Pictures of the day: January 20, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk January 20, 2017
Thank you notes, written by people passing by, are seen around a cardboard cutout of outgoing US President Barack Obama at the "Wake Up Little Susy" women's gift store in the Cleveland Park area of in Washington, DC. PHOTO: AFP

Thick black smoke rises up from thousands of kiosks on fire at one of the biggest shopping centre in Jakarta. PHOTO: AFP Thick black smoke rises up from thousands of kiosks on fire at one of the biggest shopping centre in Jakarta. PHOTO: AFP

Chinese people visit a lantern display for the upcoming Lunar New Year at a park in Beijing. PHOTO: AFP Chinese people visit a lantern display for the upcoming Lunar New Year at a park in Beijing. PHOTO: AFP

Christian Orthodox believers swim to retrieve a cross from the cold waters of the Danube River on the Orthodox Epiphany day. PHOTO: AFP Christian Orthodox believers swim to retrieve a cross from the cold waters of the Danube River on the Orthodox Epiphany day. PHOTO: AFP

Cossacks help a boy to take a bath in the icy waters of a lake during the celebration of the Epiphany holiday near the village of Leninskoe, some 15 km of Bishkek. PHOTO: AFP Cossacks help a boy to take a bath in the icy waters of a lake during the celebration of the Epiphany holiday near the village of Leninskoe, some 15 km of Bishkek. PHOTO: AFP

Murchison, a baby Rothschild giraffe (R), follows his mother Tula (L) from the Giraffe House at Chester Zoo in Chester, north-west England, as he steps out for the first time. PHOTO: AFP Murchison, a baby Rothschild giraffe (R), follows his mother Tula (L) from the Giraffe House at Chester Zoo in Chester, north-west England, as he steps out for the first time. PHOTO: AFP

A surfer rides a wave with a dog as competitors take part in the men's qualifying series of the World Surf League SEAT Pro Netanya, in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya. PHOTO: AFP A surfer rides a wave with a dog as competitors take part in the men's qualifying series of the World Surf League SEAT Pro Netanya, in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya. PHOTO: AFP

A Kashmiri woman carries a water utensil filled from a water tanker on the outskirts of Srinagar. PHOTO: AFP A Kashmiri woman carries a water utensil filled from a water tanker on the outskirts of Srinagar. PHOTO: AFP

Rubble and debris of a destroyed building covered with snow are pictured in the damaged central Italian village of Amatrice, after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck the region. PHOTO: AFP Rubble and debris of a destroyed building covered with snow are pictured in the damaged central Italian village of Amatrice, after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck the region. PHOTO: AFP

Syrian children play in a damaged street in Aleppo's Tareeq al-Bab neighbourhood. PHOTO: AFP Syrian children play in a damaged street in Aleppo's Tareeq al-Bab neighbourhood. PHOTO: AFP

Spain's Rafael Nadal throws his towel during his Men's singles second round match against Cyprus' Marcos Baghdatis, Australian Open, Melbourne Park, Melbourne PHOTO: REUTERS Spain's Rafael Nadal throws his towel during his Men's singles second round match against Cyprus' Marcos Baghdatis, Australian Open, Melbourne Park, Melbourne. PHOTO: REUTERS

Federal police officers stand guard on top of pick up trucks near the jail where Mexican drug lord Joaquin Federal police officers stand guard on top of pick up trucks near the jail where Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was imprisoned before being extradited to the United States on Thursday, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. PHOTO: REUTERS

"Sky Angels" performs during the opening of the 41st Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco. PHOTO: REUTERS

A hiker using snow-shoes visits the building that imitates a greco-roman temple which was built in 1869 on the summit of the Donon mountain as he enjoys a cold and sunny winter day in the Vosges mountains, in Granfontaine, near Strasbourg, France. PHOTO: REUTERS A hiker using snow-shoes visits the building that imitates a greco-roman temple which was built in 1869 on the summit of the Donon mountain as he enjoys a cold and sunny winter day in the Vosges mountains, in Granfontaine, near Strasbourg, France. PHOTO: REUTERS

COMMENTS

Replying to X

Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.

For more information, please see our Comments FAQ