Pictures of the day: August 23, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es of events from around the world


Multimedia Desk August 23, 2016
15. Giant panda cub Bei Bei (L) plays with his mother Mei Xiang (R) at the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, DC. PHOTO: AFP

A view of residential condominium buildings at a residential neighbourhood in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. PHOTO: REUTERS

A trainer plays with a tiger during a performance for tourists at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo, in Chonburi province, Thailand. PHOTO: REUTERS

People pull apart water buffaloes fighting with each other during a local celebration in Kaili, Guizhou Province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton tapes an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Show in Los Angeles, California. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Kurdish fighter from the People's Protection Units (YPG) fires his weapon at a statue of Bassel al-Assad, brother of Syria's President Bashar, in the Ghwairan neighborhood of Hasaka, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS

A staff lies in a casket next an altar decorated with flowers and balloons as she demonstrates Okuribito funeral's funeral service at the Life Ending Industry Expo in Tokyo, Japan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A dog sits on a wall of a house at a slum area on the flooded banks of the river Yamuna in Allahabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Ukrainian servicemen stand in a line during a rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade in central Kiev, Ukraine. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man looks on from afar as supporters of the Gabonese opposition leader Jean Ping gather in the second district of the capital Libreville for a campaign rally. PHOTO: AFP

Two girls play on a small wall during sunset in a neighborhood of the commune of Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince. PHOTO: AFP

People board a cable car in Chongqing. PHOTO: AFP

Ralph Lauren greets the audience after presenting his creations during the Fall 2016 New York Fashion Week in New York. PHOTO: AFP

The picture shows a fallen tree blocking a railway station in Tokyo. A powerful typhoon struck near Tokyo on Monday, the first in 11 years to come ashore in the densely populated region, temporarily shutting down a major city airport and grounding more than 500 flights nationwide. PHOTO: AFP

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