Pictures of the day: March 2, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk March 02, 2017 1 min read
Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano, spews lava as it erupts on the southern island of Sicily, Italy. PHOTO: REUTERS

A carnival doll is seen during the A carnival doll is seen during the "Poklad" in Lastovo, Croatia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Swiss Killian Peier soars during the men large hill individual training of the 2017 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland. PHOTO: AFP Swiss Killian Peier soars during the men large hill individual training of the 2017 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland. PHOTO: AFP

Participants compete during the Tri Nation Himalayan Drive car rally on the way up to Darjeeling, India from Paro in Bhutan. PHOTO: AFP Participants compete during the Tri Nation Himalayan Drive car rally on the way up to Darjeeling, India from Paro in Bhutan. PHOTO: AFP

A man performs on a flyboard at the Dubai International Marine Club during the Gulf emirate's international Boat Show. PHOTO: AFP A man performs on a flyboard at the Dubai International Marine Club during the Gulf emirate's international Boat Show. PHOTO: AFP

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz (centre L) and Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (centre R) walk in heavy rain at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java. PHOTO: REUTERS Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz (centre L) and Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (centre R) walk in heavy rain at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java. PHOTO: REUTERS

A photo shows a ferry docked at a small port off the Bosphorus waiting for passengers on a foggy day in Istanbul. PHOTO: AFP A photo shows a ferry docked at a small port off the Bosphorus waiting for passengers on a foggy day in Istanbul. PHOTO: AFP

Deers walk past Indonesia's honour guard as they wait for the arrival of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz at the presidential palace in Bogor. PHOTO: AFP Deers walk past Indonesia's honour guard as they wait for the arrival of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz at the presidential palace in Bogor. PHOTO: AFP

Impounded bicycles from the bike-sharing schemes Mobike and Ofo are seen in Shanghai. PHOTO: AFP Impounded bicycles from the bike-sharing schemes Mobike and Ofo are seen in Shanghai. PHOTO: AFP

Nurses care for abandoned infants at the Palna facility in Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS Nurses care for abandoned infants at the Palna facility in Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Israeli policemen remove pro-settlement activists from a rooftop as Israeli forces carry out a court order to demolish nine houses built illegally on privately owned Palestinian land, in the Israeli settlement of Ofra, in the occupied West Bank. PHOTO: REUTERS Israeli policemen remove pro-settlement activists from a rooftop as Israeli forces carry out a court order to demolish nine houses built illegally on privately owned Palestinian land, in the Israeli settlement of Ofra, in the occupied West Bank. PHOTO: REUTERS

Children cross a body of water to reach a registration area prior to a food distribution carried out by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Thonyor, Leer county, South Sudan. PHOTO: REUTERS Children cross a body of water to reach a registration area prior to a food distribution carried out by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Thonyor, Leer county, South Sudan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A general view of the Kathmandu valley covered in smog, in Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS A general view of the Kathmandu valley covered in smog, in Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS

A displaced Iraqi girl reacts as she flees her home in Mamoun district as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS A displaced Iraqi girl reacts as she flees her home in Mamoun district as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS

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