Pictures of the day: June 7, 2016

Pictures of the day


Multimedia Desk June 07, 2016
Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray in front of the the Dome of the Rock at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem during "tarawih" prayer marking the first evening of Islam's holy month of Ramadan, on June 6, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Thousands of Turkish people break their fasting on June 6, 2016 at the Blue Mosque square in Istanbul, during the first day of the holy month of Ramazan. PHOTO: AFP /OZAN KOSE

An Afghan man distributes food for the needy during the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramazan in Ghazni province. PHOTO: AFP

The pack rides during the second stage (Cluses - Saint-Vulbas) of the 68th edition of the Dauphine Criterium cycling race on June 06, 2016 in Saint-Vulbas. PHOTO: AFP/ LIONEL BONAVENTURE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JUNE 06: Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders arrives at a rally at the Presidio on June 6, 2016 in San Francisco, California. California's primary will be held tomorrow. PHOTO: AFP/Andrew Burton

Audience members at a rally held by Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders at the Presidio cheer while waiting for Sanders to arrive on June 6, 2016 in San Francisco, California. PHOTO: AFP/Andrew Burton

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses a rally at Long Beach City College on the final day of California campaigning, June 6, 2016 in Long Beach, California. PHOTO: AFP / JONATHAN ALCORN

A view of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant on April 28, 2016, on the island of Eurajoki, western Finland. Underneath the green island engineers are digging the world's first permanent repository to store highly radioactive nuclear waste for the next hundred thousand years. PHOTO: AFP/ Sam Kingsley

Pastry vendor adds honey on Chebakia , a Moroccan Pastry the day before the start of Ramazan on june 6, 2016 in the old medina of Rabat. PHOTO: AFP

Pastry vendor sells various oriental pancakes the day before the start of Ramazan on june 6 , 2016 in the old medina of Rabat. Islam's holy month of Ramazan is celebrated by Muslims worldwide marked by fasting, abstaining from foods, sex and smoking from dawn to dusk for soul cleansing and strengthening the spiritual bond between them and the Almighty. PHOTO: AFP/ FADEL SENNA

A fisherman walks as a couple watch the sunset at the beach in Bandol, southeastern France, on June 6, 2016. PHOTO: AFP PHOTO

Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 at Pocono Raceway on June 6, 2016 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. PHOTO: AFP/Jeff Zelevansky

Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray in front of the the Dome of the Rock at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem during "tarawih" prayer marking the first evening of Islam's holy month of Ramazan, on June 6, 2016. PHOTO: AFP/AHMAD GHARABLI

A Syrian man prepares kebab in the rebel-held side of the northern city of Aleppo on 6 June 2016. PHOTO: AFP

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