Pictures of the day: April 13, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk April 13, 2017
A stuntman rides a motorcycle inside the "Well of Death" attraction during a fair in Bhaktapur, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS

People look at Saudi Air Force perform from the Green Square near Khartoum Airport, Khartoum, Sudan. PHOTO: REUTERS People look at Saudi Air Force perform from the Green Square near Khartoum Airport, Khartoum, Sudan. PHOTO: REUTERS

This picture taken in Karo, Nort Sumatra on April 11, 2017 shows Indonesian pupils playing with the background of Mount Sinabung volcano spewing thick smoke. PHOTO: AFP This picture taken in Karo, Nort Sumatra on April 11, 2017 shows Indonesian pupils playing with the background of Mount Sinabung volcano spewing thick smoke. PHOTO: AFP

Students march to demand the government to speed up a long-awaited reform to guarantee universal access to free public education, in Santiago. PHOTO: AFP Students march to demand the government to speed up a long-awaited reform to guarantee universal access to free public education, in Santiago. PHOTO: AFP

Palestinian youths rest on benches next to their bicycles after a ride in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP Palestinian youths rest on benches next to their bicycles after a ride in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani woman carries a child as she visits a market outskirts of Islamabad. PHOTO: AFP A Pakistani woman carries a child as she visits a market outskirts of Islamabad. PHOTO: AFP

Sailors conduct flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight deck, in the South China Sea. PHOTO: REUTERS Sailors conduct flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight deck, in the South China Sea. PHOTO: REUTERS

Nepali mountain climber Min Bahadur Sherchan, 85, who will attempt to climb Everest to become the oldest person to conquer the world's highest mountain, performs yoga in Kathmandu, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS Nepali mountain climber Min Bahadur Sherchan, 85, who will attempt to climb Everest to become the oldest person to conquer the world's highest mountain, performs yoga in Kathmandu, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS

A vendor cuts fish for a customer at a wholesale fish market in Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS A vendor cuts fish for a customer at a wholesale fish market in Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

A displaced Iraqi man sits on the ruins of a destroyed building outside Hammam al-Alil camp, south of Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS A displaced Iraqi man sits on the ruins of a destroyed building outside Hammam al-Alil camp, south of Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS

Simba the lion, one of two surviving animals in Mosul's zoo, along with Lola the bear, is seen at an enclosure in the shelter after arriving to an animal rehabilitation shelter in Jordan. PHOTO: REUTERS Simba the lion, one of two surviving animals in Mosul's zoo, along with Lola the bear, is seen at an enclosure in the shelter after arriving to an animal rehabilitation shelter in Jordan. PHOTO: REUTERS

Cleaner and farmer Fatma Peker, 58, says she will vote 'Yes' in the referendum. She poses in her tea field in Surmene a town in Trabzon Province, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS Cleaner and farmer Fatma Peker, 58, says she will vote 'Yes' in the referendum. She poses in her tea field in Surmene a town in Trabzon Province, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS

Tribal people perform a Pashtun's traditional Tribal people perform a Pashtun's traditional "Mehsud" dance at a folk heritage festival in Islamabad, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

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