Pictures of the day: August 15, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es of events from around the world

In picture the Olympic flame during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in front of the Candelaria church in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: AFP

Spain's Berta Betanzos Moro and Spain's Tamara Echegoyen Dominguez compete in the 49er Women sailing class on Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janerio. PHOTO: AFP

A Kashmiri protestor throws a stone at Indian government forces in downtown Srinagar. PHOTO: AFP

Metz's supporters wave flags and cheer after winning the French L1 football match Metz (FCM) versus Lille (LOSC) at the Saint Symphorien stadium in Longeville-Les-Metz, eastern France. PHOTO: AFP

Women in the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishly mourn over a coffin during the funeral of several fighters from an Arab-Kurdish alliance, who were killed during battles with the Islamic State group (IS) in the northern Syrian city of Manbij. PHOTO: AFP

Protesters hold umbrellas with an anti-Marcos slogan during a demonstration at a park in Manila, against plans to honour the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos with a state burial. PHOTO: AFP

A boy tends to their family pigs at a covered basketball court used as temporary shelter for residents affected by flooding in San Mateo, Rizal province, east of Manila. PHOTO: AFP

A jockey takes part in a traditional cattle race or "Pacu Jawi", to mark the end of the rice harvest in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish worshippers pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on Tisha B'Av. PHOTO: REUTERS

Technicians and lifeguards drain water from the synchronised swimming pool before it is replaced. PHOTO: REUTERS

Brazil's Eduardo Menezes on Quintol hits an obstacle during the Equestrian's Show Jumping first qualifier event of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: AFP

Li Yonghua, 65, stands in front of her damaged cave house in an area where land is sinking next to a coal mine, in Helin village of Xiaoyi, China's Shanxi province. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman runs away from a burning house at the small village of Oteiro, near Sao Pedro do Sul, Portugal. PHOTO: REUTERS