Pictures of the day: January 7, 2017
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
Tourists look at the ash spewed out by the Turrialba volcano in Cartago, 35 km east of San Jose, on January 6, 2017. The Costa Rican authorities declared a green alert in the entire metropolitan area around the capital. PHOTO: AFP
Cambodia's dancers perform during a ceremony at the headquarters of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) to mark the 38th anniversary of the toppling of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge regime in Phnom Penh. PHOTO: AFP
Displaced Iraqi girls who fled the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, play at Khazer camp, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS
Fishermen sort out small fish which they have caught on a winter morning at the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS
Attendees try out the Samsung Gear VR 4D Experience during the 2017 CES in Las Vegas, US. PHOTO: REUTERS
Attendees try out the Samsung Gear VR 4D Experience during the 2017 CES in Las Vegas, US. PHOTO: REUTERS
Bulgarian men jump to catch a wooden crucifix during Epiphany day celebrations in Sofia, Bulgaria. PHOTO: REUTERS
A child tries to kiss Civa Sumac, a White Bengal Tiger, winner of the “La-Garra deoro,” (The Golder Claw) contest at the Hua Chipa Zoo in Lima, Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS
School children attend a yoga session during a week-long camp in Ahmedabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS
An aerial view shows the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport in Florida. A gunman opened fire Friday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport in Florida, killing at least one person and injuring nine before being taken into custody, US media reported. PHOTO: AFP
People walk at a Metrobus station during snowfalls in Istanbul. PHOTO: AFP
A man burns dried oak branches, the Yule log symbol for the Orthodox Christmas Eve in front of Saint Demetrios church in Belgrade during the Christmas Orthodox Day. PHOTO: AFP
Daniel Andre Tande of Norway competes during the ski jumping event in Bischofshofen, which is the fourth station of the Four-Hills Ski Jumping tournament (Vierschanzentournee), on January 6, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
Professional Bull Riders (PBR) rider Cody Hefferman falls off Jailbreaker during the Built Ford Tough Series Monster Energy Buck Off at Madison Square Garden in New York. PHOTO: AFP
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