Best photos of November 4: Melbourne Cup Day to the Sharjah Marine Science Research Centre

  • A racegoer on Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. EPA
    A racegoer on Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. EPA
  • A student covers the boards of a mosaic portrait of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit in plastic to protect them from rain, at Assumption College in Bangkok. The Queen Mother died on October 24, aged 93. AP
    A student covers the boards of a mosaic portrait of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit in plastic to protect them from rain, at Assumption College in Bangkok. The Queen Mother died on October 24, aged 93. AP
  • Piled-up cars after floods caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Cebu city, central Philippines. AP
    Piled-up cars after floods caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Cebu city, central Philippines. AP
  • Dust rises as part of the medieval Torre dei Conti, near the Roman Forum in Rome, Italy, collapses. AFP
    Dust rises as part of the medieval Torre dei Conti, near the Roman Forum in Rome, Italy, collapses. AFP
  • Rio de Janeiro's mayor Eduardo Pae, right, presents Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, with the keys to the city, on a helipad on Sugarloaf Mountain, Brazil. AFP
    Rio de Janeiro's mayor Eduardo Pae, right, presents Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, with the keys to the city, on a helipad on Sugarloaf Mountain, Brazil. AFP
  • Goldfish in plastic bags for sale at a roadside stall in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
    Goldfish in plastic bags for sale at a roadside stall in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
  • The Sharjah Marine Science Research Centre in Khor Fakkan. Antonie Robertson/The National
    The Sharjah Marine Science Research Centre in Khor Fakkan. Antonie Robertson/The National