Pictures of the day: October 15, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk October 15, 2016
Moroccan horsemen perform during the 9th edition of the "Salon du Cheval" in the port city of El Jadida. PHOTO: AFP

An Indian skilled worker dries the material to be used in preparing fire crackers ahead of Diwali "The Festival Of Lights", in Ahmedabad. PHOTO: AFP

A general view shows the UNESCO world heritage sites of the Dome of the Rock (R) and the al-Aqsa Mosque (L) at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City. PHOTO: AFP

The Thai Royal Guard stand in formation in honour of the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej inside the grounds of the Grand Palace in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

Refugee families swim in the sea by the Souda municipality-run refugee camp on the island of Chios. PHOTO: AFP

An elderly woman (L) walks past unwanted statues of deities, gathered and repaired after their owners discarded them, on a rocky slope running down to the sea in Hong Kong. PHOTO: AFP

A couple of dragonflies are seen at a water reservoir in Mishmar HaSharon north of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. PHOTO: AFP

US President Barack Obama speaks at a Hillary for America campaign event in Cleveland, Ohio. PHOTO: AFP

Great white pelicans fly before they land to catch food at a water reservoir in Mishmar HaSharon north of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. PHOTO: AFP

Irish driver Craig Breen and British co-driver Scott Martin steer their Citroen DS3 WRC as they compete during the second day of the 52nd Rally de Catalunya in Caseres, near Tarragona. PHOTO: AFP

France's Alize Cornet serves against Serbia's Jelena Jankovic during their women's singles quarter-final match at the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament. PHOTO: AFP

A model presents a creation during the Russian Art Heritage Collective Show at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Moscow. PHOTO: AFP

A technician of California-based robotics company Zipline launches a drone in Muhanga, 50 kilometres (31 miles) west of the capital Kigali. PHOTO: AFP

A mourner clutches a picture of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej after the hearse carrying the body of the late monarch passes the Grand Palace in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

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