Pictures of the day: May 16, 2017

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk May 16, 2017
An Iranian woman walks past a graffiti in Tehran. PHOTO: AFP

Carpenters carry a wood panel while working to build a boat at a yard in Fish Harbour in Karachi. PHOTO: REUTERS Carpenters carry a wood panel while working to build a boat at a yard in Fish Harbour in Karachi. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy on a cart is pushed near a Brazilian Public-Safety National Force policeman as he patrols an entrance of Chapadao slums complex during a security operation on an effort to crack down on crime in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS A boy on a cart is pushed near a Brazilian Public-Safety National Force policeman as he patrols an entrance of Chapadao slums complex during a security operation on an effort to crack down on crime in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

Displaced Iraqis flee during a fight between Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) forces and Islamic State militants in western Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS Displaced Iraqis flee during a fight between Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) forces and Islamic State militants in western Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS

An exotic used car dealership designed to resemble a vending machine in Singapore. PHOTO: REUTERS An exotic used car dealership designed to resemble a vending machine in Singapore. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman sits next to murals as opposition parties march for the removal of President Jacob Zuma outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg, South Africa. PHOTO: REUTERS A woman sits next to murals as opposition parties march for the removal of President Jacob Zuma outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg, South Africa. PHOTO: REUTERS

A vendor fans himself as he waits for customers at a wholesale vegetable market on a hot summer day in Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS A vendor fans himself as he waits for customers at a wholesale vegetable market on a hot summer day in Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Firemen spray water at the burned Beth Hamedrash synagogue in New York City, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Firemen spray water at the burned Beth Hamedrash synagogue in New York City, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Misbah-ul-Haq (L) and Younis Khan (R) are carried by teammates as they celebrate after winning the final test match and the series 2-1 against the West Indies at the Windsor Park Stadium in Roseau, Dominica. PHOTO: AFP Misbah-ul-Haq (L) and Younis Khan (R) are carried by teammates as they celebrate after winning the final test match and the series 2-1 against the West Indies at the Windsor Park Stadium in Roseau, Dominica. PHOTO: AFP

Workers set fire to a sugar cane field to burn away the leafy parts, a technique used before the cane is cut and harvested, in Atencingo, Puebla state, southern Mexico. PHOTO: AFP Workers set fire to a sugar cane field to burn away the leafy parts, a technique used before the cane is cut and harvested, in Atencingo, Puebla state, southern Mexico. PHOTO: AFP

An Iranian woman walks past a graffiti in Tehran. PHOTO: AFP An Iranian woman walks past a graffiti in Tehran. PHOTO: AFP

An elderly lady watches as a traditional junk sails in Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. PHOTO: AFP An elderly lady watches as a traditional junk sails in Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. PHOTO: AFP

Children who have fled fighting in Mosul gather at a camp for displaced citizens, Hammam al-Alil, Iraq. PHOTO: AFP Children who have fled fighting in Mosul gather at a camp for displaced citizens, Hammam al-Alil, Iraq. PHOTO: AFP

A man uses a bucket of water to help put out a fire in the Mercado Oriental, Managua, Nicaragua. PHOTO: AFP A man uses a bucket of water to help put out a fire in the Mercado Oriental, Managua, Nicaragua. PHOTO: AFP

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