Pictures of the day: August 17, 2017

13 photos from events around the world
Multimedia Desk | August 17, 2017

A woman checks the remains of the house of a Palestinian man, who killed three Jewish residents of a nearby Israeli settlement, after it was demolished by Israeli authorities in the West Bank village of Kobar, near Ramallah. PHOTO: AFP

The horse of the "Oca" (Goose) parish is escorted by a groom during their parade before the Palio of Siena horse race, Italy. PHOTO: REUTERS


A man dismantles discarded computer monitors before delivering them to a recycling workshop in Karachi, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS


Tourists pose for a picture on the Tsanfleuron Glacier at Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERS


A devotee tries to break a clay pot containing curd during celebrations to mark the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in Ahmedabad, India,. PHOTO: REUTERS


A man wields a stick as his flock of domesticated pigeons fly atop the roof of his house in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. PHOTO: REUTERS


An RAF parachute display team let off smoke canisters as they descend as part of a ceremony for the Queen's Baton Relay for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at Brize Norton, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS


A brown bear is seen in a shelter for bears in the village of Berezivka near Zhytomyr, Ukraine. PHOTO: REUTERS



The Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, arrives in Portsmouth, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS


Pigs are herded off a platform into water by breeders during a daily exercise at a pig farm in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS


A bonfire is set alight to mark a Catholic feast day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the Bogside area of Londonderry, Northern Ireland. PHOTO: REUTERS


Syrian rebel fighters from the Faylaq al-Rahman brigade hold a position inside a tunnel in Ain Tarma, in the eastern Ghouta area, a rebel stronghold east of the capital Damascus. PHOTO: AFP


A man swims to cool off in the Blue Eye water spring and natural phenomenon occurring near the city of Sarande. PHOTO: AFP


A Canadair firefighting airplane drops water above a fire at sunset, east of Athens. PHOTO: AFP


A woman checks the remains of the house of a Palestinian man, who killed three Jewish residents of a nearby Israeli settlement, after it was demolished by Israeli authorities in the West Bank village of Kobar, near Ramallah. PHOTO: AFP
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