Pictures of the day: October 8, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
An aerial view shows the eruption of Mount Aso in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo. PHOTO: REUTERS
Pink umbrellas decorate the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health in the capital Beirut as part of a national campaign for the public awareness of breast cancer. PHOTO: AFP
Chilean soldiers guard next to some 14000 weapons which wait to be destroyed in Santiago. PHOTO: AFP
A traditional dancer performs in Goya, a village near Guiglo, during a gathering focused on rural land rights. PHOTO: AFP
Nepalese youth play on a swing, popularly known as the "Dashain Ping", on the sixth day of the Hindu festival of Dashain in Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu. PHOTO: AFP
In this photograph an Afghan vegetable vendor waits for customers along the roadside in Lashkar Gah city of Helmand province. PHOTO: AFP
A corn maze with the theme of "Vote 2016" and featuring the likenesses of Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Dory, the fish from the Pixar/Disney film, is seen in an aerial photo provided by County Line Orchard in Hobart, Indiana, US. PHOTO: REUTERS
Chen Yifa from China poses for a selfie with a man dressed as William Birkin from Resident Evil at New York Comic Con in Manhattan, New York, US. PHOTO: REUTERS
Satellite dishes damaged by Islamic State militants are pictured inside a mosque in Turkman Bareh village, after rebel fighters advanced in the area, in northern Aleppo Governorate, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS
Armed security forces take a part in a drug raid, in Manila, Philippines. PHOTO: REUTERS
Dancers attend a dress rehearsal for the new "THE ONE Grand Show" at Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin, Germany. PHOTO: REUTERS
World Championship triathalon course in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. PHOTO: AFP
Ed O'Brien and Thom Yorke of Radiohead perform during the Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park . PHOTO: AFP
Hungary's Zoltan Gera vies with Switzerland's Gelson Fernandes (L) during a WC 2018 football qualification match Hungary v Switzerland in Budapes. PHOTO: AFP
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