• Simona Halep of Romania takes a selfie with fans after her women's singles second round match against Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China. How Hwee Young / EPA
    Simona Halep of Romania takes a selfie with fans after her women's singles second round match against Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China. How Hwee Young / EPA
  • A man shouts slogans as people arrive at Plaza Catalunya station during a partial regional strike called by pro-independence parties and unions in Barcelona, Spain. Susana Vera / Reuters
    A man shouts slogans as people arrive at Plaza Catalunya station during a partial regional strike called by pro-independence parties and unions in Barcelona, Spain. Susana Vera / Reuters
  • An Indian man inspects the site of a house collapse in the Singadikunta slum area in Hyderabad. Noah Seelam / AFP Photo
    An Indian man inspects the site of a house collapse in the Singadikunta slum area in Hyderabad. Noah Seelam / AFP Photo
  • Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia reacts just before retiring from her women's singles match against Simona Halep of Romania in the China Open tennis tournament. Andy Wong / AP Photo
    Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia reacts just before retiring from her women's singles match against Simona Halep of Romania in the China Open tennis tournament. Andy Wong / AP Photo
  • An elderly man and his Dachshund cross a long main road in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, on a national holiday. Michael Probst / AP Photo
    An elderly man and his Dachshund cross a long main road in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, on a national holiday. Michael Probst / AP Photo
  • Magistrates and lawyers attend the start of the working year of Monaco's judicial authorities at the Monaco court. Eric Gaillard / Reuters
    Magistrates and lawyers attend the start of the working year of Monaco's judicial authorities at the Monaco court. Eric Gaillard / Reuters
  • Nicolas Chow presents the extremely rare Ru Guanyao brush washer from China's Northern Song Dynasty at the Sotheby's Hong Kong Chinese Works of Art Autumn Sales in Hong Kong. Kin Cheung / AP Photo
    Nicolas Chow presents the extremely rare Ru Guanyao brush washer from China's Northern Song Dynasty at the Sotheby's Hong Kong Chinese Works of Art Autumn Sales in Hong Kong. Kin Cheung / AP Photo
  • Drapes billow out of broken windows at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino in Las Vegas. John Locher / AP Photo/John Locher
    Drapes billow out of broken windows at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino in Las Vegas. John Locher / AP Photo/John Locher
  • Cambodian officials destroy fake cosmetics during a destruction ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Mak Remissa / EPA
    Cambodian officials destroy fake cosmetics during a destruction ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Mak Remissa / EPA
  • Two visitors ride on swings which form part of the new installation 'One Two Three Swing!' by Danish art collective SUPERFLEX, at the Tate Modern in London. Toby Melville / Reuters
    Two visitors ride on swings which form part of the new installation 'One Two Three Swing!' by Danish art collective SUPERFLEX, at the Tate Modern in London. Toby Melville / Reuters

World in focus - best photos for October 3, 2017


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