Pictures of the day: June 12, 2017

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk June 12, 2017
A boy holds his head against a water pipe from a canal flowing under a road bridge on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A fisherman stands as he checks his fishing net along the Indus River, Hyderabad, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS A fisherman stands as he checks his fishing net along the Indus River, Hyderabad, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Palestinian woman lights a candle inside her house during power cut in the southern Gaza Strip. PHOTO: REUTERS A Palestinian woman lights a candle inside her house during power cut in the southern Gaza Strip. PHOTO: REUTERS

A priest stands next to mangoes offered by devotees to Hindu God Krishna during a mango festival at a temple in Ahmedabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS A priest stands next to mangoes offered by devotees to Hindu God Krishna during a mango festival at a temple in Ahmedabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Morenada dancers perform during the Morenada dancers perform during the "Senor del Gran Poder" (Lord of Great Power) parade in La Paz, Bolivia. PHOTO: REUTERS

A child smiles as he participates in a colour run event in Beijing, China. PHOTO: REUTERS A child smiles as he participates in a colour run event in Beijing, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Darwish Sufi dance group performs at a heritage compound to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan in Tripoli, Lebanon. PHOTO: REUTERS A Darwish Sufi dance group performs at a heritage compound to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan in Tripoli, Lebanon. PHOTO: REUTERS

People say their prayers during Friday Prayers at the Wazir Khan mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS People say their prayers during Friday Prayers at the Wazir Khan mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy holds his head against a water pipe from a canal flowing under a road bridge on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS A boy holds his head against a water pipe from a canal flowing under a road bridge on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man walks through a burning garbage dump on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS A man walks through a burning garbage dump on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A worker poses with a cricket between his teeth at a farm belonging to company A worker poses with a cricket between his teeth at a farm belonging to company "Little Food," which prepares and promotes food products made from crickets, in Brussels, Belgium. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man swims in Houhai lake on a hot summer day in Beijing, China. PHOTO: REUTERS A man swims in Houhai lake on a hot summer day in Beijing, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

Bangladeshi pedestrians cross an iron bridge as smoke rises from a fire in a garbage dump below them near the Buriganga river in Dhaka. PHOTO: AFP Bangladeshi pedestrians cross an iron bridge as smoke rises from a fire in a garbage dump below them near the Buriganga river in Dhaka. PHOTO: AFP

Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin towers are silhoutted as the sun sets over the Kuala Lumpur skyline. PHOTO: AFP Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin towers are silhoutted as the sun sets over the Kuala Lumpur skyline. PHOTO: AFP

A hot-air balloon in the form of a craftsman lands on June 8, 2017 in Aitrang, southern Germany. PHOTO: AFP A hot-air balloon in the form of a craftsman lands on June 8, 2017 in Aitrang, southern Germany. PHOTO: AFP

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