• A worker checks the dryness of firecrackers at a factory in Ahmedabad ahead of Diwali in India. Amit Dave / Reuters
    A worker checks the dryness of firecrackers at a factory in Ahmedabad ahead of Diwali in India. Amit Dave / Reuters
  • Three trees uprooted by high winds at a road near Hildesheim, Germany. Julian Stratenschulte / dpa via AP
    Three trees uprooted by high winds at a road near Hildesheim, Germany. Julian Stratenschulte / dpa via AP
  • A general view inside Thyssenkrupp's elevator test tower is pictured in Rottweil, Germany. Thomas Niedermueller / Reuters
    A general view inside Thyssenkrupp's elevator test tower is pictured in Rottweil, Germany. Thomas Niedermueller / Reuters
  • An Indian grass mat vendor speaks on a phone as he waits for customers at a market in Chennai. Arun Sankar / AFP Photo
    An Indian grass mat vendor speaks on a phone as he waits for customers at a market in Chennai. Arun Sankar / AFP Photo
  • Tourists watch the sun rise and the moon set from Mount Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El Mofty / AP Photo
    Tourists watch the sun rise and the moon set from Mount Sinai, Egypt. Nariman El Mofty / AP Photo
  • A stag walks early in the morning during the rutting season in Richmond Park in London. Toby Melville / Reuters
    A stag walks early in the morning during the rutting season in Richmond Park in London. Toby Melville / Reuters
  • Indian fishermen collect dead fish in Gandi Lake in Sangareddy district near Hyderabad. Noah Seelam / AFP Photo
    Indian fishermen collect dead fish in Gandi Lake in Sangareddy district near Hyderabad. Noah Seelam / AFP Photo
  • A Rohingya refugee child stands in front of their makeshift tent in Tombru, Banderban, Bangladesh. Abir Abdullah / EPA
    A Rohingya refugee child stands in front of their makeshift tent in Tombru, Banderban, Bangladesh. Abir Abdullah / EPA
  • A new mosque under construction at Camlica Hill overlooking the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. Jamal Saidi / Reuters
    A new mosque under construction at Camlica Hill overlooking the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. Jamal Saidi / Reuters
  • Marin Cilic of Coratia serves in his quarter-final match against Ryan Harrison in Tokyo, Japan. Matt Roberts / Getty Images
    Marin Cilic of Coratia serves in his quarter-final match against Ryan Harrison in Tokyo, Japan. Matt Roberts / Getty Images
  • A woman performs in a cultural competition on a boat during the Shwe Kyin light festiva in Bago, Myanmar. Thein Zaw / AP Photo
    A woman performs in a cultural competition on a boat during the Shwe Kyin light festiva in Bago, Myanmar. Thein Zaw / AP Photo
  • Renault's British driver Jolyon Palmer prepares for the first practice round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Toshifumi Kitamura / AFP Photo
    Renault's British driver Jolyon Palmer prepares for the first practice round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Toshifumi Kitamura / AFP Photo
  • Statues at a Balinese temple are pictured as Mount Agung volcano looms in the background. Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP Photo
    Statues at a Balinese temple are pictured as Mount Agung volcano looms in the background. Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP Photo
  • Simona Halep of Romania hits a return at the China Open in Beijing. Nicolas Asfouri / AFP Photo
    Simona Halep of Romania hits a return at the China Open in Beijing. Nicolas Asfouri / AFP Photo

World in focus - best photos for October 6, 2017


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