Pictures of the day: June 16, 2016

We look at 13 images from events around the world


Multimedia Desk June 16, 2016 1 min read
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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