Pictures of the day: August 24, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es of events from around the world

The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights illuminate the night sky on August 23, 2016 in Erikslund village at Vaesternorrland County in Sweden. PHOTO: AFP

Students dance as they participate in celebrations ahead of the Janmashtami festival, Mumbai, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Barack Obama is seen inside Marine One upon arrival on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. PHOTO: AFP

Workers climb up the tower of the third Bosphorus Bridge linking the European and Asian sides of Istanbul, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS

Passengers watch TV screen broadcasting news report on North Korea’s Sub-marine launched ballistic missile fired from North Korea’s east coast. PHOTO: REUTERS

Ahmad Abughaush (2nd L), who won a Taekwondo gold claiming Jordan's first ever Olympic medal, kisses his father upon his arrival at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, PHOTO: REUTERS

Israeli soldiers rest just outside the Israeli-Gaza border near kibbutz Nir Am, Israel. PHOTO: REUTERS

Supporters of incumbent Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba are seen from an helicopter as they gather at an open field in Lekoni. PHOTO: AFP

Handguns and sporting guns are displayed at Wyss Waffen gun shop in the town of Burgdorf, Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man wrapped in a blanket looks on as a rescuer with a dog stand in front a collapsed house following a quake in Amatrice, central Italy. PHOTO: REUTERS

Thai soldiers inspect the scene of a car bomb blast outside a hotel in the southern province of Pattani, Thailand. PHOTO: REUTERS

Employees stand in front of the Indian Navy's first Scorpene submarine before being undocked from Mazagon Docks Ltd, a naval vessel ship-building yard, in Mumbai. PHOTO: REUTERS

An underwater test-firing of a strategic submarine ballistic missile is seen in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang. PHOTO: REUTERS