Pictures of the day: September 23, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk September 23, 2016
People ride the chair swing at the Theresienwiese Oktoberfest fair grounds in Munich, southern Germany. PHOTO: AFP

A flamingo and pigeons have some food from a bucket at the zoo in Dortmund, western Germany. PHOTO: AFP

Palestinian school girls smile to the camera as they come back home in their school bus in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP

An Indian vendor drinks water as plastic balls are displayed for sale at Marina beach in Chennai. PHOTO: AFP

Demonstrators protest against Iran's President Hassan Rouhani outside the United Nations headquarters, where Rouhani addresses the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York. PHOTO: AFP

A long exposure photograph shows a view of Sainte Marie neighborhood while a lightning strikes in the sea during an evening thunderstorm in the Haitian Capital, Port-au-Prince. PHOTO: AFP

A car is reflected in a damaged window to a building after protests against the police shooting of Keith Scott, in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

A model presents a creation at the Prada fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2017 in Milan, Italy. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man harvests wine grapes in Greve in Chianti, near Florence. PHOTO: AFP

A female dragonfly (Anax junius) is pictured in the Israeli Mediterranean coastal city of Netanya. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani devotees carry a symbolic paper boat, an offering to Muslim saint Abdulqadir Jilani as a way of giving thanks after their desire to give birth to a son was fulfilled, before dropping it into the water during an annual ceremony on the banks of the River Ravi in Lahore. The ceremony commemorates a centuries-old tale that Muslim saint Abdulqadir Jilani raised a sunken ship carrying a wedding party, at the pleading of the groom's mother, saving all the occupants. PHOTO: AFP

A fighter, supporter of the Libyan Government of National Accord, uses a dummy to catch the attention of Islamic State group snipers at the frontline in Sirte. PHOTO: AFP

Dancers perform at the Spanish Steps in Rome during the opening night after restoration. PHOTO: AFP

The GE-Alstom Block Island Wind Farm stands 3 miles off of Block Island, New Shoreham, Rhode Island. The five 6-megawatt wind turbines are expected to produce more energy than Block Island needs. PHOTO: AFP

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