• People take part in the pilgrimage of the Virgin of Guadalupe in San Sebastien de la Gomera, Tenerife. Desiree Martin / AFP Photo
    People take part in the pilgrimage of the Virgin of Guadalupe in San Sebastien de la Gomera, Tenerife. Desiree Martin / AFP Photo
  • Indian Air Force soldiers perform during the Indian Air Force Day celebrations in New Delhi. Anindito Mukherjee / Reuters
    Indian Air Force soldiers perform during the Indian Air Force Day celebrations in New Delhi. Anindito Mukherjee / Reuters
  • A worker dismantles buildings at the Lambaro traditional market, in Aceh, Indonesia as part of a rejuvenation programme.. Hotli Simaniuntak / EPA
    A worker dismantles buildings at the Lambaro traditional market, in Aceh, Indonesia as part of a rejuvenation programme.. Hotli Simaniuntak / EPA
  • Polish fisherman pull a net from the Milickie Ponds during the traditional Carp haul in Grabownica village, south-west Poland. Maciej Kulcynski / EPA
    Polish fisherman pull a net from the Milickie Ponds during the traditional Carp haul in Grabownica village, south-west Poland. Maciej Kulcynski / EPA
  • Bell components from various types of brass instruments hang from a rail and the back board of a work bench in the sand-filing department of the Nadir Ali & Co factory, in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, Prashanth Vishwanathan / Bloomberg
    Bell components from various types of brass instruments hang from a rail and the back board of a work bench in the sand-filing department of the Nadir Ali & Co factory, in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, Prashanth Vishwanathan / Bloomberg
  • A woman poses for a picture in front of Liu Ruowang's sculpture series Original Sin during the 2013 Beijing 798 Art Festival. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    A woman poses for a picture in front of Liu Ruowang's sculpture series Original Sin during the 2013 Beijing 798 Art Festival. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • Residents watch waves along Haeundae beach in Busan as citizens brace for Typhoon Danas which is expected to pass through the coastal city early on October 9. Ted Aljibe/AFP Photo
    Residents watch waves along Haeundae beach in Busan as citizens brace for Typhoon Danas which is expected to pass through the coastal city early on October 9. Ted Aljibe/AFP Photo
  • Security guards cordon off an overflow area near the West Lake in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province as Typhoon Fitow slammed into southeastern China with powerful winds and heavy rains that have killed at least five people, cut power, cancelled flights and suspended train services. AP Photo
    Security guards cordon off an overflow area near the West Lake in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province as Typhoon Fitow slammed into southeastern China with powerful winds and heavy rains that have killed at least five people, cut power, cancelled flights and suspended train services. AP Photo
  • A woman poses for her self-portrait with her mobile phone while another works on a painting in front of a graffiti during the 2013 Beijing 798 Art Festival at the 798 Art Zone in Beijing. The art zone, originally an unused factory, was transformed into a landmark of contemporary art in Beijing in the 1990s. The annual art festival goes on till October 20. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
    A woman poses for her self-portrait with her mobile phone while another works on a painting in front of a graffiti during the 2013 Beijing 798 Art Festival at the 798 Art Zone in Beijing. The art zone, originally an unused factory, was transformed into a landmark of contemporary art in Beijing in the 1990s. The annual art festival goes on till October 20. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
  • Journalists prepare for a press conference that would announce winners of the 2013 Nobel Laureates in Physics at the Nobel Assembly at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP Photo
    Journalists prepare for a press conference that would announce winners of the 2013 Nobel Laureates in Physics at the Nobel Assembly at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP Photo

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