Pictures of the day: May 12, 2017

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

Women release oil lamps and candles in the water of Ravi river, seeking forgiveness and repentment during Shab-e-Barat religious festival in Lahore. PHOTO: REUTERS

Flooded homes are seen from the air along the banks of the Ottawa River in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS

Palestinian protesters swing as they rest at a park during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Palestinian protester uses a sling to hurl stones towards Israeli troops during clashes at a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails. PHOTO: REUTERS

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a gala match of the hockey teams of the Night League at the Shayba Olympic Arena in Sochi, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Piles of harvested wheat are covered with plastic sheets near the depot for GrainCorp, Australia's largest listed bulk grain handler, located in the New South Wales town of Burren Junction, located north-west of Sydney in Australia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pakistani Muslim women read Quran beside the grave of a relative to mark Shab-e-Barat at a graveyard in Karachi. PHOTO: AFP

Members of the West Indies team form a guard of honour for captain Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan who is playing his final test match, at the Windsor Park Stadium in Roseau, Dominica. PHOTO: AFP

A South African policeman attempts to extinguish a fire after demonstrators burnt tyres to barricade a road, during violent protest demanding better housing on May 11, 2015 in Finetown, Ennerdale, South Africa. PHOTO: AFP

An Iraqi boy carries a white flag as he evacuates his home as Iraqi forces advance in the northwestern al-Haramat neighbourhood of Mosul, during the ongoing offensive to retake the area from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. PHOTO: AFP

Chinese honour guards prepare for the arrival of Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. PHOTO: AFP

A waiter looks at a collage showing Pope Francis kissing US President Donald Trump near Castel Sant'Angelo in central Rome. PHOTO: AFP

Ferrari driver Fabio Barone and his Ferrari 458 Italia competes against a Roman chariot drawn by two horses on "Ben Hur" movie set at Cinecitta World amusement park in Castel Romano near Rome. PHOTO: AFP