Pictures of the day: October 25, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk/Multimedia Desk October 25, 2016
Iraqi forces flash the V-sign as they stand on an infantry fighting vehicle loaded on a truck driving through the Al-Shura area, south of Mosul. PHOTO: AFP

2_zkn_2_25-oct London's Big Ben and Houses of Parliament silhouetted as the sun sets on October 24, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

West Indies' batsman Leon Johnson (R) is bowled out by Pakistani spinner Yasir Shah (unseen) as wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed (L) and teammate Younis Khan look on during the fourth day of the second Test between Pakistan and the West Indies at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. PHOTO: AFP West Indies' batsman Leon Johnson (R) is bowled out by Pakistani spinner Yasir Shah (unseen) as wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed (L) and teammate Younis Khan look on during the fourth day of the second Test between Pakistan and the West Indies at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. PHOTO: AFP

5_zkn_6_25-oct Olympique de Marseille's Cameroonian forward Clinton Mia Njie (R) vies with Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian defender Thiago Silva during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique of Marseille at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

6_zkn_7_25-oct An Afghan refugee shifts bricks after demolishing his house before returning his homeland under the UNHCR voluntary programme in khazana refugees camp outskirts of Peshawar. PHOTO: AFP

7_zkn_8_25-oct A visitor observes the sky through a telescope during a tour at the Astronomic Center "Cielos Chilenos " in Colina, some 20 kilometres North of Santiago. PHOTO: AFP

8_zkn_3_25-oct Students from the chemical engineering department of Benghazi University throw their academic dresses in the air as they celebrate during their graduation ceremony in front of a building of the university that was destroyed due to fighting. PHOTO: AFP

9_zkn_9_25-oct A private security guard stands at the exit gate of the headquarters of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Mumbai, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

10_zkn_10_25-oct A photographer captures a large model Havaianas slipper. PHOTO: REUTERS

11_zkn_11_25-oct US President Barack Obama laughs as Jimmy Kimmel interviews him in a taping of the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show in Los Angeles. PHOTO: REUTERS

12_zkn_12_25-oct A zombie pelican bicycle is manoeuvred on South Roosevelt Boulevard during the Zombie Bike Ride as part of annual Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival in Key West, Florida, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

13_zkn_13_25-oct A migrant looks on at the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, northern France. PHOTO: AFP

14_zkn_14_25-oct David Dosha, the priest of the Church of Mart Shmony, located in the Christian Iraqi town of Bartella, about 15 kilometres (10 miles) east of Mosul, inspects the damage at the church's compound after Iraqi forces retook control of the town from militants of the Islamic State group. PHOTO: AFP

A surfer rides a wave off Praia do Norte (North Beach) near Nazare, central Portugal. PHOTO: AFP A surfer rides a wave off Praia do Norte (North Beach) near Nazare, central Portugal. PHOTO: AFP

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