Pictures of the day: February 1, 2018

14 photos from events around the world

A man walks away under a security camera after taking pictures of the super blue moon from just outside the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

Palestinians warm themselves inside their house in the northern Gaza Strip. PHOTO: REUTERS


A man walks away under a security camera after taking pictures of the super blue moon from just outside the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. PHOTO: REUTERS


A view shows a monument to Kazakh poet Abai Kunanbayev after a heavy snowfall, with illumination lights seen in the foreground, in Moscow, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS


A monkey eats a lotus flower, during the annual Makha Bucha Day which celebrates Buddha's teachings, in Kandal province, Cambodia. PHOTO: REUTERS


Mohammad Jan, 67, sits beside a cage of partridges in a shop at Ka Faroshi bird market in Kabul, Afghanistan. PHOTO: REUTERS


A Houthi arms depot explodes after it was hit by air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen. PHOTO: REUTERS


Amir Khan throws water into the face of Phil Lo Greco during the press conference as promoter Eddie Hearn looks on, Liverpool, Britan. PHOTO: REUTERS



Palestinians run for cover from tear gas during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the village of Mugheer, about 25 kilometres northeast of the city of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. PHOTO: AFP


A museum employee poses next to mannequins in bathing suits from the 1920's to 1950's presented at a new exhibition 'Ocean Liners: Speed and Style' at the Victoria and Albert Museum in west London. PHOTO: AFP


A Hindu devotee with his body pierced with metal skewers takes part in procession during the Thaipoosam festival in Chennai. PHOTO: AFP


Participants camp at the 11th edition of Campus Party technological event, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. PHOTO: AFP


A woman and a child set up a telescope in front of a ferris wheel in the hope of seeing a 'supermoon' on a cloudy evening in Hong Kong. PHOTO: AFP


Pakistani women walk past muster field on the outskirt of Lahore. PHOTO: AFP


The flooded banks of the Saone River between Tournus and Macon, eastern France. PHOTO: AFP
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