Pictures of the day: October 13, 2017

13 photos from events around the world


Multimedia Desk October 13, 2017
Boys watch atop the roof of their house on the Turkish-Syrian border line in Reyhanli, Hatay province, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Swiss Air Force F/A 18 Hornet fighter jet releases flares during a flight demonstration of the Swiss Air Force over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERS A Swiss Air Force F/A 18 Hornet fighter jet releases flares during a flight demonstration of the Swiss Air Force over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERS

Shia clerics study at al-Gharawiya school run by al-Hawza al-Ilmiyya in Najaf, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS Shia clerics study at al-Gharawiya school run by al-Hawza al-Ilmiyya in Najaf, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS

People watch as Hoa Binh hydroelectric power plant opens the flood gates after a heavy rainfall caused by a tropical depression in Hoa Binh province, outside Hanoi, Vietnam. PHOTO: REUTERS People watch as Hoa Binh hydroelectric power plant opens the flood gates after a heavy rainfall caused by a tropical depression in Hoa Binh province, outside Hanoi, Vietnam. PHOTO: REUTERS

Men collect recyclables at the landfill in Islamabad, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS Men collect recyclables at the landfill in Islamabad, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

Boys watch atop the roof of their house on the Turkish-Syrian border line in Reyhanli, Hatay province, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS Boys watch atop the roof of their house on the Turkish-Syrian border line in Reyhanli, Hatay province, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS

In this aerial view, a burned neighbourhood is seen in Santa Rosa, California. PHOTO: AFP In this aerial view, a burned neighbourhood is seen in Santa Rosa, California. PHOTO: AFP

An image of a map of China and the words An image of a map of China and the words "welcoming the 19th Party Congress" created by different kinds of rice in a paddy in Shanghai. PHOTO: AFP

A Palestinian shepherd herds his sheep on a hill near the Palestinian village of Duma in the West Bank. PHOTO: AFP A Palestinian shepherd herds his sheep on a hill near the Palestinian village of Duma in the West Bank. PHOTO: AFP

A worker cleans the windows of a building in Nantes. PHOTO: AFP A worker cleans the windows of a building in Nantes. PHOTO: AFP

Syrian Fashion Designer Manal Ajaj (C) poses on the catwalk with male models wearing Syrian Army uniforms at the end of her fashion show Syrian Fashion Designer Manal Ajaj (C) poses on the catwalk with male models wearing Syrian Army uniforms at the end of her fashion show "Jasmin Godess" in Beirut. PHOTO: AFP

The cremation site for Thailand's late king Bhumibol Adulayadej's is reflected on a lotus pool. PHOTO: AFP The cremation site for Thailand's late king Bhumibol Adulayadej's is reflected on a lotus pool. PHOTO: AFP

A boat is seen at sunset on Lake Geneva from Chexbres, western Switzerland. PHOTO: AFP A boat is seen at sunset on Lake Geneva from Chexbres, western Switzerland. PHOTO: AFP

A just married couple from Asia pose for their photographer on the Charles Bridge on the early morning in Prague. PHOTO: AFP A just married couple from Asia pose for their photographer on the Charles Bridge on the early morning in Prague. PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani painter gives the finishing touches to the bodywork of a truck at a workshop in Peshawar. PHOTO: AFP A Pakistani painter gives the finishing touches to the bodywork of a truck at a workshop in Peshawar. PHOTO: AFP

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