Pictures of the day: May 13, 2017

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

A Palestinian protester hurls back a tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank village of Beita, near Nablus. PHOTO: REUTERS

A rescue worker and a Swiss police officer stand beside a truck transporting beverages which crashed with a suburban train on a railroad crossing in Horgen, Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pilgrims pray before Pope Francis's arrival at the Catholic shrine of Fatima, Portugal. PHOTO: REUTERS

The Nairobi skyline is seen in the background as Hartebeests graze at the Nairobi National Park near Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO: REUTERS

Birds swim at a flooded street in western Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman rides an Ofo's shared bike past Mobike's shared bikes in Beijing's central business area, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy looks at a whale shaped art installation that is made of plastic and trash made by environmental activist group Greenpeace Philippines, lying along the shore in Naic, Cavite, in the Philippines. PHOTO: REUTERS

Birds fly over the mouth of the Araguari River on the coast of Amapa state, near Amapa city, northern Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

On Keo Wa, 25, carries her 9-month-old baby while working at a banana plantation operated by a Chinese company in the province of Bokeo in Laos. PHOTO: REUTERS

People take pictures in front of a "Golden Bridge on Silk Road" installation, set up ahead of the Belt and Road Forum, outside the National Convention Centre in Beijing. PHOTO: REUTERS

Muslim Shiites light candles during the Shaabaniya ceremony commemorating the birth of Imam al-Mahdi, the 12th holiest figure for Shiite Muslims, in the central Iraqi city of Karbala. PHOTO: AFP

A diver practices her routine as journalists tour the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) campus which will host the Athelete's village and provide training facilities for a number of sports, including two which are due to be held on the campus as the IOC Evaluation Commission continues with its visit to Los Angeles, California, before a vist to Paris and the September vote for the 2024 Summer Olmympics. PHOTO: REUTERS

A farmer prepares to feed his ducks on his family farm in the northern province of Bac Ninh. PHOTO: AFP

A baby Sumatran elephant playing with a mahout from the Trumon Conservation Response Unit at the Leuser Ecosystem wildlife reservation area in south Aceh district. PHOTO: AFP