Pictures of the day: November 5, 2016
We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
Flames and smoke rise from oil wells set ablaze by Islamic State militants before they fled the oil-producing region of Qayyara, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTER
An Iraqi woman, who fled the violence due to the ongoing operation by Iraqi forces against Islamic State group militants to retake the city of Mosul, sits in a car driving through the village of Gogjali. PHOTO: AFP
Ceramic figurines, called "caganers" (poopies), representing US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (R) and US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (L) are displayed at a factory in Torroella de montgri. PHOTO: AFP
Turkish riot police officers use tear gas and arrest demonstrators during a protest against the arrest of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers, in Ankara. PHOTO: AFP
A man wearing a face mask visits a park near the Forbidden City during heavy smog in Beijing. PHOTO: AFP
A boy plays on a beached damaged by Hurricane Matthew, in the commune of Port-a-Piment, in the southwestern Haiti. PHOTO: AFP
France's Lucas Pouille arrives on court for his third round tennis match against Britain's Andy Murray at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 indoor tournament in Paris. PHOTO: AFP
Beyonce performs at a campaign concert for US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, Ohio, US. PHOTO: REUTERS
The Eiffel tower is illuminated in green with the words "Paris Agreement is Done", to celebrate the Paris U.N. COP21 Climate Change agreement in Paris, France. PHOTO: REUTERS
A man that went by the name "Pocket", a member of the Patriots Guard Riders (PGR), poses outside a rally for US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in Toledo, Ohio US. PHOTO: REUTERS
Somali fishermen carry a fish from their vessels on the shores of the Indian Ocean on Liido beach, in Mogadishu, Somalia. PHOTO: REUTERS
People make traditional side dish 'Kimchi' during the Seoul Kimchi Festival in central Seoul, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS
School children wearing padded hoods to protect them from falling debris gather in an evacuation shelter on a hill during a tsunami simulation drill ahead of World Tsunami Awareness Day at Futaba elementary school in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. PHOTO: REUTERS
Members of the Oath Keepers and others, not affiliated with organised groups, fire blank rounds while defending a position during a tactical training session in western Montana, US. PHOTO: REUTERS
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