Pictures of the day: November 29, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

Shia military unfurled an offensive against the city of Mosul in Iraq taken by rebels. PHOTO: AFP

Workers wearing protective suits cull chickens after birds were found dead at a poultry farm in Sekikawa town, Niigata prefecture, Japan. PHOTO: REUTERS


A man snorkels in an area called the "Coral Gardens" near Lady Elliot Island, on the Great Barrier Reef, northeast of Bundaberg town in Queensland, Australia. PHOTO: REUTERS


Oil lamps offered by devotees illuminate the Bagmati River flowing through the premises of the Pashupatinath Temple during the Bala Chaturdashi festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS


Fishermen place bamboo, where they will later place tree branches and fish food, to catch fish in a river in Dhaka, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS


Picture of Cuban former president Fidel Castro hangs in front of the Cuban National Library at Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba. PHOTO: REUTERS


Puerto Rico's Orlando Cruz (L) receives sustained punishment before being knocked down and counted out against Britain's Terry Flanagan (R) during their World Boxing Organisation (WBO) lightweight title bout held at the Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom. PHOTO: AFP



A woman walks under trees decorated with Christmas lights at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic. PHOTO: AFP


Belarus' honour guards attend a turnover ceremony of 6 Mi-8MTV-5 helicopters purchased from a Russia's manufacturer at a military base outside Minsk. PHOTO: AFP


A mumeration of Starlings flock to the remains of the West Pier near Brighton beach, as the sun sets on the horizon in Brighton, southern England. PHOTO: AFP


Snowmakers of the Verbier ski resort check the artificial snow making machine in Verbier, Switzerland. PHOTO: REUTERS


People gather in central Delhi for a protest against the government's decision to withdraw 500 and 1000 Indian rupee banknotes from circulation, India. PHOTO: REUTERS


Sami people from the Vilhelmina Norra Sameby, gather their reindeers herd in a corral for selection and calf labeling near the village of Dikanaess, about 800 kilometres north-west of the capital Sweden. PHOTO: AFP


A Member of Sakura circus performs on day 2 of a one week show in Padukka, Sri Lanka. PHOTO: REUTERS
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