Pictures of the day: January 31 , 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk January 31, 2017
A rickshaw driver looks out the windshield as he drives onto the highway in Mardan, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

Cubs on display at the Tiger zoo, Sri Racha, Thailand. PHOTO: REUTERS Cubs on display at the Tiger zoo, Sri Racha, Thailand. PHOTO: REUTERS

Camels are seen crossing a road, Janadriyah, Saudi Arabia. PHOTO: AFP Camels are seen crossing a road, Janadriyah, Saudi Arabia. PHOTO: AFP

A member of the pollution response team collects a sample of the oil covering rocks at the sea edge after a spillage when two tankers collided off Kamarajar Port, Chennai, India. PHOTO: AFP A member of the pollution response team collects a sample of the oil covering rocks at the sea edge after a spillage when two tankers collided off Kamarajar Port, Chennai, India. PHOTO: AFP

Swimming through the ice of the partly frozen Ourcq canal near Paris, Pantin, France. PHOTO: AFP Swimming through the ice of the partly frozen Ourcq canal near Paris, Pantin, France. PHOTO: AFP

A dancer, known as A dancer, known as "Kukeri", performs during the International Festival of the Masquerade Games in Pernik, near the capital Sofia. PHOTO: AFP

A man makes his way at a convention centre in a financial district in Tokyo, Japan. PHOTO: REUTERS A man makes his way at a convention centre in a financial district in Tokyo, Japan. PHOTO: REUTERS

People perform a fire dragon dance under a shower of sparks from molten iron during the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS People perform a fire dragon dance under a shower of sparks from molten iron during the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

People on a tube ride a slide covered with snow during the Ice and Snow carnival at Taoranting Park in Beijing, China. PHOTO: REUTERS People on a tube ride a slide covered with snow during the Ice and Snow carnival at Taoranting Park in Beijing, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

A house is pictured on the outskirts of Al Bayadh in the high steppe region of south western Algeria. PHOTO: AFP A house is pictured on the outskirts of Al Bayadh in the high steppe region of south western Algeria. PHOTO: AFP

Seagulls fly over a Palestinian fisherman in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP Seagulls fly over a Palestinian fisherman in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP

A Palestinian gunman flashes his weapon during the funeral of Mohammed Abu Khalifa, who was shot dead by Israeli forces, in the Jenin refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Jenin. PHOTO: AFP A Palestinian gunman flashes his weapon during the funeral of Mohammed Abu Khalifa, who was shot dead by Israeli forces, in the Jenin refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Jenin. PHOTO: AFP

This combination of pictures created on January 29, 2017 shows Switzerland's tennis player Roger Federer holding up his 18 Grand Slam titles. PHOTO: AFP This combination of pictures created on January 29, 2017 shows Switzerland's tennis player Roger Federer holding up his 18 Grand Slam titles. PHOTO: AFP

Mourners carry the coffin of Ko Ni, prominent Muslim lawyer who was shot dead on January 29, at the Muslim cemetery in Yangon. PHOTO: AFP Mourners carry the coffin of Ko Ni, prominent Muslim lawyer who was shot dead on January 29, at the Muslim cemetery in Yangon. PHOTO: AFP

 

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