Pictures of the day: September 16, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

This picture shows pilgrims praying and prostrating outside the Jokhang Temple in the regional capital Lhasa, in China's Tibet Autonomous Region. PHOTO: AFP

People gather for the "Diner en Blanc" (Dinner in White) in Battery park New York. The "Diner en Blanc" is a chic secret pop-up style picnic phenomenon originally started in France. PHOTO: AFP

Athletes competes the 5000M during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: AFP

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Gala in Washington. PHOTO: AFP

A demonstrator with the face painted in green, sits on a traffic light as French riot police secure the area during a protest against the controversial labour reforms of the French government in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

Syrian children play on swings, made from the remnants of exploded rockets in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern edges of the capital Damascus. PHOTO: AFP

Two riot police wait during a protest rally in Mexico City. PHOTO: AFP

Tiangong-2, China's second space laboratory lifts off from the launch pad in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

Ayano Tominaga poses with her Apple's new iPhone 7 after purchasing it at the Apple Store at Tokyo's Omotesando shopping district, Japan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A worker prepares the runway before the Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2017 collection presentation at New York Fashion Week in Manhattan, New York, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

A devotee carrying an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, jumps into the Sabarmati river to immerse the idol on the last day of the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Swimmers take a dip amongst swans during the early morning at The Serpentine Lake in London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

A partially capsized fishing ship is seen after Typhoon Meranti made landfall, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. PHOTO: REUTERS