Pictures of the day: June 16, 2016

We look at 13 images from events around the world


Multimedia Desk June 16, 2016
Fireworks explode over the Enchanted Storybook Castle during the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Disney Resort in Shanghai on June 16, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A man prays in his boat on Dal Lake during Ramazan in Srinagar June 16, 2016. REUTERS

Disney characters Mickey Mouse (centre L) and Minnie Mouse (centre R) wave from a ship as they greet guests at the Tokyo DisneySea theme park in Urayasu, suburban Tokyo on June 16, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A group of Sikhs stand near a memorial site for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting, June 15, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. PHOTO: AFP

This file photo taken on June 01, 2016 shows an Israeli volunteer using a rope to get to a cave in the Tzeelim Canyon above the Dead Sea (top background), in the Judean desert in Israel, to take part in an excavation in search for archaeological artifacts. PHOTO: AFP

Protesters colour the street in front of a government building during an anti-government protest in Skopje on June 15, 2016 PHOTO AFP

Indonesian environmental activists try to help a group of short-finned pilot whales who came ashore during a high tide in Probolinggo, East Java province on June 16, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A buddhist monk and followers gather inside the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple complex in anticipation of a planned police raid, in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok, Thailand, June 16, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man feeds pigeons in the Zitouna mosque during the month of Ramazan in Tunis, Tunisia, June 15, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man pushes a car at a flooded street in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China, June 15, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS

A man wearing a traditional turban looks on in Devmali village in the desert state of Rajasthan, India, June 16, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A terrace of a house for rent is seen in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 15, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A view of Havana's seafront boulevard El Malecon in Cuba June 15, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

An aerial view of the Grand Floridian is seen after a two-year-old boy was dragged by an alligator into the lagoon at the Walt Disney World resort in Orlando, Florida, US, June 15, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

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