Pictures of the day: December 10, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk December 10, 2016
Law enforcement personnel look on from a rooftop while US President-elect Donald Trump's plane takes off as Trump is travelling to Ohio from LaGuardia Airport in New York City, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

A French Rafale fighter jet lands on the deck of France's aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle operating in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. PHOTO: AFP A French Rafale fighter jet lands on the deck of France's aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle operating in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. PHOTO: AFP

St Mary's Cathedral is illuminated with a Christmas-themed projection in Sydney to celebrate the Christmas season. PHOTO: AFP St Mary's Cathedral is illuminated with a Christmas-themed projection in Sydney to celebrate the Christmas season. PHOTO: AFP

The following picture shows a partial view of Paris as the French capital struggles with a surge in pollution. PHOTO: AFP The following picture shows a partial view of Paris as the French capital struggles with a surge in pollution. PHOTO: AFP

A man walks the stairway inside the Nobel Institute before a news conference of the 2016 Nobel Peace prize laureate in Oslo. PHOTO: AFP A man walks the stairway inside the Nobel Institute before a news conference of the 2016 Nobel Peace prize laureate in Oslo. PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani vendor rides his bicycle along a street during fog in Lahore. PHOTO: AFP A Pakistani vendor rides his bicycle along a street during fog in Lahore. PHOTO: AFP

Canadian's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford compete in the senior pair short program at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Marseille, southern France. PHOTO: AFP Canadian's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford compete in the senior pair short program at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Marseille, southern France. PHOTO: AFP

People are seen on a London bus travelling on Oxford Street past Christmas lights in London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS People are seen on a London bus travelling on Oxford Street past Christmas lights in London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

Spanish soldiers assemble support tents after African migrants crossed the border fence between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta outside CETI, the short-stay immigrant centre in Ceuta, Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS Spanish soldiers assemble support tents after African migrants crossed the border fence between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta outside CETI, the short-stay immigrant centre in Ceuta, Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS

A winter swimmer swims after breaking the ice on a frozen lake at a park in Shenyang, China. PHOTO: REUTERS A winter swimmer swims after breaking the ice on a frozen lake at a park in Shenyang, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

The carcass of 35-year-old elephant Sidda is lifted by a crane for its autopsy after he died of his injuries which he, according to forest officials, sustained while being chased by villagers late August, at Dabbaguli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India. PHOTO: REUTERS The carcass of 35-year-old elephant Sidda is lifted by a crane for its autopsy after he died of his injuries which he, according to forest officials, sustained while being chased by villagers late August, at Dabbaguli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

The sun rises as small-particle haze hangs above the skyline in Paris, France. PHOTO: REUTERS The sun rises as small-particle haze hangs above the skyline in Paris, France. PHOTO: REUTERS

US Vice President Joe Biden steps off his plane in a snow storm upon his arrival at the Ottawa International Airport in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS US Vice President Joe Biden steps off his plane in a snow storm upon his arrival at the Ottawa International Airport in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS

Muslims attend Friday prayers at Jami Quba mosque, which collapsed during this week's earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia. PHOTO: REUTERS Muslims attend Friday prayers at Jami Quba mosque, which collapsed during this week's earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia. PHOTO: REUTERS

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