Ukrainian soldiers sit on top of military vehicles parked in a field about 70 km from the eastern Ukrainian town of Slovyansk, where the Ukrainian regional administration building was seized by pro-Russian activists. Photo: AP
Firemen work at the site of a burnt out police jeep in Hamad Town, Bahrain. The Interior Ministry said in a statement that the jeep was attacked by anti-government protesters throwing petrol bombs. Photo: AP
A protester holds a Palestinian stands on the gate checkpoint during a demonstration to open the checkpoint closed by Israeli soldiers a week ago at the entrance to the village Nabi Saleh, near the West Bank City of Ramallah. Israel closed the gate checkpoint after the weekly demonstrations in protest against the expansion of a Jewish settlement Halamish. Photo: AP
Children lie on mattresses on sidewalks outside stores near their homes after several earthquakes in Managua, Nicaragua, just after sunrise. The government is recommending people sleep outside after an earthquake occurred a bit further away from Managua. Photo: AP
Visiting Swiss Federal Minister Didier Burkhalter, left, speaks to Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk in Kiev, Ukraine. Photo: AP