Pictures of the day: June 9, 2016

We look at 13 images from events around the world


Multimedia Desk June 09, 2016
Buddhist monks arrive for a ceremony at the Grand Palace to commemorate Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 70th anniversary on the throne, in Bangkok, Thailand June 9, 2016. REUTERS

Muslims gather around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque during the holy fasting month of Ramazan in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, June 8, 2016. REUTERS

Pakistani volunteers prepare Iftar food plates for Muslim devotees to break their fast during the holy month of Ramazan in Karachi on June 8, 2016. AFP PHOTO

A Chinese tourist gestures as she is photographed by compatriots in front of the "Puente Nuevo" (New Bridge) in Ronda, southern Spain, June 8, 2016. REUTERS

A general view at the premiere of "Finding Dory" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California US, June 8, 2016. REUTERS

A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island (top), Minamikojima (bottom) and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen in the East China Sea, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 2012. Mandatory credit. REUTERS

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man walks on the banks of the river Ganges during a dust storm in Allahabad, India, June 9, 2016. REUTERS

A tug boat pulls a coal barge along the Mahakam River in Samarinda, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia, March 2, 2016. REUTERS

A woman feeds birds on a road in front of her house in Calceta, Ecuador June 4, 2016. REUTERS

Belongings of the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau prisoners are presented during a news conference at the Auschwitz Birkenau State Museum in Oswiecim, Poland June 8, 2016. Agencja Gazeta/Lukasz Krajewski/via REUTERS

Buddhist monks arrive for a ceremony at the Grand Palace to commemorate Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 70th anniversary on the throne, in Bangkok, Thailand June 9, 2016. REUTERS

Musafir, a pet monkey, eats sweets on a pavement in Kolkata, India, June 9, 2016. REUTERS

A Muslim touches the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque during the holy fasting month of Ramazan in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, June 8, 2016. REUTERS

US President Barack Obama talks to Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon during a break in a taping of the show, to air Thursday night, at NBC's Rockefeller Center studios in New York, US June 8, 2016. REUTERS

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