Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi walks back after being dismissed in the T20 game against Australia which saw his team crash out of the T20 World Cup. The Pakistan captain later said that he was fit to be a player but not fit to be captain of the Pakistan team. (Pic AFP)

Today is good Friday, the day on which the Christians mark the crucifixion of Jesus. The picture shows a reenactment of the incident by actors in Lagos. (Pic AFP/Getty)

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe marked his 67th birthday at the Temple Trees in Colombo. President Maithripala Sirisena was the chief guest.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his son Yoshitha Rajapaksa were engaged in religious activities in Kataragama last evening when they encountered UNP Minister Ranjith Maddumabandara. They were seen engaging in religious activities together. (Pic Lankadeepa)

The security camera footage shows three people suspected to be involved in the suicide boming at the Brussels International Airport yesterday. The two men in the left and the middle are thought to be the attackers while the third man is suspected to be on the run. (Pic AFP)

US President Barack Obama met with Cuban President Raul Castro in a historic meeting in Havana yesterday. "I bring with me the greetings and friendship of the American people." Obama declared, marking the first meeting of a communist Cuban leader and a sitting US President on Cuban soil. Pic: AP

The Obama family braved the rains to visit Old Havana, hours after landing in the Cuban capital. Obama is the first sitting US President to visit the Caribbean nation in 88 years. (Pic Reuters)

Sri Lanka's Sugandika Kumari clean bowled Irish opener Clare Shilliongton in the T20 International between the two countries played out in Mohali yesterday. Sri Lanka won the game by 14 runs. Pic ICC

This photograph, published on Facebook, is thought to be the last published photograph from the ill-fated FlyDubai FZ981 flight that crashed in Rostov-on-Don is Southern Russia, killing all 62 on board. 

Large crowds were gathered at Hyde Park for the 'Joint Opposition' rally in which former President Mahinda Rajapaksa took part. (Pic Lankadeepa)