Pictures of the day: October 22, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk October 22, 2016
A Ukrainian serviceman fires a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun during military exercises near the village of Divychky in Kiev region, Ukraine. PHOTO: REUTERS

1_zkn_1_october-21-2016 In this photograph children sleep on a family bed next to their pet dog after their house was destroyed at the height of typhoon Haima in San Pablo town, Isabela province, north of Manila. PHOTO: AFP

14_zkn_9_october-21-2016 3570 Team Italia's Italian rider Lorenzo Petrarca crashes out during the first practice session of the Moto 3 ahead of 2016 Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island. PHOTO: AFP

13_zkn_8_october-21-2016 People (back R) are sprayed by water from a crashing wave as they stand next to a coastal barrier as Typhoon Haima approaches Hong Kong. PHOTO: AFP

12_zkn_7_october-21-2016 French police officers demonstrate in Lyon to protest over mounting attacks on officers. PHOTO: AFP

11_zkn_6_october-21-2016 A member of the Iraqi government forces takes a position on top of a vehicle as smoke rises on the outskirts of the Qayyarah area, some 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of Mosul. PHOTO: AFP

10_zkn_5_october-21-2016 This picture taken shows a hairy crab farmer steering his boat past crab breeding farms in Yangcheng Lake in Kunshan. PHOTO: AFP

9_zkn_4_october-21-2016 A couple (L) walk in the heavy rain as a lady (R) sits in a restaurant as Typhoon Haima makes landfall Hong Kong during a typhoon signal eight warning. PHOTO: AFP

8_zkn_3_october-21-2016 An Indian tribal man in traditional dress looks on during the inaugural function of the three-day Tawang festival in Tawang, near the Indo-China border in north eastern Arunachal Pradesh state. PHOTO: AFP

7_zkn_16_october-21-2016 A man washes his horse as a woman bathes her son at concrete water pens under a flyover in a slum area in Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

5_zkn_13_october-21-2016 Actors Cobie Smulders, Danika Yarosh and Tom Cruise arrive for the German premiere of the film "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" in Berlin, Germany. PHOTO: REUTERS

4_zkn_12_october-21-2016 Thomas Olton checks the lighting of a pumpkin decorated with the image of US President Barack Obama at the Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns event at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois, US. PHOTO: AFP

3_zkn_11_october-21-2016 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton of Britain participates in the second practice session of Formula One Austin, Texas, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

2_zkn_10_october-21-2016 This handout photo received from the PGA Tour shows a python crossing the 5th green before the second round of 2016 CIMB Classic golf tournament in Kuala Lumpur. PHOTO: AFP

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