Photos of the Day: Schoolgirls and Destroyed Homes

Baikonur, Kazakhstan

A rocket carrying the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft takes off from the Baikonur cosmodrome. It malfunctioned shortly after liftoff, forcing its Russian and American crew members to abort the mission taking them to the International Space Station

Photograph: Yuri Kochetkov/EPA

Palu, Indonesia

Indonesian women walk across rubble as they look for items to salvage from a relative’s house that was destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami which struck the area on 1 October

Photograph: Dita Alangkara/AP

An Giang, Vietnam

Competitors take part in the Bày Núi ox race during the annual Dolta festival. Thousands of villagers gather on the paddy fields to watch the races, pay homage to deceased ancestors and pray for a good harvest

Photograph: Linh Pham/Getty Images