Pictures of the day: February 6, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world

An Internally displaced Afghan boy looks on as he stands outside his shelter during a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman feeds seagulls as she travels on a ferry, Istanbul, Turkey. PHOTO: AFP


An Indonesian boy jumps into the sea from a pier at the main fishing port of Muara Angke to cool off in Jakarta. PHOTO: AFP


Dutch Mathieu Van Der Poel celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 7th stage (out of 8) of the Superprestige cyclocross cycling competition in the men elite category, in Hoogstraten. PHOTO: AFP


Syrian Mahmoud Al-Khatib, a fighter from the Jaish al-Islam (Islam Army), the foremost rebel group in Damascus province who fiercely oppose both the Syrian regime and the Islamic State group, holds a position inside a building on the frontline in the town of Bilaliyah, east of the capital Damascus. PHOTO: AFP


A long time exposure shows molten lava, which flows from the Piton de la Fournaise, one of the world's most active volcanoes on the French Indian Ocean Reunion Island. PHOTO: REUTERS


A performer dressed in a chimpanzee costume walks past brides as they arrive at a mass marriage ceremony in which, according to its organisers, 109 tribal, Muslim and Hindu couples from various villages across the state took their wedding vows, at Bahirkhand village, north of Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS



Flashes of lightning strike above the "Baie des Anges" in Nice, southeastern France. PHOTO: AFP


Afghan tea vendor Imran, 15, prepares tea for customers on a hillside during snowfall near Qargha Lake on the outskirts of Kabul. PHOTO: AFP


Iraqis play with snow at Korek Mountain resort near the city of Rawanduz in the Arbil Governorate of Iraqi Kurdistan. PHOTO: AFP


Huge waves break on the rocks in Rabat. In the past three days waves of up to 7 metres (22.96 feet) have hit the Moroccan coast. PHOTO: AFP


Tourists wearing plastic raincoats take a selfie in the sun after the rain at Place de la Concorde. PHOTO: AFP


All-female troupes from the Tian Eng Dragon and Lion Dance Centre perform with a LED phoenix dance at Gardens by the Bay to usher in the Lunar New Year in Singapore. PHOTO: AFP


An iguana perches on a woman’s head, Jakarta, Indonesia. PHOTO: REUTERS
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