Pictures of the day: May 23, 2016

We look at 13 images from events around the world

 

Muslims are seen praying on the eve of Shab-e-Barat. PHOTO: AFP

Members of a Vietnamese Navy honour guard march to take position prior to the arrival of US President Barack Obama for a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on May 23, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A woman reads the Quran beside a relative's grave in a graveyard in Karachi on May 22, 2016, to mark Shab-e-Barat. PHOTO: AFP

Children play on a slide as a rainbow forms overhead at a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, May 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A young boy plays badminton in a slum area of Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

A variety of shoes and sandals are being sold at a roadside in Quetta. PHOTO: INP

A dog is pulled out of a pool after a dog swimming contest in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

People slide down a rope from a bridge during a rescue training in Chongqing, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

Sri Lanka Buddhist monks line up for food and essentials to be donated to flood victims in the capital Colombo on May 23, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Passengers wave from the decks as the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship sets sail from Southampton, southern England, on May 22, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

FC Barcelona fans wave flags before the Spanish "Copa del Rey" (King's Cup) final match FC Barcelona vs Sevilla FC at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on May 22, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

French workers and protestors stand near a burning barricade to block the entrance of the deposit of the society SFDM near the oil refinery of Donges, France, May 23, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

An illustration photo shows a tennis ball which drops into water during rainfall. PHOTO: REUTERS