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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