Pictures of the day: October 3, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

An Afghan refugee girl returning from Pakistan looks on after she arrives at a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) registration centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pope Francis prays at the Azerbaijan Baku City Shadhidlar Hiyabani Monument to the Fallen Heroes in Baku. PHOTO: AFP


Manchester City's Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero (R) dives over Tottenham Hotspur's French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at White Hart Lane in London. PHOTO: AFP


An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier carries a rocket launcher as he takes up position with colleagues at an outpost along a fence at the India-Pakistan border in R.S Pora south-west of Jammu. PHOTO: AFP


Red Bull Racing's Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo celebrates his victory on the podium during the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang. PHOTO: AFP


A devotee of the Nine Emperor Gods walks with needles through her face during the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival in the southern province of Phuket. PHOTO: AFP


A torero crawls on the ground as the bull gores him in Mont-de-Marsan. PHOTO: AFP



A cleaner washes the steps of a building where photographs of terrace houses are displayed in central Sydney, Australia. PHOTO: REUTERS


A TV is left on the ground as it is transported to a shelter ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew in Siboney, Cuba. PHOTO: REUTERS


US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton meets with leaders from the African-American community at Mert's Heart and Soul restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. PHOTO: REUTERS


A cyclist rides a vintage bicycle on gravel roads during the Strade Bianche section of the "Eroica" cycling race for old bicycles in Gaiole in Chianti, Italy. PHOTO: REUTERS


Workers collect dead fishes floating in the polluted West Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam. PHOTO: REUTERS


Somali government soldiers secure the scene of an attack on a restaurant by the Somali militant group al Shabaab in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia. PHOTO: AFP


A minaret of a mosque is pictured during sunset on the first day of the New Islamic Hijri year 1438 in old Islamic Cairo, Egypt October 2, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
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