, Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

Trump US Germany

President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump US Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel watches as President Donald Trump speaks during their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

St Patrick's Day Parade-NYC

Bagpipers march up Fifth Avenue during the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Friday, March 17, 2017, in New York. New York City was awash in green and Irish pride as throngs celebrated at the annual parade. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Spain Daily Life

A couple walk their dog at a public park as the sun sets in Madrid, Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Germany Design Exhibition

Visitors reflect in a showcase during the press preview of the exhibition 'You May Also Like: Robert Stadler' in Dresden, Germany, Friday, March 17, 2017. Austrian artist Robert Stadler uses design to question social issues and imagine new ways of conceiving objects. The exhibition starts on March 18, 2017 and lasts until June 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

Hungary Sunrise

Wild ducks take off from the water of Lake Balaton under a sky streaked by contrails during sunrise in Keszthely, 182 kms southwest of Budapest, Hungary, Friday, March 17, 2017. (Gyorgy Varga/MTI via AP)

A line on snow canvass for Spring

An aerial photo shows a vehicle removing accumulated snow on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine route striding between Toyoma and Nagano prefectures on March 17, 2017, ahead of sightseeing season. The route, surrounded the 3,000 meter-high mountains, is one of the most scenic routes. The removal work produces a spur, a geometric pattern on a snow canvas. (The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

Idaho Daily Life

In this March 16, 2017 photo, a double rainbow appears at a lookout near Shoshone Falls in Twin Falls, Idaho. Heavy runoff from winter snow and recent rain have increased water flows at Shoshone Falls in Twin Falls to more than 18,000 cubic feet per second, creating the biggest water show in 20 years. Shoshone Falls, is 900 feet wide and features a 212-foot drop, making it one of the largest natural waterfalls in the United States. Flows are expected to be above normal through May. (Kyle Green/The Idaho Stateman via AP)

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