Best photography from around the world, April 6

Emergency responders help evacuate a Syrian boy from a residential building reportedly hit by an explosives-filled barrel dropped by a government forces helicopter in the Shaar neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Khaled Khatib / AFP

A young Rwandan girl sits amongst hundreds gathered at a ceremony to await the arrival of a small flame of remembrance, symbolic fire traveling the country, and hear genocide memories in the capital Kigali, Rwanda. Ben Curtis / AP

A girl jumps to touch cherry blossoms in full bloom in Fussa, outskirts Tokyo. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA

Members of Japan’s Self-Defence Force’s honour guard prepare for a ceremony for U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (not in picture) at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Issei Kato / Reuters

Brazilian soldiers patrol the street during security operations in Vila Pinheiro --part of the Mare shantytown complex near the Galeao (Antonio Carlos Jobim) international airport-- in the north suburb of Rio de Janeiro. Christophe Simon / AFP

Elderly Hungarian women cast their ballots inside a polling station during parliamentary elections in Veresegyhaza near Budapest. Laszlo Balogh / Reuters

People gather in an alley that was reportedly hit by an explosives-filled barrel dropped by a government forces helicopter in the Shaar neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Zein Al-Rifai / AFP

A child smiles behind a fence during a protest by non-governmental organization (NGO) Rio de Paz (Rio of Peace) at the Jacarezinho slum in Rio de Janeiro. Serguio Moraes / Reuters

Jamie Moore on Mountainous and Sam Waley-Cohen on Long Run take cover after a fall at Valentine’s during the Crabbie’s Grand National Steeple Chase at Aintree Racecourse. Laurence Griffiths / Getty

A Pakistani lawyer taking the thumb impression from nine-month-old toddler Mohammad Musa on a bail bond in Lahore. While many children of his age are still learning how to crawl, a nine-month-old boy in Pakistan has been accused of attempted murder in a case observers say highlights endemic flaws in the country’s legal system. AFP