Pictures of the day: February 3, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk February 03, 2017
Tents set up for the participants in the Campus Party Brazil, a technological event that reaches its tenth edition, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. PHOTO: AFP

People walk along the Patriarch Bridge in central Moscow during a sunny winter day. PHOTO: AFP People walk along the Patriarch Bridge in central Moscow during a sunny winter day. PHOTO: AFP

Big waves hit the jetty of the port of A Guarda, northwestern Spain, during a storm. PHOTO: AFP Big waves hit the jetty of the port of A Guarda, northwestern Spain, during a storm. PHOTO: AFP

An Iraqi graffiti artist sprays a cement wall with anti-US President Donald Trump slogans in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. PHOTO: AFP An Iraqi graffiti artist sprays a cement wall with anti-US President Donald Trump slogans in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. PHOTO: AFP

A displaced Syrian, fleeing from Deir Ezzor city besieged by Islamic State (IS) group fighters, poses for a picture with the face covered revealing only the eyes in a refugee camp in al-Hawl, Syria. PHOTO: AFP A displaced Syrian, fleeing from Deir Ezzor city besieged by Islamic State (IS) group fighters, poses for a picture with the face covered revealing only the eyes in a refugee camp in al-Hawl, Syria. PHOTO: AFP

The Elizabeth Tower, commonly known Big Ben, and the Houses of Parliament is pictured as it stands by the River Thames in London. PHOTO: AFP The Elizabeth Tower, commonly known Big Ben, and the Houses of Parliament is pictured as it stands by the River Thames in London. PHOTO: AFP

An aerial picture shows the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu during its reopening following renovation after earthquake damage. PHOTO: AFP An aerial picture shows the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu during its reopening following renovation after earthquake damage. PHOTO: AFP

An anti-government demonstrator walks past a bus burning after a clash with riot policemen, during a protest against the Rio de Janeiro state government and a plan that will limit public spending, next to the State Assembly of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS An anti-government demonstrator walks past a bus burning after a clash with riot policemen, during a protest against the Rio de Janeiro state government and a plan that will limit public spending, next to the State Assembly of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

Waves hit a train during heavy seas and high winds in Dawlish in southwest Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS Waves hit a train during heavy seas and high winds in Dawlish in southwest Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

Demonstrators participate in a protest by the Yemeni community against US President Donald Trump's travel ban in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Demonstrators participate in a protest by the Yemeni community against US President Donald Trump's travel ban in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

A child walks on a street after a landslide and flood in Lurigancho district in Chosica, Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS A child walks on a street after a landslide and flood in Lurigancho district in Chosica, Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS

Two women are seen taking a selfie in Turkey. PHOTO: AFP Two women are seen taking a selfie in Turkey. PHOTO: AFP

An Indian man feeds migratory birds on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi. PHOTO: AFP An Indian man feeds migratory birds on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi. PHOTO: AFP

Catholics participate in a dawn to celebrate the 270th anniversary of the Suyapa Virgin, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. PHOTO: AFP Catholics participate in a dawn to celebrate the 270th anniversary of the Suyapa Virgin, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. PHOTO: AFP

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