Today in Pictures, April 19, 2017

Mr Othman Wok laid to rest, Singapore, first iceberg of the season passes South Shore, Canada, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Apr 19, 2017, 10:04 AM

Pallbearers carrying Mr Othman Wok’s coffin outside Sultan Mosque, April 18, 2017. A Singapore flag was draped over the coffin, with the crescent and stars lying over the head and close to the heart of one of the nation’s founding fathers. Mr Othman, 92, a member of independent Singapore's first Cabinet, died on Monday in Singapore General Hospital. PHOTO: STRAITS TIMES/LIM YAOHUI

A photo released on April 19, 2017, shows residents viewing the first iceberg of the season passing the South Shore, also known as "Iceberg Alley", near Ferryland Newfoundland, Canada April 16, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy, who was injured during a bomb blast on a crowded Syrian bus convoy outside Aleppo on Saturday, rests inside a tent connected to Bab al-Hawa hospital, near the Syrian-Turkish border, Syria April 18, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Mr Pang (seated), who had been working near the affected house in Dalvey Road, was shocked to see his silver Perodua Myvi surrounded by debris and bricks after a brick wall collapsed from heavy rain and flash floods, April 18, 2017. PHOTO: STRAITS TIMES./ARIFFIN JAMAR

The guard of honour parade during the country's 37th Independence Day celebrations at the National Sports Stadium in Harare April 18, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Members of the "Yenisei walruses" winter swimming club, Alexander Alexandrov (R) and Konstantin Kindinov step from one floe to another during an ice drift on the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, April 18, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman poses for a photographer in a buttercup flower field near Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak in southern Israel, just outside the Gaza Strip April 18, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

An Indian boy takes bath in an ornamental fountain on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, April 18, 2017. According to weather reports, Delhi is experiencing severe heat wave with temperatures hovering around 41 degrees Celsius mark. PHOTO: EPA

An attendee uses an Oculus Virtual Reality (VR) headset during the F8 Developer Conference in San Jose, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Arsenal's Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the English Premier League football match between Middlesbrough and Arsenal at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, northeast England on April 17, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

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