Pictures of the day: April 7, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk April 07, 2017
Children fly a kite in Islamabad. PHOTO: REUTERS

A child displaced by fighting in South Sudan arrives in Lamwo after fleeing fighting in Pajok town across the border in northern Uganda. PHOTO: REUTERS A child displaced by fighting in South Sudan arrives in Lamwo after fleeing fighting in Pajok town across the border in northern Uganda. PHOTO: REUTERS

A university student scuffles with policemen during a protest against what the students say is hike in their fees in Chandigarh, India. PHOTO: REUTERS A university student scuffles with policemen during a protest against what the students say is hike in their fees in Chandigarh, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Dolls, which were placed by a visitor, lie at beds at a kindergarten in the abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. PHOTO: REUTERS Dolls, which were placed by a visitor, lie at beds at a kindergarten in the abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. PHOTO: REUTERS

5_ZKN_5_7 april Houses are surrounded by floodwaters brought on by Cyclone Debbie at Depot Hill in Rockhampton, Australia. PHOTO: REUTERS

People ride in the People ride in the "Red Force" roller coaster during the inauguration of Ferrari Land, at PortAventura resort, south of Barcelona, Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS

Protesters take part in a demonstration against the overwhelming victory of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic in Serbia's presidential election in Belgrade, Serbia. PHOTO: REUTERS Protesters take part in a demonstration against the overwhelming victory of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic in Serbia's presidential election in Belgrade, Serbia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Indian labourers pick golden marguerite, or yellow chamomile, flowers in a field on the outskirts of Amritsar. PHOTO: AFP Indian labourers pick golden marguerite, or yellow chamomile, flowers in a field on the outskirts of Amritsar. PHOTO: AFP

Race for Water foundation hydrogen and solar multihull Race for Water navigates to the docks in Lorient, a few days prior to the start of its round-the-world tour to promote efficient solutions to struggle against plastic and environmental pollutions. PHOTO: AFP Race for Water foundation hydrogen and solar multihull Race for Water navigates to the docks in Lorient, a few days prior to the start of its round-the-world tour to promote efficient solutions to struggle against plastic and environmental pollutions. PHOTO: AFP

Kashmiri boatmen paddle a shikara across Dal Lake amid dense fog following rainfall in Srinagar. PHOTO: AFP Kashmiri boatmen paddle a shikara across Dal Lake amid dense fog following rainfall in Srinagar. PHOTO: AFP

A Bangladeshi worker dries pieces of processed leather at a tannery in Dhaka. PHOTO: AFP A Bangladeshi worker dries pieces of processed leather at a tannery in Dhaka. PHOTO: AFP

Participants of an expected upcoming parade gather during a rehearsal on Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang. PHOTO: AFP Participants of an expected upcoming parade gather during a rehearsal on Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang. PHOTO: AFP

Palestinian fishermen pull out a catch of stingrays onto a beach overlooking the Mediterranean sea, in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP Palestinian fishermen pull out a catch of stingrays onto a beach overlooking the Mediterranean sea, in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP

Syrian children play next to vehicles outside the Nour make-shift camp, east of the city of Azaz, on Syria's northern border with Turkey. PHOTO: AFP Syrian children play next to vehicles outside the Nour make-shift camp, east of the city of Azaz, on Syria's northern border with Turkey. PHOTO: AFP

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