Pictures of the Day
  • Recycling artist Caroline Chaptini retouches a huge Lebanese flag made from 10,452 bottle caps in Aajaltoun. The number represents the area of Lebanon in square kilometres. EPA
    Recycling artist Caroline Chaptini retouches a huge Lebanese flag made from 10,452 bottle caps in Aajaltoun. The number represents the area of Lebanon in square kilometres. EPA
    Recycling artist Caroline Chaptini retouches a huge Lebanese flag made from 10,452 bottle caps in Aajaltoun. The number represents the area of Lebanon in square kilometres. EPA
    Recycling artist Caroline Chaptini retouches a huge Lebanese flag made from 10,452 bottle caps in Aajaltoun. The number represents the area of Lebanon in square kilometres. EPA
  • A woman waits for an announcement by Cuba's electricity operator that it had reconnected most of the country to the national grid, in Havana. Reuters
    A woman waits for an announcement by Cuba's electricity operator that it had reconnected most of the country to the national grid, in Havana. Reuters
    A woman waits for an announcement by Cuba's electricity operator that it had reconnected most of the country to the national grid, in Havana. Reuters
    A woman waits for an announcement by Cuba's electricity operator that it had reconnected most of the country to the national grid, in Havana. Reuters
  • Ruben Vargas of Switzerland celebrates with teammates after scoring the decisive spot-kick against Colombia in Vancouver. The Swiss progressed to the World Cup quarter-finals in a penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw. AFP
    Ruben Vargas of Switzerland celebrates with teammates after scoring the decisive spot-kick against Colombia in Vancouver. The Swiss progressed to the World Cup quarter-finals in a penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw. AFP
    Ruben Vargas of Switzerland celebrates with teammates after scoring the decisive spot-kick against Colombia in Vancouver. The Swiss progressed to the World Cup quarter-finals in a penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw. AFP
    Ruben Vargas of Switzerland celebrates with teammates after scoring the decisive spot-kick against Colombia in Vancouver. The Swiss progressed to the World Cup quarter-finals in a penalty shootout aft
  • Sri Lanka prison officials in Colombo mourn beside the bodies of colleagues killed in clashes between rival groups of inmates at Negombo Prison. Reuters
    Sri Lanka prison officials in Colombo mourn beside the bodies of colleagues killed in clashes between rival groups of inmates at Negombo Prison. Reuters
    Sri Lanka prison officials in Colombo mourn beside the bodies of colleagues killed in clashes between rival groups of inmates at Negombo Prison. Reuters
    Sri Lanka prison officials in Colombo mourn beside the bodies of colleagues killed in clashes between rival groups of inmates at Negombo Prison. Reuters
  • A firefighter works at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    A firefighter works at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    A firefighter works at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    A firefighter works at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Repairs are carried out at a logistics park struck by a tornado in Huanggang, Hubei province, China. Reuters
    Repairs are carried out at a logistics park struck by a tornado in Huanggang, Hubei province, China. Reuters
    Repairs are carried out at a logistics park struck by a tornado in Huanggang, Hubei province, China. Reuters
    Repairs are carried out at a logistics park struck by a tornado in Huanggang, Hubei province, China. Reuters
  • A train is stranded on submerged rail tracks after heavy monsoon rain in Chattogram, Bangladesh. AFP
    A train is stranded on submerged rail tracks after heavy monsoon rain in Chattogram, Bangladesh. AFP
    A train is stranded on submerged rail tracks after heavy monsoon rain in Chattogram, Bangladesh. AFP
    A train is stranded on submerged rail tracks after heavy monsoon rain in Chattogram, Bangladesh. AFP
  • Glowing bursts of lava erupt from Stromboli volcano on the Italian island of the same name, off the north coast of Sicily. It is one of Europe's most active volcanoes. AFP
    Glowing bursts of lava erupt from Stromboli volcano on the Italian island of the same name, off the north coast of Sicily. It is one of Europe's most active volcanoes. AFP
    Glowing bursts of lava erupt from Stromboli volcano on the Italian island of the same name, off the north coast of Sicily. It is one of Europe's most active volcanoes. AFP
    Glowing bursts of lava erupt from Stromboli volcano on the Italian island of the same name, off the north coast of Sicily. It is one of Europe's most active volcanoes. AFP