Pictures of the day: November 1, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world
Multimedia Desk | November 01, 2016

Two members of the Indian Sikh 'Nihang' - the traditional Sikh army - balance on four horses as they demonstrate their skills during a Fateh Divas celebration, which takes place the day after the Diwali festival, in Amritsar. PHOTO: AFP

An activist of Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) runs from tear gas shells during clashes with police in Swabi on October 31, 2016. Police fired teargas on thousands of opposition supporters who tried to remove barricades while marching towards Islamabad. PHOTO: AFP


A woman stands in front of Cumhuriyet newspaper's headquarters on October 31, 2016 in Istanbul during a police operation. PHOTO: AFP


Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Amir takes a catch of West Indies' batsman Darren Bravo (unseen) on the second day of the third and final Test between Pakistan and West Indies at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. PHOTO: AFP


An Indian cyclist rides along a street as smog envelops a monument in New Delhi on October 31, 2016, the day after the Diwali festival. PHOTO: AFP


A Syrian boy climbs into Abu Omar's shelter in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus. PHOTO: AFP


A man applies paint on the apartment type tombs at the Navotas Public Cemetery, north of Manila days ahead of the traditional All Souls' Day. Millions across the Philippines will visit cemeteries to pay their respects to their dead, in an annual tradition that combines Catholic religious rites with the country's penchant for festivity. PHOTO: AFP



Mount Sinabung on Sumatra Island is seen from Karo unleashing gas and fine rock as it erupts again. PHOTO: AFP


Tourists walk across on the Charles Bridge on a foggy morning in Prague. PHOTO: AFP


Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) drive near the village of Bazwaya, on the eastern edges of Mosul, tightening the noose on Mosul as the offensive to retake the Islamic State group stronghold entered its third week on October 31, 2016. PHOTO: AFP


A woman carries a basket on her head through a field of vegetables on a foggy morning on the outskirts of Srinagar. PHOTO: REUTERS


China's J-10 fighter jets perform during an air show, the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS


Hindu devotees hold up scarves to receive rice as offerings being distributed by the temple authority on the occasion of the Annakut festival in Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS


A banded mongoose plays with a Halloween pumpkin at a zoo in Chongqing, China. PHOTO: REUTERS
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