A chimpanzee licks a piece of ice during hot weather at Dusit Zoo in Bangkok.

Pedestrians walking past the rebuilt Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo. The curtains go up at the new theatre dedicated to Japan's centuries-old kabuki performing art, heralding the fifth iteration of one of the country's most important playhouses.

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama cheering on as children race to roll eggs during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. The First Family hosts the annual event featuring live music, sports courts, cooking stations, storytelling and Easter egg rolling at the White House. Photo courtesy: AFP

Fans tailgate before the start of the Oakland Athletics game against the Seattle Mariners on Opening Day at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, California.

Thousands of slum dwellers taking an Easter Sunday dip into the polluted water of Manila Bay. The city government bars swimming in the bay owing to health hazards but is often helpless in implementing the ordinance.

A member of the Brotherhood of El Nazareno prepares to participate in the Jesus of Nazareth procession in the indigenous town of Izalco, El Salvador, a day before Good Friday.

Some 100 members of animal protection group L214 carry dead rabbits on Trocadero Plaza in Paris to protest against poor conditions at industrial rabbit farms, such as excessive use of antibiotics and medicines.

The 1,400-metre carpet made with flowers and coloured sawdust carried out by municipal employees and volunteers in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the longest carpet of the world, in Guatemala City. Such carpets are traditionally made during the Hoy Week each year.

Giant wind turbines powered by strong winds in Palm Springs, California. California continues its lead in green technology and has the lowest GHG emissions per capita in the whole United States

An Indian Border Security Force soldier with coloured powder on his face during a Holi celebration at a camp in Srinagar. Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed at the end of winter on the last full moon day of the lunar month.