Pictures of the day: April 17, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk April 17, 2017
North Korean soldiers march during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS

Spectators watch a dancing horse perform at a show in Bharia Town, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS Spectators watch a dancing horse perform at a show in Bharia Town, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Sri Lankan resident walks through damaged homes at the site of a collapsed garbage dump in Colombo. PHOTO: AFP A Sri Lankan resident walks through damaged homes at the site of a collapsed garbage dump in Colombo. PHOTO: AFP

People take part in the Color Run 2017 's edition in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. PHOTO: AFP People take part in the Color Run 2017 's edition in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

A member of the Iraqi forces relaods a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) during clashes with Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the old city of Mosul. PHOTO: AFP A member of the Iraqi forces relaods a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) during clashes with Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the old city of Mosul. PHOTO: AFP

People cheers as the Turkish president delivers a speech in Istanbul. PHOTO: AFP People cheers as the Turkish president delivers a speech in Istanbul. PHOTO: AFP

Models present creations by Pakistani fashion designer Ali Xeeshan on the last day of the Pakistan Fashion Design Council (PFDC) Sunsilk Fashion Week in Lahore. PHOTO: AFP Models present creations by Pakistani fashion designer Ali Xeeshan on the last day of the Pakistan Fashion Design Council (PFDC) Sunsilk Fashion Week in Lahore. PHOTO: AFP

A skier in a costume attempts to cross a pool of water at the foot of a ski slope while competing in the annual A skier in a costume attempts to cross a pool of water at the foot of a ski slope while competing in the annual "Gornoluzhnik" amateur event marking the end of the ski season, at the Bobrovy Log ski resort in the suburbs of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

A damaged bus is seen after an explosion yesterday at insurgent-held al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS A damaged bus is seen after an explosion yesterday at insurgent-held al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS

People enjoy the Munsu water park in Pyongyang, North Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS People enjoy the Munsu water park in Pyongyang, North Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS

Demonstrators for (R) and against (L) US President Donald Trump push a garbage container toward each other during a rally in Berkeley, California in Berkeley, California, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Demonstrators for (R) and against (L) US President Donald Trump push a garbage container toward each other during a rally in Berkeley, California in Berkeley, California, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

A bird sits and pulls fur from the back of a deer in Bushy Park, in London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS A bird sits and pulls fur from the back of a deer in Bushy Park, in London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

Members of the Samaritan sect take part in a traditional pilgrimage marking the holiday of Passover atop Mount Gerizim, near the West Bank city of Nablus. PHOTO: REUTERS Members of the Samaritan sect take part in a traditional pilgrimage marking the holiday of Passover atop Mount Gerizim, near the West Bank city of Nablus. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy gets his face smeared with vermillion powder during A boy gets his face smeared with vermillion powder during "Sindoor Jatra" vermillion powder festival at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS

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