Pictures of the day: October 29, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk October 29, 2016
A tourist takes photos at sunset in Cartagena, Colombia, during the XXV Ibero-American Summit. PHOTO: AFP

Actor Brie Larson (L) presents actor Samuel L. Jackson (R) with the Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Los Angeles' Britannia Awards in Beverly Hills, California. PHOTO: REUTERS Actor Brie Larson (L) presents actor Samuel L. Jackson (R) with the Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Los Angeles' Britannia Awards in Beverly Hills, California. PHOTO: REUTERS

Residents with painted faces and holding candles participate in El Paseo de Las Almas,The Walk of Souls, during a Day of the Dead festival in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. PHOTO: AFP Residents with painted faces and holding candles participate in El Paseo de Las Almas,The Walk of Souls, during a Day of the Dead festival in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. PHOTO: AFP

Nepalese police dogs pose as their handlers salute them during an event to mark the Tihar festival at the Central Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu. PHOTO: AFP Nepalese police dogs pose as their handlers salute them during an event to mark the Tihar festival at the Central Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu. PHOTO: AFP

A photo taken on October 28, 2016 shows a damaged car in the A photo taken on October 28, 2016 shows a damaged car in the "red zone", an area cordoned off for safety reasons, in Camerino, where 80 per cent of the houses have been left uninhabitable after two earthquakes hit the region. PHOTO: AFP

Bubba Watson of the US plays a bunker shot at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions golf tournament in Shanghai. PHOTO: AFP Bubba Watson of the US plays a bunker shot at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions golf tournament in Shanghai. PHOTO: AFP

Young migrants wait to board a bus leaving for a reception centre, in Calais. PHOTO: AFP Young migrants wait to board a bus leaving for a reception centre, in Calais. PHOTO: AFP

8_zkn_9_29-oct Saltadora professional Lysanne Richard jumps form the building Dubai Marina in a competition organised by Red Bull. PHOTO: AFP

An Indian worker bursts firecrackers during a fireworks display at a local marketplace on the eve of Diwali festival in Jammu. Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, will be celebrated. PHOTO: AFP An Indian worker bursts firecrackers during a fireworks display at a local marketplace on the eve of Diwali festival in Jammu. Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, will be celebrated. PHOTO: AFP

A barn owl stands on a jack-o-lantern carved from a pumpkin and used to symbolise Halloween or All Saints' Eve at the Zoom Torino zoo and amusement park in Cumiana, near Turin, northern Italy. PHOTO: AFP A barn owl stands on a jack-o-lantern carved from a pumpkin and used to symbolise Halloween or All Saints' Eve at the Zoom Torino zoo and amusement park in Cumiana, near Turin, northern Italy. PHOTO: AFP

Actors dressed as President Abraham Lincoln (C) and first lady Abigail Adams (R) look up as they watch US. President Barack Obama depart the White House aboard Marine One in Washington. PHOTO: REUTERS Actors dressed as President Abraham Lincoln (C) and first lady Abigail Adams (R) look up as they watch President Barack Obama depart the White House aboard Marine One in Washington. PHOTO: REUTERS

Soot covers the fuselage of an American Airlines jet that blew a tire, sparking a fire and prompting the pilot to abort takeoff before passengers were evacuated from the plane via emergency chute, at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Soot covers the fuselage of an American Airlines jet that blew a tire, sparking a fire and prompting the pilot to abort takeoff before passengers were evacuated from the plane via emergency chute, at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Bangladesh's Mominul Haque dives to take a catch to dismiss England's Ben Stokes. PHOTO: REUTERS Bangladesh's Mominul Haque dives to take a catch to dismiss England's Ben Stokes. PHOTO: REUTERS

A model presents a creation for the Coca Cola Jeans collection during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 28. PHOTO: REUTERS A model presents a creation for the Coca Cola Jeans collection during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 28. PHOTO: REUTERS

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