Pictures of the day: November 2, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk November 02, 2016
Street vendor sells candy floss as people visit tombs of relatives and friends at 'Nueva Esperanza' (New Hope) cemetery during the Day of the Dead celebrations in Villa Maria del Triunfo on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS

1_ZKN_1_2 Nov Members of Spanish humanitarian NGO Proactiva Open Arms, Guillermo Canardo (R) and Marcos Chercoles Ruiz help a woman during a rescue operation off Libya's shore. PHOTO: AFP

2_zkn_3_2-nov Guardsmen prepare to take part in a ceremonial welcome at Horse Guards Parade for Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos and his wife Maria Clemencia de Santos in central London. PHOTO: AFP

3_zkn_4_2-nov MiG-29 fighter aircraft of the Russian Air Force "Swifts" aerobatic team launch flares as they fly in formation at the Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, southern China's Guangdong province. PHOTO: AFP

4_zkn_5_2-nov Strollers walk past autumnally coloured vine in Ruedesheim, western Germany. PHOTO: AFP

5_zkn_6_2-nov A serviceman of Belarus' Interior Ministry's special forces unit takes part in the qualifying examinations for the "Madder Beret" headdress outside Minsk. PHOTO: AFP

6_zkn_7_2-nov Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) photographs a tiger (panthera tigris) during a visit to the Nandan Van Jungle Safari at Naya Raipur in the eastern state of Chhattisgarh. PHOTO: AFP

7_zkn_8_2-nov Fireworks are displayed in central Beirut as people celebrate the election of president Michel Aoun, a former general whose candidacy was backed by Iran-backed Shia movement Hezbollah. PHOTO: AFP

8_zkn_9_2-nov US President Barack Obama reacts to someone in the crowd as he delivers remarks to a "Get Out the Early Vote" campaign event for Hillary Clinton in Columbus, Ohio, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

9_zkn_10_2-nov Salt pans and dams can be seen in farming areas located in the southern region of Western Australian, near the city of Perth, Australia. PHOTO: REUTERS

10_zkn_11_2-nov Children play on the street in downtown Havana, Cuba. PHOTO: REUTERS

11_zkn_12_2-nov King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima (R) of the Netherlands are pictured after placing poppies on the Wall of Remembrance during a visit to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia. PHOTO: REUTERS

12_zkn_13_2-nov A woman sits next to a grave on the Day of the Dead by paying homage to her dead relatives at Santa Maria Atzompa cemetery in Oaxaca, Mexico. PHOTO: REUTERS

13_ZKN_14_2 Nov Barcelona's Lionel Messi looks dejected after Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan (not pictured) scores their third goal. PHOTO: REUTERS

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