Pictures of the Day
  • Allison Janney has her eyes on the prize as winner of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The Diplomat at the Emmy Awards, held at the Peacock Theatre, Los Angeles. AFP
    Allison Janney has her eyes on the prize as winner of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The Diplomat at the Emmy Awards, held at the Peacock Theatre, Los Angeles. AFP
    Allison Janney has her eyes on the prize as winner of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The Diplomat at the Emmy Awards, held at the Peacock Theatre, Los Angeles. AFP
    Allison Janney has her eyes on the prize as winner of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The Diplomat at the Emmy Awards, held at the Peacock Theatre, Los Angeles. AFP
  • Devotees worship an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha at a festival in Amritsar, India. AFP
    Devotees worship an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha at a festival in Amritsar, India. AFP
    Devotees worship an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha at a festival in Amritsar, India. AFP
    Devotees worship an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha at a festival in Amritsar, India. AFP
  • A scene from the Arab Media Summit being held at Dubai World Trade Centre. Antonie Robertson / The National
    A scene from the Arab Media Summit being held at Dubai World Trade Centre. Antonie Robertson / The National
    A scene from the Arab Media Summit being held at Dubai World Trade Centre. Antonie Robertson / The National
    A scene from the Arab Media Summit being held at Dubai World Trade Centre. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Men walk through rubble at Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip. AFP
    Men walk through rubble at Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip. AFP
    Men walk through rubble at Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip. AFP
    Men walk through rubble at Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Shamans bless US military veterans at sunrise following an all-night Yage Ayahuasca ceremony at a centre in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, which specialises in alternative treatment to help deal with the trauma of war. Getty Images
    Shamans bless US military veterans at sunrise following an all-night Yage Ayahuasca ceremony at a centre in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, which specialises in alternative treatment to help deal with the trauma of war. Getty Images
    Shamans bless US military veterans at sunrise following an all-night Yage Ayahuasca ceremony at a centre in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, which specialises in alternative treatment to help deal with the trauma of war. Getty Images
    Shamans bless US military veterans at sunrise following an all-night Yage Ayahuasca ceremony at a centre in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, which specialises in alternative treatment to help deal wit
  • A passenger injured when the Virgo Transport 8 ferry capsized in the Java Sea sits on a stretcher at Trisakti port in Banjarmasin, Indonesia. Reuters
    A passenger injured when the Virgo Transport 8 ferry capsized in the Java Sea sits on a stretcher at Trisakti port in Banjarmasin, Indonesia. Reuters
    A passenger injured when the Virgo Transport 8 ferry capsized in the Java Sea sits on a stretcher at Trisakti port in Banjarmasin, Indonesia. Reuters
    A passenger injured when the Virgo Transport 8 ferry capsized in the Java Sea sits on a stretcher at Trisakti port in Banjarmasin, Indonesia. Reuters
  • Boys enjoy some leisure time in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan. AFP
    Boys enjoy some leisure time in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan. AFP
    Boys enjoy some leisure time in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan. AFP
    Boys enjoy some leisure time in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan. AFP
  • Night-time operations on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea, which is providing cover for commercial vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters
    Night-time operations on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea, which is providing cover for commercial vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters
    Night-time operations on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea, which is providing cover for commercial vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters
    Night-time operations on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea, which is providing cover for commercial vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters
  • A performer roars as the Youth Olympic Flame is carried through Dakar on part of its 46-day tour. Senegal will host the event from October 31 to November 13. AFP
    A performer roars as the Youth Olympic Flame is carried through Dakar on part of its 46-day tour. Senegal will host the event from October 31 to November 13. AFP
    A performer roars as the Youth Olympic Flame is carried through Dakar on part of its 46-day tour. Senegal will host the event from October 31 to November 13. AFP
    A performer roars as the Youth Olympic Flame is carried through Dakar on part of its 46-day tour. Senegal will host the event from October 31 to November 13. AFP
  • Honour guards rehearse for a welcome ceremony for Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida at the National Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
    Honour guards rehearse for a welcome ceremony for Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida at the National Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
    Honour guards rehearse for a welcome ceremony for Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida at the National Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
    Honour guards rehearse for a welcome ceremony for Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida at the National Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
  • A farm worker carries harvested paddy from a field on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir. Reuters
    A farm worker carries harvested paddy from a field on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir. Reuters
    A farm worker carries harvested paddy from a field on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir. Reuters
    A farm worker carries harvested paddy from a field on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir. Reuters