Pictures of the day: August 4, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es of events from around the world


Multimedia Desk August 04, 2016
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men take part in the funeral ceremony of Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Chadash, in Jerusalem. PHOTO: REUTERS

US Venus Williams (R) fixes her sister Serena's hair as they prepare for a training session at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: AFP

Danell Leyva (USA) of USA trains for the upcoming Olympics. PHOTO: REUTERS

A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government fires a shell with Soviet made T-55 tank at Islamic State fighters from a beach in Sirte, Libya. PHOTO: REUTERS

Mothers hold up their babies, as part of the celebration for World Breastfeeding Week, at Lovers Park in Bogota, Colombia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Republican U.S. Presidential nominee Donald Trump attends a campaign event at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. PHOTO: REUTERS

A diver during a training session for the upcoming Olympics. PHOTO: REUTERS

An Emirates Airline flight is seen after it crash-landed at Dubai International Airport. PHOTO: REUTERS

Kashmiri men carry the body of Riyaz Ahmad Shah, a civilian who according to the local media was killed by pellets fired by the Indian police, during his funeral in Srinagar, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Secretary of State John Kerry (3rd L) hosts the C5+1 Foreign Ministerial meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC. PHOTO: AFP

South African voters wait at a polling station outside the hostels in Umlazi, Durban. PHOTO: AFP

A woman walks inside the National Electoral Council (CNE) headquarters, in Caracas on Caracas. PHOTO: AFP

An Olympic torch bearer runs through the city centre as the Olympic flame is paraded through Rio de Janeiro ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. PHOTO: AFP

Indonesian residents look at the Mount Sinabung volcano as it spews volcanic ash near the Tiga Pancur village in Karo, North Sumatra. PHOTO: AFP

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