Today in Pictures, Feb 16, 2016

Oil spill in Singapore, protests in Uganda and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Feb 16, 2016, 03:54 PM

Workers cleaning up an oil spill along Lornie Road towards Adam Road on Feb 16, 2016. The oil spill, which was caused by a broken-down vehicle, led to a massive traffic jam this morning during peak hour. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN

Supporters of Kizza Besigye, the leader of the main opposition Forum for Democratic Change and the main opposition candidate, burn a campaing poster of Yoweri Museveni at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, Feb 15, 2016. PHOTO: EPA/DAI KUROKAWA

Shop owners set off firecrackers as they open for business after the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, Feb 16, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS/CHINA STRINGER NETWORK

Pope Francis kisses a child as he arrives to celebrate Mass in San Cristobal de las Casas, Feb 15, 2016. REUTERS/EDGARD GARRIDO

A man wearing a traditional Korean dress holds a protest calling for a return to traditional Confucian values, in central Seoul on Feb 16, 2016. PHOTO: AFP/ED JONES

Revellers participate in the parade, the cortege, on the first day of the three traditional carnival days Drey scheenschte Daeaeg in Basel, Switzerland, Feb 15, 2016. PHOTO: EPA/GEORGIOS KEFALAS

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and US President Barack Obama waving to the media during the US-Asean leaders summit in Sunnylands, a resort in the Californian desert, on Feb 15, 2016. PHOTO: STRAITS TIMES/KUA CHEE SIONG

Standard Poodles compete during the annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden on Feb 15, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP/STEPHANIE KEITH

A model presents a creation from the Thom Browne fall 2016 collection at the New York Fall Fashion Week, in New York, Feb 15, 2016. PHOTO: EPA/JOHN TAGGART

Lady Gaga performs onstage during the 58th Annual Grammy music Awards in Los Angeles, Feb 15, 2016. PHOTO: AFP/ ROBYN BECK

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