In pics: What happened across the world on October 19

Bangalore, Oct 19: The presidential elections in Maldives were called off on Saturday after protestors took on the roads alleging that there was a new coup surrounding the elections. The police surrounded the secretariat of the election commission and halted the elections.

Three days after a plane crashed in Laos, experts and officials looked around the crash site for clues leading to the crash.

On Saturday, Kenyan police authorities named the Norwegian suspect in the Kenya Westgate mall terror attack. A CCTV footage was released showing the gunmen walking around in the mall at the time of the attack.

OneIndia News brings to you news from across the world in pictures.

In Nairobi

In this frame grab from surveillance video provided by Kenya Police via KTN, two gunmen wander through the Westgate Mall, Sept 21 in Nairobi, Kenya.

In Baghdad

Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq. Police officials said the Friday night blast took place in the capital's eastern Mashtal neighborhood.

In Maldives

Former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed shakes hands with a supporter during a protest against the cancellation of a presidential revote in Male, Maldives, Saturday.

In France

Director Quentin Tarantino poses after receiving the Lumiere Award from the hands of US actress Uma Thurman, during the 5th edition of the Lumiere Festival, in Lyon, central France.

In Laos

French investigators walk about bits of wreckage of a crashed plane in Pakse, Laos. Teams of French and Thai experts searched for clues as to why the plane crashed in three days back.