Images of OCTOBER 2013 _ week 1-2

Images of OCTOBER 2013 -week 1- 2

Images of OCTOBER 2013Week 1- 2November 2, 20131

Images of OCTOBER 2013week 1 - 2Sources: boston.com ,reuters.com , pps: chieuquetoi,bachkienClick to continue

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Scarlett Johansson holds her award for Best Actress for Lost in Translation at the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards in London, February 15, 2004.REUTERS/Toby MelvilleActress Scarlett Johansson arrives at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City for a special screening of her film "scoop" July 26, 2006.REUTERS/Eric ThayerScarlett Johansson arrives on the red carpet to present her film 'The other Boleyn Girl' running at the 58th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, February 15, 2008.REUTERS/Tobias SchwarzScarlett Johansson poses by her star after it was unveiled on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, May 2, 2012.REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniScarlett Johansson: Sexiest woman aliveNovember 2, 20132Click to continue

Bush crickets are kept in containers as they are displayed for sale at an insect market in Beijing September 9, 2013. Keeping crickets as singing pets is an old Chinese tradition.REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonNovember 2, 20133Sept.9Click to continue

Indian students study inside the Delhi University campus in New Delhi September 20, 2013.REUTERS/Anindito MukherjeeNovember 2, 20134Sept.20Click to continue

Pakistani children walk under electricity wires in Lyari Town, Karachi, on Sept. 20, 2013.-02November 2, 20135Sept.20Click to continue

A maintenance team from the Karachi Electricity Supply Company repairs power lines in central Karachi, Sindh Province, on Sept. 21, 2013.November 2, 20136Sept.21Click to continue

A firefighter holds a dead hornet in Ankang, Shaanxi, September 27, 2013. Swarms of giant hornets have killed 42 people and injured 1,640 in China's northwestern province of Shaanxi in recent weeks, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.REUTERS/Stringer

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A bird flies near the carcass of an elephant, which was killed after drinking from a poisoned water hole, in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, about 840 km (522 miles) east of Harare, September 27, 2013. Zimbabwean ivory poachers have killed more than 80 elephants by poisoning water holes with cyanide, endangering one of the world's biggest herds, a minister said on Wednesday. Environment minister Saviour Kasukuwere said the elephants had died in the last few weeks in the Hwange national park, the southern African nation's largest, while security forces were preoccupied with a July 31 general election.REUTERS/Philimon BulawayoNovember 2, 20138Sept.27Click to continue

Coca leaves are spread out on tarpaulins on the basketball court that doubles as a soccer pitch at the community center in Pichari, Sept, 27, 2013.November 2, 20139Sept.27Click to continue

A general view shows the city center of the resort's winter sports Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014, about 40 km east from Sochi September 21, 2013.With just months to go before Russia is due to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, tower cranes still on the muddy construction site in palm tree green city, as it tries to complete the conversion of its multi-billion dollars into a winter sports center.If everything goes according to plan, the game will be typical for the achievements of Russian under President Vladimir Putin, the result of a six-year personal project on a real scale of the Soviet Union.But the President's dream can still be crushed if Sochi is not ready on time, the protests broke out on a Russian law banning "gay propaganda" or Islamic militants attack the Olympics.REUTERS / Maxim ShemetovNovember 2, 201310Countdown to SochiSept.21Click to continue

A woman walks past in the harbor at Sochi September 22, 2013.REUTERS / Maxim ShemetovNovember 2, 201311Sept.22Countdown to SochiClick to continue

Shadi Madaminov, a provider of sitting in a chair in Tajikistan Tajik market in Sochi September 22, 2013.REUTERS / Maxim Shemetov

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Children playing outside their home near the beach in Adler district of Sochi September 26, 2013REUTERS / Maxim Shemetov

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Olympic Village in the mountain ski resort Rosa Rosa Khutor be seen from the top of the mountain Aibga September 26, 2013.REUTERS / Maxim ShemetovNovember 2, 201314Sept.26Countdown to Sochi

A road block prevents people from entering highly contaminated zone in the evacuated town of Namie in Fukushima prefecture Sept. 13. Former residents can visit their homes once a month with special permissions but are not allowed to stay overnight inside the exclusion zone. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)#November 2, 201315Broken lives of FukushimaSept.13

A clock shows the time of the March 11, 2011 earthquake at the kitchen of a damaged house in the evacuated town of Namie in Fukushima prefecture, Sept. 14. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)#November 2, 201316Broken lives of FukushimaSept.14

Portraits hang from the wall of an abandoned and damaged house in the evacuated town of Namie in Fukushima prefecture September 14, 2013.REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

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Traditional shoes are left in an abandoned civic center at the tsunami destroyed coastal area of the evacuated town of Namie September 15, 2013.REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

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Dense vegetation is seen from inside an abandoned house at the tsunami destroyed coastal area of the evacuated town of Namie September 15, 2013.REUTERS/DamirNovember 2, 201319Broken lives of FukushimaSept.15

A surfer carries his board as others catch waves before anti-tsunami barriers on the closed Toyoma beach near Iwaki town, south of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, Sept. 19. Almost all the beaches in Fukushima prefectures remain closed since March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that triggered the world's worst nuclear disaster in 25 years. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)#November 2, 201320Broken lives of FukushimaSept.19

A vending machine, brought inland by a tsunami, is seen in a abandoned rice field inside the exclusion zone at the coastal area near Minamisoma in Fukushima prefecture September 21, 2013. In 2011 a massive earthquake and tsunami wrecked the Fukushima nuclear plant, resulting in a meltdown that became the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years. About 160,000 people living near the plant were ordered to move out and the government established a 20-km compulsory evacuation zone. The operator of the plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co, is struggling to contain contaminated water at the site 240 km north of Tokyo. There have been multiple leaks and glitches over the last two and a half years.REUTERS/Damir SagoljNovember 2, 201321Broken lives of FukushimaSept.21

A Buddhist monk wears a Geiger counter as he leads a small funeral ceremony for Yotsuno Kanno, who died as an evacuee at a cemetery in the evacuated town of Minamitsushima inside the exclusion zone in Fukushima prefecture, Sept. 21. Kanno, who was evacuated after the disaster at Daiichi plant in 2011 with rest of people from Minamitsushima, died in temporary accommodation in May, two weeks short of her 100th birthday. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)#November 2, 201322Broken lives of FukushimaSept.21

A woman, who came for a brief visit to her home, walks under a sign reading "Nuclear Power - The Energy for a Better Future," at the entrance of the empty Futaba town, inside the exclusion zone in Fukushima prefecture Sept. 22. Decades ago, the citizens of Japan's Futaba town took such pride in hosting part of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex that they built a sign over a promenade proclaiming that atomic power made their town prosperous. Now, they are scattered around Japan with no clear sign of when they might return to their homes. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)#November 2, 201323Broken lives of FukushimaSept.22

A small monument to victims is seen in front of abandoned house at the tsunami destroyed coastal area of the evacuated town of Namie in Fukushima prefecture some four miles from the crippled Daiichi power plant September 22, 2013. Namie's more than 20,000 former residents can visit their homes once a month with special permissions but are not allowed to stay overnight inside the exclusion zone.REUTERS/Damir SagoljNovember 2, 201324Broken lives of FukushimaSept.22

Wild flowers and other vegetation grow over a train line in the evacuated town of Namie in Fukushima prefecture, Sept. 14. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)#November 2, 201325Broken lives of FukushimaSept.22

A twisted clock, spider webs and debris are seen from inside a damaged primary school at the tsunami destroyed coastal area of the evacuated town of Namie in Fukushima prefecture only some 6 km (4 miles) from crippled Daiichi power plant, Sept. 23. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)#November 2, 201326Broken lives of FukushimaSept.23

People wear face masks as they visit the cemetery at the tsunami destroyed coastal area of the evacuated town of Namie in Fukushima prefecture, Sept. 23. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)#November 2, 201327Broken lives of FukushimaSept.23

A National Parks policeman walks past a sign after the Lincoln Memorial was sealed off from visitors in Washington, October 1, 2013.REUTERS/Jason ReedNovember 2, 201328Oct 1OCTOBER 2013 week 1-2

A submarine and a car are featured as part of an installation for an advertising campaign in downtown Milan, October 1, 2013.REUTERS/Stefano RellandiniNovember 2, 201329Oct 1

South Korean tourist Heemok Ann takes his own picture in front of the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington after the U.S. government shutdown, October 1, 2013. The U.S. government began a partial shutdown on Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, potentially putting up to 1 million workers on unpaid leave, closing national parks and stalling medical research projects.REUTERS/Larry DowningNovember 2, 201330Oct 1

November 2, 201331Model wearing shoes of designer Fatima Lopes in the fashion collection spring/summer 2014 in Paris, France.Oct 1

Jung Ha-yoon, 2, is pictured 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 October 1, 2013.REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/PoolNovember 2, 201332Oct 1

A flower planted in a used tear gas canister is seen on land Palestinians reclaimed two years ago following an Israeli court order to re-route its controversial barrier, in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah October 1, 2013. Mohammad Khatib, a Bilin resident, has been collecting the canisters left over from clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians protesters during weekly protests in the West Bank.REUTERS/Mohamad TorokmanNovember 2, 201333Oct 1

A man and a dog wade through a flooded village in Kandal province October 1, 2013. Floods have claimed at least 30 victims, since heavy rains spawned by tropical storms over the past two weeks caused the Mekong river to break its banks and inundate thousands of communities across 10 provinces in Cambodia, according to local media.REUTERS/Samrang Pring

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November 2, 201335Oct 1Flamingos in a lagoon near Messolongi, western Greece.

Borcha Sonita, a 16-year-old teenage Roma, waits at an illegal camp in Croix, northern France, before boarding a flight to Romania on a voluntary repatriation scheme October 1, 2013. The European Union has threatened France with legal action over its handling of the expulsion of Roma migrants, with the EU's justice commissioner calling France's behavior unacceptable and a disgrace. France's government spokeswoman this week defended official policy as a combination of "firmness and humanity" and said Roma returning to their country of origin was just one possible solution.REUTERS/Pascal RossignolNovember 2, 201336Oct 1

A model presents a creation by French designer Jean-Charles Castelbajac as part of his Spring/Summer 2014 women's ready-to-wear collection during Paris Fashion Week October 1, 2013.REUTERS/Charles PlatiauNovember 2, 201337Oct 1

The seats for the Iranian and Iraqi delegations are empty as Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, addresses the 68th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, October 1, 2013.REUTERS/Mike SegarNovember 2, 201338Oct 1

A multiple exposure picture shows Serbia's Novak Djokovic serving during his match against Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing October 1, 2013.REUTERS/Petar KujundzicNovember 2, 201339Oct 1

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, also seen on a television monitor, addresses the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York October 1, 2013. Netanyahu said on Tuesday the only way to peacefully stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons is to combine tough sanctions with a credible military threat and that Israel was ready to stand alone in defending itself.REUTERS/Adrees LatifNovember 2, 201340Oct 1

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (R) laughs as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (L) makes a joke about Republican opposition to federal health plans at a rally to celebrate the start of the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, October 1, 2013. The U.S. government began a partial shutdown for the first time in 17 years, potentially putting up to 1 million workers on unpaid leave, closing national parks and stalling medical research projects.REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstNovember 2, 201341Oct 1

A striking teacher leans on a fence in front of the main access to the Benito Juarez International airport in Mexico City October 1, 2013. Mexico's Congress approved a government bill to overhaul an education system that badly lags global peers, despite teacher protests seeking to derail it.REUTERS/Tomas BravoNovember 2, 201342Oct 1

Pigeons gather around a woman preparing to feed them in a small park in Vancouver, British Columbia October 1, 2013.REUTERS/Andy ClarkNovember 2, 201343Oct 1

An Indigenous Indian woman climbs the stairs of the Pantheon of Liberty and Democracy Tancredo Neves with a child during a demonstration against a proposed constitutional amendment known as PEC 215, which amends the rules for demarcation of indigenous lands, in Brasilia, October 1, 2013. According to the organizers, the protest is part of the National Indigenous Mobilization which is holding events in various parts of Brazil from September 30 to October 5 to defend the territorial rights of the indigenous population against the government, agribusiness and large mining and energy companies.REUTERS/Ueslei MarcelinoNovember 2, 201344Oct 1

A demonstrator kicks an entrance of the Municipal Chamber during a teacher's strike in Rio de Janeiro, October 1, 2013.REUTERS/Pilar OlivaresNovember 2, 201345Oct 1

The U.S. Capitol building is seen on Tuesday morning after the federal government was shutdown when the House and Senate failed to pass a budget in Washington October 1, 2013. The lawmakers who shut down the U.S. government on Tuesday have the best view of the result from their perch in the U.S. Capitol: a two-mile stretch of museums, monuments and federal buildings along the National Mall that were closed for business.REUTERS/James Lawler DugganNovember 2, 201346Oct 1

A Free Syrian Army fighter fires towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor October 1, 2013.REUTERS/Khalil AshawiNovember 2, 201347Oct 1

Committee members for the initiative "CHF 2,500 monthly for everyone" (Grundeinkommen) open rolls of five cent coins in the old vault of the former Schweizerische Volksbank in Basel October 1, 2013. The committee dumped 8,000,000 five cent coins, weighing 15 tones, over the Federal Square in Bern on Friday, before delivering 126,000 signatures to the Chancellery to propose a change in the constitution to implement their initiative. The initiative 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.REUTERS/Ruben Sprich


Cho Mar, an 11-year-old who hid in the jungle with her mother during an attack by Buddhist gangs, inspects the Thanaka she had just put on her face at Thapyuchai village, outside of Thandwe in the Rakhine state, October 2, 2013. Security forces raced to contain deadly violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state on Tuesday, police said, after mobs torched Muslim homes and Buddhist villagers were attacked in a region plagued by intractable sectarian tensions. According to the police, at least five Muslims have died in the violence.REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunNovember 2, 201349Oct 2

School children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi sit inside a bus after they participated celebrations marking the 144th birth anniversary of Gandhi, in the southern Indian city of Chennai October 2, 2013. Mahatma Gandhi, also known as the "Father of the Nation", was instrumental in India's struggle for independence from Britain and a devoted follower of non-violent protest and religious tolerance.REUTERS/BabuNovember 2, 201350Oct 2

Visitors enjoy the day in the 'Loewenbraeu' beer tent at the 180th Bavarian Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, on Oct. 2. (Matthias Schrader-Associated Press) #November 2, 201351Oct 2

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron waves with his wife Samantha after delivering his keynote address to the Conservative Party annual conference in Manchester, northern England October 2, 2013.REUTERS/Phil NobleNovember 2, 201352Oct 2

A tourist climbs up to reach the top of the rock named "The Fourth Stolb" (the Fourth Pillar) at the Stolby national nature reserve in the Siberian Taiga area outside the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk, October 2, 2013. Picturesque rocky blocks rising above the Taiga draw attention of tourists from all over Russia and abroad. Amateur rock-climbing became popular with local residents in the middle of the 19th century and since then more and more Siberians, who were later nicknamed "Stolbists", spent time in the Stolby (Pillars) natural reserve for outdoor sports and tourism.REUTERS/Ilya NaymushinNovember 2, 201353Oct 2

November 2, 201354Robot drive pedal "Murata Seisaku-kun" company Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. at the booth in the high technology of Japan in 2013 in Chiba, east of Tokyo.Oct 2

November 2, 201355Bulletin Board said the statue of liberty closed in New York because the u.s. Government discontinued. Many of the Government's museums and national parks were closed and thousands of employees to temporarily quit after Congress failed to reach agreement on the federal budget and forced the Government to suspend the first time in 17 years.Oct 2

November 2, 201356Student officers of the Naval Academy of Korea fun pick up wreaths from the new Miss Korea 2013 during a rally commemorating the 65th army of the Republic of Korea in Seoul, South Korea.Oct 2

November 2, 201357Students dressed in the rain waiting for celebrating the feast of gratitude at the monument to people's heroes in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, on the occasion celebrating the 64th anniversary of the Republic of China.Oct 2

A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he walks down the stairs of the damaged former Immigration and Passport building in Aleppo, October 2, 2013.REUTERS/Hamid KhatibNovember 2, 201358Oct 2

A protester faces off against a guard in front of Planalto Palace, during a demonstration by indigenous Indians against proposed constitutional amendment PEC 215, which amends the rules for demarcation of indigenous lands, in Brasilia, October 2, 2013. According to the organizers, the protest is part of the National Indigenous Mobilization, with events in various parts of Brazil from September 30 to October 5, to defend the territorial rights of the indigenous population against the government, agribusiness and large mining and energy companies.REUTERS/Ueslei MarcelinoNovember 2, 201359Oct 2

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, October 2, 2013. According to the organizers, the protest is part of the National Indigenous Mobilization, with events in various parts of Brazil from September 30 to October 5, to defend the territorial rights of the indigenous population against the government, agribusiness and large mining and energy companies.REUTERS/Ueslei MarcelinoNovember 2, 201360Oct 2

November 2, 201361Big Rainbow behind the world's tallest radio tower "Tokyo Skytree" in Tokyo, JapanOct 2

A technician from Pakistan's top bomb disposal unit uses plastic bags as gloves during a bomb search operation in Peshawar October 2, 2013. Twelve years into the war on militancy, Pakistan's police are chronically under-funded. This year's federal budget gave the military about $6 billion and the police $686 million, a lopsided allocation mirrored in the disbursement of foreign aid. While the United States has given Pakistan about $30 billion since 2001, the police have got a tiny fraction compared with the military. A little of that reached the country's top police bomb disposal unit in the city of Peshawar.REUTERS/Zohra BensemraNovember 2, 201362Oct 2

A model presents a creation by U.S. designer Marc Jacobs as part of his Spring/Summer 2014 women's ready-to-wear fashion show for French fashion house Louis Vuitton during Paris fashion week October 2, 2013.REUTERS/Benoit TessierNovember 2, 201363Oct 2

November 2, 201364Boat made of plastic bottles and other recycled materials in a contest by making a boat in Manila, Philippines to encourage using recycled materials make the boat in an emergency, and to in the region or floodedOct 2

Abu Ali, an 84-year-old whom activists say is the oldest Free Syrian Army fighter in Deir al-Zor, carries his weapon as he runs to avoid snipers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, October 2, 2013. Abu Ali is a member of the "Al-Ikhlas" brigade operating under the Free Syrian Army and he leads one of the brigade's group, activists said.REUTERS/Khalil AshawiNovember 2, 201365Oct 2

An Israeli soldier from the home front command wearing protective gear kneels next to a dummy during a drill simulating a chemical attack in the town of Beit Shemesh, near Jerusalem October 2, 2013.REUTERS/Baz RatnerNovember 2, 201366Oct 2

A Muslim girl watches from the doorway of her home as soldiers walk by in Thapyuchai village, outside of Thandwe in the Rakhine state, October 2, 2013. Security forces raced to contain deadly violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state on Tuesday, police said, after mobs torched Muslim homes and Buddhist villagers were attacked in a region plagued by intractable sectarian tensions. According to the police, at least five Muslims have died in the violence.REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunNovember 2, 201367Oct 2

A Buddhist monk pushes a small plastic boat as he shows his flooded temple to reporters at Bang Ban district in Ayutthaya province October 2, 2013. More than 2 million people have been affected by flooding in Thailand, officials said on Monday, while authorities warned that more heavy rains could inundate the country's northeast but offered assurances that there would be no repeat of 2011 when floodwaters reached central industrial areas and near Bangkok.REUTERS/Chaiwat SubprasomNovember 2, 201368Oct 2

A damaged car is seen in front of the Russian embassy, a day after it came under attack in Tripoli October 3, 2013. Russia's embassy in the Libyan capital of Tripoli came under fire on Wednesday and a group of people tried to force their way into the compound, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Diplomatic sources in Libya said security guards fired shots to disperse a group of about 60 people that had approached the embassy. An attempt to enter the building was repelled and according to the Foreign Ministry no diplomats were wounded.REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyNovember 2, 201369Oct 3

French climber Alain Robert, also known as "Spiderman", scales the 185 metre GDF Suez Tower at La Defense business district outside Paris October 3, 2013.REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesNovember 2, 201370Oct 3

Sophia Traeger tries on a hat at Munich's 180th Oktoberfest on Oct. 3November 2, 201371Oct 3

November 2, 201372Robert Timms and Richard Bowman launch before the fitness contest in Korea in Seoul, South Korea.Oct 3

November 2, 201373A man picked up on the site of the mosque burned down after the ethnic clash in the village of Thabyu in Thandwe, Rakhine State spent almost in Western Burma.Oct 3

XNovember 2, 201374Identify the migrants drowned was placed in the port of Lampedusa. A boat carrying African migrants to Europe caught fire and sank off the island of Italy pushed hundreds of passengers into the sea. More than 150 people were rescued but the remaining 200 others have yet to be found.Oct 3

Bodies of migrants who drowned lie on the dock of the harbor of Lampedusa Island October 3, 2013. Several bodies have been recovered after a migrant boat sank off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa on Thursday, said an Italian coast guard.REUTERS/Nino Randazzo/Via Press Office ASP.November 2, 201375Oct 3

November 2, 201376A man who drove the car in a roadside market in Hong Kong. This antique hand vehicles help the city transportation.Oct 3


A firefighter walks past the wreckage of a plane at the site of a plane crash near the Lagos international airport October 3, 2013. Fifteen people were killed when an Embraer passenger plane crashed shortly after take-off just outside Lagos airport's domestic terminal on Thursday, Nigerian authorities said.REUTERS/Akitnunde AkinleyeNovember 2, 201378Oct 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, October 3, 2013. World Animal Day is celebrated on October 4.REUTERS/Romeo RanocoNovember 2, 201379Oct 3

Table tennis paddles bear the pictures of key congressional leaders at Sixth & I Synagogue's "Shutdown Central" in Washington October 3, 2013. Sixth & I hope to provide furloughed workers with a place to convene. Aside from political ping pong, they provide bipartisan board games, reading materials, constant streaming of 'The West Wing', and an informal meeting space with free coffee, food, and Wifi, reported local news.REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueNovember 2, 201380Oct 3

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A Muslim woman, whose home was burnt down during recent violence, cries in Pauktaw village, outside of Thandwe in the Rakhine state, October 3, 2013. Security forces raced to contain deadly violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state on Tuesday, police said, after mobs torched Muslim homes and Buddhist villagers were attacked in a region plagued by intractable sectarian tensions. According to the police, at least five Muslims have died in the violence.REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunNovember 2, 201382Oct 3

Rescue personnel stand around a smashed U.S. Capitol Hill Police vehicle following a shooting near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, October 3, 2013. The Capitol was in lockdown on Thursday after gunshots were fired outside the building, injuring several people including a law enforcement officer, a Senate aide and a Capitol police officer said.REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueNovember 2, 201383Oct 3

November 2, 201384The Federal employee is temporarily break the protesters outside the U.s. Capitol building requires termination of the closure of the Federal Government in Washington, DC, United States of America.Oct 3

Um Radwan, a female fighter in the Free Syrian Army, takes cover with a fellow fighter inside a room in Aleppo's Bustan al-Basha district October 3, 2013. Um Radwan joined the Free Syrian Army after the death of her husband, who was also a Free Syrian Army fighter, according to activists.REUTERS/Muzaffar SalmanNovember 2, 201385Oct 3

U.S. Senator Rand Paul departs after a photo opportunity where he invited fellow legislators to have coffee on the steps of the U.S. Capitol during the government shutdown in Washington, October 3, 2013. A U.S. government shutdown entered its third day on Thursday with little sign of compromise between Republicans and Democrats and concerns grew about the economic consequences of a prolonged stalemate.REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstNovember 2, 201386Oct 3

An Israeli border policeman fires a tear gas canister during clashes with stone-throwing Palestinian protesters outside Israel's Ofer military prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah October 4, 2013.REUTERS/Ammar AwadNovember 2, 201387Oct 4

Oct. 4, 2013. Buffalo riders compete during the annual Viear Sour races held as part of the Festival of the Dead in Vihear Sour, Cambodia.November 2, 201388Oct 4

Youths slide down a huge water slide at a public swimming pool in Kabul October 4, 2013. Inside a non-descript building in central Kabul, residents of the battle-hardened capital have a new and unusual form of escape - a state-of-the-art water park. In addition to towering slides, there is a huge wave pool, a restaurant, whirlpool, sauna and lavish play area for young children, including girls who are allowed to mix with the opposite sex until the age of about 10.REUTERS/Omar SobhaniNovember 2, 201389Oct 4

The reflection of a Free Syrian Army fighter carrying his weapon is seen on a glass pane in a room near Aleppo's historic citadel, which is controlled by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, October 4, 2013.REUTERS/Nour KelzeNovember 2, 201390Oct 4

A nun looks with binocular as Pope Francis arrives to holds a mass next to San Francesco Basilica in Assisi October 4, 2013. Pope Francis visits Assisi, the Italian town that was home to his namesake St. Francis of Assisi. Pope Francis took his name from the saint who is revered around the world as a symbol of austerity, simplicity, concern for the poor and a love of the environment.REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini


Tourists ride camels during National Day Golden Week, a seven-day national holiday, at the Mingsha Shan oasis in Dunhuang, Gansu province October 4, 2013. The holiday is from October 1-7.REUTERS/China DailyNovember 2, 201392Oct 4

Royal Australian Navy warships led by HMAS Sydney (R) enter Sydney Harbour as part of the International Fleet Review celebrations October 4, 2013. The Review marks the centenary of the first entrance into Sydney by the Royal Australian Navy's fleet, according to the Navy.REUTERS/Steve ChristoNovember 2, 201393Oct 4

Congolese traders display their vegetables along a muddy road near the open-air market centre in Masisi, 88 km (55 miles) northwest of Goma October 4, 2013. Congo's army and a 17,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping mission, known as MONUSCO, have struggled against M23, which briefly occupied the eastern city of Goma in November, forcing Congolese President Joseph Kabila to accept the Ugandan-brokered peace talks as a condition of the rebels' withdrawal.REUTERS/Kenny KatombeNovember 2, 201394Oct 4

November 2, 201395A Syrian refugee prevented another jumper from the top of a building when they protest in the ferry in Calais, France. A group of border police began negotiating with the Syrian refugees, some of the hunger strike and blocked the road down to the ship at a dock in Calais in a desperate attempt to take refuge in England.Oct 4

November 2, 201396Volunteers clean the seats in the center where the Busan Film screenings in international film festivals held in the city of Busan, south of Seoul, South Korea.Oct 4

Maria Isabel Rodriguez Romero reacts as she packs her family's belongings outside her apartment, where they had been camping out for a week and a half after their eviction in Madrid October 5, 2013. Rodriguez Romero lived with her husband, daughter and parents in a social rental flat of the Municipal Housing and Land Company (EMVS) in Madrid. With everyone out of job, the family fell behind with the payments resulting in debt. Despite paying off their debt, the EMVS told them to move out, Rodriguez Romero says. The family lives on benefits for the disabled (Rodriguez Romero's mother suffers from bipolar syndrome and her father has a degenerative disease) as well as Rodriguez Romero's father's pension. Their eviction was executed on September 25, 2013 despite efforts of anti-eviction activists to stop it. The family moved on Saturday to a vacant home owned by a family who found out about their predicament and decided to help them out.REUTERS/Susana VeraNovember 2, 201397Oct 5

Free Syrian Army fighters play around while testing a catapult arm in Jubaila neighborhood in Deir al zor, eastern Syria October 5, 2013.REUTERS/Khalil AshawiNovember 2, 201398Oct 5

Coffins of victims from a shipwreck off Sicily are seen in a hangar of the Lampedusa airport October 5, 2013. Rough seas again blocked efforts to recover the bodies trapped inside a boat that sank on Thursday, killing an estimated 300 Eritrean and Somali men, women and children who were seeking a better life in Europe.REUTERS/Antonio ParrinelloNovember 2, 201399Oct 5

Visitors attend the 42nd annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico October 5, 2013. Thousands of spectators gathered on Saturday at the city's balloon park to watch more than 500 balloons of all shapes and sizes lift off in two stages during the so-called mass ascensions. The fiesta runs through October 13.REUTERS/Jose Luis GonzalezNovember 2, 2013100Oct 5

Oct. 5, 2013. Rubber ducks, all wearing swimming caps and Special Olympic gold medals, drift down Huangpu River in a charity event in Shanghai.November 2, 2013101Oct 5

A bull elk makes its way through the field as corn is harvested at the Kenison Farms in Levan, Utah, October 5, 2013.REUTERS/Jim UrquhartNovember 2, 2013102Oct 5

Relatives of one of the soldiers who was killed during Saturday's attack at a checkpoint mourn during an official military memorial ceremony, in Tripoli October 6, 2013. Gunmen killed at least 12 Libyan soldiers in the attack on the checkpoint near the city of Bani Walid, a former stronghold of supporters of Muammar Gaddafi, security officials said on Saturday.REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyNovember 2, 2013103Oct 6

A member of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporter of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi carries a woman after riot police released tear gas along a road at Kornish El Nile, which leads to Tahrir Square, during clashes at a celebration marking Egypt's 1973 war with Israel in Cairo October 6, 2013. Thousands of supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi marched through Cairo on Sunday towards Tahrir Square, where pro-army supporters gathered to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces in 1973.REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshNovember 2, 2013104Oct 6

A Greek army reservist shouts slogans during a rally in front of the parliament in Athens October 6, 2013. Dozens of protesters supporting the union of Greek army reservists of Special Forces (KEED) held a rally calling on the government to resign as it has failed to provide work, health and education to Greeks, according to their statements.REUTERS/Yorgos KarahalisNovember 2, 2013105Oct 6

Louaay Baghdadi, a survivor of a boat that sank off the Indonesian coast, greets his mother at Beirut international airport October 6, 2013. The boat carrying migrants to Australia sank off the Indonesian coast on September 27, 2013 killing at least 21 people, Indonesian police said.REUTERS/Mohamed AzakirNovember 2, 2013106Oct 6

A riot police officer, on a armoured personnel carrier surrounded by anti-Mursi protesters (foreground), fires rubber bullets at members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi along a road at Ramsis square, which leads to Tahrir Square, during clashes at a celebration marking Egypt's 1973 war with Israel, in Cairo October 6, 2013. At least 28 people were killed and more than 90 wounded in clashes during protests in Egypt on Sunday, security sources and state media said, as the crisis since the army seized power three months ago showed no sign of abating.REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshNovember 2, 2013107Oct 6

Oktoberfest waitresses hold sparklers while celebrating the end of the world's biggest beer festival, the 180th Oktoberfest, in Munich October 6, 2013.REUTERS/Michaela RehleNovember 2, 2013108Oct 6

A member of a Chinese opera troupe applies red lipstick before performing at a shrine during the annual vegetarian festival in Bangkok late October 6, 2013. Chinese opera is often associated with heavily painted make-up and dramatic eyes, transforming the performers into characters that are bold and prominent. The festival celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind.REUTERS/Athit PerawongmethaNovember 2, 2013109Oct 6

Indian Air Force personnel examine a damaged two-seater Microlight aircraft after it made an emergency landing in a park at New Delhi October 6, 2013. The aircraft had to make an emergency landing due to technical problems and no casualties were reported, according to local media.REUTERS/Anindito MukherjeeNovember 2, 2013110Oct 6

Swimmers dive into the water as they participate in the Cross Harbour Race event in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour October 6, 2013. About 2,000 people took part in the event. The race stretches approximately 1.5 km (0.9 miles), from the Sam Ka Tsuen Public Pier to Quarry Bay Park Public Pier.REUTERS/Tyrone SiuNovember 2, 2013111Oct 6

Frontier soldiers run as a storm surge hits the coastline under the influence of Typhoon Fitow in Wenling, Zhejiang province, October 6, 2013. China issued a red alert ahead of Typhoon Fitow, which is expected to lash east of the country on Sunday evening.REUTERS/China DailyNovember 2, 2013112Oct 6

A man falls during clashes between anti-Mursi protesters, and members of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi supporters, along a road at Ramsis square, which leads to Tahrir Square, at a celebration marking Egypt's 1973 war with Israel, in Cairo October 6, 2013. At least 28 people were killed and more than 90 wounded in clashes during protests in Egypt on Sunday, security sources and state media said, as the crisis since the army seized power three months ago showed no sign of abating.REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshNovember 2, 2013113Oct 6

A Free Syrian Army fighter carries a dog as he walks along a street in Deir al-Zor October 6, 2013.REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi


Waitresses celebrate the end of this year's festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, during the last evening on Oct. 6. (Chritof Stache-AFP-Getty Images) #November 2, 2013115Oct 6

A waitress looks on from a shop as shepherds, unseen, lead their sheep through the centre of Madrid.-Oct 6November 2, 2013116Oct 6

November 2, 2013117Oct 6Russian President Vladimir Putin held the Olympic torch was lit on fire at the ceremony to mark the start of the Winter Olympics in July, procession Sochi 2014, Moscow, on Oct. 6, 2013.

Workers arrange books at the Brazil booth during preparations for the upcoming book fair in Frankfurt, October 7, 2013. The world's largest book fair runs from October 9 to October 13 and features the literature of Brazil as its guest of honor.REUTERS/Ralph OrlowskiNovember 2, 2013118Oct 7

A man shaves his monkey with a razor before it performs tricks for money in Lahore, Pakistan, October 7, 2013.REUTERS/Mohsin RazaNovember 2, 2013119Oct 7

November 2, 2013120Oct 7The widow put in a tent singing idols of Hindu goddess Durga before the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India.

November 2, 2013121Oct 7Pakistani cattle traders grooming his camel at an animal markets before the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha in Karachi.

November 2, 2013122Oct 7A woman waiting in turn received free food in the city of Raqqa, in Eastern Syria.

November 2, 2013123Oct 7An artisan paints the Hindu goddess Durga at a workshop teaching painting in old town Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Belgian riot police are covered with foam sprayed by Belgian firefighters during a protest for better work conditions in central Brussels October 7, 2013.REUTERS/Yves HermanNovember 2, 2013124Oct 7

Transceiver equipment for mobile communication is mounted on top of an artificial palm tree near a venue of the Sochi 2014 Winter Games in Sochi October 7, 2013.REUTERS/Thomas PeterNovember 2, 2013125Oct 7

A man carries a girl, who was injured in a bomb blast, as she is brought to the Lady Reading Hospital for treatment in Peshawar October 7, 2013. A bomb that exploded near a polio vaccination team in the volatile northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday killed at least two people, and possibly as many as six, police said, the latest in a string of attacks against health workers.REUTERS/Khuram ParvezNovember 2, 2013126Oct 7

President Barack Obama reacts as he speaks about the government shutdown during a visit to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Washington October 7, 2013. Obama, in a visit to the FEMA on Monday to spotlight the loss of government services because of the shutdown, urged Congress to reopen government and raise the debt limit immediately.REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueNovember 2, 2013127Oct 7

Artist JR poses with his public art installation "Actions" on the Terrace at Somerset House in London October 7, 2013. The art installation includes a photo booth where the public can get their photos taken and printed onto poster paper which are immediately posted onto the surrounding walls and pavement. The installation will run until Friday at Somerset House and then move to Lazarides Gallery until November 14, according to Somerset House's spokesperson.REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett


A staffer in the Dirksen Senate building walks past a scale model of the U.S. Capitol in Washington October 7, 2013. As the U.S. Government shut down enters its 7th day, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said that there is "no way" Republican lawmakers will agree to a measure to raise the nation's debt ceiling unless it includes conditions to rein in deficit spending.REUTERS/Jason ReedNovember 2, 2013129Oct 7

An aerial view shows an extension of the Ifo camp, one of the several refugee settlements in Dadaab, Garissa County, northeastern Kenya, October 7, 2013.REUTERS/Siegfried ModolaNovember 2, 2013130Oct 7

A demonstrator from the group called Black Bloc runs outside the Municipal Assembly during a protest supporting a teachers' strike in Rio de Janeiro October 7, 2013. The protest is to demand changes in the public state and municipal education system.REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesNovember 2, 2013131Oct 7

A girl holding a doll while standing at the entrance of a temporary tent and their temporary home in Malinaltepec, in the state of Guerrero, October 7, 2013.Approximately 270 families with destroyed or damaged in last month's heavy rains caused by tropical cyclone Ingrid and Manuel still waiting for government help to rebuild their homes, according to local media.Storms leave the large array of underwater Mexico, and killed at least 157 people.REUTERS / Jesus SolanoNovember 2, 2013132Oct 7

A man looks at a car on fire at the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad October 7, 2013. Bombs exploded across the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 22 people, police said. Five of the six blasts were in mainly Shi'ite Muslim districts, but there was also an explosion in the predominantly Sunni Muslim neighborhood of Doura.REUTERS/Ahmed SaadNovember 2, 2013133Oct 7

Singer Miley Cyrus poses with fans before her show on NBC's 'Today' show in New York, October 7, 2013.REUTERS/Carlo AllegriNovember 2, 2013134Oct 7

Secretary of State John Kerry gestures as he arrives for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit official dinner in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali October 7, 2013.REUTERS/Dita Alangkara/PoolNovember 2, 2013135Oct 7

Oct. 07, 2013. Opposition fighters prepare loads of mortars during an attack in the Wadi al-Deef military post at the frontline in Maaret al-Numan in the Idlib province countryside of Syria.November 2, 2013136Oct 7

Oct. 7, 2013. An Afghan refugee boy wearing an empty bucket on his head, waits his turn to fetch water from a hand pump in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.November 2, 2013137Oct 7

Oct. 7, 2013. Reporters and photographers question Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.November 2, 2013138Oct 7

Oct. 7, 2013. Unidentified tombs of immigrants inside the cemetery of the Italian island of Lampedusa.November 2, 2013139Oct 7

Visit to run down the stairs like a tsunami under the influence of increased storm Fitow through a barrier in Haining, Zhejiang province October 7, 2013.Four people were killed and hundreds of thousands evacuated after Fitow the storm hit eastern China, destroying homes and farmland and closed ports and airports.REUTERS / StringerNovember 2, 2013140Oct 7

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Belgian physicist Francois Englert reacts as he appears at the balcony of his house in Brussels October 8, 2013, after he and Britain's Peter Higgs won the 2013 Nobel prize for physics. The two scientists won the prize for predicting the existence of the Higgs boson - the particle key to explaining why elementary matter has mass - the award-giving body said on October 8.REUTERS/Yves HermanNovember 2, 2013143Oct 8

Afghan National Army officers take part in a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Centre in Kabul, October 8, 2013.REUTERS/Omar SobhaniAfghan National Army female officers take their oaths before a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Centre in Kabul, October 8, 2013.REUTERS/Omar SobhaniAfghan National Army officers take part in a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Centre in Kabul, October 8, 2013.REUTERS/Omar SobhaniAfghan National Army officers take part in a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Centre in Kabul, October 8, 2013.REUTERS/Omar SobhaniAfghan Army trainingNovember 2, 2013144Oct 8

Furloughed employees Jeffrey Wismer Americorps sitting alone on the Washington Mall October 8, 2013, when he urged Congress government closed end.Republican launched a new approach on Tuesday to solve U.S. fiscal stalemate, proposed to create a bipartisan panel to work on reducing the budget deficit and looking to end the closure of government and propose an increase in the debt limit.REUTERS / Jason ReedNovember 2, 2013145Oct 8

A customer standing outside The Churchill Arms pub in central London October 8, 2013.18th century public house has twice won the "London in Bloom 'competition for screen flowers and hanging baskets that adorn the outside.REUTERS / Toby MelvilleNovember 2, 2013146Oct 8

Syrian army troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad took a picture with their arms in what they say is the military activity on the way to town to clean Khanaser the route from the mines, improvised explosives in Al-Qabtin in Aleppo province October 8, 2013.REUTERS / George OurfalianNovember 2, 2013147Oct 8

Eelected officials voting booth installed at the polling place in a school building in Baku, October 8, 2013.Azerbaijan held a presidential election on Tuesday From that looked certain to give President Ilham Aliyev another five years in power, extended family's rule in the state of oil production.REUTERS / David MdzinarishviliNovember 2, 2013148Oct 8

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) told reporters after a meeting of the House Republicans on Capitol Hill, Washington, October 8, 2013.Boehner called his new yesterday to the table to cut the deficit and President Barack Obama signaled that the discussion will be expanded.REUTERS / Jason Reed


People gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad October 8, 2013.bombing in the Iraqi capital on Monday, killing at least 38 people, police that, as suspected Sunni Muslim militants pursued a campaign inciting inter-communal conflict.REUTERS / Ahmed SaadNovember 2, 2013150Oct 8

A man walked by a booth filled with Westlake after Typhoon Fitow hit Hangzhou, Zhejiang province October 8, 2013.Four people were killed and hundreds of thousands evacuated after Fitow the storm hit eastern China, destroying homes and farmland and closed ports and airports.REUTERS / Lang LangNovember 2, 2013151Oct 8

A radio show prepares to speak on air during a live interview on "Gargaar" (Help in Somalia) Star FM, a local radio voice of the refugee victims at a UNHCR field office in Hagadera, one of several refugee settlements in Dadaab, Garissa County, northeast Kenya, October 8, 2013.REUTERS / Siegfried ModolaNovember 2, 2013152Oct 8

Brazil's Capitol is illuminated in pink lights as lightning is seen in Brasilia October 8, 2013.Brasilia's main buildings are illuminated in pink as part of 'Pink October, a campaign to recognize and celebrate October is International Breast Cancer Awareness Month.REUTERS / Ueslei MarcelinoNovember 2, 2013153Oct 8

Tunnel workers work inside a smuggling tunnel dug beneath the Gaza-Egypt border in the southern Gaza Strip October 8, 2013. Hamas is struggling to meet its payroll in the Gaza Strip, where income from taxes has been badly hit since neighboring Egypt started destroying a network of tunnels used to smuggle food, fuel and weapons into the Islamist-run enclave.REUTERS/Ahmed ZakotNovember 2, 2013154Oct 8

Xung cao su c s dng di chuyn sau khi tnh Chonburi ca Thi Lan b lt. Hai nh my sn xut linh kin in t do ngi nc ngoi lm ch phi ng ca v trn lt ny.November 2, 2013155Oct 8

Oct. 8, 2013. A general view of a burnt wing of the temporary shelter Center (CTP) where immigrants are detained after their arrival on the island in Lampedusa, Italy.November 2, 2013156Oct 8

Oct. 8, 2013. Hungarian wingsuit flyer Victor Kovats jumps into a valley in Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan province.November 2, 2013157Oct 8Victor Kovats, ngi Hungary, mt tay nhy d bng b qun o c bit va tung ngi ra khi my bay bn trn vn quc gia Thin Mn Th thuc thnh ph Trng Gia Gii, tnh H Nam, Trung Quc ngy 8 thng 10

Oct. 8, 2013. Israelis watch smoke rising due to a fire caused by mortars near the village of Afania on the Syrian side of the border with Israel in the Golan Heights.November 2, 2013158Oct 8

University of Southern California professor Arieh Warshel (L) talks on the phone with Israeli President Shimon Peres as he sat with his wife Tami Warshel after hearing he had won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in Los Angeles, California October 9, 2013.Warshel, a U.S. and Israeli citizen, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with American scientists Martin Karplus and Michael Levitt on Wednesday for his pioneering research on the computer simulation program of the complex chemical processes and have revolutionized research in the field of drug to solar energy.Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awarded 8 million kronor ($ 1.25 million) to Karplus, Levitt and Warshel, said their job was done efficiently turned into cyberspace.Long gone are the days of reaction models using plastic balls and sticks.REUTERS / Lucy NicholsonNovember 2, 2013159Oct 9

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013November 2, 2013160Oct 9

Juleen Zierath (R), chairman of the Nobel committee for medicine or physiology, speaks during the announcement of the winners of the 2013 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology at the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm October 7, 2013. Two Americans, James Rothman and Randy Schekman, and Germany's Thomas Sudhof won the 2013 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology for research into how the cell organises its transport system, the award-giving body said on Monday.REUTERS/Janerik Henriksson/TT News AgencyNovember 2, 2013161Oct 9

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November 2, 2013163Oct 9Unloading bananas from a boat in Rangoon, Burma. Oct 09

Oct. 9, 2013. Saudi soldiers exercise before a military parade drill in preparation for 'hajj,' or pilgrimage, at a military camp in Arafat, outside Mecca, Saudi Arabia.November 2, 2013164Oct 9

November 2, 2013165Oct 9Pilgrims praying at night in the Cathedral in Mecca. More than two million Muslims have poured about Mecca hajj Festival every year.Oct09

November 2, 2013166Oct 9The Americans opened the banner before the Congressional Office in Washington to demand reopening of federal agencies.Oct09

A worker cleans up a pool inside the Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin mosque in Putrajaya October 9, 2013.REUTERS/Samsul SaidNovember 2, 2013167Oct 9

Nhn vin cu ha Bangladesh dp tt m chy ti mt nh my dt may bn ngoi th Dhaka.-oct09November 2, 2013168Oct 9

Free Syrian Army fighters rush to help their fellow fighter after he was shot by a sniper loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's Salaheddine neighborhood October 9, 2013.REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahNovember 2, 2013169Oct 9

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) arrives on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, October 9, 2013. Reid called on Republican members of congress to negotiate an end to the U.S. Government shutdown entering its ninth day.REUTERS/Jason ReedNovember 2, 2013170Oct 9

President Barack Obama applauds after announcing his nomination of Janet Yellen (R) to head the Federal Reserve at the White House in Washington October 9, 2013. U.S Federal Reserve Vice Yellen said on Wednesday she would do her utmost to promote maximum employment, stable prices, and a strong and stable financial system if she is confirmed by the U.S. Senate to run the central bank.The nomination puts Yellen on course to be the first woman to lead the institution in its 100-year history.REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst


A man looks down after feeding pigeons from his window in central Madrid October 9, 2013.REUTERS/Susana VeraNovember 2, 2013172Oct 9

Free Syrian Army fighters take positions behind a damaged car as they fire their weapons during an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's Salaheddine neighbourhood, October 9, 2013. Tyres and other objects are set on fire to provide cover from the snipers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.REUTERS/Malek AlshemaliNovember 2, 2013173Oct 9

Alan Bramham poses for pictures with autumn coloured virginia creeper covering his Grade 11 listed Hail Mill windmil in Howden, northern England October 9, 2013.REUTERS/Nigel RoddisNovember 2, 2013174Oct 9

Chp hnh khi i thm rng c ti Vit Nam-Oct09November 2, 2013175Oct 9

People look at a light installation at the Berlin Cathedral during the opening day of the "Festival of Light" show in Berlin October 9, 2013. Several landmarks and tourist spots will be illuminated in the German capital from October 9 to 20.REUTERS/Tobias SchwarzNovember 2, 2013176Oct 9

C dn ch c trn xe ba bnh chy ngang qua cc ta nh h hi ti Deir al-Zor, Syria, 9-10-2013.November 2, 2013177Oct 9

Mt ngi trt nc bng diu bng qua bin ng trong trn bo ngoi khi b bin California 9-10-2013.November 2, 2013178Oct 9

A member of the Saudi security forces stands guard during a military parade in preparation for the annual haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca October 9, 2013.REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaNovember 2, 2013179Oct 9

Devotees of Chao Pho Kuan U shrine carry a statue through exploding firecrackers during a street procession during the annual vegetarian festival in Phang Nga October 10, 2013. The festival, featuring face-piercing, spirit mediums and strict vegetarianism celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind.REUTERS/Athit PerawongmethaNovember 2, 2013180Oct 10

Muslim pilgrims pray atop Mount Al-Noor ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca October 10, 2013. Mount Al-Noor houses Ghar-E-Hira or Hira cave, where Prophet Mohammad is said to have spent a great deal of time in the cave meditating and it is believed that he had received his first revelation inside this cave.REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa


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A woman pushes a toy cart carrying a baby next to damaged cars and debris caused by the flood on a street in Yuyao, Zhejiang province October 10, 2013. Power remains cut on Thursday for the third consecutive day for tens of thousands of households in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, after Typhoon Fitow-triggered downpours lashed the city. Floodwater retreated slowly but waist-deep water remained on Thursday in many parts of the worst-hit city, where 70 percent of the downtown area was submerged, Xinhua News Agency reported.REUTERS/China DailyNovember 2, 2013182Oct 10

A handout photo released by the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) to Reuters on October 10, 2013 shows specialized technicians from ECBC's Chemical Biological Application and Risk Reduction (CBARR) Business Unit work on the Field Deployable Hydrolysis System (FDHS), a new Department of Defense (DoD) elimination technology designed to neutralize bulk amount of known chemical warfare agents and their precursors. The Pentagon is suggesting the world's chemical weapons watchdog use a U.S.-made mobile destruction unit in Syria to neutralise the country's toxic stockpile, officials told Reuters.REUTERS/The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center/Handout


Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (C) arrives at the headquarters of the Prime Minister's Office in Tripoli October 10, 2013. Zeidan was seized and held for several hours on Thursday by former rebel militiamen angry at the weekend capture by U.S. special forces of a Libyan al Qaeda suspect in Tripoli.REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyNovember 2, 2013184Oct 10

Women carry portraits of General Vo Nguyen Giap while lining up on the way to his house to pay homage to him in Hanoi October 10, 2013. Thousands of people around the country lined up several kilometers long on a street as they try to pay respect to Giap, the self-taught Vietnamese general who masterminded the defeats of France and the United States to become one of the 20th century's most notable military commanders. Giap died on October 4, 2013. He was 102.REUTERS/KhamNovember 2, 2013185Oct 10

Cc tu s Nepal s dng nhc c c truyn trong l hi Shikali Khokana, Lalitpur.Oct 10November 2, 2013186Oct 10

Members of the Korean National Gugak Center perform a traditional Korean dance during their show entitled "The Movements of Korea" at the Al Hussein Cultural Center in Amman October 10, 2013. The event was hosted by the Jordanian Korean Friendship Association.REUTERS/Muhammad HamedNovember 2, 2013187Oct 10

A Free Syrian Army fighter and a civilian look up from a window as they stand inside a room in Deir al-Zor October 10, 2013.REUTERS/Khalil AshawiNovember 2, 2013188Oct 10

November 2, 2013189Oct 10Taiwan's National Day ceremony held in front of the Presidential Palace in Taipei Oct. 10.

Oct. 10, 2013. Afghan refugee children play on the ground in an alley of a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan,.November 2, 2013190Oct 10

Oct. 10, 2013. People prepare to cross by boat the Oubangui River to reach the Congolese city Zongo.November 2, 2013191Oct 10

People watch as waves from the Bay of Bengal approach the shore at Podampata village in Ganjam district, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha October 11, 2013. Tens of thousands fled their homes in coastal areas of eastern India and moved to shelters on Friday, bracing for the fiercest cyclone to threaten the country since a devastating storm killed 10,000 people 14 years ago.REUTERS/StringerNovember 2, 2013192Oct 11

November 2, 2013193Oct 11Latif Mehsud is supported by TTP Chief Hakimullah Mehsud. Photo AP_Oct11

Oct. 11, 2013. Saad Imran, 6, walks his painted sheep home in Islamabad, PakistanNovember 2, 2013194Oct 11

Journey to MeccaMuslim pilgrims pray atop Mount Thor in the holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage October 11, 2013. Mount Thor marks the start of the journey of the Prophet Mohammad and his companion Abu Bakr Al-Sadeeq from Mecca to Medina. It houses Thor cave where Prophet Mohammed is believed to have hid from the people of Quraish before his Hijra (migration) to Medina.REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaA Muslim pilgrim sits atop Mount Thor in the holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage October 11, 2013.REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaMuslim pilgrims pray atop Mount Thor in the holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage October 11, 2013.REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaMuslim pilgrims attend Friday prayers at the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage October 11, 2013.REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaNovember 2, 2013195Oct 11

Oct. 11, 2013. A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui Shrine, with two guns pierced through his cheeks, takes part in a street procession during the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand.November 2, 2013196Oct 11

Oct. 11, 2013. Palestinians trade goats at a local cattle market ahead of Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, in Gaza city.November 2, 2013197Oct 11

November 2, 2013198Oct 12Participants in the annual vegetarian Festival on the island of Phuket in Thailand to go under the blaze of Fireworks Festival.Oct 12

A jockey spurs cows in a Pacu Jawi (traditional cow racing), in Batusangkar Indonesia.-Oct 12November 2, 2013199Oct 12

An Indian villager braving strong winds and rain reach for a safer place, in village Podampeta, in Ganjam district, India, Oct. 12, 2013.November 2, 2013200Oct 12

November 2, 2013201Oct 12The dancers of Ballet troupes Kosovo demonstration in a living in order to raise awareness about breast cancer in Pristina.-Oct12

November 2, 2013202Oct 12The boy to read with a class in a school in a slum in the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.

Evacuated Indian villagers get down from a truck at a relief camp as it rains near Berhampur, India, Oct. 12, 2013.November 2, 2013203Oct 12

November 2, 2013204Oct 12Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Barcelona as Spanish and unity against the Catalonia National Day ceremony on the occasion of independence. Oct12

Indian people watch high tide waves as they stand at the Bay of Bengal coast in Vishakhapatnam, India, Oct. 12, 2013. (2)November 2, 2013205Oct 12

November 2, 2013206Oct 12Visitors reflected on the mirror inside the artwork, at the Festival of contemporary design 2013 Designblok in Prague, Czech Republic. Oct 12

November 2, 2013207Oct 12A person driving through flood due to Typhoon Nari caused along a highway north of Manila, Philippines.-Oct12

November 2, 2013208Oct 12An employee of the auction house Christie's with the work of art by artist Kader Attica during the auction in London.

Mirinda Carfrae, center, of Australia celebrates after winning the Ironman World Championships 2013 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on Oct. 12.Oct 12November 2, 2013209

People take shelter at a wedding hall in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, October 12, 2013.November 2, 2013210Oct 12

November 2, 2013211Oct 12Xinhua said an unknown amount of oil leaked through the strap into the Ung Giang in the coastal city of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province in Eastern China-Oct12

A cowboy pulls a bull by its tail during a Coleo competition, at the International Coleo Festival in Acacias October 13, 2013. This yearly sporting event, which involves cowboys on horseback tackling a young bull by pulling its tail, attracted 80 competitors and thousands of tourists.REUTERS/John VizcainoNovember 2, 2013212Oct 13

A woman rides a bicycle against snow in subzero temperatures in Yakeshi, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, October 13, 2013.REUTERS/StringerNovember 2, 2013213Oct 13

Bystanders point to tourists fallen into water after a newly-built bridge collapsed due to holding people over its capacity at Lushan Mountain, Jiangxi province October 13, 2013. Nobody was seriously injuried or killed in the accident, according to local media.REUTERS/StringerNovember 2, 2013214Oct 13

Bethany McNew, 24, from Tampa, adjusts her hat as she poses for a photo in front of the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York, October 13, 2013. McNew was on the first tour boat to visit Liberty Island since it was shuttered almost two weeks ago. The Statue of Liberty re-opened today, the result of the state government of New York approving state funds in spite of the ongoing federal government shutdown.REUTERS/Carlo AllegriNovember 2, 2013215Oct 13

A woman stands outside her damaged house after Cyclone Phailin hit Gopalpur in Ganjam district in the eastern Indian state of Odisha October 13, 2013. India's strongest storm in 14 years left a trail of destruction along the country's east coast on Sunday, but little loss of life was reported after close to a million people took refuge in shelters. Cyclone Phailin was expected to dissipate within 36 hours, losing momentum as it headed inland after making landfall on Saturday from the Bay of Bengal, bringing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph) to rip up homes and tear down trees.REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodNovember 2, 2013216Oct 13

Sailing boats gather at the start of the Barcolana regatta in front of Trieste harbour October 13, 2013. The annual Barcolana regatta in the Gulf of Trieste near northern Italy is one of the largest sailing races in the world with over 1,500 participants. The race began in 1969 and takes place on the second Sunday in October.REUTERS/Stefano RellandiniNovember 2, 2013217Oct 13

A man and his son fix their overturned boat after Cyclone Phailin hit Gopalpur village in Ganjam district in the eastern Indian state of Orissa October 13, 2013.REUTERS/Adnan AbidiNovember 2, 2013218Oct 13

Young men stand near a vegetable warehouse complex following a protest in the Biryulyovo district of Moscow October 13, 2013. Demonstrators, some chanting racist slogans, vandalised a shopping centre and scuffled with police in a Moscow neighbourhood on Sunday after the killing of a young man that residents blamed on a migrant from the Caucasus.REUTERS/Maxim ShemetovNovember 2, 2013219Oct 13

An Israeli soldier looks at a tunnel exposed by the Israeli military near Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha, just outside the southern Gaza Strip October 13, 2013. Israel displayed on Sunday what it called a Palestinian "terror tunnel" running into its territory from the Gaza Strip and said it was subsequently freezing the transfer of building material to the enclave.REUTERS/Amir CohenNovember 2, 2013220Oct 13

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray during a memorial rally for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in Jerusalem October 13, 2013. Rabbi Yosef, an Iraqi-born sage who transformed an Israeli underclass of Sephardic Jews of Middle East heritage into a powerful political force, died last Monday at the age of 93.REUTERS/Baz Ratner


A Free Syrian army fighter carries his weapon in a damaged building in Jubaila neighbourhood in Deir al zor, eastern Syria October 13, 2013.REUTERS/Khalil AshawiNovember 2, 2013222Oct 13

A Catholic nun fills out her ballot paper before casting her vote at a polling station in Warsaw October 13, 2013. Residents of Warsaw were voting on Sunday on whether to fire their mayor in a referendum that has turned into a chance for voters to voice concerns about the government of Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk.REUTERS/Kacper Pempel


Workers prepare the kiln to burn limestone to lime powder that will be converted into liquid limestone in Jabel Toriea at the Omdurman locality, October 13, 2013. Liquid limestone is used as an alternative for concrete on walls or pavements.REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin AbdallahNovember 2, 2013224Oct 13

Residents ride on a farm tractor in Candaba, Pampanga that is swamped with floodwaters brought by Typhoon Santi (international code name: Nari) in northern Philippines, October 13, 2013. Typhoon Nari left a trail of destruction in the northern Philippines, triggering landslides and flash floods that killed at least 13 people, and displaced more than 50,000 people, disaster officials said on Sunday.REUTERS/Erik De CastroNovember 2, 2013225Oct 13

Protesters hold red and green paper sheets as they protest against plans to open Europe's biggest open-cast gold mine in Romania, in front of the government headquarters in Bucharest October 13, 2013. Thousands of people in cities across Romania have staged protests against the Rosia Montana Gold Corporation venture, which would use cyanide to extract 314 tonnes of gold and 1,500 tonnes of silver.REUTERS/Radu SighetiNovember 2, 2013226Oct 13

The tombstone of Anjelica "Baby Hope" Castillo is seen in the Bronx borough of New York, October 13, 2013. New York City police have arrested a cousin in the killing of the 4-year-old girl dubbed "Baby Hope," whose body was found crammed in a picnic cooler in 1991, police said on Saturday. Conrado Juarez, 52, early on Saturday confessed to sexually assaulting and then smothering the girl, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told a news conference.REUTERS/Carlo AllegriNovember 2, 2013227Oct 13

Law enforcement officers clash with protesters from the "Million Vet March on the Memorials", rallying against the closure of the U.S. National World War Two Memorial due to the current U.S. government shutdown, as they climb the fence in front of the White House gates in Washington, October 13, 2013.REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst


A woman returns to the cyclone hit Arjipalli village on the Bay of Bengal coast in Ganjam district, Orissa state, India.-Oct13Oct 13November 2, 2013229

Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the trophy after winning the men's singles final match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament October 13, 2013. World number two Djokovic produced a magical display to overcome the ferocious hitting of Del Potro and successfully defend the Shanghai Masters title on Sunday.REUTERS/Carlos BarriaNovember 2, 2013230Oct 13

A model waits backstage during Ukrainian Fashion Week in Kiev October 13, 2013.REUTERS/Gleb Garanich


An NYPD officer looks at revellers while they take part in the annual Hispanic Day Parade in New York October 13, 2013.REUTERS/Eduardo MunozNovember 2, 2013232Oct 13

A boy bathes at a public hand pump after Cyclone Phailin hit Gopalpur in Ganjam district in the eastern Indian state of Odisha October 13, 2013. India's strongest storm in 14 years left a trail of destruction along the country's east coast on Sunday, but little loss of life was reported after close to a million people took refuge in shelters. Cyclone Phailin was expected to dissipate within 36 hours, losing momentum as it headed inland after making landfall on Saturday from the Bay of Bengal, bringing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph) to rip up homes and tear down trees.REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodNovember 2, 2013233Oct 13

People take a stroll on a sunny autumn day in Stockholm October 13, 2013.REUTERS/Jessica Gow/TT News AgencyNovember 2, 2013234Oct 13Autumn colors

Autumn colorsPeople are reflected in water as they cross a bridge in a park on a sunny autumn day in Moscow, October 12, 2013. The picture is rotated 180 degrees.REUTERS/Maxim ShemetovA man walks with a dog in a park during foggy autumn morning in Minsk, October 10, 2013.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoPeople admire the autumn colours at Sheffield Park Gardens near Haywards Heath in Southern England October 7, 2013.REUTERS/Luke MacGregorAutumn colours are reflected in a lake at Sheffield Park Gardens near Haywards Heath in Southern England October 7, 2013.REUTERS/Luke MacGregorNovember 2, 2013235

A couple jogs on a sunny autumn day at Royal Park Lazienki in Warsaw October 15, 2013.REUTERS/Kacper PempelA man jogs in a park on a sunny autumn day in Prague October 13, 2013.REUTERS/David W CernyA mountaineer drinks water near Prokosko Lake on Vranica mountain near Fojnica during an autumn day, October 12, 2013.REUTERS/Dado RuvicA woman walks through autumn mist at Arundel in Southern England October 7, 2013.REUTERS/Luke MacGregorAutumn colorsNovember 2, 2013236

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Russian photojournalists take part in a rally in support of photographer Denis Sinyakov in St. Petersburg, October 13, 2013. Sinyakov is one of 30 people arrested on piracy charges following a protest by environmental group Greenpeace against offshore oil drilling in the Arctic.REUTERS/Alexander DemianchukNovember 2, 2013237Oct 13

November 2, 2013238Oct 13Tourists take pictures before the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor in New York City, on October 13, 2013.

November 2, 2013239Oct 13An Afghan boy waiting for customers to purchase at a cattle market opens on Eid al-Adha coming of Islam, on October 13, 2013.

November 2, 2013240Oct 13Muslim pilgrims wait until the early morning prayers at mosques in Great Mecca.Oct13

A policeman salutes as Vietnamese soldiers transport an artillery cart carrying the coffin of the late General Vo Nguyen Giap during his funeral on a street in Hanoi October 13, 2013. Vietnamese poured into the country's capital on Sunday to bid farewell to Giap, the late general who masterminded historic defeats of France and the United States to become one of the 20th century's most feared military commanders. Giap died on October 4 at the age of 102.REUTERS/Tuan DCNovember 2, 2013241Oct 13

Hng trm ngn ngi ng dc theo on ng di 40 kilomet tin a Tng Gip n ni an ngh cui cng.Oct 08Cu Tng B th ng Cng sn Vit Nam L Kh Phiu (ng gia hai vng hoa) ving i tng V Nguyn Gip ti Nh tang l Quc gia H Ni, ngy 12/10/2013.Hng ngn ngi mang theo hoa v nhang n, ng xp hng di nhiu ting ng h vo ving i tng V Nguyn Gip-Oct 8.Hng ngn ngi mang theo hnh nh, hoa, nhang n xp hng di nhiu km n c ting ng h vo ving i tng V Nguyn Gip, ngy 6/10/2013.November 2, 2013242

Oct. 13, 2013. The coffin of the late Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap is lowered into a grave as hundreds of thousands of people line up at his burial site in Quang Trach district, Quang Binh province, Vietnam.Oct 13November 2, 2013243

November 2, 2013244Oct 13The children waved the flag of Vietnam and China before the ceremony welcomed Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi Oct 13

A girl looks out from the window of her partially damaged house after Cyclone Phailin hit Puri in the eastern Indian state of Odisha October 14, 2013. A mass evacuation saved thousands of people from India's fiercest cyclone in 14 years, but aid workers warned a million would need help after their homes and livelihoods were destroyed. Cyclone Phailin was expected to dissipate within 36 hours, losing momentum on Sunday as it headed inland after making landfall from the Bay of Bengal, bringing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph) that ripped apart tens of thousands of thatched huts, mangled power lines and tore down trees.REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodNovember 2, 2013245Oct 14

Vendors sell vegetables at Thiriminglar market, one of Myanmar's biggest wholesale vegetable markets, in Yangon October 14, 2013.REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunNovember 2, 2013246Oct 14

November 2, 2013247Oct 14The goats are painted feathers to attract buyers while being released for the Eid al-Adha holidays coming of Islam in the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Oct14

An Alitalia plane approaches to land as starlings fly at Fiumicino international airport in Rome October 14, 2013. Italy will have to notify a planned government-led 500-million-euro bailout of near-bankrupt airline Alitalia to EU regulators who will then assess whether the measure complies with EU state aid rules, the European Commission said on Monday.REUTERS/Max RossiNovember 2, 2013248Oct 14

A fisherman walks inside a damaged port building after Cyclone Phailin hit Gopalpur village in Ganjam district in the eastern Indian state of Odisha October 14, 2013. A mass evacuation saved thousands of people from India's fiercest cyclone in 14 years, but aid workers warned a million would need help after their homes and livelihoods were destroyed. Cyclone Phailin was expected to dissipate within 36 hours, losing momentum on Sunday as it headed inland after making landfall from the Bay of Bengal, bringing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph) that ripped apart tens of thousands of thatched huts, mangled power lines and tore down trees.REUTERS/Adnan AbidiNovember 2, 2013249Oct 14

November 2, 2013250Oct 14An abandoned house with portrait of Russian actor Alexander Kaidanovsky by French artist at The Drawing Center, Mouarf Krasnoyarsk in Siberia in Russia. Oct14

Workers dressed in protective clothing sit in a transport vehicle before they prepare a dummy chemical grenade during a demonstration at GEKA (Gesellschaft zur Entsorgung von chemischen Kampfstoffen und Ruestungsaltlasten) company in Munster October 14, 2013. The state-owned GEKA, translated as society for the disposal of chemical weapons and ordnance, is the only German company which is able to destroy chemical munitions countrywide. GEKA is currently destroying German world-war chemical munitions.REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch


A boy stands on the roof of his home after Cyclone Phailin hit Brahmapur town in Ganjam district in the eastern Indian state of Orissa October 13, 2013A damaged Hindu temple after Cyclone Phailin hit Arjyapalli village, in Ganjam district in the eastern Indian state of Odisha October 14, 2013.A man and his son stand inside their damaged house after Cyclone Phailin hit Gopalpur village in Ganjam district in the eastern Indian state of Odisha October 14, 2013.

Jharkhand October 13, 2013.Cyclone Phailin pounds IndiaNovember 2, 2013252Oct 14

November 2, 2013253Oct 14One boat was destroyed in the storm Phailin port Gopalpur.Oct14

November 2, 2013254Oct 14Samat village in West Bengal state, India, standing on river embankment was swept Kangsabati. Torrential rain, storm after reduced intensity Phailin, as rivers burst their banks.

November 2, 2013255Oct 14Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik on sculptures in the sand about the cyclone Phailin in the city of Puri in the Eastern State of Odisha State in India.Oct14

A man walks through the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol during the partial government shutdown in Washington October 14, 2013. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will meet congressional leaders on Monday to discuss the impasse on how to extend the U.S. debt ceiling and end the government shutdown.REUTERS/Joshua RobertsNovember 2, 2013256Oct 14

Free Syrian Army fighters drink tea in Raqqa, eastern Syria October 14, 2013.REUTERS/Nour FouratNovember 2, 2013257Oct 14

A worker cleans an exterior of a newly built urban complex building accommodating offices and retail shops in Beijing October 14, 2013.REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonNovember 2, 2013258Oct 14

November 2, 2013259Oct 14An Afghan refugee children sitting by the road in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.Oct14

November 2, 2013260Oct 14The Hindu woman smeared ' Sindur ', or gouache, a woman's face-up on the last day of the Festival of Durga Puja in the city of Chandigarh in northern India.Oct14

November 2, 2013261Oct 14Sharp gains on both sides of the road through Windsor to Windsor Castle in front of the home of Queen Elizabeth, the South of England.Oct14

Culver City firefighters douse a fire which burned wooden power line poles close to homes and oil derricks, in Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, California October 14, 2013.REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonNovember 2, 2013262Oct 14

A Muslim pilgrim prays atop Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the peak of the annual haj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca early morning October 14, 2013. An estimated two million Muslims were in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Monday morning for the start of the annual Haj pilgrimage.REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaNovember 2, 2013263Oct 14

Russian police detain migrant workers during a raid at a vegetable warehouse complex in the Biryulyovo district of Moscow October 14, 2013. Over 1,000 migrants were detained across Moscow on Monday in sweeping police raids following Sunday's riots after a killing blamed on a migrant.REUTERS/Ivan StolpnikovNovember 2, 2013264Oct 14

A car drives past the residence of Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst next to Limburg Cathedral (L) in Limburg October 14, 2013. A Roman Catholic bishop under fire for spending some 31 million euros ($42 million) on an ultra-luxurious residence should examine his conscience over the crisis he has caused, the head of Germany's bishops said on Monday. Tebartz-van Elst of Limburg in western Germany has stirred anger and calls for his resignation among German Catholics and media over huge cost overruns on his residence at a time when Pope Francis is stressing humility and serving the poor.REUTERS/Kai PfaffenbachNovember 2, 2013265Oct 14

Employees work inside a beer factory in Shenyang, Liaoning province, October 14, 2013. Factory-gate deflation eased further in September, although in annual terms prices still recoded a 19th consecutive fall.REUTERS/StringerNovember 2, 2013266Oct 14

President Barack Obama greets children and volunteers during a visit to Martha's Table, a kitchen that prepares meals for the needy, in Washington October 14, 2013. Obama said on Monday it appears there has been progress in Senate fiscal impasse negotiations but that there is a good chance the United States will default on its debts if Republicans are unwilling to set aside some partisan concerns.REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueNovember 2, 2013267Oct 14

The illuminated Potsdamer square is pictured during the "Festival of Light" show in Berlin October 14, 2013. Several landmarks and touristic spots will be illuminated in the German capital from October 9 to 20.REUTERS/Tobias SchwarzNovember 2, 2013268Oct 14

Members of the First Nation Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam bands paddle in a traditional canoe during a Thanksgiving protest in North Vancouver, British Columbia October 14, 2013. The group are protesting the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion by energy company Kinder-Morgan and the increase of tanker traffic in the Burrard Inlet.REUTERS/Andy ClarkNovember 2, 2013269Oct 14

Oct. 14, 2013. Cadets of the Syrian police college demonstrate going through an obstacle course during a graduation ceremony for a new batch of police cadets, at an unknown location.Oct 14November 2, 2013270

Rescuers clear debris from buried vehicles after an earthquake struck Cebu city, in central Philippines October 15, 2013.Earthquake in the PhilippinesNovember 2, 2013271Oct 15

November 2, 2013272Oct 15The scene of the earthquake on the island of Bohol (Philippines)-Photo AFP_Oct 15

November 2, 2013273Oct 15The building of the Church in the town of Loboc, Bohol after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake richter struck the area on 15-10-2013.

November 2, 2013274Oct 15Philippines Typhoon Nari go through it again recently suffered a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on 15/10 in the town of Loboc, Bohoi. This is one of the most popular tourist attraction of the Philippines. San Pedro Cathedral in the town center also collapsed. Some streets were serious butchery. There have been at least 30 people were killed

Firefighters stand near destroyed vehicles covered with rubble after an earthquake struck Cebu city, in central Philippines October 15, 2013. A powerful earthquake measuring 7.2 struck islands popular with tourists in the Philippines on Tuesday, killing at least 67 people, some as they prayed in a centuries-old church, and causing widespread damage to infrastructure, officials said.REUTERS/Erik De CastroNovember 2, 2013275Oct 15


Church officials stand outside a damaged centuries old Basilica Minore of Sto Nino de Cebu church after an earthquake struck Cebu city, in central Philippines October 15, 2013.REUTERS/Erik De CastroA security guard walks past the bell tower church of historic Basilica Minore of Sto Nino that fell down after an earthquake hit Cebu city, central Philippines October 15, 2013.REUTERS/StringerA view of vehicles that were damaged by falling debris after an earthquake struck Cebu city, central Philippines October 15, 2013.REUTERS/STRINGERA resident walks past a building that collapsed during an earthquake in Cebu City, central Philippines October 15, 2013.REUTERS/StringerNovember 2, 2013277Oct 15

Vendors and shoppers run to safety after an earthquake hit Mandaue town in Cebu City, central Philippines October 15, 2013.REUTERS/StringerThe church in Cebu city, central Philippines October 15, 2013.

A resident inspects a building collapsed during an earthquake in Cebu city, central Philippines October 15, 2013.

Rescuers clear debris from buried vehicles after an earthquake struck Cebu city, in central Philippines October 15, 2013.REUTERS/Erik De CastroNovember 2, 2013278Oct 15

November 2, 2013279Oct 15Muslim pilgrims throw pebbles at pillars during the ritual "Jamarat", or the stoning of Satan, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

November 2, 2013280Oct 15Seller pushing carts full of coconut to the main bazaar in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

November 2, 2013281Oct 15Burdock stick on the manes of horses in the boreal forest region in Siberia, Russia.

The room (C) where an explosion occurred at Traders Hotel in central Yangon is seen early October 15, 2013. According to local media, a small explosion ripped through the room in the hotel just before midnight on Monday, wounding one American, officials said.REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunNovember 2, 2013282Oct 15

.November 2, 2013283Oct 15A girl prays during Eid el-Kebir at a mosque in Koumassi, in the Ivorian capital Abidjan, Ivory Coast, October 15, 2013.REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon

A butcher cleans a slaughtered sacrificial bull on the first day of the Eid al-Adha feast near Sanaa, Yemen, October 15, 2013.Children play on a boat-shaped swing on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Aleppo, Syria, October 15, 2013.Cows are slaughtered by butchers on the first day of Eid al-Adha at a livestock market in Mogadishu, Somalia, October 15, 2013.Sheep are slaughtered on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Raqqa, eastern Syria, October 15, 2013.Festival of EidNovember 2, 2013284Oct 15

November 2, 2013285A fisherman throws a fish during the traditional carp haul in the village of Stankov, near the south Bohemian town of Trebon October 15, 2013. Carp harvest starts in October ahead of the forthcoming Christmas season.REUTERS/David W CernyOct 15

November 2, 2013286Oct 15Bangladeshi Muslims sitting on the roof of a train to go home before Eid al-Adha, while others continue to wait at a station in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Afghan boys play with toy guns on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Jalalabad October 15, 2013. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha to mark the end of the haj pilgrimage by slaughtering sheep, goats, camels and cows to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command.REUTERS/Parwiz

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A man runs after an anti-government protester set fire to a police car after a protest supporting a teachers strike in Rio de Janeiro October 15, 2013. The protest demanded changes in the public state and municipal education system.REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesOct 15November 2, 2013292

A Free Syrian Army fighter holds up his weapon and rides a horse as people on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Aleppo October 15, 2013.REUTERS/Molhem BarakatOct 15November 2, 2013293

A man dressed as Batman rides on the back of a scooter near Times Square in New York October 15, 2013.REUTERS/An

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