• A boy does a flip off a makeshift raft into polluted sea water as he plays in the Philanthrope neighborhood of Les Cayes, Haiti. Many houses in the seaside fishing community lost their roofs and others were completely destroyed. Some of the residents sought shelter at nearby Philippe Guerrier high school, but they have been told they have to leave so classes can restart. Rebecca Blackwell / AP Photo
    A boy does a flip off a makeshift raft into polluted sea water as he plays in the Philanthrope neighborhood of Les Cayes, Haiti. Many houses in the seaside fishing community lost their roofs and others were completely destroyed. Some of the residents sought shelter at nearby Philippe Guerrier high school, but they have been told they have to leave so classes can restart. Rebecca Blackwell / AP Photo
  • A woman sorts books at a Diogenes Verlag booth prior to the opening of the book fair in Frankfurt, Germany. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    A woman sorts books at a Diogenes Verlag booth prior to the opening of the book fair in Frankfurt, Germany. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • A sweeper cleans a street early in the morning at a slum in Mumbai, India. Cleaning a sweeping of roads is mostly performed manually in India employing tens of thousands of workers. Rafiq Maqbool / AP Photo
    A sweeper cleans a street early in the morning at a slum in Mumbai, India. Cleaning a sweeping of roads is mostly performed manually in India employing tens of thousands of workers. Rafiq Maqbool / AP Photo
  • Members of the British Olympic and Paralympic teams are applauded by the general public on a stage in front of Manchester Town Hall after taking part in a Heroes’ Parade through the streets of Manchester in acknowledgement of their achievements at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralymic Games in Brazil. Oli Scarff / AFP
    Members of the British Olympic and Paralympic teams are applauded by the general public on a stage in front of Manchester Town Hall after taking part in a Heroes’ Parade through the streets of Manchester in acknowledgement of their achievements at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralymic Games in Brazil. Oli Scarff / AFP
  • VafikBank Istanbul volleyball team players Lonneke Sloetjes from the Netherlands, left, and Milena Rasic from Serbia, block the shot of Hisamitsu Springs Kobe team player Maja Tokarska from Poland during the FIVB Women’s Club World Championship 2016 in Pasay, south of Manila, Philippines. VafikBank Istanbul won the match 3-1. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
    VafikBank Istanbul volleyball team players Lonneke Sloetjes from the Netherlands, left, and Milena Rasic from Serbia, block the shot of Hisamitsu Springs Kobe team player Maja Tokarska from Poland during the FIVB Women’s Club World Championship 2016 in Pasay, south of Manila, Philippines. VafikBank Istanbul won the match 3-1. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
  • This long-time exposure shows a model presenting a creation by Russian designer Dasha Gauser during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia in Moscow. EPA
    This long-time exposure shows a model presenting a creation by Russian designer Dasha Gauser during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia in Moscow. EPA
  • An Indonesian fisherman checks his salted fish during a drying session in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
    An Indonesian fisherman checks his salted fish during a drying session in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
  • Dancers preview works from a piece titled Anima from the upcoming Sydney Dance Company production Untamed, at the Roslyn Packer Theatre, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. EPA
    Dancers preview works from a piece titled Anima from the upcoming Sydney Dance Company production Untamed, at the Roslyn Packer Theatre, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. EPA
  • Indian army soldiers perform during a two-day long Know Your Army exhibition to attract more youths into the army, in Ahmedabad, India. Amit Dave / Reuters
    Indian army soldiers perform during a two-day long Know Your Army exhibition to attract more youths into the army, in Ahmedabad, India. Amit Dave / Reuters

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World in focus – best photos for October 18, 2016

Fatima Al Marzouqi

October 18, 2016

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A look at the best photos from around the world for Tuesday, October 18.

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