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Photos Of The Day: Skyscraper Selfies And US Protests

Sziget, Hungary

Festival goers participate in a color party at the 25th Sziget (Island) Festival on Shipyard Island. The festival is one of the biggest cultural events of Europe offering art exhibitions, theatrical and circus performances and above all music concerts over eight days.

Photo: Marton Monus/EPA

Londonderry, Northern Ireland

A bonfire in the bogside area, which is traditionally torched on August 15 to mark a Catholic feast day celebrating the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven, but in modern times the fire has become a source of contention and associated with anti-social behaviour.

Photo: Niall Carson/PA

Malmedy, Belgium

Members of the World Brotherhood of the Huge Omlette cook giant omlette within a 4 metre diameter frying pan.

Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

New York, US

More than 1,000 protesters gathered outside Trump Tower in Manhattan as the US president made his first trip home since his inauguration. People chanted ‘shame’ at the rally, which included a march against white supremacy and Donald Trump’s lacklustre response to the violence in Charlottesville at the weekend.

Photo: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AFP/Getty Images

Durham, US

A protester kicks the toppled statue of a Confederate soldier after it was pulled down by anti-racist protesters in North Carolina. Many states plan to destroy similar memorials after deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, at the weekend.

Photo: Casey Toth/AP

Fuengirola, Spain

Men participate in the banned traditional fishing method of tirada del copo during an event at Los Boliches beach. The technique was made illegal in the 1960s in an attempt to protect fish stocks.

Photo: Jorge Zapata/EPA

Hong Kong, China

A roof-topping enthusiast takes a selfie from a 73-storey skyscraper. ‘I’m an explorer,’ says Daniel Lau, one of three people who climbed to the top of The Center in Central District.

Photo: ImagineChina/Rex/Shutterstock

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