A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 31, 2016
![Participants from Newar community in traditional attire, dance during the Newari New Year parade, also called Diwali, in Kathmandu, Nepal.](https://gdb.voanews.com/dd8d8040-beb1-48d7-889b-17de17f55790_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Participants from Newar community in traditional attire, dance during the Newari New Year parade, also called Diwali, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
![A girl plays on a pile of discarded flowers outside a market, the day after the Diwali celebrations in Mumbai, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b8c59757-6e19-4db2-9f56-f4f45ad4d610_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A girl plays on a pile of discarded flowers outside a market, the day after the Diwali celebrations in Mumbai, India.
![People watch the sunrise under the Arc de Triomphe (Arch of Triumphal) at the end of the Champs Elysees Avenue, in Paris, France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/91c8ba9d-26ae-452a-96a9-423df37a37f8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People watch the sunrise under the Arc de Triomphe (Arch of Triumphal) at the end of the Champs Elysees Avenue, in Paris, France.
![Dogs dressed in Halloween costumes are displayed during the annual Haute Dog Howl'oween parade in Long Beach, California, Oct. 30, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3f8bb1e7-4eae-4e8c-a446-8548c3a4ac7a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Dogs dressed in Halloween costumes are displayed during the annual Haute Dog Howl'oween parade in Long Beach, California, Oct. 30, 2016.