Photos of the Day: A Mercury Capsule and Canine Stars

Hannover, Germany

A woman on a bike is silhouetted against the smoke of burning hay in Laatzen.

Photograph: Julian Stratenschulte/AP

Prague, Czech Republic

A wary western lowland gorilla eats ice-cream in its enclosure at Prague zoo.

Photograph: David W Cerny/Reuters

Palembang, Indonesia

A visitor looks at pages of the Qur’an that have been beautifully carved on to large panels of Tembesu wood at the Bayt al-Qur’an al-Akbar Museum.

Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images