Pictures of the day: March 16, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk March 16, 2017
A US Air Force F-16 receives fuel from a fuel boom suspended from a US Air Force KC-10 Extender during mid-air refueling support to Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq and Syria air space. PHOTO: REUTERS

Cameramen and photographers document as a census enumerator (R) enters in a building during Pakistan’s 6th population census in Karachi. PHOTO: REUTERS Cameramen and photographers document as a census enumerator (R) enters in a building during Pakistan’s 6th population census in Karachi. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rafael Nadal (ESP) waits in the tunnel to enter the court for his fourth round match against Roger Federer in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Federer won 6-2, 6-3. PHOTO: REUTERS Rafael Nadal (ESP) waits in the tunnel to enter the court for his fourth round match against Roger Federer in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Federer won 6-2, 6-3. PHOTO: REUTERS

A demonstrator attends a protest against Brazilian social welfare reform project, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS A demonstrator attends a protest against Brazilian social welfare reform project, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

The Bank of Japan building is seen between walls at a construction site in the bank in Tokyo, Japan. PHOTO: REUTERS The Bank of Japan building is seen between walls at a construction site in the bank in Tokyo, Japan. PHOTO: REUTERS

People look at their home damaged by rainfall and flood in Laredo district of Trujillo, northern Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS People look at their home damaged by rainfall and flood in Laredo district of Trujillo, northern Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS

Children drink water delivered by a truck in the drought-stricken Baligubadle village near Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland, in this handout picture provided by The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. PHOTO: REUTERS Children drink water delivered by a truck in the drought-stricken Baligubadle village near Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland, in this handout picture provided by The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman leads her donkeys loaded with jerrycans in the drought-stricken Baligubadle village near Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland. PHOTO: REUTERS A woman leads her donkeys loaded with jerrycans in the drought-stricken Baligubadle village near Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man feeds swans in the spring sunshine in St. James's Park in London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS A man feeds swans in the spring sunshine in St. James's Park in London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman walks past soap bubbles in the spring sunshine in St. James's Park in London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS A woman walks past soap bubbles in the spring sunshine in St. James's Park in London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

Smoke rises from clashes during a battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, in the city of Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS Smoke rises from clashes during a battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, in the city of Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS

Cattle killedby wildfires lie in pasture burned by wildfires near Higgins, Texas, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Cattle killed by wildfires lie in pasture burned by wildfires near Higgins, Texas, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Residents clear their cars and street of snow in Weehawken, New Jersey, as the One World Trade Centre and lower Manhattan are seen after a snowstorm in New York, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Residents clear their cars and street of snow in Weehawken, New Jersey, as the One World Trade Centre and lower Manhattan are seen after a snowstorm in New York, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

A military band member prepares ahead of the closing session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. PHOTO: REUTERS A military band member prepares ahead of the closing session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

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