• Sudheendra Kulkarni, appears at a news conference in Mumbai blackened by ink after he was attacked by right-wing Hindu nationalists. AFP Photo
    Sudheendra Kulkarni, appears at a news conference in Mumbai blackened by ink after he was attacked by right-wing Hindu nationalists. AFP Photo
  • Girls wear turbans wave as they take part in celebrations to mark the ‘International Day of the Girl Child’ at a school premises in Chandigarh, India. Ajay Verma / Reuters
    Girls wear turbans wave as they take part in celebrations to mark the ‘International Day of the Girl Child’ at a school premises in Chandigarh, India. Ajay Verma / Reuters
  • A tourist poses for photographs in front of the rising sun in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. Reuters
    A tourist poses for photographs in front of the rising sun in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. Reuters
  • People release 88 doves as political leaders and families of victims of the Bali bombings gather on Sydney’s Coogee Beach on October 12, 2015. William West / AFP Photo
    People release 88 doves as political leaders and families of victims of the Bali bombings gather on Sydney’s Coogee Beach on October 12, 2015. William West / AFP Photo
  • New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada, goes over the top of Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chase Utley who broke up a double play during the seventh inning in Game 2 of baseball’s National League Division Series. Gregory Bull / AP Photo
    New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada, goes over the top of Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chase Utley who broke up a double play during the seventh inning in Game 2 of baseball’s National League Division Series. Gregory Bull / AP Photo
  • Pyongyang marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea with a fireworks display. KCNA / EPA
    Pyongyang marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea with a fireworks display. KCNA / EPA
  • Hindus gather to perform prayers on the banks of the Ganges River on the holy day of Mahalaya in Kolkata, India. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
    Hindus gather to perform prayers on the banks of the Ganges River on the holy day of Mahalaya in Kolkata, India. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
  • The Tungurahua volcano spews large clouds of gas and ash near Banos, Ecuador. Carlos Campana / Reuters
    The Tungurahua volcano spews large clouds of gas and ash near Banos, Ecuador. Carlos Campana / Reuters

World in focus — best photos for October 12, 2015


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A look at the best photos from around the world.