Pictures of the day: October 28, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world
Multimedia Desk | October 28, 2016

An adelie penguin jumps onto the ice in the Ross Sea in Antarctica. The world's largest marine reserve aimed at protecting the pristine wilderness of Antarctica will be created after a "momentous" agreement was finally reached on October 28, 2016 with Russia dropping its long-held opposition. PHOTO: AFP

A migrant walks by a burned makeshift shelter in the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, northern France during a massive operation to clear the squalid settlement where 6,000-8,000 people have been living in dire conditions. Fresh fires broke out on October 26 in the "Jungle" migrant camp on the second day of operations to dismantle the squalid settlement in northern France. PHOTO: AFP


An Indian sandhu - holy man - performs yoga at sunrise at the Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi. PHOTO: AFP


Birds fly over the corridor of the Jama Masjid at sunrise in New Delhi. PHOTO: AFP


A young actress plays the role of Giorgia, 10, forced to marry Paolo, 47, during a happening organised by Amnesty International to denounce child marriage in Rome. PHOTO: AFP


Children gesture as Kurdish Peshmerga fighters (not seen) arrive after recapturing the Fadiliya village from Islamic state militants, in Nawaran, north of Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS


A farmer harvests rice on a field in Lalitpur, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS



A French Dassault Rafale jet receives fuel from a US Air Force KC-10 tanker aircraft near Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS


A worker takes a nap inside his wheel barrow at a roadside in Islamabad. PHOTO: APP


The head office building of AMP Ltd, Australia's biggest retail wealth manager, is seen behind ferries docking at Sydney's Circular Quay in Australia. PHOTO: REUTERS


A Syrian boy prepares manakish in the rebel-held side of the northern embattled city of Aleppo. Regime forces backed by ally Russia have waged an aerial and ground assault since late September to recapture eastern Aleppo, killing hundreds of civilians and destroying infrastructure including hospitals. PHOTO: AFP


Aereal view of the Angel de la Independencia monument in Mexico City. PHOTO: AFP


A sign marking the spot of a school is all that is left at the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, northern France, during a massive operation to clear the squalid settlement where 6,000-8,000 people have been living in dire conditions. PHOTO: AFP


In this picture, a competitor performs at the 11th Zhengzhou China International Shaolin Wushu Festival in Zhengzhou. PHOTO: AFP
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