Ottobre 01, 2015
1 Judges walk from Westminster Abbey to the Houses of Parliament after a service to mark the start of the legal year, in central London, Britain.
2 In this image made from video provided by Hadi Al-Abdallah, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, smoke rises after airstrikes in Kafr Nabel of the Idlib province, western Syria. Russian jets carried out a second day of airstrikes in Syria, but there were conflicting claims about whether they were targeting Islamic State and al-Qaeda militants or trying to shore up the defenses of President Bashar Assad.
3 Russian President Vladimir Putin enters the Alexadrovsky Hall to head a meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.
4 Major Hurricane Joaquin is shown at the far eastern periphery of the GOES West satellite's full disk extent.
5 The crew members of the USS Ronald Reagan, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered super carrier, are seen saluting behind the national flag of the U.S. as it arrives at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Japan.
6 A fisherman prepares his net on the shores of the Arabian Sea, littered with plastic bags, in Mumbai, India.
7 Tourists ride a vintage American convertible during sunset on the Malecon in Havana, Cuba, Sept. 30, 2015.
8 People perform at a square during a celebration on the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, in Urumqi.
9 Inflatable ducks are seen in front of the National Congress during a protest against tax increases in Brasilia, Brazil.
10 Fireworks explode over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor to celebrate the 66th anniversary of China's National Day in Hong Kong.
11 People take pictures as they watch waves caused by a tidal bore on the bank of the Qiantang River, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Sept. 30, 2015.
12 The Eiffel Tower is illuminated in the colors of the "Fashion loves Paris" campaign during the Paris Fashion Week in France.
13 Kashmiri boy Uzair Ali holds on to his bicycle as his father paddles the Shikara, or traditional Gondola, on Dal Lake on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir.
Ottobre 02, 2015
1 A sympathy sign is seen at sunrise outside Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. The Oregon sheriff investigating Thursday's mass shooting that killed nine people at a U.S. college campus took the unusual step of refusing to publicly identify the suspect, insisting on Friday he would do nothing to glorify the gunman or his cause.
2 Israeli border police officers carry a right-wing protester after he attempted to block a road during a demonstration, a day after a drive-by shooting by suspected Palestinian gunmen killed a Jewish settler couple driving home with their children, in Jerusalem.
3 Hurricane Joaquin is seen over the Bahamas in a photo taken by astronaut Scott Kelly from the International Space Station. The Category 4 storm pounded the Bahamas for a second day with powerful winds and waves on Friday, but it was not expected to be a major threat to the U.S. East Coast.
4 Rescue workers carry a body away from the site of a landslide in Santa Catarina Pinula, on the outskirts of Guatemala City. Recent rainfall provoked the landslide, affecting dozens of homes.
5 Antonio Costa (C), leader of the opposition Socialist party (PS), attends an election campaign event in Lisbon, Portugal. The country will hold its general election on October 4.
6 Schoolchildren dressed as Mahatma Gandhi take part in an attempt to set a new Guiness World Record, for the largest gathering of people dressed as Gandhi, during celebrations to mark his 146th birth anniversary, in Bengaluru, India.
7 A BASE jumper leaps from the 300-meter-high Kuala Lumpur Tower during the International Tower Jump in which more than 100 people took part, on a hazy day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
8 Evangelical Christian pilgrims from Brazil raise their hands in the air as they pray during a mass baptism ceremony, in the waters of the Jordan River at Yardenit in northern Israel. According to the gospels Jesus Christ was baptized in the water of the Jordan River by John the Baptist.
9 Real Madrid’s striker Cristiano Ronaldo kisses a silver boot award for scoring the most goals for the club during a ceremony at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain. Ronaldo recently overtook Raul Gonzalez to become the club's all-time highest goalscorer with a tally of 324 goals.
10 A worker walks in front of panoramic artwork 'Great Barrier Reef,' from artist Yadegar Asisi, during a press preview at the Leipzig Asisi Panometer in Leipzig, central Germany.
11 People watch the waves from the Atlantic Ocean in a rainstorm at Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Millions along the East Coast breathed a little easier Friday after forecasters said Hurricane Joaquin would probably veer out to sea instead of joining up with a drenching rainstorm that is bringing severe flooding.
12 A horse walks during a sunny autumn day in a forest outside Almaty, Kazakhstan.
13 Singer Rihanna smiles as she poses before Christian Dior's Spring-Summer 2016 ready-to-wear fashion collection, presented during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France.
14 A hot air balloon floats over Balloon Fiesta Park in advance of the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The nine-day event begins Saturday with a mass ascension and attracts hundreds of balloonists and thousands of spectators from around the world.
Ottobre 04, 2015
1 Emirati officials arrive for the launch of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives project in a ballroom at the Emirates Towers, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
2 A man walks by cars piling up after floods in Mandelieu la Napoule, southern France. Flash flooding around the French Riviera has killed more than a dozen people, some drowned in a retirement home and others trapped in cars and campsites.Â
3 Bishops and cardinals pray as Pope Francis celebrates the opening Mass of the Synod of bishops, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.
4 AFP photographer Menahem Kahana (C) is roughed up by an Israeli policeman during a demonstration in a street in the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. Israel took a rare and drastic step of barring Palestinians from the Old City as tensions mounted following attacks that killed two Israelis and wounded a child.
5 Flood waters rise around a title loan store on Garners Ferry Road in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. South Carolina experienced a record rainfall, with at least 11.5 inches falling on Oct. 3.
6 Liverpool's Martin Skrtel controls a ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool, England.
7 Soldiers shout slogans as they run during a rehearsal for a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of Indonesia's military in Cilegon, Banten province, Oct. 3, 2015.
8 Welsar Nazario carries the coffin of his five-month-old nephew Alezandro Macario, who died in a mudslide, to the Santa Catarina Pinula cemetery on the outskirts of Guatemala City, Oct. 3, 2015. Rescue workers recovered more bodies after a hillside collapsed on homes on Oct. 1, while more are feared still buried in the rubble.
9 Performers help each other to prepare for the re-enactment ceremony of royal carriage parade for Sajik Daeje in Seoul, South Korea.
10 A Syrian refugee child sleeps on his father's arms while waiting for a bus at a resting point, after arriving on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos.
11 A farmer harvests in a crop field in Yili, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China, Oct. 3, 2015.
12 Sampdoria's President Massimo Ferrero reacts during the Italian Serie A soccer match against Inter Milan at the Marassi stadium in Genoa, Italy.
13 Beachgoers swim and sit on Bondi beach during a hot spring day in Sydney, Australia.
14 A participant poses for photographers during the "World Beard Championship" in Leogang, in the Austrian province of Salzburg.
Ottobre 05, 2015
1 Migrants carry a raft, after being rescued by the Libyan coastguard, at a naval base near the capital Tripoli, Libya. The bodies of 85 migrants have been found washed up on the coast of Libya, a major departure point for the sea crossing to Europe, the Red Crescent said.
2 People watch the sun set from the observatory deck of the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore. The 3-hour haze Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reached a high of 186 at 4pm, according to the National Environment Agency.
3 A swan is carried down the nave of the cathedral during the procession of the animals at the 31st annual Feast of Saint Francis and Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in the Manhattan borough of New York, Oct. 4, 2015.
4 People wear house models during a march held on World Habitat Day in central Phnom Penh. Former residents of Boeung Kak lake, Borei Keila neighbourhood and other communities affected by private corporation developers called on the Cambodian government to stop evicting them from their homes, according to local media.
5 Hot air balloons drift through the sky during the 2015 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, Oct. 4, 2015.
6 Competitors take part in the International BMX Cycling Challenge at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games BMX cycling track at the Deodoro Sports Complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 4, 2015.
Laborers move baked bricks from an oven at a kiln on outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan.
8 A person dressed as a pumpkin monster poses at the premiere of the film "Goosebumps," in Los Angeles, California, Oct. 4, 2015.
9 A beach entrance in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, is buried under sand. Days of gusting wind and pounding surf have caused severe beach erosion in many spots along the New Jersey shore.
Ottobre 06, 2015
1 Indian Air Force soldiers toss their rifles during the full-dress rehearsal for Indian Air Force Day at the Hindon air force station on the outskirts of New Delhi.
2 This Apollo 7 image is one of more than 8,400 high resolution images of moon missions that NASA released on Flickr. Apollo 7 was launched on Oct. 11, 1968 from Cape Caneveral, also known as Cape Kennedy, Florida.
3 The docked Apollo 9 command and service modules and lunar module conduct the first docking maneuvers in space. Apollo 9 was launched on March 3, 1969. This image was taken on the fourth day of the Apollo 9 Earth-orbital mission by lunar module pilot Russell L. Schweickart of David Scott, command module pilot, in the open hatch of the module. This is one of more than 8,400 high resolution images of Apollo mission that NASA released on Flickr.
4 Trees start to show their autumnal colors in an aerial view which shows the Seine River and the skyline of Paris, France.
5 U.S. team members pose for a group photo before the start of the first round of the 2015 Presidents Cup golf tournament at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea.
6 A woman is reflected in Panasonic Corp's interactive mirror, which is able to apply virtual makeup and detect skin condition, during a demonstration at CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) JAPAN 2015 in Makuhari, Japan.
7 People cross U Bein bridge over Tuangthaman Lake in Mandalay, Myanmar.
8 Window washers use cables to lower themselves from a skyscraper while working on a polluted day in Beijing, China.
9 A man dressed in a cowboy outfit rides his horse at a busy intersection on Independence Ave. near Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo taken by Diaa Bekheet on Sept. 21, 2015)
10 Japan's Mount Fuji, surrounded by clouds, is seen from an airplane
11 Malaysian youths cool off in a river as schools remain closed due to hazy conditions in Hulu Langat.
12 The Amazon rain forest (R), bordered by deforested land prepared for the planting of soybeans in Mato Grosso state in western Brazil
13 A refugee sleeps outside an abandoned building at the port of Mytilini, Lesbos island, Greece. Austrian Chancellor and the Greek premier visited Lesbos island to view the impact of the refugee crisis and tour facilities set up to handle the thousands of people who arrive daily.
Ottobre 07, 2015
1 Fans of USA are seen before a Pool B match of the IRB Rugby World Cup 2015 between USA and South Africa at the Olympic Station in London, England.
2 Trucks cross a bridge shrouded in haze in Klang, Malaysia. The thick so-called "haze," caused by slash-and-burn clearances on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, has pushed air quality to unhealthy levels in Malaysia and neighboring Singapore.
3 Debris in a bay after Typhoon Mujigae hit in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China, Oct. 6, 2015. The death toll from the typhoon that struck China on the weekend has risen to 19, with four people missing, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
4 Israeli soldiers detain a wounded Palestinian stone thrower after security forces infiltrated Palestinian demonstrations and shot at protesters during clashes in Beit El, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Ramallah.
5 A migrant girl waits to register with the police at a refugee center in the southern Serbian town of Presevo. Several Eastern European countries are cooperating on controlling the flow of migrants at the external borders of the European Union — a program a top Hungarian official said could set an example for the rest of the 28-nation bloc.
6 The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter often takes images of Martian sand dunes to study the mobile soils. These images provide information about erosion and movement of surface material, about wind and weather patterns, even about the soil grains and grain sizes. (Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona)
7 Roberta Albers walks around her home after the floodwaters start to recede at French Quarter Creek in Huger, South Carolina, USA.
8 Dancers perform during a traditional festival of "ngarot" in Indramayu, West Java, Indonesia, to welcome the rice planting season.
9 Compressed cars piled up in freight-friendly bales of scrap await their transport on the grounds of a car recycling company in Krostitz, eastern Germany, Oct. 6, 2015.
10 A Palestinian woman carries her crying daughter after rainwater flooded their house that witnesses said was damaged by Israeli shelling during the 50-day war in the summer of 2014, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
11 A woman carries a sled in the White Sands National Monument park area near Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA, Oct. 6, 2015. The park is comprised of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals. It is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
12 Models present creations by Italian designer Giambattista Valli as part of his Spring/Summer 2016 women's ready-to-wear collection for Moncler Gamme Rouge during the Fashion Week in Paris, France.
13 A fisherman rides on a banca to inspect fish pens that needs to be dismantled to make way for an expressway at Laguna de Bay in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, the Philippines.
14 An Afghan National Army (ANA) officer takes part in a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Center.
Ottobre 08, 2015
1 A farmer dries the maize at Aloli village, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of Ajmer, India’s western state of Rajasthan..
2 North Korean fans in national colors sing their national anthem before their team's preliminary 2018 World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying soccer match against Philippines at the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.
3 The pack pedals along desert dunes, during the first stage of the Abu Dhabi tour cycling race, from Qasr Al Sarab to Madinat Zayed, UAE.
4 Lebanese riot policemen are seen through the spray of water cannons used against anti-government protesters against the ongoing trash crisis and government corruption, in downtown Beirut.
5 Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam near a toll station as people return home at the end of a week-long national day holiday, in Beijing, China.
6 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton brushes a lady bug off her cheek as she speaks during a campaign stop at the Westfair Amphitheater in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Oct. 7, 2015.
7 People look at an illuminated light installation called "House of Cards" during a technical check for the Festival of Lights in Berlin. Several landmarks of the German capital, including boulevards, squares, towers, historical and modern buildings, will be illuminated during the festival.
8 Opposition lawmakers in Kosovo disrupt Parliament's session by using tear gas and whistles, in the capital Pristina to protest against the government's recent EU-sponsored deal with Serbia giving the country's Serb-majority areas greater powers.
9 A participant hits a ball with a large tennis racket at a sideline event of the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, Oct. 7, 2015.
10 Chinese tourists walk across a glass-bottomed suspension bridge in the Shinuizhai mountains in Pingjang county, Hunan province some 150 kilometers from Changsha. The bridge, originally a wooden walkway spanning some 300 meters across the 180-meter deep valley, reopened two weeks ago following renovations as a glass-bottomed tourist attraction.
11 Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fires flares during a Vertical Charlie maneuver at the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi.
Ottobre 09, 2015
1 Smokes rises from a fire as a Palestinian protester takes cover during clashes with Israeli troops near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah.
2 Wendy Lawshe (L) walks along the roof of her father's house as her husband waits for her in a boat as they retrieve pictures from the walls of the home that is flooded in in Andrews, South Carolina. The state has experienced record rainfall amounts causing severe flooding and officials expect the damage from the flooding waters to be in the billions of dollars.
3 A uniformed tour guide gestures to tourists outside the War Museum in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea is gearing up for a lavish celebration marking the 70th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party on Oct. 10.
4 Supporters of Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara and his party, the Rally of the Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP), dance during a campaign rally in Yamoussoukro. Ouattara is heavily favored to win re-election with the Oct. 25 vote.
5 A silhouette of a Libyan man is seen during a protest against a new government proposed by U.N. envoy Bernardino Leon, in the eastern city of Benghazi. World leaders urged Libya's warring parties to sign a proposed peace deal installing a national unity government, after a cool response from some lawmakers in the country's rival parliaments.
6 An anti-Muslim protester shouts slogans outside the Parramatta Mosque in Sydney, Australia. A small number of protesters gathered outside the mosque, which was regularly attended by 15-year-old radicalized Farhad Jabar, who killed a police worker a week ago before dying in a gunbattle with police.
7 Cardinals and bishops leave at the end of a morning session of the Synod of bishops, at the Vatican in Rome.
8 An artisan shows an effigy of demon king Ravana, to a customer (not pictured) in preparation for the upcoming Hindu festival of Dussehra in Chandigarh, India. Effigies of the 10-headed demon king are burnt on Dussehra, the Hindu festival that commemorates the triumph of Lord Rama over the Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil.
9 Shadows cast on university students and staff as they wear black to attend a rally at the University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong, China. More than a thousand students and staff attended the rally, the second demonstration in a week to protest against what they say is interference by Beijing in academic freedom.
10 A man photographs foliage in autumn color in central London, Britain.
11 A woman walks along Red Square under snowfall, with St. Basil's Cathedral seen in the background, in central Moscow, Russia.
12 Max Louscher dressed as Bill Cipher from Gravity Falls poses as he attends Day 2 of New York Comic Con in Manhattan. The event draws thousands of costumed fans, panels of pop culture luminaries and features a sprawling floor of vendors in a space equivalent to more than three football fields at the Jacob Javits Convention Center.
Ottobre 11, 2015
1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses his trophy after winning the men's singles final match against Rafael Nadal of Spain at the China Open Tennis Tournament in Beijing, China.
2 Italy's Robertissima III sailing boat competes during the Barcolana regatta in front of Trieste harbor. The annual Barcolana regatta in the Gulf of Trieste near northern Italy is one of the largest sailing races in the world with over 1500 participants.
3 Family members of Korkmaz Tedik, a victim of bomb blasts, mourn over his coffin during a funeral ceremony in Ankara, Turkey. Thousands of people, many chanting anti-government slogans, gathered in central Ankara near the scene of bomb blasts which killed at least 95 people, mourning the victims of the most deadly attack of its kind on Turkish soil.
4 This picture released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry claims to show the launching of an Emad long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile in an undisclosed location. Iran successfully test fired a new guided long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile, state TV reported.
5 An injured Palestinian demonstrator is helped during clashes at the Hawara checkpoint near of the West Bank city of Nablus. At least 45 Palestinians were wounded by live bullets in clashes between university students and Israeli forces at the military checkpoint near Nablus, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
6 A farmer paddles his boat as he herds a flock of geese on a wetland area in Jinhu county, Jiangsu province, China, Oct.10, 2015.
7 Honda Moto3 rider Livio Loi of Belgium falls during the Japanese Grand Prix at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Motegi, north of Tokyo.
8 Women dressed in traditional attire pose after taking part in rehearsals for the "garba" dance ahead of Navratri festival in Ahmedabad, India. Navratri, held in honor of Hindu Goddess Durga, is celebrated over a period of nine days where thousands of youths dance the night away in traditional costumes.
9 Arch Bishop Antje Jackelen baptizes Sweden's Prince Nicolas, watched by Princess Madeleine holding Princess Leonore, center, and Christopher O'Neill, during a ceremony, at the Drottningholm Palace Church, near Stockholm.
10 Performers dance during a gala show celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea.
11 Volunteers take part in a torch-lighting performance at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang, Oct. 10, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party.
12 Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg of Germany, top, and Sauber driver Marcus Ericsson of Sweden collide during the Formula One Russian Grand Prix at the 'Sochi Autodrom' Formula One circuit in Sochi.
Ottobre 12, 2015
1 Pakistani laborers work on a bridge as the sun sets in Islamabad.
2 Brad Porter, top, measures a giant pumpkin at the Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off, in Half Moon Bay, California.
3 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) talks with Bolivia's President Evo Morales during the inauguration of a sports arena called "Coliseo Ban Ki-Moon" in Vila Vila, south of Cochabamba, Oct. 11, 2015. Ban Ki-Moon is in Bolivia for the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Defense of Life.
4 Illegal migrants sit at a temporary detention center after they were detained by Libyan authorities in Tripoli.
5 Bunches of Gewurztraminer grapes hang from the vine in a vineyard in Alsace, before harvest in Orschwihr, France.
6 A reveler gets ready to dance during a "pow-wow" celebrating the Indigenous Peoples Day Festival in Randalls Island, New York, Oc. 11, 2015. The festival is held as a counter-celebration to Columbus Day and is to promote Native American culture and history.
7 A view shows newly harvested red chilli being spread out to dry in the sun in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China.
8 A migrant carries a child as he walks to cross the border into Croatia, near the town of Sid in Serbia.
9 North Korean military participates in the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang.
10 An autonomous self-driving vehicle goes onto the road during a demonstration at one-north business park in Singapore. Singapore unveiled its public transport future, and it was a vision of passengers commuting in driverless buses along roads and freeways populated by platoons of autonomous trucks following a single driver.
Ottobre 13, 2015
1 A dove carries a leaf in Ravensburg, southern Germany.
2 Muslims hold torches during a parade marking the eve of the Islamic New Year in Jakarta, Indonesia.
3 In this handout photograph released by the Indonesian Navy, a Navy diver rescues helicopter crash survivor Fransiskus Subihardayan after he was found by the search and rescue team in Lake Toba, western Sumatra island. Fransiskus Subihardayan floating naked in a huge volcanic lake two days after the helicopter he was travelling in is believed to have crashed into the waters, officials said.
4 Palestinian protesters put out a fire on a compatriot caused by a molotov cocktail he was trying to hurl at Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron. Seven Israelis and 27 Palestinians, including nine alleged attackers and eight children, have died in almost two weeks of street attacks and security crackdowns.
5 A boy carries buckets to fill with water from a public tap amid an acute shortage of water, on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen.
6 Olympic gold medal ice dancers Meryl Davis (R) and Charlie White skate on The Rink at Rockefeller Center as the first skaters to kick off the winter season in the Manhattan borough of New York.
7 A young boy dressed as Hindu God Shiva walks the banks of the River Ganges looking for alms from devotees on the first day of the nine-day Navratri festival, in Allahabad, India.
8 Steamed Chinese-style buns, known locally as salapao, are decorated with faces during the start of the annual 10-day vegetarian festival in Bang Saphan, southern Thailand. (Photo taken by Matthew Richards)
9 A model on a wheelchair presents creations by designer Takafumi Tsuruta from his Spring/Summer 2016 collection for his brand Tenbo, during Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo, Japan.
10 Illuminated book dummies hang from the ceiling and seem to float in the Indonesian pavilion at the Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany. Indonesia is this year's honorary guest.
11 Spanish matador Miguel Angel Delgado is tackled by a bull during a bullfight at the Maestranza bullring in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain, Oct.12, 2015.
12 A model walks on the runway as she presents a creation during the National Contest of Young Designers OPEN WAY in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Oct. 12, 2015.
13 Artists perform during Ramlila, a re-enactment of the life of Lord Rama, ahead of Dussehra in New Delhi, India.
14 A model displays creations of PLASTICTOKYO designer Keisuke Imazaki during the 2016 Spring/Summer show at Tokyo Fashion Week in Japan.
15 Dawn breaks over Pyongyang, North Korea, as buildings poke through the mist and the Juche Tower, left, stands by the Taedong riverbank.
Ottobre 14, 2015
1 The dark area across the top of the sun in this image NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is a coronal hole, a region on the sun where the magnetic field is open to interplanetary space, sending coronal material speeding out in what is called a "high-speed solar wind stream."
2 First snow of the season covers trees next to a country road near Zwoenitz, eastern Germany.
3 Employee Lothar Baum explains how a 'Data Mining' 12-million-pixel-wide screen works before the official opening ceremony of the BOSCH company's new center for research and advance engineering Campus Renningen in Renningen, Germany.
4 A woman pushes a baby stroller around Dream Lake amid fall foliage in Amherst, New Hampshire, USA, Oct. 13, 2015.
5 An aerial view shows new Audi cars in an open-air parking lot in Changchun, Jilin province, China.
6 People look on after scaffolding collapsed for a bridge under construction on the M1 highway near a busy offramp leading to Sandton, South Africa.The accident left two people killed and around 20 injured, local emergency services said.
7 Machu Picchu in Peru as seen from the Sun Gate – the end of the Inca Trail, featuring breathtaking views of site, as the clouds part for a golden sunrise. (Photo taken by Carolyn Presutti)
8 A group of paddlers makes its way along the Arga River as the sun sets in Pamplona, northern Spain, Oct. 13 2015.
9 A member of a Chinese opera troupe looks on as she applies make-up before performing at a shrine during the annual vegetarian festival in Bangkok, Thailand.
10 An aerial view shows rice plants in the shape of the map of China in a paddy field in Zhonghong village, on the outskirts of Shanghai, China, Oct. 13, 2015.
Ottobre 15, 2015
1 The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) fires decoys during a fleet review at Sagami Bay, off Yokosuka, south of Tokyo.
2 Food is poured on freshman year medical students by the faculty of medicine staff at the University of Granada, in Granada, Spain.
3 The sun sets as people walk on a beach in Alexandria, Egypt.
4 A relative of Serdar Ben, 33, one of the victims of Oct. 10 bombings in Ankara, bursts into tears during his funeral in Istanbul. The twin explosions in the Turkish capital ripped through a crowd of activists rallying for increased democracy and an end to violence between Kurdish rebels and security forces, in the country's deadliest attack in years.
5 Pale light hangs in a pine forest during a rainy autumn morning near Fuerstenwalde, eastern Germany.
6 People practice Falun Dafa, or Falun Gong, meditation before a protest march against the Chinese government, outside City Hall in Los Angeles, California.
7 Laureen Harper, wife of Canada's Prime Minister and Conservative leader Stephen Harper, dances with actor Vinay Virmani at a rally with the South Asian community in Brampton, Ontario, Oct. 14, 2015. Canadians will go to the polls for a federal election on Oct. 19.
8 U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives with Nevada State Assemblyman Nelson Araujo to purchase ice cream in Las Vegas, Nevada, Oct. 14, 2015.
9 London's Mayor Boris Johnson collides with 10-year-old Toki Sekiguchi during a game of Street Rugby with a group of Tokyo children, outside the Tokyo Square Garden building, Japan.
10 German federal police officers guide a group of migrants after they crossed the border between Austria and Germany, in Wegscheid near Passau, Germany.
11 Members of the "Red Nose Clown" doctors' perform for migrants at the main train station in Vienna, Austria.
12 A man in a costume performs a stunt with a basketball before the 2015 NBA Global Games China pre-season basketball contest the Los Angeles Clippers play the Charlotte Hornets in Shanghai, Oct. 14, 2015.
13 Straw bails are seen in a field on a misty autumn morning near Glamis in Angus, Scotland.
Ottobre 18, 2015
1 Buildings in construction are seen among mist during a hazy day in Rizhao, Shandong province, China.
2 A boy searches for reusable plastic bottles while being pelted by waves brought by typhoon Koppu in Manila Bay. Powerful typhoon Koppu ploughed into the northeastern Philippines before dawn destroying homes and displacing 10,000 people and whipping up coastal surges four meters (12 feet) high, disaster agency officials said.
3 Shi'ite fighters launch artillery toward Islamic State militants in al-Fatha, northeast of Baiji. Iraqi forces backed by Shi'ite militia fighters say they have retaken a mountain palace complex of former President Saddam Hussein from Islamic State fighters, as government forces push ahead on a major offensive against the insurgents.
4 A man and a young girl covers themselves from the rain with a banana leaf in the sea on the outskirts of Colon City, Panama, Oct. 17, 2015.
5 Nuns pray during a canonization ceremony in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Pope Francis canonized the Catholic Church's first married couple in modern times, declaring the parents of the beloved St. Therese of Lisieux saints in their own right.
6 Cars and trucks remain mired in mud and debris on State Route 58 near Tehachapi, California, about 60 miles (97 km) outside of Los Angeles, Oct. 17, 2015. A mudslide left nearly 200 vehicles, including 75 semi-trailer trucks, stuck in up to five feet of mud, local sheriff's spokesman Ray Pruitt said.
7 A seagull flies in front of Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez (C) and Movitar Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo of Spain after smashing into Ducati rider Andrea Iannone of Italy on the opening lap of the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
8 Swimmers, with buoys attached, compete in a cross harbor swimming event at Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.
9 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force escort ship Kurama appears from the smoke during a fleet review in the waters off Sagami Bay, south of Tokyo, Japan.
10 An internally displaced boy walks with an umbrella in the rain in Bambari, Central African Republic, Oct. 17, 2015.
11 The GAMF Hungary car competes during the first day of the 2015 World Solar Challenge near Katherine, Australia. 45 Solar cars from 25 countries participate in a 3,000 km race from Darwin to Adelaide.
12 People practice tai chi at a square in Qinyang, Henan province, China.
Ottobre 19, 2015
1 NASA astronaut Scott Kelly took a series of 17 photographs from the International Space Station during a single flyover of Australia on Oct. 12-13, 2015. This first photo of the series was posted with the caption, "#EarthArt in one pass the #Australian continent.
2 Jammu and Kashmir lawmaker Abdul Rashid Sheikh, left, reacts after suspected activists of a right-wing organization threw ink on his face at a press conference in New Delhi, India. According to local reports, Rashid had been protesting against the death of a Muslim teenager attacked by a Hindu mob over rumors of cows being slaughtered.
3 Residents cross a swelling dam due to rising waters brought about by Typhoon Koppu, in Las Pinas city, metro Manila. Typhoon Koppu swept across the northern Philippines, killing at least nine people as trees, power lines and walls were toppled and flood waters spread far from riverbeds, but tens of thousands of people were evacuated in time.
4 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (3rd R) and wife Ri Sol Ju (4th L) enjoy an art performance given by the Chongbong Band to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang.
A migrant's child sleeps in a rain cover, and can be seen at the border crossing from Slovenia in Trnovec, Croatia.
6 A Chinese national flag flies as students practice Taichi on a playground of a high school, during a Guinness World Record attempt of the largest martial arts display, on a hazy day in Jiaozuo, Henan province, China, October 18, 2015.
7 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) poses with a guitar, given as a present by Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, during a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Madrid, Oct. 18, 2015.
8 Construction workers are seen working against a hazy skyline in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
9 Two baby orangutans play with each other at the wildlife department in Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia. The Malaysian wildlife department seized two baby Sumatran orangutans in July, found in duffel bags, from traffickers who were attempting to sell them to buyers in Malaysia.
10 Eddie Murphy, his partner Paige Butcher (L) and members of his family applaud as he takes his seat for the Mark Twain prize for Humor honoring him at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Oct. 18, 2015.
11 A model presents a creation by designer Oleksiy Zalevskiy of Ukraine at Ukrainian Fashion Week in Kyiv, Oct. 18, 2015.
12 Ballet dancer Wayne Sleep (L) and book dealer George Lawson pose in front of "George Lawson and Wayne Sleep" by David Hockney at Tate Britain in London, Britain.
Ottobre 20, 2015
1 North Korean Chae Hun Sik, 88, left, meets with his South Korean son Chae Hee-yang, 65, during the Separated Family Reunion Meeting at Diamond Mountain resort in North Korea. Hundreds of elderly Koreans from divided North and South began three days of reunions with loved ones many have had no contact with since the war between the countries more than 60 years ago.
2 A street artist performs with soap bubbles in front of the Duomo gothic cathedral, in Milan, Italy.
3 A mounted policeman leads a group of migrants near Dobova, Slovenia. Slovenia's parliament is expected to approve changes to its laws to enable the army to help police guard the border, as thousands of migrants flooded into the country from Croatia after Hungary sealed off its border.
4 Computer-generated composite view of Pluto and Charon filled with about 2,100 #PlutoTime images shared on social media. NASA is unveiling mosaics of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, representing the global response to its popular "#PlutoTime" social social media campaign.
5 Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau kisses his wife Sophie Gregoire as he arrives to give his victory speech after Canada's federal election in Montreal, Quebec, Oct. 19, 2015.
6 A U.S. Navy hovercraft approaches the beach at the beginning of the NATO Trident Juncture exercise 2015 at Raposa Media beach in Pinheiro da Cruz, south of Lisbon. NATO Allies and partner nations join forces for the next three weeks for the Alliance's Trident Juncture live military exercise involving 36,000 troops from more than 30 nations across Portugal, Italy and Spain.
7 German conservator Christian Eckmann works on the restoration of the golden mask of King Tutankhamun at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Oct. 20, 2015.
8 Drones fly in synchronization during the opening of the Wall Street Journal Digital Live (WSJDLive) conference at the Montage hotline Laguna Beach, California, Oct. 19, 2015.
9 A flock of ducklings swims toward a temporary pen after being evacuated due to flooding in Jaen, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines, after the province was hit by Typhoon Koppu.
10 A general view of the refinery of U.S. chemicals group LyondellBasell in Berre, near Marseille, France, Oct. 19, 2015.
11 Five hundred replicas of the Stormtroopers characters from "Star Wars" are seen on the steps at the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall of China during a promotional event for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" film, on the outskirts of Beijing, China.
12 A woman rides a horse along a beach in Cadiz, southern Spain, Oct. 19, 2015.
13 Scary costumes on display at a store in Springfield, Virginia, for adults who want to look festively freaky on Halloween, which falls on Oct. 31, 2015. (Photo taken by Diaa Bekheet)
Ottobre 21, 2015
1 Five Syrian babies, three of them triplets (L - C), lie in blankets among their relatives as they arrive with other refugees and migrants aboard the passenger ferries Blue Star Patmos and Eleftherios Venizelos from the islands of Lesbos and Chios at the port of Piraeus, near Athens, Greece.
2 A woman from Syria waits to cross the border with Croatia near the village of Berkasovo, Serbia.
3 An indigenous family walks on the banks of the Taguarussu River in Palmas, Brazil. Palmas is the host city for the first World Indigenous Games that will showcase traditional sports with the participation of more than 2,000 indigenous athletes from around the world. The event begins Oct. 23 and runs through Nov. 1.
4 A resident fishes by the river in Palangkaraya city, one of worst-hit by haze in central Kalimantan province, Indonesia.
5 A young girl sits for the "Kumari Puja" ritual at the Ram Krishna mission temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Kumari Puja is part of Durga Puja festival where a young girl is worshipped symbolically as a goddess.
6 Chinese President Xi Jinping (r) and Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, attend a BAFTA presentation at Lancaster House in London during a UK-China Creative Collaborations Summit.
7 Children sit on the roof of a house blown over by typhoon Koppu in Casiguran town, Auroran province, northeast of Manila, days after the typhoon devastated the province.
8 Sitting Khamchan of Thailand is seen in action against Myanmar during their group stage match in the Sepak Takraw Super Series Finals at the Nakhon Pathom Municipal Gymnasium, Thailand. (Credit: Asia Sports Ventures / Action Images via Reuters Livepic)
9 A Syrian woman carries her husband's prosthetic leg on their baby's stroller as they arrive with other migrants and asylum seekers to the port of Piraeus, Greece.
10 A Shiite Muslim man holds up his baby, dressed in Arabic garb, during a procession to mark Ashoura, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
11 Teachers and students exercise on the playground located on the roof of a kindergarten building in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China, Oct. 20, 2015.
12 Students protest over planned increases in tuition fees outside South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town.
Ottobre 22, 2015
1 An Israeli policeman fires tear gas during clashes with Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank town of al-Ram, north of Jerusalem. The violence erupted a month ago, fueled by rumors that Israel was plotting to take over a sensitive Jerusalem holy site revered by both Jews and Muslims.
2 South Koreans and their North Korean relatives on a bus grip each other's hands to bid farewell after the Separated Family Reunion Meeting at Diamond Mountain resort in North Korea. About 390 South Koreans traveled to the North's scenic Diamond mountain resort earlier this week to meet for three days with relatives they were separated from during the turmoil of the 1950-53 Korean War.
3 Migrants covered with thermal blankets try to light fire in Skala Sikaminias village, on the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos. More than 500,000 people have arrived so far this year on Greece's eastern islands, paying smugglers to ferry them across from nearby Turkey.
4 A devotee offers oil lamps on top of his body as part of a ritual during Dashain, the biggest religious festival for Hindus in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
5 In this handout photo released by Malacanang Photo Bureau (MPB) shows an aerial shot of flooded rice fields and houses due to heavy rains brought about by typhoon Koppu in central Luzon, the Philippines.
6 The father (bottom C) of two children, who were burned alive, with his hands bandaged, wails next to the bodies of his children wrapped in white shrouds, as he along with other villagers block a national highway during a protest against the crime at Ballabh in the northern state of Haryana, India, Oct. 21, 2015. Police have arrested four men over allegations that they bured the two low-caste children alive, an official said, a case that triggered a street protest and drew condemnation from an opposition leader.
7 Hindu devotees perform "Garba", a traditional folk dance, during celebrations to mark the Navratri festival at Surat in the western state of Gujarat, India, Oct. 21, 2015.
8 Pedestrians stop to look at and photograph a DeLorean Motor Company DMC-12, customized to look identical to the car used in the film "Back to the Future Part II", and that will be part of a Lyft promotion, in New York, Oct. 21, 2015.
9 People walk through leaves in Sefton Park during an autumn day in Liverpool, England.
10 Pakistani school children sit in a trolley as they cross a polluted stream on the outskirts of Islamabad.
11 An installation called "Quotidianity the brothers" is displayed along the coastline in Sydney, Australia, as part of the annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition.
Ottobre 23, 2015
1 A man prepares to put on his Jeremy Fitzgerald from Five Nights at Freddy's costume at the MCN Comic Con in east London.
2 Men fill small bags with sand from the beach as they prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Patricia in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
3 People comfort a survivor on the site of a collision in Puisseguin, near Libourne, southwestern France. At least 42 people, most of them elderly, were killed when a bus collided with a truck and caught fire in southwestern France.
4 A lion plays with a jack o'lantern during the Fort Worth Zoo’s 24th annual Halloween celebration "Boo at the Zoo," October 22, 2015, in Fort Worth, Texas.
5 Actor Morgan Freeman, center, is surrounded by his film crew as he visits the Giza Pyramids, just outside Cairo, Egypt. Freeman is in Egypt to work on a National Geographic documentary titled, "The Story of God."
6 Residents search for reusable materials from their burned houses after a fire at a slum area in Tatalon street, Quezon city, metro Manila.
7 A woman pushes a pram along a street during heavy snowfall in Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
8 Japan's Aiko Sugihara competes on the beam during the first day of qualifications at the 2015 World Gymnastics Championship in Glasgow, Scotland.
9 Migrants walk through a field trying to cross the border with Croatia near the village of Berkasovo, Serbia.
10 An Indonesian worker carries his lunch as he walks past an advertisement of an apartment at Sudirman Business District in Jakarta.
11 Students burn portable toilets during their protest against university tuition hikes outside the union building in Pretoria, South Africa.
12 An idol of Hindu goddess Durga stands with vermillion paste smeared over its face and mouth stuffed with offerings, before it is immersed during Durga Puja festival in New Delhi, India.
Ottobre 25, 2015
1 A giant inflatable doll in the shape of a duck is seen on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The campaign "I will not pay the Duck" is organized by the Federation of Industries of Rio de Janeiro (FIRJAN) and uses the duck symbol in reference to industries that pay high taxes.
2 A man comforts a woman upon arrival with other refugees and migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos after they crossed the Aegean sea from Turkey.
3 A column of migrants moves through fields after crossing from Croatia, in Rigonce, Slovenia. Thousands of people are trying to reach central and northern Europe via the Balkans, but often have to wait for days in mud and rain at the Serbian, Croatian and Slovenian borders.
4 Filipino girl Mikaela Rayll Mangahas has her make-up done as she attends a Halloween event in Manila.
5 People walk during a demonstration to pay homage two days after a fatal bus crash in Puisseguin, in Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps, southwestern France. At least 41 people on the coach taking pensioners on a day excursion were killed when it collided head-on with the truck in France's Bordeaux wine-growing region and burst into flames.
6 Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Beheira, 180 kilometers (112 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt.
7 Policemen detain a person dressed as Star Wars character Chewbacca during a regional election near a polling station in Odessa, Ukraine. Ukrainians go to the polls to appoint mayors and council heads to regional seats. The person was detained for illegal election-day campaigning, according to local media.Â
8 Shepherds lead their sheep through the center of Madrid, Spain. Shepherds have guided a flock of 2,000 sheep through Madrid streets in defense of ancient grazing, droving and migration rights increasingly threatened by urban sprawl and modern agricultural practices. Tourists and city-dwellers were surprised to see the capital’s traffic cut to permit the ovine parade to bleat bells clanking its way past the city’s most emblematic locations.
9 Waves crash over people on the seafront at the Corniche, or waterfront promenade, in Beirut, Lebanon.
10 A Brazilian Xavante man carries a log during the first day of competition at the World Indigenous Games, in Palmas, Oct. 24, 2015.
11 A member of the Samaritan sect decorates a traditional hut known as a sukkah with fruits and vegetables on Mount Gerizim, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus.
12 Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz Jr of Spain crashes during the U.S. F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas.
13 A participant in costume poses for a picture after a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan.
14 Participants walk among balloons during a stress-relief event organized by a shopping mall in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China.
15 The moon is seen over the Roman pillars of the Temple of Hercules at the Citadel in Amman, Jordan as it is lit up in blue to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, Oct. 24, 2015.
Ottobre 26, 2015
1 Faithful reach for Pope Francis' hand, center, during an audience with Roma, Sinti and others itinerant group members, at the Vatican.
2 A rescue worker carries a child who was injured during an earthquake, at a hospital in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. A powerful earthquake struck a remote area of northeastern Afghanistan, shaking the capital Kabul, as shockwaves were felt in northern India and in Pakistan's capital, where hundreds of people ran out of buildings as the ground rolled beneath them.
3 Members of a Chinese guard of honor march during a welcome ceremony for Dutch King Willem-Alexander outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
4 A couple enjoys the autumn weather in Moscow's Kolomenskoye park, Russia.
5 A Syrian refugee boy carries his muddy shoes heading back to his tent following rainfall at an informal tented settlement near the Syrian border on the outskirts of Mafraq, Jordan.
6 People have breakfast near a polling station in Mixco, Guatemala, Oct. 25, 2015. Playing up his outsider status and promising a clean government, 46-year-old Jimmy Morales, a former TV comedian, swept to power in the presidential election after milking public anger over a corruption scandal that deepened distrust of the political establishment.
7 Britain's Prince William poses for photographs with a Shaun the Sheep hat, with children and representatives from charities and Aardman Animations, during a meeting of the Charities Forum at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in London.
8 A SUV drives over flooded White Oak Bayou in Houston, Texas, USA, Oct. 25, 2015. Precipitation was expected to intensify over the weekend as moisture from tropical depression Patricia, which struck the Pacific coast of Mexico as a very powerful hurricane, meets with a storm system coming from the west and over Texas.
9 Thai jockeys competing in the annual water buffalo race cross the finish line in Chonburi Province southeast of Bangkok. The annual race is a celebration of rice farmers before harvest.
10 A couple walk in a field of fireweed, or Kochia scoparia, on a sunny autumn day at the Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachi, north of Tokyo, Japan.
11 A man and his dog sit on his motorcycle watching the water buffalo race in Chonburi Province southeast of Bangkok, Thailand.
12 Singapore's Timothy Tay Kai Cheng competes during the fourth day of the 2015 World Gymnastics Championship in Glasgow, Scotland.
13 Indonesian people look at two dead whale sharks in Surabaya after they were accidentally snared by fishermen.
14 Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain leaps off of his car after winning the U.S. F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, Oct. 25, 2015.
Ottobre 27, 2015
1 Members of the Samaritan community take part in a traditional pilgrimage marking the holiday of Sukkot, or Feast of Tabernacles, atop Mount Gerizim near the West Bank city of Nablus.
2 A guard of honor salutes during a welcoming ceremony for Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany.
3 U.S. President Barack Obama poses for a selfie taken by veteran star player Abby Wambach as he welcomes the United States Women's National Soccer Team to the White House in Washington to honor their victory in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
4 Gulls lign up on a pole above the Rhine river in Basel, Switzerland.
5 Women take pictures of half-buried stone sculptures at the Lapindo mud field in Sidoarjo. Disaster tourism has become more common in Indonesia, where visitors are drawn to sites of earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions to witness the aftermath of catastrophes or simply do some soul-searching.
6 The moon rises behind the skyline in Toronto, Canada, Oct. 26, 2015.
7 A boat lies on the bottom of the Amazon River, in the city of Manaus, Brazil, Oct. 26, 2015. A severe drought has lowered the river levels in the Amazon region, leaving isolated communities dependent on emergency aid and thousands of boats stranded on parched riverbeds.
8 London Mayor Boris Johnson takes part in a tug of war with members of the armed services to launch the London Poppy Day, outside the City Hall. London Poppy Day is a street collection event to raise money for serving and retired members of the armed services and their families.
9 A deer rests by a river in Bradgate Park in Newtown Linford, central England.
10 A saddle-billed stork casts a shadow as it catches a falling leaf on a sunny autumn day at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
11 The Corning Tower at the Empire State Plaza in Albany is shrouded in fall colors and morning fog from the Hudson River as seen from East Greenbush, New York, USA.
12 This handout picture released by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) on Oct. 26, 2015 shows baby orangutans, which had previously suffered from respiratory problems, playing in the rehabilitation center operated by the BOSF on the outskirts of Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan. Endangered orangutans are falling victim to a devastating haze crisis that has left them sick, malnourished and severely traumatized as fires rage through Indonesia's forests, reducing their habitat to a charred wasteland.
13 The neighborhoods of Jalousie (L), Philippeaux (C) and Desermites (R) in the commune of Petion Ville, Port au-Prince, Oct. 26, 2015
Ottobre 28, 2015
1 A puppy sits in a plastic strainer, waiting to be sold by its owner, in front of a subway station in downtown Shanghai, China.
2 A man holds three children wearing thermal blankets after their arrival in bad weather from Turkey on the Greek island of Lesbos.
3 Woman react as they gather at a local market area to celebrate the victory of Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara after elections in Abidjan.
4 Fog hangs over trees in autumnal colors and the Rakotzbruecke bridge of the Rhododendronpark Kromlau landscaped park in Kromlau, eastern Germany, Oct. 27, 2015.
5 Riot police enter the headquarters of opposition Bugun newspaper and Kanalturk television station in Istanbul, Turkey. Police carried out a dawn raid, using tear gas to enter the headquarters of a media company linked to a government critic, enforcing a court order to seize the business.
6 A surfer wipes out while trying to ride a breaking wave during high tide and high surf in Cardiff, California, USA, Oct. 27, 2015.
7 Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd's personal mobility concept airbag car "Flesby" is displayed at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan.
8 Pelicans wait for food at a market at Pescadores beach in the Chorrillos district of Lima, Peru, Oct. 27, 2015.
Pakistani children reflected in a mirror sit on the ground in their home damaged by an earthquake in Peshawar.
10 Visitors are hit by a wave caused by a tidal bore which surged past a barrier on the banks of Qiantang River, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China.
11 A Palestinian protester tries to hammer a hole through the Israeli barrier that separates the West Bank town of Abu Dis from Jerusalem, as others climb on the barrier during clashes with Israeli troops.
12 Glorious autumn foliage blazes on trees in a forest in Fair Oaks, Virginia, USA. (Photo taken by Diaa Bekheet on Oct. 24, 2015)
13 Probationary New York firefighters stand at attention at the Sept. 11 Memorial during a wreath laying ceremony in New York. The FDNY’s 300 probationary firefighters participated in the ceremony to honor the fathers of two classmates who were killed in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
14 A 'spotted sweet lips' fish in the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau (Credit: The Pew Charitable Trusts/Richard Brooks)
Ottobre 29, 2015
1 A young asylum seeker plays around in a processing center in Traiskirchen, Austria.
2 A "Solo Turk", an acrobatic flight show team of Turkish Air Force, performs during a ceremony marking the 92nd anniversary of Republic Day over the Ataturk Cultural Center in Ankara.
3 Outgoing Speaker of the House John Boehner, Republican of Ohio, wipes his eyes as he gives a farewell speech from the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Paul Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin, becomes the new Speaker.
4 Visitors queue outside the Poland pavilion at the Expo 2015 global fair in Milan, Italy.
5 A woman places a floral tribute at the gates of Cults Academy in Aberdeen, Scotland. A sixteen-year-old pupil was stabbed to death at the school on Oct. 28, 2015.
6 Danell Leyva of the U.S. performs on the horizontal bar during the men's team final competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics championships at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. 28, 2015.
7 Expedition 45 Commander Scott Kelly took this selfie during a spacewalk on Oct. 28, 2015. Sharing the image on social media, Kelly wrote, "#SpaceWalkSelfie Back on the grid! Great first spacewalk yesterday. Now on to the next one next week. #YearInSpa
8 Visitors watch an installation by artist Philippe Parreno during the 'Hypothesis' exhibition, at the Hangar Bicocca in Milan, Italy.
9 A Myanmar boy wearing the traditional sun protection thanaka facial paste is seen at Tat Kone in the outskirts of the capital city of Naypyidaw, Oct. 28, 2015.
10 Pumpkin Jack O' Lanterns carved as the skeletons are displayed on the grounds of the historic Van Cortlandt Manor House and Museum during the "Great Jack O' Lantern Blaze" in Croton-on Hudson, New York.
11 Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain (R) performs with Mexican wrestlers at the Coliseo Arena in Mexico City, Oct. 28, 2015.
Ottobre 30, 2015
1 Refugees and migrants try to reach the shore on the Greek island of Lesbos, despite a rough sea, after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey. At least 17 children drowned when three boats sank en route, the latest tragedy to strike migrants braving wintry seas to seek asylum in Europe.
2 Protesters wearing masks depicting South Korean President Park Geun-Hye (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) hold hands during an anti-Japanese rally in Seoul. The protesters oppose Abe's upcoming trip to Seoul for a summit with Park.
3 A member of the Israeli security forces walks behind burning tires during clashes with Palestinian protesters at the entrance of the Palestinian town of Al-Bireh on the outskirts of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
4 Supporters of the ruling AK Party wave party flags during an election rally in the central Anatolian city of Konya. Turkey holds its second general election of the year on Nov. 1, a snap vote which President Tayyip Erdogan hopes will see the ruling AK Party win back the majority it lost five months ago.
5 Runners compete in an annual international marathon for peace in Irbil, northern Iraq. The marathon started in 2011 and is organized by the Irbil running club.
6 Afghan cricket fans celebrate the victory of the national cricket team over Zimbabwe as the team returns and celebrates in Kabul, Afghanistan.
7 A woman poses for a photograph during a sunny autumn day in the Brussels Park near the Royal Palace, Belgium.
8 A man walks along the tombs at the municipal cemetery of San Salvador in Oviedo, northern Spain. Catholics will mark All Saints' Day on Sunday by visiting cemeteries and graves of deceased relatives and friends.
9 Singers perform during a campaign rally by supporters of the army-backed ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) in Yangon, Myanmar (also known as Burma.) The once junta-run nation heads to the polls on Nov. 8 in what voters and observers hope will be the freest election in decades.
10 A miner is seen at the end of his last shift at the coal mine in the Romanian city of Petrila. The oldest coal mine in Romania and deepest mine in Europe, that opened in 1859 under the Austro-Hungarian Empire, closed on Friday as part of Bucharest's promises to liquidate unprofitable mines.
11 Women with their hands decorated with henna paste pose for pictures as they pray during the Hindu festival of Karva Chauth in Ahmedabad, India. Married Hindu women observe a one-day fast and offer prayers for the well-being of their husbands during the festival.
12 An indigenous woman competes in a swimming competition during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil.
13 Students of Brainshire Science School wear costumes as they participate in a Halloween parade in Paranaque city, metro Manila, the Philippines.
14 The sun hides behind clouds over the historical site of the Giza Pyramids located just outside Cairo, Egypt.
