The day in pictures - 19 November 2012

Chandigarh, India

Hindu devotees stand in the waters of Sun Lake to offer prayers to the Sun god during the Hindu religious festival "Chhat Puja" in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh.

Hindu devotees
Devotees pray for the betterment of their family and society during 'Chhat Puja' Credit: REUTERS/Ajay Verma

Kabul, Afghanistan

An Afghan child receives polio vaccination drops during an anti-polio campaign in Kabul.

A polio vaccination is dropped into a baby's mouth.
A polio vaccination is dropped into a baby's mouth. Credit: Reuters / Parwiz Parwiz

Nairobi, Kenya

A police dog attacks a man found stealing from ethnic Somali homes during the second day of skirmishes in Nairobi.

Police attack a man found stealing from ethnic Somali homes in Nairobi
Police attack a man found stealing from ethnic Somali homes in Nairobi Credit: Reuters

Paris, France

A visitor looks at Rita Mae West room by Spanish artist Salvador Dali at the the Centre Pompidou modern art museum.

The exhibition will run open on Wednesday and run until the end of March.
The exhibition will run open on Wednesday and run until the end of March. Credit: Reuters / Benoit Tessier

Aberfoyle, Scotland

Firemen help a member of the public in Aberfoyle which has been flooded after the River Forth burst its banks.

Firemen help a member of the public in Aberfoyle which has been flooded after the River Forth burst its banks.
Firemen help a member of the public in Aberfoyle which has been flooded after the River Forth burst its banks. Credit: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Khan Younis, Gaza

Palestinians gather around a destroyed house after an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza strip.

An Israeli air strike destroyed a house and created a crater in the earth.
An Israeli air strike destroyed a house and created a crater in the earth. Credit: Reuters / Ibraheem Abu Mustafa