>>> a[[0,1,3], :] # Returns the rows you want
array([[ 0, 1, 2, 3],
[ 4, 5, 6, 7],
[12, 13, 14, 15]])
>>> a[[0,1,3], :][:, [0,2]] # Selects the columns you want as well
array([[ 0, 2],
[ 4, 6],
[12, 14]])