Pictures of the day: October 20, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk October 20, 2016
A warehouse is pictured in a field near the white village of Setenil de las Bodegas, southern Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS

1_ZKN_2 An Iraqi forces M109 self-propelled howitzer fires towards the village of Tall al-Tibah, some 30 kilometres south of Mosul during an operation against Islamic State (IS) group militants to retake the main hub city. PHOTO: AFP

2_ZKN_3 A Thai man holds an image of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej as people pray for the late monarch in a park beneath Bhumibol Bridge in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

3_ZKN_4 Workers clean the windows of the new Convention center named "The cloud" ("La Nuvola" in Italian) designed by Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas in the Eur business district in Rome. PHOTO: AFP

4_ZKN_5 Commuters arrive from Metro North Railroad trains in Grand Central Station in New York. PHOTO: AFP

5_ZKN_6 A picture shows a part of the structure of the new Rome's Convention center named "The cloud" ("La Nuvola" in Italian) designed by Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas. PHOTO: AFP

6_ZKN_8 Jean-Charles walks back to his house before burning wood and debris set on fire by residents in the village of Labeyi in the commune of Chardonnieres, southwest Haiti. PHOTO: AFP

7_ZKN_9 Parts of a giant rhinoceros are moved into places on Tamarama Beach as giant sculptures are installed ahead of the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Sydney. PHOTO: AFP

8_ZKN_10 Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane looks on during the UEFA Champions League football match Real Madrid CF vs Legia Legia Warszawa at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. PHOTO: AFP

9_ZKN_11 This photograph shows Afghan youths playing with a kite on the outskirts of Jalalabad. PHOTO: AFP

10_ZKN_13 Smoke rises from a building after shelling in the rebel held besieged town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus. PHOTO: REUTERS

11_ZKN_14 A member of the public takes a photograph of a sculpture that is part of the annual outdoor exhibition known as "Sculpture by the Sea" near Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia which showcases sculptures by local and international artists along the coastline between Bondi and Tamarama beaches. PHOTO: REUTERS

12_ZKN_15 Drug users who call themselves "Recovering Champions" are hosed with water as part of their weekend drug rehabilitation program organised by the government of San Fernando, La Union, in northern Philippines. PHOTO: REUTERS

14_ZKN_17 Thousands of pedestrians gather downtown for a lighting and chromalithe exhibition on a catholic church, as part of the UN Habitat III conference in Quito, Ecuador. PHOTO: REUTERS

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