Pictures of the day: September 19, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk September 19, 2016
Paramilitary policemen take part in a drill in Baise, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rescue workers look for missing persons on a ferry which capsized the day before in the province of Ayutthaya. PHOTO: AFP

Pro surfer Deivid Silva of Brazil competes in the men final at the Quicksilver Pro Casablanca surf competition. PHOTO: AFP

Rosaries hang on a tree at the Christian memorial of Our Lady of Elije (Elige) in the northern Lebanese village of Mayfouk as members of the Lebanese Christian community held a mass commemorating Christian fighters and members of the clergy killed during Lebanon's civil war. PHOTO: AFP

View of the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani civil society activists light candles for the victims of the August 8, 2016 suicide bombing at the Civil Hospital, in Quetta. PHOTO: AFP

Drivers gather at the start line of the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix in Singapore. PHOTO: AFP

Afghan firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a wood market at Quwai Markaz in Kabul. PHOTO: AFP

A participant poses on the stage during the Miss Trans Star International beauty pageant in Cornella de Llobregat. PHOTO: AFP

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump waves as he steps out of his plane for a rally at the JetCenters of Colorado in Colorado Springs, Colorado. PHOTO: AFP

Shaolin monks of the Dengfeng Zhongyue Shaolin Boxing Culture Troupe from Henan Province in China perform in Valletta, Malta. PHOTO: REUTERS

A festive table, similar to those which will be set by Jews when they celebrate the upcoming Jewish New Year, is lifted above the ground as part of an installation entitled "the unreachable meal" organised by Latet, a charity established to help fight poverty in Israel, and installed by creative group "no,no,no,no,no, yes" at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, Israel. PHOTO: REUTERS

A hipo rest in Naboisho Conservancy adjacent to the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. PHOTO: REUTERS

The City Day celebrations in Almaty, Kazakhstan. PHOTO: REUTERS

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