World in focus — best photos for October 8, 2015

Spanish MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda Team is pictured by Japanese fan Terumi, centre, holding her 22-month old boy Ryoya, right, after a course inspection at Twin Ring Motegi circuit prior to the MotoGP motorcycling Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi, north of Tokyo. The final race will be held on October 11. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA

Flavia Pennetta of Italy reacts after losing a point against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia during their women’s singles third round match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing. Wang Zhao / AFP

A cow is silhouetted against rain clouds in Genachhausen, southern Germany. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / dpa via AP

The aurora borealis, or the northern lights, occur over Derwentwater, near Keswick, England. The northern lights are the result of collisions between gaseous particles in the Earth’s atmosphere with charged particles released from the sun. Owen Humphreys / PA via AP

Policemen assist one of the passengers to safety during a robbery incident inside a public bus in Manila. Policemen killed the suspected robber after he took a student hostage inside a public bus that was passing through an avenue in Manila, local media reported. Romeo Ranoco / Reuters

Gay Miller takes photos of E. Main Street in downtown Kingstree, South Carolina, as the Black River floodwaters reflect in the late afternoon light. Mic Smith / AP

Indian Air Force Sarang Helicopter team display their skill during the Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force base near New Delhi, India. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced that the IAF would soon have women fighter pilots. Manish Swarup / AP

Railway staff supervise the departure of a Barcelona-bound high-speed train at the Atocha train station in Madrid. High-speed train service throughout the northeastern region of Catalonia bordering France was suspended for hours after thieves stole fiber-optic cable alongside the tracks that officials said was critical for maintaining train safety. Francisco Seco / AP

A civil defence member jumps on rocks to get better coverage for wireless devices in Maasran town, in the southern countryside of Idlib, Syria. Khalil Ashawi / Reuters

A look at the best photos from around the world.