October 01, 2013
1 Cadet from the Korea Naval Academy reacts after receiving a garland from the winner of the 2013 Miss Korea Pageant during a parade to mark the 65th anniversary of Korea Armed Forces Day in central Seoul, South Korea.
2 Tourists walk by a sign announcing that the Statue of Liberty is closed due to a U.S. government shutdown in New York. Government institutions and national parks were closed and thousands of employees were furloughed after Congress was unable to agree on a federal budget and shut down the goverment for the first time in 17 years.
3 A Pataxo Indian takes part in the first day of the National Indigenous Mobilization protest in Brasilia, Brazil. The protest is against a proposed constitutional amendment known as PEC 215, which amends the rules for demarcation of indigenous lands.
4 Serbia's Novak Djokovic throws a towel into the crowd after winning the men's singles match against Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China. Djokovic won 6-0, 6-3.
5 A model presents shoes for Fatima Lopes' ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2014 fashion collection in Paris, France.
6 Judges leave after attending a service to mark the beginning of the legal year in England and Wales, at Westminster Abbey, in central London.
7 Sailors stationed aboard the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) stand in formation to spell out #USSGW on the flight deck. The purpose of the #USSGW photo is to be used on the command's social media websites to broaden its visibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Trevor Welsh)
8 Jung Ha-yoon, 2, is seen in a ceramic container while playing with other children at the traditional sports square during the Royal and Aristocrat's Traditional Food Festival held at Unhyeon Palace, also known as Unhyeongung Royal Residence, in Seoul, South Korea.
9 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. President Tsuneo Murata with his company's bicycle-riding robot "Murata Seisaku-kun" at its booth at CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) JAPAN 2013 in Chiba, east of Tokyo.
10 Students wearing raincoats wait for a tribute ceremony at the Monument to the People's Heroes on Beijing's Tiananmen Square, on the 64th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
11 Flamingos in a lagoon near Messolongi, in western Greece
October 02, 2013
1 Filipinos paddle on a small boat they made with used plastic bottles and other recycled materials to join a boat-making competition in Manila, Philippines.
2 Kashmiri farmers separate grain from the chaff after harvest in Boras village, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Srinagar, India.
3 A Palestinian woman waters plants growing in tear gas canisters in the village of Bilin, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The tear gas canisters were collected by Palestinians during years of clashes with Israeli security forces.
4 A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he walks down the stairs of the damaged former Immigration and Passport building in Aleppo, Syria.
5 Pigeons gather around a woman who is preparing to feed them in a small park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Oct. 1, 2013.
6 A man salvages items from the burnt area of a mosque following communal clashes in Thabyu Chi village near Thandwe, in Burma's western Rakhine state.
7 Team Dubai presents fireworks over Malaysia's landmarks Putrajaya Millennium Monument, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, left, and Seri Saujana Bridge during the Putrajaya International Fireworks Competition at the administrative capital of Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur.
8 Protesters hold signs during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act with National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander and National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander. U.S. intelligence officials say the government shutdown is seriously damaging the intelligence community’s ability to guard against threats.
9 A man walking past a stock index board is reflected in the rain drops on a car window in Tokyo, Japan.
10 Indian children dressed like Mahatma Gandhi assemble at an event during Gandhi Jayanti in Ajmer. Gandhi Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Gandhi, the father of the nation.
11 Krystyna Sankova from Ukraine performs during the qualification round at the artistic gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.
12 A large rainbow is seen behind the world's tallest radio tower "Tokyo Skytree" in Tokyo, Japan.
October 03, 2013
1 A car moves through a flooded road during heavy rains at Guwahati in the northeastern Indian state of Assam.
2 A man pushes his handcart in a street market in Hong Kong. It's a simple contraption - an iron frame, foldout handle and four rubber wheels - but in Hong Kong the old-fashioned handcart is what keeps the city rolling.
3 Manny Tangco, owner of Malabon Zoo, holds a pair of albino Burmese Python as he plays with an orangutan as they celebrate World Animal Day in advance at the Malabon Zoo, north of Manila, Philippines. World Animal Day is celebrated on Oct. 4.
4 Bodies of drowned migrants are lined up in the port of Lampedusa. A ship carrying African migrants to Europe caught fire and capsized off the Italian island, spilling hundreds of passengers into the sea, officials said. Over 150 people were rescued but some 200 others were still unaccounted-for.
5 Rescue workers stand near the tail of a plane at the site of a crash near the Lagos international airport, Nigeria. Fifteen people were killed when an Embraer passenger plane crashed shortly after take-off just outside the airport's domestic terminal, authorities said.
6 Zookeeper Nadezda Radovic kisses a seven-day-old white lion at the Belgrade Zoo, Serbia.
7 A Buddhist monk pushes a small plastic boat as he shows his flooded temple to reporters at Bang Ban district in Ayutthaya province, Oct. 2, 2013. More than 2 million people have been affected by flooding in Thailand, officials said.
8 People harvest grapes in the Appellation d'Origine Controlee Cote-Rotie vineyard in Ampuis near Lyon, southeastern France.
9 A protester bites a fish caught from the lake in front of the Justice Palace during a demonstration by indigenous Indians against proposed constitutional amendment PEC 215, which amends the rules for demarcation of indigenous lands, in Brasilia, Brazil, Oct. 2, 2013.
10 Robert Timms (L) and Richard Bowman (R) warm up before going on stage during the Muscle Mania Fitness Korea Competition in Seoul, South Korea.
11 Children take advantage of a busted water pipe which was damaged overnight by a construction company as they take a bath at suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines.
12 Street performer Kristin Decker performs a fire-eating act before the opening ceremonies for the 2013 Presidents Cup golf tournament in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Oct. 2, 2013.
October 04, 2013
1 Mohamed Hassan, a well-known blogger and activist in Bahrain, is carried by friends and relatives at a celebration of his release from jail outside his home in Sitra. Hassan, who spent more than two months in jail, said he was released on bail and may still face trial on charges of organizing Tamarod Bahrain, or Bahrain Rebellion, a movement inspired by Egyptian pro-democracy protesters.
2 Furloughed federal workers protest outside the U.S. Capitol to demand an end to the lockout of federal workers caused by the government shutdown in Washington, D.C.
3 Authorities prepare to search an apartment building in Stamford, Connecticut. Federal agents, bomb squad units and local police searched the Stamford Connecticut residence of Miriam Carey who led law enforcement officers on a dramatic car chase near the White House to the U.S. Capitol. Law enforcement officers shot and killed the driver, media reported.
4 A dog urinates on a new work by British graffiti artist Banksy on West 24th street in New York City, Oct. 3, 2013.
5 Thaneswar Guragai makes an attempt to break a Guinness World Record by keeping a basketball spinning on his nose for seven seconds, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
6 Dragonfly resting on stargazer lilies in Bournemouth, UK (Photo taken by Sandra Griffin/UK/VOA reader)
7 A worker rests on piles of cotton at a ginning factory in Wuhu, Anhui province, China
8 A truck dumps five-Rappen coins in the center of the Federal Square during a an event organized by the Committee for the initiative "CHF 2,500 monthly for everyone" (Grundeinkommen) in Bern, Switzerland. The Committee delivered 126,000 signatures to the Chancellery to propose a change in the constitution to implement their initiative which aims to have a minimum monthly disposal household income of CHF 2,500 (US$ 2,700) given by the government to every citizen living in Switzerland.
9 A Syrian refugee prevents another one from jumping from the top of a building as they protest at the ferry terminal in Calais, northern France. A team of British border police began talks with Syrian refugees, some on hunger strike, who are blocking a gangway at a ferry terminal in Calais in a desperate bid to win asylum in Britain.
10 Royal Australian Navy warships led by HMAS Sydney (R) enter Sydney Harbor as part of the International Fleet Review celebrations. The Review marks the centenary of the first entrance into Sydney by the Royal Australian Navy's fleet, according to the Navy.
11 Volunteers clean the chairs at Busan Cinema center where the Busan International Film Festival screenings are held in Busan, south of Seoul, South Korea.
12 Indian boatmen pull out a man trapped in a swamp after heavy rainfall at Sangam in Allahabad.
October 05, 2013
1 A handout picture released by the official website of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shows a military parade during his visit to the Military College of Tehran.
2 Pit crew wait for Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil during the third practice session of the Korean F1 Grand Prix at the Korea International Circuit in Yeongam, South Korea.
3 Actress Ino Menegaki, playing the role of high priestess, lights the torch with the Olympic Flame during a handover ceremony in Athens' Panathinaiko Stadium, Greece. After a seven-day run through Greece, the flame will cover 40,000 miles on Russian soil.
4 Prince Harry makes a funny face at a young child as he is greeted by a large crowd during the International Fleet Review in Sydney.
5 Indonesian Army's Kopassus special forces patrol outside the venues of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Bali.
6 Coffin of victims are seen in an hangar of Lampedusa airport, Italy, after a boat with migrants sank killing more than 100 people.
7 Fans watch as Tiger Woods of the U.S. and playing partner Matt Kuchar face International team members Adam Scott of Australia and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan in their four ball match at the 2013 Presidents Cup golf tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, USA.
8 Artists perform the “Fous de Bassin” show, created by French company Ilotopie, on the water canals around the Puerto Madero neighborhood as part of the opening of IX Buenos Aires’ International Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct. 4, 2013.
9 Cars cross Pensacola Bay as low clouds roll in from Tropical Storm Karen in Pensacola, Florida, as the weakening system approaches in the Gulf of Mexico.
10 BC Lions corner back Cord Parks (26) prevents Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Rob Bagg (bottom) from catching the ball during the first half of their CFL football game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Oct. 4, 2013.
11 Lamps shaped as ships are seen in a water basin next to Potsdam Square during the first Berlin Light Festival in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 4, 2013.
12 Hawaiian Surfer Carissa Moore competes during the EDP Cascais Girls Pro surf contest in Guincho beach, near Cascais, Portugal.
13 Fireworks explode over the Opera House as a projection saying HMAS Australia lights up during a fireworks display in Sydney, Australia, at the International Fleet review celebrations. Over 50 ships participated in the International Fleet Review on Sydney Harbor to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet arriving into Sydney.
October 07, 2013
1 Visitors take pictures of the painting 'Autoportrait au Petit Singe' by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) during the presentation of the exhibition 'Frida Kahlo/Diego Rivera, Art in Fusion' at the Musee de l'Orangerie in Paris, France.
2 A dog named Luke sits in a pew at St. Andrew's United Church in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Oct. 6, 2013.
3 An artisan paints an idol of Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop in old Dhaka, Bangladesh.
4 A Belgian firefighter stands behind burning tires as firemen protest for better work conditions in central Brussels.
5 Belgian riot police stand as they are covered with foam sprayed by Belgian firefighters during a protest for better work conditions in central Brussels.
6 Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a lighted Olympic torch during a ceremony to mark the start of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic torch relay, Moscow, Oct. 6, 2013.
7 Widows sing and dance inside a marquee where an idol of Hindu goddess Durga is installed ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India.
8 Frontier soldiers run as a storm surge hits the coastline under the influence of Typhoon Fitow in Wenling, Zhejiang province, China, Oct. 6, 2013.
9 A woman squats next to her buckets as she waits for her turn to receive a free meal from a soup kitchen in the city of Raqqa, eastern Syria.
10 A Pakistani livestock trader brushes his camels at an animal market ahead of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha in Karachi.
11 Britains Prince William looks on as Polytechnic FC (In Blue) play Civil Service FC in a Southern Amateur League football match in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, in central London.
12 Fans react as Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Carl Crawford falls upside down over the rail after catching a foul ball hit by Atlanta Braves' Justin Upton in Los Angeles, California, Oct. 6, 2013.
13 Bavarian riflemen and women in traditional costumes fire their muzzle loaders in front of the 'Bavaria' statue in Munich, southern Germany, Oct. 6, 2013.
14 A security guard gestures as he blows a whistle at a bus stop outside the city's railway station, during a traffic peak on the last day of China's National Day Golden Week in Hefei, Anhui province.
October 08, 2013
1 A Sikh youth performs an act of fire as he displays martial art skills during a religious procession on the eve of birth anniversary of Guru Ram Das in Amritsar, India. Ram Das was the fourth of the ten gurus of Sikhism.
2 The Brazilian booth during a media presentation for the upcoming book fair in Frankfurt, Germany.
3 The new U.S. $100 bill is introduced by Michelle Scipione, vice president of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank Cash Services Department, during an event at the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
4 A visitor walks along the exhibition titled "Man and Power in Russia in the XIX-XXI centuries" at the State Museum of Political History of Russia in St. Petersburg. The exhibition is a large-scale innovative project to create a complete image of the Russian political history of two centuries.
5 Artisan Rintu Das applies finishing touches to an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga inside a marquee, ahead of the Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata, India. The festival, which will be celebrated from Oct. 11 to 14, is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus. Hindus believe that the goddess Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil.
6 Taiwanese children cover their heads to keep from the sun during a rehearsal for National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan. National Day is known as Double-Ten, because it falls on October 10, the tenth day of the tenth month of the year. It commemorates the Republican Revolution, which broke out in Wuhan, China, on Oct. 10, 1911, and brought about the end of China's Qing dynasty.
7 An Indonesian worker cleans a river in Jakarta. According to the Indonesian Environmental Status report published in June 2013 by the Ministry, 82 percent of the 52 rivers surveyed are polluted with domestic and industrial waste.
8 A demonstrator from the group called Black Bloc runs outside the Municipal Assembly during a protest supporting a teachers' strike in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 7, 2013. The protest is to demand changes in the public state and municipal education system.
9 Flowers grow on a rock covered with moss. The rock from Spratlys Islands was given as a gift in 2011 to War Remnants Display on Mount Hon Me, Hon Dat district, Kien Giang province, Vietnam. (Photo taken by Bùi Th?y Ðào Nguyên/Vietnam/VOA reader)
October 09, 2013
1 A worker carries bunches of bananas on his shoulder after being unloaded from a ship at a jetty in Rangoon, Burma.
2 Dancers from the Radio City Rockettes rehearse for the 2013 edition of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York.
3 People are seen on a rubber boat along a flooded road at Amata Nakorn industrial Estate in Chonburi province, east of Bangkok, Thailand. Flooding at an industrial estate east of the capital has forced the closure of 2 foreign-owned factories producing electronic spare parts.
4 Hungarian wingsuit flyer Victor Kovats jumps off a mountain at Tianmen Mountain National Park in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, China, Oct. 8, 2013. Kovats died after failing to deploy his parachute prior to landing at the world championship staged in central China. His body was found after a team of more than 200 rescuers carried out searching by foot in the forests with no helicopter available on the spot. Initial analysis said the reason for the wingsuit flyer's plunge might relate to "technical problem during the trial".
5 A Bangladeshi firefighter douses a fire that killed almost a dozen people at a garment factory in Gazipur outside Dhaka, Bangladesh.
6 Residents make their way through a floodwaters after typhoon Fitow swept the area in Yuyao, east China's Zhejiang province.
7 Protesters hold placards urging the U.S. Congress to end the federal government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
8 Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik, center, Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Building Martin Lidegaard, left, and Vilnius mayor Arturas Zuokas, right, cycle around the old city during a sightseeing tour in Vilnius, Lithuania.
9 Pilgrims perform evening prayers in Mecca's Grand Mosque. Oct. 8, 2013, as more than two million Muslims have arrived in the holy city for the annual hajj pilgrimage.
10 Oct 8, 2013; Detroit, MI, USA; Oakland Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes (52) is unable to catch a ball hit for a three-run home run by Detroit Tigers outfielder Jhonny Peralta (not pictured) in game four of the American League divisional series playoff baseball game at Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan, USA. (Credit: Rick Osentoski/ USA TODAY Sports)
11 Japan's Misaki Sango, front left, China's Li Zhenzhu, front right, Yin Anna, back left, and North Korea's Pak Kum Hyang, back right, compete in women's 3000-meter steeplechase at the sixth East Asian Games in Tianjin, China.
12 Workers pick grapes during the harvest at the Chateau l'Etoile vineyard in l'Etoile, France.
13 A lone boater skims across the surface of the Potomac River at sunset in Washington, D.C., USA, Oct. 8, 2013.
October 10, 2013
1 Participants in coordinated colors take part in Taiwan's National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei. This year marks the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China.
2 Leftist protesters clash with riot policemen in front of Istanbul courthouse in Turkey as they try to attend their leftist student friends' trial who have been in jail for months.
3 A kite boarder sails through rough seas during an autumn storm off the coast of Cardiff, California, USA, Oct. 9, 2013.
4 Nepalese priests play traditional instruments during the Shikali festival in Khokana, Lalitpur. The festival is celebrated by the Newar Community from Khokana during which dancers wear masks of various deities, perform dances, and sacrifice animals in the hopes of getting the blessing of deities.
5 People look at a light installation at the Berlin Cathedral during the opening day of the "Festival of Light" show in Berlin, Oct. 9, 2013. Several landmarks and tourist spots will be illuminated in the German capital from October 9 to 20.
6 A volunteer (R), who is transporting boxes of food supplies on an inflatable raft, falls into the water after being pushed by a man (2nd R) as other people look on, on a flooded street during a supply shortage after Typhoon Fitow hit Yuyao, China.
7 Residents ride on a motorcycle with their belongings past damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor, Syria, Oct. 9, 2013.
8 Heavy waves crash over Roker pier at Sunderland, England.
9 Taking pictures while visiting the mangrove forest in Vietnam (Photo taken by Võ Ðình Anh Tri?t/Vietnam/VOA reader)
10 A viewing telescope is covered in snow on the top of the Brocken, eastern Germany.
October 11, 2013
1 A boy recites from a book during a lesson at a school in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.
2 A protester stands atop a fountain in front of Qubba Palace in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi's supporters protested in the capital Cairo, the second biggest city of Alexandria and other coastal and Nile Delta towns, security sources said.
3 Police detain a supporter of Chandrababu Naidu, chief of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), a regional party, as he tries to stop a vehicle from carrying Naidu to a hospital in New Delhi, India. Naidu was on an indefinite hunger strike since Oct. 7, 2013, against the creation of Telangana state, according to local media.
4 A Christie's worker poses with artist Kader Attia's artwork "Ghost", as part of "Thinking Big" auction on display in London.
5 Men dressed as Superman (L) and Captain America smile at patient Caue Rodrigues Silvano, 7, who looks on inside Hospital Infantil Sabara in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The costumed men cleaned the glass facade of the children's hospital, and met with patients.
6 Visitors are reflected in mirrors inside an installation at the contemporary design festival Designblok 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic.
7 A toppled truck lies in a ditch in front of a police car in Murnau after heavy snow fall in southern Germany.
8 Artist Leandro Granato cries out paint onto a canvas at his studio in the Alejandro Korn town in greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct. 10, 2013. Granato paints using a unique technique that consists of taking in the paint through his nose and squirting it out through his eyes onto a canvas.
9 Lithuania's Deivydas Matulevicius, left, is challenged by Latvia's Vladislavs Gabovs during the World Cup group G qualifying soccer match between Lithuania and Latvia in Vilnius, Lithuania.
10 A Palestinian boy tries to carry a sheep at a market in Gaza City ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.
11 A staff of team Saxo Tinkoff repairs the bicycle for a cyclist as they ride through a country road during the first stage of the 2013 Tour of Beijing cycling race in China.
12 A model presents a creation by Ukrainian designer Oleksiy Zalevskiy during Ukrainian Fashion Week in Kyiv, Oct. 10, 2013.
13 Devotees of the Chinese Jui Tui Shrine carry a religious statue through exploding firecrackers during a street procession at the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand.
14 Members of the Korean National Gugak Center perform a traditional Korean dance during the show entitled "The Movements of Korea" at the Al Hussein Cultural Center in Amman, Jordan, Oct. 10, 2013.
October 12, 2013
1 Riot police detain an anti-gay protester during an authorized gay rights rally in St. Petersburg, Russia. A gay rights rally has ended in scuffles after several dozen protesters were confronted by about 200 conservative and religious activists.
2 Indian people watch high tide waves as they stand at the Bay of Bengal coast in Vishakhapatnam. Hundreds of thousands of people living along the eastern coastline were taking shelter from a massive, powerful cyclone Phailin.
3 Pigeons fly around Muslim pilgrims leaving the noon prayers outside the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
4 Anti-independentist Catalans hold a giant banner with a Catalan flag and a Spanish flag during a demonstration at Catalunya square in Barcelona, Spain. Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Barcelona for the unity of Spain and against the independence of Catalonia on the occasion of the National Day.
5 Members of Kosovo ballet perform during an event to raise awareness on breast cancer in Pristina.
6 A truck driver braves the raging floodwaters brought about by Typhoon Nari along a highway at San Ildefonso township, Bulacan province, north of Manila, Philippines. At least 13 people have been killed after the storm battered across the northern Philippines, flooding villages and farms in the country’s major rice-growing region, officials said.
7 President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughter Malia meet with Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban a year ago, in the Oval Office, Washington, D.C.
8 A rescued migrant cries as he carries his child to a police bus after disembarking from an Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) ship at the AFM Maritime Squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbor, Malta. Italian and Maltese naval vessels have recovered 34 bodies and rescued 206 people from a migrant boat which capsized while a rescue ship was dispatched to help another boat in distress, the Italian Navy said.
9 A tourist (R) reacts as U.S. Representative Paul Ryan walks in Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Oct. 11, 2013.
10 An unknown amount of oil is leaking into the Yongjiang River in the coastal city of Ningbo in east China's Zhejiang Province after an oil tanker explosion that killed at least seven people, Xinhua News Agency reported.
11 Elliott Sadler (11) spins between Turns 3 and 4 during the NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, USA, Oct. 11, 2013.
12 People look at an installation of the exhibition "Infinite Obsession" by 84-year-old Japanese female artist Yayoi Kusama at the Banco do Brasil Cultural center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
13 Elina and Jukka (top) compete in the Wedding Run competition, which is held at the "I Love Me" fair, in Helsinki, Finland. The competition is for couples planning to get married.
October 14, 2013
1 Sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik works on a sculpture about Cyclone Phailin that hit Puri in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.
2 Schoolgirls wave Vietnamese and Chinese flags before a welcoming ceremony for Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. Li is in Hanoi on a three-day visit to Vietnam from October 13 to 15.
3 Goats are painted to attract customers while being displayed for sale by a Pakistani merchant for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice," on the outskirts of Islamabad.
4 An Afghan refugee child sits on roadside in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.
5 A man poses during the gay pride parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 13, 2013.
6 Tourists pose for photographs in front of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor in New York, Oct. 13, 2013. The Statue of Liberty reopened to the public after the state of New York agreed to shoulder the costs of running the site during the partial federal government shutdown.
7 Muslim piligrims wait to perform morning prayer in Mecca's Grand Mosque. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims poured into the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage, Oct. 13, 2013.
8 An Afghan boy waits for customers at a livestock market set up for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or "feast of sacrifice," on the road side of Kabul, Oct. 13, 2013.
9 Bystanders point to tourists fallen into water after a newly-built bridge collapsed due to excessive weight capacity at Lushan Mountain, Jiangxi province, China, Oct. 13, 2013.
10 A visitor stands in a doorway of an abandoned house painted with a portrait of Russian actor Alexander Kaidanovsky by French artist The Mouarf, in the centre of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.
11 Hindu women apply 'Sindur', or vermillion powder, on the face of a woman on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh.
12 Walkers view the autumn colours along The Great Walk in Windsor Park, with Queen Elizabeth's residence, Windsor Castle, seen behind in Windsor, southern England.
13 Indian fishermen look at boats destroyed by cyclone Phailin at the Gopalpur Port.
14 Riders reach the crest of a dune during the opening lap of the main race of the 2013 RHL Weston beach race in Weston-Super-Mare, southwest England, Oct. 13, 2013.
October 15, 2013
1 A girl prays during Eid el-Kebir at a mosque in Koumassi, in the Ivorian capital Abidjan. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid el-Kebir, also known as Eid al-Adha, by slaughtering sheep, goats, camels and cows to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command.
2 A resident walks past a building that collapsed after a magnitute of 7.2 earthquake struck in Cebu City, central Philippines.
3 Horses covered with burdock graze in the Siberian Taiga area on the bank of the Yenisei River outside Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
4 Indian villagers stand on the breached embankment of swollen Kangsabati river at Samat village in West Bengal state. Heavy torrential rain in the aftermath of weakened Cyclone Phailin have made rivers to overflow in the state.
5 A stork sits on a stop sign near Immerath, western Germany.
6 Muslim pilgrims arrive to throw pebbles at pillars during the "Jamarat" ritual, the stoning of Satan, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
7 Veterans of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 2nd Battalion hand in a petition protesting against the regiment's disbandment at 10 Downing Street in central London. The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers has been disbanded in recent cuts to the defense budget.
8 A worker cleans the exterior of a newly built urban complex building accommodating offices and retail shops in Beijing, China, Oct. 14, 2013.
9 A fisherman throws a fish during the traditional carp haul in the village of Stankov, near the south Bohemian town of Trebon, Czech Republic.
10 A vendor pushes his cart loaded with king coconuts towards the main market in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
11 Bangladeshi Muslims travel on the roof of a train as they head to their homes ahead of Eid al-Adha as others wait at a railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
12 A plane approaches to land as starlings fly at Fiumicino international airport in Rome, Italy, Oct. 14, 2013.
October 16, 2013
1 A house and an electric pole smashed by large rocks from a collapsed slope caused by heavy rain in Kamakura, suburban Tokyo. At least 17 people died as Typhoon Wipha, the "strongest in 10 years", passed close to Tokyo, causing landslides that swallowed houses.
2 A detail of Willem Boshoff's "Flag" is seen at the Johannesburg-based Goodman Gallery's stand at the Frieze Art Fair in central London.
3 Wild Geese look for a place to land on a crowded farm field in Xanten, Germany. The wild geese flew over from Siberia to stay over winter time in the lower Rhine area with it's warmer continental climate.
4 A person takes a picture as he walks through a public garden in Berlin, Germany.
5 A resident looks out from a window of his family's home, which fell into a river in Buenavista, Bohol a day after an earthquake hit central Philippines. The death toll from the earthquake rose to 107, as rescuers dug through the rubble of a church and a hospital in search of more victims.
6 New recruits of the Chinese People's Liberation Army take part in training to adjust their standing postures in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
7 An aerial view shows rescue workers searching among collapsed houses following a landslide caused by Typhoon Wipha on Izu Oshima island, south of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo.
8 Wildlife Victoria volunteer rescuers Ella Roundtree and Geoffrey Fuller with a captured eastern grey male kangaroo after Australian police had to lock down part of Melbourne airport when the kangaroo bounced into the terminal and surprised passengers shopping in a pharmacy.
9 Acrobats perform at the end of Pope Francis general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican.
10 Finnish President Sauli Niinistoe (2nd L) and his wife Jenni Haukio (L) look at two men blowing into Swiss horns during a visit to a pedagogic farm in Seegraben, Switzerland.
11 A burst of fireworks go off near members of the so-called Black Bloc anarchist group during clashes with police after a march of striking teachers took place to mark National Teachers Day, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 15, 2013.
12 An object, which is a piece of a meteorite according to local authorities and scientists, is on display on the bank of the Chebarkul Lake, after it was lifted from the bottom of the lake, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Chelyabinsk, Russia.
13 Palestinians enjoy a ride at an amusement park on the second day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the West Bank town of Tulkarm.
14 A model presents a creation of Chinese designer Guo Pei in "The Arabian 1002th Night" show during Fashion Week in Singapore.
October 17, 2013
1 Woman takes a photograph of the medieval Charles Bridge as the sun rises in Prague, Czech Republic.
2 Shinto priests walk out from the outer shrine after they administer a Shinto rite "Kiyoharai" on the first day of the four-day autumn festival at the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, Japan.
3 Distressed persons are transferred from the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) to Armed Forces of Malta offshore patrol vessel P52 in the Mediterranean Sea. San Antonio provided food, water, medical attention, and temporary shelter to the rescued.
4 Richard Doerner, a museum specialist for the U.S. Senate, restarts the historic Ohio Clock outside the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The clock had stopped during the sixteen-day government shutdown, when the staff members who wind it were furloughed as non-essential staff.
5 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (C, R) is greeted by a supporter upon his arrival with his wife Yulia (2ndL) at a railway station in Moscow after his trial in the provincial northern city of Kirov. A court in Kirov converted his five-year sentence into a suspended term.
6 Astronaut Mike Hopkins, aboard the International Space Station, shares this picture of the northern lights saying "The pic doesn't do the northern lights justice. Covered the whole sky. Truly amazing!"
7 Members of the honor guard use a string to ensure that they are standing in a straight line outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.
8 An engineer makes an adjustment to the robot "The Incredible Bionic Man" at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The robot is the world's first-ever functioning bionic man made of prosthetic parts and artificial organ implants.
9 Faculty of medicine first year students run while seniors spray them with different types of sauces, liquids, flour and eggs as part of an annual tradition during a celebration in honor of their patron Saint Lucas at Granada University in Granada, southern Spain.
10 Fire brigade workers search survivors after a landslide buried houses caused by heavy rain of typhoon Wipha at Oshima island, 120km south of Tokyo, Japan.
11 A tarsier, a species among the world's smallest primates, after it was evacuated to a conservation center at the tourist town of Lobok, Bohol, after an earthquake struck central Philippines.
12 Afghans carry the coffin of Arsala Jamal, governor of Logar province, who was killed in an attack on a mosque, during a burial ceremony in Kabul.
13 Wooden boats sit at the base of a dried-up reservoir, due to the long dry season, at Kedung Sumber village, near Bojonegoro, Indonesia's East Java province.
14 The tail of a dinosaur costume sticks out as the person wearing it boards a bus near the Houses of Parliament in London.
15 The sun shines over the deep blue lake Eibsee and the autumnally colored trees in the valley of Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze near Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
October 18, 2013
1 Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai gives a copy of her book "I am Malala", to Britain's Queen Elizabeth during a Reception for youth, education and the Commonwealth at Buckingham Palace in London.
2 A Japanese Coast Guard marine rescue unit searches for missing persons off Oshima island, 120 km south of Tokyo. A painstaking search through tons of mud and splintered houses entered its second night on a typhoon-battered Japanese island, where the death toll from landslides rose to 21.
3 A burnt out car sits at the front of a house destroyed by bushfires in Winmalee in Sydney's Blue Mountains. Bushfires ravaged communities and destroyed hundreds of homes in southeastern Australia with dozens of blazes still burning out of control.
4 Surfers ride the waves in the Atlantic Ocean during unseasonably warm weather in Anglet, southwestern France.
5 A Free Syrian Army fighter fires an anti-tank missile towards what the FSA said were locations controlled by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the eastern Hama countryside, Oct. 17, 2013.
6 Traffic backs up at the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza as commuters make their way into San Francisco on the first day of the (Bay Area Rapid Transit) BART strike in Oakland, California.
7 Kiefer Racing Moto3 rider Luca Grunwald of Germany crashes during a free practice session ahead of the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, at Phillip Island Circuit.
8 Guests sit at dinner tables set up with the Marina Bay Sands and the financial skyline as a backdrop at the Marina Barrage in Singapore. Diner en Blanc or "White Dinner" which started in Paris 25 years ago, is into its second year in Singapore. The guests are expected to dress in only white and bring their own food, tables and chairs for a fine dining flash mob style gathering in a secret location made known to them only minutes before the event.
9 Adili Wuxor (back, in red), who is known as "Prince of the Tightrope", and his apprentice balance on a tightrope above the Great Wall in Tianjin, China.
10 A huge flagpole with the Azerbaijani flag rises in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan celebrated the 22nd anniversary of the nation's independence which was gained after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
11 A flock of cranes flies past the rising moon in Nauen near Berlin, Germany. The cranes rest in the wetlands west of Berlin on their way from breeding places in the north to their wintering grounds in the south.
12 The downtown and Lions Gate Bridge are enveloped in morning fog in Vancouver, British Columbia.
13 A riot policeman fires teargas at indigenous protesters who have blocked the Pan-American Highway in Mondomo, Colombia, Oct. 17, 2013. Hundreds of indigenous protesters blocked the Pan-American Highway between Cali and Popayan, demanding certain agreements they say the government is not fulfilling, such as the right to land ownership, health and education reforms, reported local media.
14 A woman exercises with a ribbon during a morning exercise session at Jingshan Park in Beijing, China.
October 19, 2013
1 Palestinian farmers look at the destroyed olive trees in the northern West Bank village of Qarut. Around 80 olive trees were cut down overnight in Qarut in an act of vandalism blamed on Jewish settlers, Palestinian officials said.
2 The Earth (unseen) casts a faint shadow over the southwestern part of a full moon during the penumbral lunar eclipse in Cairo, Egypt. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the moon crosses the Earth's shadow, causing a slight dimming on the moon.
3 The full moon behind the victory column in Berlin, Germany
4 Members of the Guardia di Finanza protect themselves as they stand in front of the Economy ministry during clashes on the sidelines of an anti-austerity protest in Rome, Italy.
6 Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and Timothy O'Shea, vice-chancellor and principal of The University of Edinburgh, poses with Malala Yousafzai after she received an Honorary Degree of Master of Arts from Edinburgh University at the inaugural meeting of the Global Citizenship Commission in the McEwan Hall at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
7 A group of girls react to a live actor character at the "13th Floor" haunted house in Denver , Colorado, USA, Oct. 18, 2013.
8 The first Airbus A319-100 aircraft in the Air Serbia livery is welcomed with spouts of water at the Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport, Serbia.
9 A model displays the creations of Yasutaka Funakoshi of Japan during the 2014 Spring/Summer collection of the Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo.
10 Sunrise on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin
11 An athlete skis down a course during a training session on a sunny autumn day on the Rettenbachferner glacier in Soelden, Austria.
12 A man carries bags along the shoreline near the Citadel of Qaitbay on the last day of Eid al-Adha in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, 230 km (143 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 18, 2013.
13 Liverpool's Steven Gerrard (C) shoots to score a penalty during their English Premier League soccer match against Newcastle United at St James' Park in Newcastle, northern England.
October 21, 2013
1 Geese of the Landi GmbH poultry farm are driven to their barn on Oct. 21, 2013 in Veckenstedt, central Germany. The company brings up around 8,000 geese per year. Roast goose is a traditional dinner in Germany at Christmas and Martinmas.
2 Newark Mayor and Senator-elect Cory Booker, right, officiates the ceremony for the same-sex marriage of Lydia Torres, left, 44, and Jenelle Torres, 42, center, at Newark City hall just after midnight.
3 Local resident Colin Smith looks at the remains of his family's house after it was destroyed by a bushfire in the Blue Mountains suburb of Winmalee, located around 70 km west of Sydney, Australia.
4 Children pose for their parents photo with a new installation of British graffiti artist Banksy's art in New York, Oct. 20, 2013.
5 A member of a gospel choir pretends she takes a picture of herself with the wax figure of late U.S. singer Whitney Houston, as she poses for the photographers at Madame Tussauds in London, Britain.
6 A combination of four pictures shows skateboarder Aaron 'Jaws' Homoki of Phoenix, Arizona managing to stay on his board as he completes his attempt to ride a 15-foot (4.6-metre) high skateboard loop in Vista, California, Oct. 20, 2013.
7 Officials, rescue workers and residents gather near the passenger train derailed after it was hit by a bomb attack in Dera Murad Jamali, located in the Nasirabad District of Balochistan province, Pakistan.
8 A Pakistani fisherman throws a net in the Ravi river on the outskirts of Lahore.
9 Residents run from a fire at a gasoline and oil shop in Aleppo's Bustan Al-Qasr neighborhood. Witnesses said the fire was caused by a bullet fired by a sniper loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Karaj al-Hajez crossing, Oct. 20, 2013.
10 A Royal Marine Cadet yawns as he takes part in a parade in London's Trafalgar Square to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. The Battle of Trafalgar was fought on Oct. 21, 1805.
11 People attend a ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Minsk Jewish ghetto elimination by the Nazis, Minsk, Belarus.
12 People wear golden masks during a protest in Bucharest, Romania. Thousands of people marched for the eighth week against a Canadian gold mine plan to extract 300 tons of gold and 1,600 tons of silver over 16 years, Oct. 20, 2013.
13 U.S. soldiers fire a salute during an honour guard ceremony to welcome Admiral Choi Yoon-Hee (not pictured), new chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, at a U.S. Army base in Seoul, Korea.
14 Samaritan man stands under a Sukkah made of fruits inside his house during the holiday of Sukkot (the Tabernacles Feast) celebrations on Mount Gerizim near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Oct. 20, 2013.
15 Police fire teargas at opponents of same-sex rights in Podgorica. Some 150 supporters of same-sex rights, guarded by almost 2,000 policemen, staged the first Pride March in the Montenegrin capital and hailed it as a herald of better times, Oct. 20, 2013.
October 22, 2013
1 A woman walks along a street during a smoggy day in Changchun, Jilin province. The severe smog continued to shroud major cities in north-east China including Changchun.
2 Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi poses with the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, after she received the Sakharov human rights prize, she won in 1990 at the height of the Burmese military crackdown.
3 Pumpkins carved in the likeness of U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are lit at Madame Tussauds in New York.
4 An Indonesian youth walks on the back of a beached whale shark as fishermen prepare to pull it back to the sea at Kenjeran beach in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.
5 The sunrise colors the sky above Calais, Vermont, USA.
6 A trailer loaded with trucks hangs on the edge of the guardrail on a bridge in Kaili, Guizhou province, China, Oct. 21, 2013. According to local media, the trailer hanged on the edge of the bridge after the driver lost control of the vehicle. No injury was reported.
7 A firefighter contains fires from a resident's backyard at Faulconbridge in the Blue Mountains, Australia.
8 Expedition 37 crew members aboard the International Space Station release Orbital Sciences' Cygnus spacecraft from the station's robotic arm.
9 Autumnal trees are reflected in the water as a fisherman rows his boat during a sunny day at the Sylvenstein barrier lake in Germany.
10 People attend a Nokia launch ceremony in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Nokia unveiled its first tablet and two large-screen smartphones, known as phablets, at the annual Nokia World event in Abu Dhabi.
11 Groom Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo Notonegoro (2nd R) and his bride Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hayu (2nd L), the daughter of Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, walk after their wedding ceremony at Kraton in the old city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
12 Belarus Interior Ministry soldiers take part in the qualifying examinations for the "Madder Beret" headdress outside Minsk. Soldiers, who pass the examinations, receive a burgundy-colored beret signifying they have been qualified as members of the Belarus Interior Ministry elite Special Forces.
13 People walk in downtown Grozny, capital of Chechnya, southern Russia, as the Central Mosque is reflected in the water, Oct. 21, 2013.
14 A Pakistani woman carrying a bed on her head and holding a rooster, walks back to her home through a brick factory on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.
15 Bangladesh’s Nasir Hossain avoids a bouncer on the second day of the second cricket test match against New Zealand in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
October 23, 2013
1 A woman puts out earthen lamps to dry in the sun at her workshop ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh.
2 People stand near a car destroyed by a mud slide in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. Several people were killed after water released from a dam caused a flash flood in the resort area, according to local sources.
3 Sam Rainsy (C), president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), is surrounded by his supporters as he arrives at a protest at the Freedom Park in central Phnom Penh.
4 Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, with their son Prince George arrive at Chapel Royal in St James's Palace in London, for the christening of the three month-old Prince George.
5 U.S. actress Sharon Stone shows a victory sign and holds the Nobel Peace laureates summit Peace Prize award during a ceremony, in Warsaw, Poland. Stone was awarded with the prize in recognition of her activities against HIV and AIDS.
6 A visitor looks at "2 Seated on the Wall with Big Chairs" art works by artist Juan Munoz during the International Contemporary Art Fair at the Grand Palais in Paris, France.
7 South Korean chefs and students, who are majoring in culinary arts, prepare bibimbap, a signature Korean dish, for 12,013 people during an event to mark the Korean Food Festival in Seoul.
8 Cliffs of the old city of Bonifacio, France's southern Mediterranean island of Corsica
9 Singer Katy Perry performs "Roar" during the release party of her album "Prism" at the iHeartRadio Theater Los Angeles in Burbank, California, Oct. 22, 2013.
October 24, 2013
1 A trader carries sweeping brooms for sale along the streets of Madagascar's capital Antananarivo.
2 A German police car passes a mural painting featuring the emblematic U.S. eagle with a badge that reads "National Security Agency Worldwide" at the at the Ehrenfeld railway embankment in Cologne, western Germany.
3 Cast member Nicola Peltz acts during the filming of a scene for the movie "Transformers: Age of Extinction" in Hong Kong. The shooting continued after the police arrested a suspected triad member following an attempt to extort money from the crew. It was the second attempt in five days to blackmail the Paramount Pictures crew, local media reported.
4 "Resortito", a clown, rallies for peace during the 18th Latin American clown convention or "Fair of Laughter" in Mexico City, Mexico, Oct. 23, 2013.
5 British participant Kenneth Nowicki (R) drags a truck during the annual Chinese Hercules Open in Xiangyang, Hubei province, China.
6 A helicopter drops water on a bush fire in Faulcombridge, 85 kilometers (53 miles) west of Sydney, Australia. More than 100 wildfires have killed one resident and destroyed more than 200 homes in New South Wales state this month.
7 Rebel fighters hold a position on the front line in the Syrian northeastern city of Deir Ezzor.
8 Palestinian school children play with tires on a Gaza beach on in Deir al-Balah.
9 Workers clean a glass wall at a hotel in Beijing, China.
10 A member of the public takes a photograph of a sculpture by Australian artist Ken Unsworth titled 'Theres Many a Slip Twixt the Cup and the Lip' which is part of the "Sculpture by the Sea" exhibition at Sydney's Bondi Beach, Australia.
11 Cake artist Sarah King displays her eyeball cakes at the 'Feed the Beast Extreme cake shop' in London. The Halloween themed cake shop will have a 6-ft long devil horse cake dripping blood, and the giant rotting maggot riddled section of a Kraken eye.
12 U.S. singer Lady Gaga greets fans in Berlin. The singer is in the German capital for her new album "Artpop".
October 25, 2013
1 A magnetic filament of solar material erupted on the sun in late September, breaking the quiet conditions in a spectacular fashion. The 200,000 mile-long filament ripped through the sun's atmosphere, the corona, leaving behind what looks like a canyon of of fire. (NASA/Solar Dynamics Observatory)
2 Kindergarten children dressed in military uniforms carry toy guns at a park in Dongyang, Zhejiang province, China.
3 Supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) gather at Freedom Park during a protest in central Phnom Penh. The CNRP began a three-day mass demonstration over a disputed national election, which extended the long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen's rule for another five years.
4 Riot police advance behind the cover of their shields as flames from Molotov cocktails thrown by anti-government protesters burn around them during clashes in Budaiya, west of Manama, Bahrain.
5 A member of the Austrian special forces is suspended in the air after jumping from one of the highest bungee jump cranes in the world, in front of the historical Hofburg palace in Vienna.
6 A bus stands in flames after it was set afire by opposition supporters trying to defy a ban on protests, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The government has banned rallies in some parts of the country, fearing violence as the opposition gears up for street protests.
7 Thai women hold a portrait of Supreme Patriarch Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara aged 100, outside the Chulalongkorn hospital, in Bangkok. Supreme Patriarch died due to a blood infection following recent surgery for an intestinal infection, according to Chulalongkorn hospital where he had been receiving treatment.
8 Fall colors in Confederation Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Photo taken by Cuong Pham/Canada/VOA reader)
9 Star-studded center of the Milky Way towards the constellation of Sagittarius (NASA, ESA, and G. Brammer)
10 An Indian child plays in a dry river bed after flood waters receded in Allahabad.
11 A tourist poses next to a two-meter-high blood red sculpture of a head blowing bubble gum by Qian Sihua, which is part of the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition which runs on the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk in Sydney, Australia.
12 A man plays with his family at Mamzar beach in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
13 A flock of starlings fly above a boat on Lake Leman during a misty autumn day near Cully, western Switzerland.
14 Traditional sumo wrestling club members at Saitama Sakae junior and senior high school prepare for a photo session with cyclists including Tour de France winner Christopher Froome of Britain in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Japan.
15 A man puts out earthen lamps to dry in the sun at his workshop ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali in the northern Indian city of Amritsar.
16 A flag covers the face of an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony for the visiting Mongolian Prime Minister Norovyn Altankhuyag outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.
October 26, 2013
1 A woman waves to people arriving on vehicles in the town of Abyei ahead of the referendum. Residents of the remote and disputed Abyei border region say they will press on with their own referendum on whether to join Sudan or South Sudan, despite warnings it could trigger violence in the already volatile area.
2 The casket bearing the body of Jovanka Broz, widow of the former Yugoslav communist leader Josip Broz Tito, sits in front of the House of Flowers memorial complex before the funeral in Belgrade, Serbia. Former first lady was laid to rest near the grave of her husband.
3 Children dressed in their most scariest costumes make the rounds of stalls at Manila's Ocean Park, the country's largest oceanarium, for free candies, chocolates and sweets, as they take part in the annual Halloween "Trick or Treat" activity ahead of next week's observance of All Saints' Day in Manila, Philippines.
4 Lava flows during an eruption of Mount Etna volcano as seen from the village of Viagrande, near the Sicilian town of Catania, Italy. Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, has erupted, sending up a towering plume of ash visible in much of eastern Sicily.
5 A car burns after a bomb exploded inside it near a school where a training workshop for municipal council elections was being held, in Benghazi, Libya.
6 Spectators stand as John Daly of the U.S. walks on the 7th hole during the BMW Masters 2013 golf tournament at Lake Malaren Golf Club in Shanghai, China.
7 An Indian villager maneuvers through floodwaters with the help of ropes in Agastinuagaon, Ganjam district of Orissa state, India.
8 Cardinals hold balloons at St. Peter's square on the occasion of Family Day at the Vatican.
9 A stunt explosion is seen during the filming of movie "Transformers: Age of Extinction" in Hong Kong.
10 A Grim Reaper figure, riding a bumper car, is the newest art installation by British artist Banksy in New York, Oct. 25, 2013.
11 Tengger tribesmen perform cane fighting during the religious ritual of "Karo" in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia. The Hindu tribe celebrate the ritual once a year to praise their God, Sang Hyang Widi Wasa, who endows prosperity to their land.
12 An egret sits in a canal as morning sun reflects off the mist, on Assateague Island off the Virginia Coast, USA.
13 A beggar family commutes on a handcycle with their pet dog following on a leash in New Delhi, India.
14 A model of a shark is seen in the roof of a house in Oxford, UK. The rooftop sculpture is 25 feet (7.6 m) long, made of fiber glass and was erected on the 41st anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
15 Switzerland's Lara Gut clears a gate during the first run of the women's giant slalom at the FIS Ski World Cup on October 26, 2013 in Soelden, Austria.
16 A child runs among a newly opened water installation between the "National Theatre of Nice" and the "Promenade des Anglais", in Nice, southeastern France.
October 28, 2013
1 A woman and her daughter struggle against strong winds and rain in central Brussels, Belgium. According to local media, the winds could reach speeds of over 100 km per hour (62 miles per hour).
2 Swiss pastry chef David Pasquiet (C) prepares a chocolate creation during the 'World Chocolate Masters' contest at the Paris chocolate fair (running from October 30 until November 3).
3 Brazilian big wave surfer Carlos Burle rides a wave in Nazare, central Portugal.
4 Models wearing collections of previous editions of the Sao Paulo Fashion Week, stand inside a subway station in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 27, 2013.
5 Vehicles travel along Chang'an Avenue as smoke raises in front of a portrait of late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
6 A man sleeps inside a cardboard box in Madrid, Spain. The unemployment rate for the July-September period fell from 26.3 percent to 26.0 percent.
7 A 1928 Bentley classic car stops in front of Shwedagon pagoda during the start of "The Burma Road Classic" motoring rally in Rangoon, Burma.
8 A man sits on a stone and meditates at Hibiya park in Tokyo, Japan. The park has been a military training ground until 1903 when the ground was converted into a modern public park.
9 Participants wearing fried egg costumes descend down a hill in a homemade roller cart for the 24th Rollercoaster Cart Festival of Medellin, Colombia, Oct. 27, 2013.
10 Tree surgeons clear a fallen tree from a street in Brighton after storms in south east England. Britain's strongest storm in a decade battered southern regions, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations, cutting power lines and disrupting the travel plans of millions of commuters.
11 People look at a large sinkhole on a street after a water pipe broke underneath it in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China, Oct. 27, 2013.
12 Serena Williams of the USA celebrates as she holds the trophy after her victory over Li Na of China in the final of the WTA Championship in Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 27, 2013.
13 A tree is backdropped by the setting sun outside Bucharest, Romania. Romania is enjoying a hotter than usual weather for the month of October with temperatures above 20 degrees centigrade (68 degrees Fahrenheit), Oct. 27, 2013.
14 A man wearing a mask rides a bicycle during a smoggy day in Beijing. China's Environment Ministry said last week it will send inspection teams to provinces and cities most seriously affected by smog to ensure rules on fighting air pollution are being enforced.
15 Filipino dancers perform to Michael Jackson's hit song "Thriller" at dawn at a park in Obando township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines, Oct. 27, 2013.
October 29, 2013
1 The countdown clock showing 100 days left until the start of 2014 Winter Olympic Games is on display at Manezhnaya square in downtown Moscow, Russia.
2 Low-income Indians scramble to buy onions at a price of 10 rupees (0.16 USD) for 500 grams, subsidized by a local club, in Kolkata. The price of onions, a staple in Indian cooking, have gone through the roof in the past few months, quadrupling to as much as 100 rupees a kilogram ($1.65) in parts of the country and turning the vegetable into an unaffordable luxury for the poor.
3 Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira floats apparently unconscious before being rescued by fellow surfers after falling trying to ride a big wave at the Praia do Norte, at the fishing village of Nazare in Portugal's Atlantic coast, Oct. 28 2013. Gabeira was taken to a hospital where she is reportedly doing well despite suffering a broken ankle.
4 Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) sailors disembark a would-be immigrant child from an AFM offshore patrol vessel at the AFM Maritime Squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour, Malta. 41 immigrants, claiming to be Syrians and Palestinians, were rescued from a boat in distress 89 nautical miles south of Malta in a joint operation between Maltese and Italian forces, according to army sources.
5 An Israeli municipality worker uses a mechanical shovel to demolish a house, belonging to a Palestinian family, that was built without municipal permission in the Arab east Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina.
6 A diver in a skeleton costume dives during a media opportunity to mark Halloween at the Sea Life aquarium in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 28, 2013.
7 Mickey Gray cleans snow from the deck of his home overlooking Serene Lakes near Soda Springs, California, Oct. 28, 2013. As much as 10 inches of snow fell in the Sierra Nevada near Donner Summit overnight.
8 A man reads on the stairs in front of the world's largest wooden structure "Metropol Parasol" in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain.
9 Waves crash against a lighthouse during storms that battered Britain and where a 14-year-old boy was swept away to sea at Newhaven in South East England, Oct. 28, 2013.
10 The Seymens, representing Ankara local militia who welcomed Mustafa Kemal Atuturk in Ankara in 1919 as Atuturk arrived to organize the the Independence war that led to the foundation of Turkish republic, march during the celebrations for the 90th anniversary of republic in Ankara, Turkey.
11 An electronic screen is seen on a building amid heavy smog in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, Oct. 28, 2013.
12 One thousand, two hundred pink balloons fly in the sky of Sofia, Bulgaria, as part of a campaign to raise awareness and promote prevention and treatment of breast cancer.
13 A model presents a creation of Chinese designer Hu Sheguang during the China Fashion Week in Beijing.
14 Trio of ghostly images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the disembodied remains of dying stars called planetary nebulas. Planetary nebulas are a late stage in a sun-like star's life, when its outer layers have sloughed off and are lit up by ultraviolet light from the central star. They come in a variety of shapes, as indicated by these three spooky structures. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
October 30, 2013
1 Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former long-time political prisoner, poses with her honorary degree in Philosophy from the University of Bologna, central Italy.
2 Released French hostage Daniel Larribe, right, is surrounded by his wife and two daughters as President Francois Hollande, left, and Defense Minister Jean-Luc Le Drian, second left, look on after Larribe's arrival at Villacoublay military airbase, outside Paris. Larribe and three other Frenchmen were held hostage in the Sahara desert by al-Qaida-linked gunmen for three years.
3 Indian volunteers of a social organization release lanterns in Kolkata to promote a peaceful and eco-friendly Diwali and create awareness against child labor in the fire cracker industry.
4 A woman photographs a sculpture by U.S. artist Carl Billingsley called "Red Center" during the world's largest annual free-to-the-public outdoor art exhibition, "Sculptures By The Sea," in Sydney, Australia.
5 Members of the Brazilian Navy Marines take part in a military training exercise called Operation Formosa 2013 at the field of instruction of Formosa, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Brasilia, Oct. 29, 2013.
6 Afghan men gather for prayers inside the Eid Gah mosque, one of the country's largest mosques in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan.
7 Kyrgyz brides and bridegrooms pray in the central mosque during a mass wedding ceremony in the capital Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
8 An Orthodox priest stands near a memorial to the victims of Soviet-era political repressions in the southern Russian city of Stavropol during a ceremony to remember the victims.
9 The huge sun mirrors ("Solspeilet") set up on the hillside above Rjukan, Norway to reflect sunlight down on the town square, are seen during the official inauguration. Sun-starved residents of the remote Norwegian village unveiled an ingenious mirror system to bring natural light to their mountain valley home, enveloped in darkness for half the year.
10 A protester against the practices of U.S. security agenices sits in the audience as Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Deputy Attorney General James Cole and General Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency (not pictured) testify at a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Oct. 29, 2013.
11 Two men row a boat past a partially dried-up riverbed on a section of the Yangtze River in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China.
October 31, 2013
1 Khan, a three-year-old male Bengali white tiger, stands near a pumpkin during Halloween celebrations at the Royev Ruchey Zoo, on the suburbs of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Oct. 31, 2013.
2 A participant dressed as a zombie marches during a Halloween event to promote the U.S. TV series "The Walking Dead" at Tokyo Tower.
3 Indian students wait their turn to perform a mime act during a Youth Festival competition at a university in Amritsar.
4 An illustration shows the logos of Google and Yahoo connected with LAN cables in a Berlin office. The U.S. National Security Agency has tapped into communications links used by Google and Yahoo to move huge amounts of email and other user information among overseas data centers, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.
5 Sarala, mother of Raghuveer who was killed in a bus fire accident in India, weeps outside the mortuary of Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad.
6 This handout image from the Gujarat Information Bureau depicts the proposed 'Statue of Unity' of India's first home minister, Sardar Patel to be built near the Narmada Dam site at Kevadia village, some 190 kms from Ahmedabad. The tribute is set to be twice the size of the Statue of Liberty and four times higher than Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro and, rising 182 metres (600 feet) from an island in the Narmada river when completed in four years' time.
7 An ethnic Uighur man with a walking stick sits outside his house near a busy market in Turpan, Xinjiang province, China.
8 Italian protesters clash with anti riot-police during a demonstration to ask for affordable housings and against the government's austerity measures in downtown Rome.
9 A passenger waits for a train as he walks along a platform at the Atocha train station during a 24-hour partial train strike in Madrid, Spain.
10 Visitors walk around a two-metre-high sculpture of a head blowing bubble gum by Qian Sihua, part of the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition which runs along the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk in Sydney, Australia.
