Pictures of the day: September 2, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

A protester is detained during a rally to demand a referendum to remove Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela. PHOTO: REUTERS

Argentina's Lionel Messi listens to his country's national anthem before the match Uruguay. PHOTO: REUTERS

Riot police fire rubber bullets during a protest by supporters of Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

An employee poses for photographs with Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 7 new smartphone at its store in Seoul, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man drives a scooter along a platform next to railway tracks at Hua Luampong central train station in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

A "Fire Garden", designed by French fire masters Compagnie Carabosse, is performed outside of the Tate Modern in central London as part of the London's Burning festival of events commemorating the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London in London. PHOTO: AFP

Illuminated Chinese sculptures are seen at the China Lantern Festival "China Magic - Festival of Light" in Vienna. PHOTO: AFP

In the Turkish-Syrian border town of Karkamis, southern region of Gaziantep, shows a boy looking at smoke rising close to the Syrian-Turkish border town of Jarabulus. PHOTO: AFP

Artists perform in front of a screen at the booth of Busch-Jaeger at the IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) electronics trade fair in Berlin. PHOTO: AFP

A picture taken on September 1, 2016 shows the moon moving to cover the sun for a annular solar eclipse behind the "Askari monument" in Dar es Salaam. PHOTO: AFP

Baby giraffe of Niger (Giraffa Camelopardalis) "Kenai" (R), born on August 25, 2016, kisses his mother "Dioni" at the zoo of La Fleche, northwestern France. PHOTO: AFP

A general view after earthquake that levelled the town in Amatrice, central Italy. PHOTO: REUTERS

Colourful umbrellas decorate Dorner Platz (Dorner square) in Vienna, Austria. PHOTO: REUTERS