Pictures of the day: September 1, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

Mount Sinabung spews volcanic ash into the air during an eruption in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Hindu priest recites prayers from a holy book while performing a ritual near the bank of Bagmati River during Kuse Aunse (Father's Day) at Gokarna Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS


Brazil's President and Workers' Party (PT) presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff reacts during a news conference in Brasilia. PHOTO: REUTERS


Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger is honoured after the match. PHOTO: REUTERS


An aerial view as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world gather for the 30th annual Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, US. PHOTO: REUTERS


A reveller lies in tomato pulp during the annual Tomatina festival in Bunol near Valencia, Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS


A Gabonese woman takes cover protecting her mouth from the tear gas as supporters of opposition leader Jean Ping protest, trying to reach the electoral commission, in Libreville. PHOTO: AFP


Chinese honour guards prepare for the arrival of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) prior to a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. PHOTO: AFP



Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland serves against Fernando Verdasco of Spain during their 2016 US Open Men's Singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. PHOTO: AFP


A member of the US Marine Corps looks out over Lake Tahoe in Nevada from a HMX Boeing V-22 Osprey helicopter supporting the visit of US President Barack Obama. PHOTO: AFP


Brazil's Paralympic swimmer Daniel Dias stretches during a training session at an indoor swimming pool in Braganca Paulista, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS


Mount Sinabung spews volcanic ash into the air during an eruption in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. PHOTO: REUTERS


Luis Concepcion of Panama celebrates the win against Kohei Kono of Japan. PHOTO: REUTERS


People relax in front of beach huts in Clacton-on-Sea, a town in eastern England, where 70 percent of people voted to leave the European Union, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS


 
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