• An Austrian soldier attempts to maintain order as migrants rush to cross the border into Spielfeld in Austria from the village of Sentilj, Slovenia. Srdjan Zivulovic / Reuters
    An Austrian soldier attempts to maintain order as migrants rush to cross the border into Spielfeld in Austria from the village of Sentilj, Slovenia. Srdjan Zivulovic / Reuters
  • A Turkish Kurd stands in front of her house which has been daubed with Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) graffiti reading in Turkish ‘the martyr Berxwedan is immortal’, in Diyarbakir, south-east of Turkey. Sedat Suna / EPA
    A Turkish Kurd stands in front of her house which has been daubed with Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) graffiti reading in Turkish ‘the martyr Berxwedan is immortal’, in Diyarbakir, south-east of Turkey. Sedat Suna / EPA
  • The Dome of the Rock is seen in the background as Palestinian men take part in Friday prayers. Ammar Awad / Reuters
    The Dome of the Rock is seen in the background as Palestinian men take part in Friday prayers. Ammar Awad / Reuters
  • An Indian woman dips an earthen lamp in green paint during preparations for Diwali in Mumbai. Divyakant Solanki / EPA
    An Indian woman dips an earthen lamp in green paint during preparations for Diwali in Mumbai. Divyakant Solanki / EPA
  • Impersonators of Star Wars’ storm troopers walk in front of the Puerta del Alcala monument as part of the exhibition ‘Face the Force’ in Madrid, Spain. Juan Carlos Hidalgo / EPA
    Impersonators of Star Wars’ storm troopers walk in front of the Puerta del Alcala monument as part of the exhibition ‘Face the Force’ in Madrid, Spain. Juan Carlos Hidalgo / EPA
  • Naing Ngan Lynn, a candidate for Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party, lies on a bed in Yangon General hospital after he was attacked while campaigning. Gemunu Amarasinghe / AP Photo
    Naing Ngan Lynn, a candidate for Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party, lies on a bed in Yangon General hospital after he was attacked while campaigning. Gemunu Amarasinghe / AP Photo
  • Refugees queue to cross the border into Spielfeld in Austria from the village of Sentilj, Slovenia. Srdjan Zivulovic / Reuters
    Refugees queue to cross the border into Spielfeld in Austria from the village of Sentilj, Slovenia. Srdjan Zivulovic / Reuters
  • Syrian men try to identify the bodies of loved ones following a reported air raid by Syrian government forces on the rebel-held town of Douma. Abd Doumany / AFP Photo
    Syrian men try to identify the bodies of loved ones following a reported air raid by Syrian government forces on the rebel-held town of Douma. Abd Doumany / AFP Photo
  • A migrant prays in the morning as he waits to cross the border of Greece and Macedonia. AFP Photo
    A migrant prays in the morning as he waits to cross the border of Greece and Macedonia. AFP Photo
  • Opposition supporters gesture outside the headquarters of the ruling Civic United Front (CUF) in Zanzibar. Tony Karumba / AFP Photo
    Opposition supporters gesture outside the headquarters of the ruling Civic United Front (CUF) in Zanzibar. Tony Karumba / AFP Photo

World in focus — best photos for October 30, 2015


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A look at the best photos from around the world.