Today in Pictures - March 8, 2013

Mr Ruben Oviedo, 40, dressed as comics superhero Thor, travels inside a subway while on his way to work in Mexico City on March 7, 2013. Mr Oviedo, a former television and theatre actor, began working as a street artist in downtown Mexico City a year ago. On average, a street artist in Mexico City earns some US$40 (S$49) a day for around eight hours of work. The street artists in Mexico City are requesting the police to allow them to conduct their street performances, public dialogue and exhibit various artwork in public places. -- PHOTO: REUTERS