Pictures of the day: July 28, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es of events around the world


July 28, 2016
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton joins U.S. President Barack Obama onstage after his remarks on the third night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. PHOTO: REUTERS

A delegate wears a "Dump Trump" button on her hat during the third session at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. PHOTO: REUTERS

A lion sleeps inside a cage at the Caricuao Zoo in Caracas, Venezuela. Some 50 animals have starved to death in the last six months at one of Venezuela's main zoos, according to a union leader, due to chronic food shortages that have plagued the crisis-stricken South American nation. PHOTO: REUTERS

A framed picture of kittens lies amidst rubble at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS

A helicopter carries water to drop on the Soberanes Fire in Carmel Highlands, California, U.S. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Turkish honour guard stands at attention as Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (not pictured) attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Anitkabir, the mausoleum of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, ahead of a High Military Council meeting in Ankara. PHOTO: REUTERS

Tears stream down the face of a delegate as he listens to U.S. President Barack Obama speak on the third night at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pope Francis falls as he arrives at the Jasna Gora shrine in Czestochowa, Poland. PHOTO: REUTERS

Players of Atletico Nacional celebrate with the trophy after they defeated Independiente del Valle in the Copa Libertadores final. PHOTO: REUTERS

Nine protesters from various organizations surround men who were burning a modified American flag along the perimeter walls of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PHOTO: REUTERS

Seen in a long exposure photograph, the Soberanes Fire burns along ridges above Carmel-By-The-Sea, California, U.S. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Palestinian man relaxes after having his body lathered with soap at As-Samra bath house in Gaza City. PHOTO: REUTERS

An employee paints a ready-made Chinese traditional temple at the Chuanso factory that manufactures religious objects in Pingtung, Taiwan. PHOTO: REUTERS

Funeral wreaths are seen next to the entrance of the Dayicik family's house, before the funeral of Huseyin Dayicik who was killed when a German-Iranian opened fire near a busy shopping mall in Munich, at the village of Aratos, in the northern region of Rodopi, Greece. PHOTO: REUTERS

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