Through The Lens: Today in Pictures, April 16, 2014

An injured passenger who was on a sinking ship, is rescued by South Korean maritime policemen, in the sea off Jindo April 16, 2014 in this picture provided by West Regional Headquarters Korea Coast Guard and released by News1. One person has been fou
An injured passenger who was on a sinking ship, is rescued by South Korean maritime policemen, in the sea off Jindo April 16, 2014 in this picture provided by West Regional Headquarters Korea Coast Guard and released by News1. One person has been found dead in a South Korean ferry that is sinking off the south-west coast, a coast guard official said on Wednesday. The ferry, identified as the Sewol, was carrying about 470 passengers, including 338 high school students and teachers, en route to Jeju island, about 100km south of the Korean peninsula.  -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A South Korean ferry capsizes, the annual celebration of Criolla Week in Uruguay, and Thingyan festival in Yangon. These and more in Today in Pictures.

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