Pictures of the day: October 8, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk October 08, 2016
An aerial view shows the eruption of Mount Aso in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pink umbrellas decorate the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health in the capital Beirut as part of a national campaign for the public awareness of breast cancer. PHOTO: AFP

Chilean soldiers guard next to some 14000 weapons which wait to be destroyed in Santiago. PHOTO: AFP

A traditional dancer performs in Goya, a village near Guiglo, during a gathering focused on rural land rights. PHOTO: AFP

Nepalese youth play on a swing, popularly known as the "Dashain Ping", on the sixth day of the Hindu festival of Dashain in Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu. PHOTO: AFP

In this photograph an Afghan vegetable vendor waits for customers along the roadside in Lashkar Gah city of Helmand province. PHOTO: AFP

A corn maze with the theme of "Vote 2016" and featuring the likenesses of Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Dory, the fish from the Pixar/Disney film, is seen in an aerial photo provided by County Line Orchard in Hobart, Indiana, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Chen Yifa from China poses for a selfie with a man dressed as William Birkin from Resident Evil at New York Comic Con in Manhattan, New York, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Satellite dishes damaged by Islamic State militants are pictured inside a mosque in Turkman Bareh village, after rebel fighters advanced in the area, in northern Aleppo Governorate, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS

Armed security forces take a part in a drug raid, in Manila, Philippines. PHOTO: REUTERS

Dancers attend a dress rehearsal for the new "THE ONE Grand Show" at Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin, Germany. PHOTO: REUTERS

World Championship triathalon course in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. PHOTO: AFP

Ed O'Brien and Thom Yorke of Radiohead perform during the Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park . PHOTO: AFP

Hungary's Zoltan Gera vies with Switzerland's Gelson Fernandes (L) during a WC 2018 football qualification match Hungary v Switzerland in Budapes. PHOTO: AFP

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