the annual water buffalo races in Chonburi province, Thailand... last posthing and no more posthing sorry..

  Thai jockeys as they ride their buffaloes in a competition at the annual water buffalo races in Chonburi province, Thailand, 18 October 2013. The centuries old water buffalo racing festival annually held in October among rice farmers to celebrate the rice harvest and mark the end of Buddhist Lent.

A Thai buffalo cool off during the annual water buffalo races in Chonburi province, Thailand, 18 October 2013. The centuries old water buffalo racing festival annually held in October among rice farmers to celebrate the rice harvest and mark the end of Buddhist Lent

A decoratedThai buffalo while attending the parade for the opening ceremony of the annual water buffalo races in the Chonburi province, Thailand, 18 October 2013. The centuries old water buffalo racing festival annually held in October among rice farmers to celebrate the rice harvest and mark the end of Buddhist Lent.

 Thai jockeys as they ride their buffaloes in a competition at the annual water buffalo races in Chonburi province, Thailand, 18 October 2013. The centuries old water buffalo racing festival annually held in October among rice farmers to celebrate the rice harvest and mark the end of Buddhist Lent

Thai jockeys as they ride their buffaloes in a competition at the annual water buffalo races in Chonburi province, Thailand, 18 October 2013. The centuries old water buffalo racing festival annually held in October among rice farmers to celebrate the rice harvest and mark the end of Buddhist Lent

Thai jockeys as they ride their buffaloes in a competition at the annual water buffalo races in Chonburi province, Thailand, 18 October 2013. The centuries old water buffalo racing festival annually held in October among rice farmers to celebrate the rice harvest and mark the end of Buddhist Lent

Thai jockeys as they ride their buffaloes in a competition at the annual water buffalo races in Chonburi province, Thailand, 18 October 2013. The centuries old water buffalo racing festival annually held in October among rice farmers to celebrate the rice harvest and mark the end of Buddhist Lent.

 

 A young Thai rider jumps off the back of his buffalo during an annual buffalo race in Chonburi province, southeastern Thailand Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. The annual race is a celebration among rice farmers before harvesting rice

Riders sprint their buffaloes at the start of a 120-meter-long track during an annual buffalo race in Chonburi province, southeastern Thailand Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. The annual race is a celebration among rice farmers before harvesting rice.

Some 436,000 Cubans are running or working for private small businesses ..

 In this Oct 11, 2013 photo, a woman tries on a shoe inside the home of a small business owner in Havana, Cuba. Three months from now, authorities will begin enforcing a new law banning the private sale of imported goods. For entrepreneurs who have carved out modestly successful livelihoods after investing their life savings to launch import-dependent businesses, the new measure feels like a big step back.

 In this Oct 11, 2013 photo, shoes for sale are displayed on a shelf inside the home of a small business owner in Havana, Cuba. Some 436,000 Cubans are running or working for private small businesses under President Raul Castro's package of social and economic reforms begun in 2010

 

 In this Oct 11, 2013 photo, a man who sells imported clothing at a fair, reads a copy of Cuba's state newspaper Granma, in Havana, Cuba. Labor Ministry official Jose Barreiro Alfonso recently told Communist Party newspaper Granma that it's necessary to "impose order" in the retail sector, and it will be a crime to "obtain merchandise or other objects for the purpose of resale for profit."

 In this Oct 11, 2013 photo, students shops for shoes inside the home of a small business owner in Havana, Cuba. Three months from now, authorities will begin enforcing a new law banning the private sale of imported goods. For entrepreneurs who have carved out modestly successful livelihoods after investing their life savings to launch import-dependent businesses, the new measure feels like a big step back

In this Oct 14, 2013 photo, Turkish tourists arrive for dinner at the privately owned restaurant, "La Moneda Cubana" in Havana, Cuba. In the 1990s, Cubans were allowed to open private restaurants to ease the pain of a severe economic crisis; when the worst had passed, authorities regulated the eateries practically out of existence until they were revived under the recent reforms.

 

In this Oct 13, 2013 photo, German tourist Thomas David Knock walks through a corridor of a rental house in Havana, Cuba. Some 436,000 Cubans are running or working for private small businesses under President Raul Castro's package of social and economic reforms begun in 2010. Among other things, the government has legalized used car and real estate sales and ended the much-detested exit visa required for decades of all islanders seeking to travel overseas

the "We're alive and well, Kyoto" campaign in Tokyo

 Five 'Maiko,' or apprentice geishas, (from L-R) Ichitomi from Gion Kobu, Toshitomo from Miyagawa cho, Chizu from Ponto cho, Ichimari from Kami Shichiken and Tomitae from Gion Higashi, bow while attending "We're alive and well, Kyoto" campaign in Tokyo on October 4, 2013. As Kyoto prepares itself for the biggest sightseeing season of autumn, the girls lent their charms to lure back tourists to the 1,200-year-old city after a big typhoon flooded some of scenic spots there three weeks ago

 18-year-old Tomitae, a 'Maiko,' or apprentice geisha, from Gion Higashi attends the "We're alive and well, Kyoto" campaign in Tokyo on October 4, 2013. As Kyoto prepares itself for the biggest sightseeing season of autumn, the girls lent their charms to lure back tourists to the 1,200-year-old city after a big typhoon flooded some of scenic spots there three weeks ago

 18-year-old Ichimari, a 'Maiko,' or apprentice geisha, from Kami Shichiken attends the "We're alive and well, Kyoto" campaign in Tokyo on October 4, 2013. 

 16-year-old Toshitomo, a 'Maiko,' or apprentice geisha, from Miyagawa cho attends the "We're alive and well, Kyoto" campaign in Tokyo on October 4, 2013.

 Three 'Maikos,' or apprentice geishas, (L-R) Ichitomi, 18, from Gion Kobu, Toshitomo, 16, from Miyagawa cho and Chizu, 20, from Ponto cho wave while attending the "We're alive and well, Kyoto" campaign in Tokyo on October 4, 2013

 Five 'Maiko,' or apprentice geishas, (from L-R) Ichitomi from Gion Kobu, Toshitomo from Miyagawa cho, Chizu from Ponto cho, Ichimari from Kami Shichiken and Tomitae from Gion Higashi, wave in a photo session during the "We're alive and well, Kyoto" campaign in Tokyo on October 4, 2013.

 Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa (R) claps to welcome five 'Maiko,' or apprentice geishas, (from L-R) Ichitomi from Gion Kobu, Toshitomo from Miyagawa cho, Chizu from Ponto cho, Ichimari from Kami Shichiken and Tomitae from Gion Higashi, while attending "We're alive and well, Kyoto" campaign in Tokyo on October 4, 2013

20-year-old Chizu, a 'Maiko,' or apprentice geisha, from Ponto cho attends the "We're alive and well, Kyoto" campaign in Tokyo on October 4, 2013.

the XXIV Car Festival in Medellin

 Participants ride a homemade airplane car during the XXIV Car Festival in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia, on October 27, 2013

 Participants descend a hill in a homemade "Chiva" --traditional bus-- car during the XXIV Car Festival in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia, on October 27, 2013

 Participants descend a hill in a homemade cart during the XXIV Car Festival in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia, on October 27, 2013.

 Participants descend a hill during the XXIV Car Festival in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia, on October 27, 2013

 Participants descend a hill in a homemade cart during the XXIV Car Festival in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia, on October 27, 2013

Participants ride a homemade airplane car during the XXIV Car Festival in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia, on October 27, 2013

SEPT - OKT - US-LIFESTYLE-HALLOWEEN

FASHION-SRI LANKA-JOHANN PEIRIS

 
  Models display creations by Sri Lankan fashion designer Johann Peiris during the "XXV by Johann" fashion show in Colombo on October 22, 2013

FASHION-SRI LANKA-JOHANN PEIRIS

 
 Models display creations by Sri Lankan fashion designer Johann Peiris during the "XXV by Johann" fashion show in Colombo on October 22, 2013.

US-LIFESTYLE-HALLOWEEN

 
A woman shops for Halloween decorations at a store in Rockville, Maryland, on October 22, 2013. Halloween, an ancient Celtic pagan rite which is celebrated October 31 every year, originally held to celebrate the dead and the end of the harvest season, is primarily a children's event, it also gives adults an excuse to dress up in their favorite character

Theater-Les-Miserables

 
Sierra Boggess, left, and Ramin Karimloo arrive at the Royal Albert Hall for the Classical BRIT Awards, in London, UK. The upcoming Broadway cast of "Les Miserables" is anything but miserable, veteran theater actors Karimloo, Will Swenson, Nikki M. James and Caissie Levy are all on board.

FASHION-SRI LANKA-JOHANN PEIRIS

 
A model displays a creation by Sri Lankan fashion designer Johann Peiris during the "XXV by Johann" fashion show in Colombo on October 22, 2013.

Superstorm Making of Sandy

 
In this Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 file photo, a storm surge hits barrier next to a small tree as winds from Superstorm Sandy reach Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Conn. Sandy set historical maximum recorded water levels at Bridgeport, New Haven Conn., the Battery in New York, Kings Point, N.Y., Bergen Point, N.Y. and Sandy Hook, N.J., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Miss Universe

 
in a photo provided by the Miss Universe Organization, from left, Lotta Hintsa, Miss Finland 2013; Whulandary, Miss Indonesia 2013; Simona Burbaite, Miss Lithuania 2013; Erin Brady, Miss USA 2013; and Olivia Wells, Miss Australia 2013; wait to be photographed at the Crowne Plaza Moscow World Trade Centre, on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in Moscow. The Miss Universe competition will be held in Moscow on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013.

US-ENTERTAINMENT-RING CARD

 
  Ring card girls pose during an event at Mendez Boxing NY on October 22, 2013, as MSG Sports teams-up with Wilhelmina Models to find ring card girls for the November 2, 2013 Middleweight Championship bout between Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin and Curtis Stevens at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Miss Universe

 
  the Miss Universe Organization Roxana Andrei, Miss Romania 2013, gets her make-up done by Elena Yakovleva during registration and fittings on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 in Moscow. Andrei will be in the Miss Universe competition in Moscow on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013.

US-ENTERTAINMENT-RING CARD

 
Ring card girls pose during an event at Mendez Boxing NY on October 22, 2013, as MSG Sports teams-up with Wilhelmina Models to find ring card girls for the November 2, 2013 Middleweight Championship bout between Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin and Curtis Stevens at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. The model competition will feature 10 Wilhelmina Models competing for three ring card girl positions for this nationally televised world championship bout.

Superstorm Superlatives

 
  In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 file photo, waves pound a lighthouse on the shores of Lake Erie near Cleveland. It is unusual for 20 foot waves, large surges and tropical force winds to be recorded in the Great Lakes for a coastal tropical storm, but it happened with Sandy.

Miss Universe

 
 In a photo provided by the Miss Universe Organization Erin Brady, Miss USA 2013, gets her make-up done by Mego Ayvazian during registration and fittings on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in Moscow. She will compete for the Miss Universe title Saturday Nov. 9, 2013 in Moscow.

US-ENTERTAINMENT-RING CARD

 
Ring card girl Vanessa Ratnavich reacts after winning one of three spots during a event at Mendez Boxing NY on October 22, 2013, as MSG Sports teams-up with Wilhelmina Models to find ring card girls for the November 2, 2013 Middleweight Championship bout between Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin and Curtis Stevens at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. The model competition will feature 10 Wilhelmina Models competing for three ring card girl positions for this nationally televised world championship bout

Barbie Pony Tale Pop-up

 
John Barrett Salon's Kayley Pak styles a Barbie inspired ponytail on a young girl, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in New York, at the Barbie Pony Tale Pop Up to celebrate the launch of "Barbie and Her Sisters in a Pony Tale" DVD available today.

Barbie Pony Tale Pop-up

 
Aviva Drescher, of The Real Housewives of New York City, and her daughter Sienna, 3, show off their Barbie inspired ponytails, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in New York, to celebrate the launch of "Barbie and Her Sisters in a Pony Tale" DVD available today.

GERMANY DANCE

 
Iana Salenko (L) as Clara and Marian Walter as Nutcracker perform during the photo rehearsal for the ballet 'The Nutcracker' at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, Germany, 22 October 2013. The premiere will take place on 23 Octobe

GERMANY DANCE

 
A general view shows dancers performing during the photo rehearsal for the ballet 'The Nutcracker' at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, Germany, 22 October 2013. The premiere will take place on 23 October.

RUSSIA MISS UNIVERSE 2013

 
A handout picture provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 22 October 2013 shows Stephanie Tency (L) getting her make-up done by artist, Mego Ayvazian for the presentation of Yamamay for Miss Universe collection at the Crowne Plaza Moscow World Trade Centre in Moscow, Russia, 22 October 2013. The 2013 Miss Universe Pageant will take place at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow on 09 November.

SUELTA-LA-SOPA

 
  Hannaley and Jorge Bernal attend the launch of the new Telemundo show "Suelta La Sopa" on October 22, 2013 in Miami, Florida

Space Tourism

 
This artist's rendering provided by World View Enterprises on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 shows their design for a capsule lifted by a high-altitude balloon up 19 miles into the air for tourists. Company CEO Jane Poynter said people would pay $75,000 to spend a couple hours looking down at the curve of the Earth.

FASHION-SRI LANKA-JOHANN PEIRIS

 
Models display creations by Sri Lankan fashion designer Johann Peiris during the "XXV by Johann" fashion show in Colombo on October 22, 2013.

Carrie Underwood

 
Carrie Underwood attends the T.J. Martell Foundation 38th Honors Gala, on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in New York.

actress Hong Soo-Ah

 

This photo taken on October 22, 2013 shows South Korean actress Hong Soo-Ah attending Fashion Week in Seoul.

Model Doutzen Kroes

 

  Model Doutzen Kroes attends the Fashion Group International's 30th annual "Night Of Stars" awards gala at Cipriani's Wall Street on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in New York

Fashion Group International's 30th Annual Night Of Stars

 

Model Doutzen Kroes attends the Fashion Group International's 30th annual "Night Of Stars" awards gala at Cipriani's Wall Street on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in New York.

Singer Aretha Franklin,

 
Singer Aretha Franklin, left, and music producer Clive Davis attend the Fashion Group International's 30th annual "Night Of Stars" awards gala at Cipriani's Wall Street on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in New York.

Actress Zoe Kravitz

 

  Actress Zoe Kravitz attends the Fashion Group International's 30th annual "Night Of Stars" awards gala at Cipriani's Wall Street on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in New York.

Model Kate Upton

 

  Model Kate Upton attends the Fashion Group International's 30th annual "Night Of Stars" awards gala at Cipriani's Wall Street on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in New York.

Fashion Group International's 30th Annual Night Of Stars

 

  From left, Margherita Missoni, designer Angela Missoni, Francesco Missoni, Rosita Missoni, front, Jennifer Missoni attend the Fashion Group International's 30th annual "Night Of Stars" awards gala at Cipriani's Wall Street on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in New York

Film Review-The Counselor

 

  This photo released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Cameron Diaz as Malkina in the film, "The Counselor."

FASHION-COLOMBIA-CALI EXPOSHOW-LOZANO

 

  Models chat in backstage before Colombian designer Renata Lozano fashion show at the Cali Exposhow fashion week on October 22, 2013, in Cali, Valle del Cauca department.

AUSTRALIA NSW BUSHFIRES

 

  A large plume of smoke comes from the Mt. Victoria bushfire burning west of Blackheath in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, Australia, 23 October 2013. High winds are fanning the fire which is currently still within containment lines. Residents were urged to flee fires burning for a week in the Blue Mountains with a combined perimeter of 1,600 kilometres. The forest blazes 70 kilometres west of Sydney have destroyed more than 200 houses and blackened more than 110,000 hectares.

Kitty Purry

 

  In this provided by Kitty Purry Inc, Katy Perry performs at her iHeartRadio "Prism" album release party at the new iHeartRadio Theatre on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in Burbank, Calif.

Dominican Republic Stripping Citizenship

 

  Dominican Republic Stripping Citizenship

Selena Gomez in Concert - Hershey, Pennsylvania

 

  Selena Gomez performs in concert at the Giant Center on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 in Hershey, Penn.

Indonesia Hindu Rituals

 

A Balinese woman carries offering for her god during Hindu festival of Galungan, celebrating the triumph of good over evil at a temple in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013.

Singer Miley Cyrus

 

Singer Miley Cyrus poses with "Superstar Award" honorees Marc Jacobs, left, and Robert Duffy at the Fashion Group International's 30th annual "Night Of Stars" awards gala at Cipriani's Wall Street on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 in New York.

Mena Suvari

 

  Mena Suvari arrives at the Hollywood debut of Dahlia Wolf, Fashion Made By You at the Graffiti Cafe on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 in Los Angeles.

Dani Thorne a

 

Dani Thorne arrives at the Hollywood debut of Dahlia Wolf, Fashion Made By You at the Graffiti Cafe on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 in Los Angeles.

Audrina Patridge

 

Audrina Patridge arrives at the Hollywood debut of Dahlia Wolf, Fashion Made By You at the Graffiti Cafe on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 in Los Angeles.

Terri Seymour

 

Terri Seymour arrives at the Hollywood debut of Dahlia Wolf, Fashion Made By You at the Graffiti Cafe on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 in Los Angeles

"Media Award" honoree Carine Roitfeld, left, and model Kate Upton

 

  "Media Award" honoree Carine Roitfeld, left, and model Kate Upton pose together at the Fashion Group International's 30th annual "Night Of Stars" awards gala at Cipriani's Wall Street on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 in New York

Model Joan Smalls

 

Model Joan Smalls attends the 30th Annual Night Of Stars presented by The Fashion Group International at Cipriani Wall Street on October 22, 2013 in New York City.

Fashion Group International's 30th Annual Night Of Stars

 

  "Star Award" honoree designer Christopher Kane poses with model Alexa Chung and his award at the Fashion Group International's 30th annual "Night Of Stars" awards gala at Cipriani's Wall Street on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 in New York.

Angela Missoni

 

Star Award" honoree, designer Angela Missoni, poses with her award at the Fashion Group International's 30th annual "Night Of Stars" awards gala at Cipriani's Wall Street on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 in New York.

Evie Evangelou

 

"Humanitarian Award" honoree, Evie Evangelou from Fashion 4 Development, poses with her award at the Fashion Group International's 30th annual "Night Of Stars" awards gala at Cipriani's Wall Street on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 in New York.

SKOREA-TOBACCO-ADVERTISING-RACISM

 

  An advertising panel shows KT&G's new brand of cigarettes "This Africa" at a convenience store in Seoul on October 23, 2013. South Korea's top tobacco firm said on October 23 it would pull ads for its new "This Africa" brand of cigarettes after complaints the use of images of apes dressed as humans was racist

JAPAN-WEATHER-TYPHOON

 

  People arrive at the Okada port before evacuating Oshima island on October 23, 2013 ahead of the arrival of as a powerful typhoon. Nearly 60 people were being evacuated from Japan's storm-battered island of Oshima, where mudslides left 45 dead or missing last week, ahead of another typhoon expected to strike this weekend.

Selena Gomez

 

  Selena Gomez performs in concert at the Giant Center on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 in Hershey, Penn.

Actress Julie Delpy

 

  ctress Julie Delpy arrives at the 17th annual Hollywood Film Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 21, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California

Actress Sandra Bullock

 

  Actress Sandra Bullock arrives for the the 17th Annual Hollywood Film Awards Gala, October 21, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California

HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS-ARRIVALS

 

Matthew McConaughey (R) and Camila Alves arrive for the the 17th Annual Hollywood Film Awards Gala, October 21, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California

US-ENTERTAINMENT-HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS-ARRIVALS

 

  Actors Julie Delpy (R) and Ethan Hawke arrive for the the 17th Annual Hollywood Film Awards Gala, October 21, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California

BRAZIL-TRANSGENDER-BEAUTY-PAGEANT

 

Candidates perform on stage during the Miss T Brasil 2013 transgender beauty pageant in Rio de Janeiro on October 22, 2013. The Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals in Rio de Janeiro (Astra Rio) organizes the second edition of the beauty pageant, in which 31 contestants under 35 years old compete for the title to then participate in the Miss International Queen 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand on November 1

BRAZIL-TRANSGENDER-BEAUTY-PAGEANT

 

  A candidate performs on a stage during the Miss T Brasil 2013 transgender beauty pageant in Rio de Janeiro on October 22, 2013. The Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals in Rio de Janeiro (Astra Rio) organizes the second edition of the beauty pageant, in which 31 contestants under 35 years old compete for the title to then participate in the Miss International Queen 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand on November 1.

China Beautiful China

 

In this Tuesday, July 30, 2013 photo, a foreign tourist stands near a terracotta warrior replica as she poses for a photo at the Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi'an, in central China's Shaanxi province. China's new tourism slogan "Beautiful China" has been criticized by industry experts who say it illustrates a marketing problem that has led to a weakness in growth in foreign visitors over the past few years.

Shuffleboard Rennaisance

 

  Dale Strickland, of Zephyrhills, Fla., reaches for a cue before the start of the 32nd World Shuffleboard Association World Championship Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Shuffleboard, once the game of the elderly, is experiencing something of a resurgence.

Argentina Daily Life

 

A man with a cart passes in front of a street painting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. The mural, by artist Alfredo Segatori, known as "Pelado", covers a wall of a bridge in the Palermo neighborhood.

INDONESIA FASHION SHOW

 

  Miss China Wei Wei Yu walks on the catwalk during a show as part of the Miss World finals beauty contest final in Nusa Dua on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on September 24, 2013. The Miss World finals on September 28 have been moved to Bali where it opened on September 8 after Indonesia eventually bowed to pressure following series of protest by Islamic hardliners against the Miss World beauty pageant.

Contestants of Miss T Brasil 2013

 

Contestants of Miss T Brasil 2013 take part in a rehearsal before the start of the beauty pageant for transgender people, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 21, 2013. The Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals in Rio de Janeiro (Astra Rio) organizes the second edition of the beauty pageant, in which 28 contestants under 35 years old compete for the title to then participate in the Miss International Queen 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand, on November 1.

Miss T Brasil 2013

 

Contestants of Miss T Brasil 2013 take part in a rehearsal before the start of the beauty pageant for transgender people, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 21, 2013.

BRAZIL-TRANSGENDER-BEAUTY-PAGEANT

 

Contestants of Miss T Brasil 2013 take part in a rehearsal before the start of the beauty pageant for transgender people, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 21, 2013. The Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals in Rio de Janeiro (Astra Rio) organizes the second edition of the beauty pageant, in which 28 contestants under 35 years old compete for the title to then participate in the Miss International Queen 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand, on November 1.

Nokia Lumia 1020 Global Event

 

  In this image released on Oct. 21, 2013, Omar Vega captures the city with the Nokia Lumia 1020 to celebrate international mobile photography day in Miami

BRAZIL-TRANSGENDER-BEAUTY-PAGEANT

 

  Contestants of Miss T Brasil 2013 take part in a rehearsal before the start of the beauty pageant for transgender people, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 21, 2013. The Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals in Rio de Janeiro (Astra Rio) organizes the second edition of the beauty pageant, in which 28 contestants under 35 years old compete for the title to then participate in the Miss International Queen 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand, on November 1.

AFGHANISTAN-UNREST-POVERTY

 

Afghan internally displaced children look at the camera at their temporary house on the outskirts of Kabul on October 21, 2013. Economic development is considered a vital weapon to stop the country from sinking back into civil war and to stem Islamist extremism after 100,000 international combat troops pull out next year.

KENYA TEA AGRICULTURE

 

Tear pluckers work in the tea farm near Kerugoya, on the foot of Mount Kenya in central Kenya, 21 October 2013. According to figures released in September 2013 by Kenya Tea Development Agency ( KTDA), the tea prices at the Mombasa auction saw a significant decrease during the months of July, August and September 2013 due to have dropped significantly during the months of July, August and September 2013, 'due to over supply of tea in the market, a volatile political environment in some of the key export markets like Egypt and Syria and a depreciating currency in Pakistan'. Tea is one of the top foreign currency earners in Kenya

Superstorm-Jersey Shore

 

This Nov. 29, 2012 photo shows a devastated oceanfront neighborhood in the Ortley Beach section of Toms River N.J. Residents told a state Senate panel on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 that insurance woes and bureaucracy are doing as much damage to them as the storm did as they try to recover from Superstorm Sandy a year later

Superstorm Sandy in October 2012

 

  A pier damaged by Superstorm Sandy in October 2012 sits on October 21, 2013 in Long Branch, New Jersey. The storm killed 285 people and caused billions of dollars in damage - many of the areas destroyed by the superstorm are still being rebuilt, one year later.

Lady Gaga

 

  FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2013 file photo, Lady Gaga performs on stage at the Roundhouse in Camden, north London, as part of the iTunes Festival, the first of 30 nights of live free music in the capital. Lady Gaga and a former personal assistant who sued her won’t face off in a trial next month after settling their differences out of court. The settlement in a lawsuit brought by Jennifer O’Neill was revealed Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, in a court order dismissing the case

Actress Dakota Fanning

 

  Actress Dakota Fanning attends the Americans for the Arts 2013 National Arts Awards on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 in New York.

Russia Greenpeace

 

Maggy Willcox, wife of Peter Willcox, captain of the Greenpeace vessel "Arctic Sunrise," stands near photos of her husband with his children on a wall in his boyhood home, in Norwalk, Conn., Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. Willcox spoke with her husband Monday for the first time since he was arrested in September by Russian authorities during a Greenpeace protest in the Arctic

The Moving Families Forward Gala

 

  Colin Farrell and Natalie Morales attend the 7th Annual Ackerman Institute for the Family "Moving Families Forward Gala" on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, in New York.

MEXICO HURRICANE RAYMOND

 

  Workers reinforce a road with sandbags in Acapulco, Mexico, Monday Oct. 21, 2013. The area is on alert as Hurricane Raymond gained more strength and threatened to hurl heavy rains onto a sodden region already devastated by last month's Tropical Storm Manuel.

PAKISTAN-QUAKE-ISLAND

 

This photograph taken on September 25, 2013, shows Pakistani residents as they gather on an island that appeared some two kilometres off the coastline of Gwadar after an earthquake. A small island of mud and rock created by the huge earthquake that hit southwest Pakistan has fascinated locals but experts -- who found methane gas rising from it -- say it is unlikely to last long. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck on September 24, in Baluchistan's remote Awaran district, killing at least 271 people and affecting hundreds of thousands

PAKISTAN-QUAKE-ISLAND

 

This photograph taken on September 25, 2013, shows Pakistani residents as they arrive by boat to an island that appeared some two kilometres off the coastline at Gwadar after an earthquake. A small island of mud and rock created by the huge earthquake that hit southwest Pakistan has fascinated locals but experts -- who found methane gas rising from it -- say it is unlikely to last long. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck on September 24, in Baluchistan's remote Awaran district, killing at least 271 people and affecting hundreds of thousands

YEMEN NATIONAL DAY

 

Yemeni girls perform during a ceremony marking the 51st anniversary of the National Day in Sana'a, Yemen, 25 September 2013. Yemen marked the 51st anniversary of the 26th September Revolution against the rule of Imams and that saw Yemen proclaiming a republic.

Kazakhstan Russia Space

 

In this photo taken with a fisheye lens and with long time exposure the Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-10M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, with turning antennas on the foreground. The Russian rocket carries U.S. astronaut Michael Hopkins, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergey Ryazanskiy.

Paris Fashion Azaia

 

  Princess Clotilde de Savoie, also known by her actress name Clotilde Courau arriving at the Alaia exhibit Gala. French Tunisian born Fashion designer Azzedine Alaia, presented for the first Paris retrospective of couturier at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013

Pets Petting Zoos

 

  In this Monday Sept. 2, 2013 photo Jacqueline Solis, 2, from Burbank, Calif., plays with the sheep at the Fairview Farms petting zoo at the Los Angeles County Fair, in Pomona Calif. There are all kinds of newspaper ads and websites describing gentle farm animals available to help toddlers celebrate birthdays, teenagers mark graduations and couples observe anniversaries. The crew at the Fairview Farms try to make the visit to the petting zoo a positive one because a bad experience can last a lifetime.

People Bill Hader

 

  This image released by Starpix shows Bill Hader, center, with characters Barry the Strawberry, left, and Dill Pickle during an appearance to promote the release of the animated film, "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2," at the Empire State Building, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 in New York. The film opens nationwide on Friday.

People Sofia Vergara

 

This image released by Starpix shows Colombian actress Sofia Vergara, from the ABC comedy series "Modern Family," holding an item from her 2013 fall and holiday collection for Kmart during a preview, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in New York

People Sofia Vergara

 

This image released by Starpix shows Colombian actress Sofia Vergara, from the ABC comedy series "Modern Family," poses at a preview for her 2013 fall and holiday collection for Kmart, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in New York

People Amber Tamblyn

 

This Sept. 18, 2013 photo shows actress Amber Tamblyn in New York. Tamblyn will guest star as Charlie Harper's daughter in the upcoming season of the comedy series "Two and a Half Men," premiering Thursday, Sept 26 at 9:30 p.m. on CBS.

PANAMA CENTENARY PACIFIC

 

View of fireworks during the commemoration of the fifth centenary of the sighting of the Pacific Ocean by Spanish Vasco Nunez de Balboa, in Panama City, Panama, 25 September 2013.

AUSTRALIA BABY POLAR BEAR

 

  Henry, a 19-weeks old polar bear cub, plays with his mother Liya at their enclosure at Sea World on the Gold Coast, Australia, 26 September 2013. Henry is the first polar bear to be born in Australia for almost 20 years.

China Rubber Duck

 

  A photo-taking tourist, front, casts a shadow as tourists walk past a yellow rubber duck, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, floating on a lake at the Summer Palace, once a royal garden in Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), in Beijing Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. The 18 meters (59 feet) tall inflatable art piece is shown at the palace from Sept. 26 to Oct. 26.

Robert Indiana Beyond LOVE

 

  In this Sept. 24, 2013 photo, the works of artist Robert Indiana, known world over for his LOVE image, are on display at New York's Whitney Museum of American Art. Indiana, who turned 85 this month, called the retrospective of 95 works he created over the past five decades, "a dream come true, a little late."

Japan Hiroshima And Fukushima

 

  In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 photo, a group of children walk in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome, a landmark of the aftermath of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima, western Japan. The bombing killed some 140,000 people - some instantly, others within months. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing an estimated 70,000 people shortly before the end of World War II. Those categorized by the government as sick from the Hiroshima bombing’s radiation still number more than 200,000

Japan Hiroshima And Fukushima

 

FILE - In this July 16, 2011 file photo, vines grow across the road next to an abandoned car near the town of Naraha, inside the 20-kilometer (12-mile) exclusion zone around the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, in northeastern Japan. Like the bomb the United States dropped on Hiroshima Aug. 6, 1945, the March 2011 Fukushima disaster unleashed radiation that will affect the region’s health for decades. Hiroshima medical experts, the world’s most renowned on radiation-related sicknesses, are being called on for advice on how the meltdowns may have harmed people who lived near the power plant along the northeastern coast of Japan. No one is known to have died from the Fukushima radiation, but the plant’s three nuclear meltdowns will take decades to clean up and it is impossible to know what the health toll will ultimately be. Only recently has the government acknowledged that much more radioactive water is leaking into the sea than it had previously believed.

Space Station

 

This image from NASA-TV shows the Soyuz capsule, upper right, carrying three astronauts approaching the International Space Station Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 bringing the size of the crew at the orbiting outpost to six. The Soyuz capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station at approximately 10:45 p.m. EDT Wednesday.

Actress Paula Patton

 

Actress Paula Patton (L) and recording artist Robin Thicke attend the premiere of Fox Searchlight Pictures' "Baggage Claim" at the Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on September 25, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

Candace Cameron Bure

 

Candace Cameron Bure attends the Starlight Awards at the Skirball Cultural Center on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Los Angeles.

Linda Cardellini

 

Linda Cardellini, left, and Kathleen Robertson attend the Starlight Awards at the Skirball Cultural Center on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Los Angeles.

Starlight Awards

 

  From left, Candace Cameron Bure, John Stamos and Bob Saget attend the Starlight Awards at the Skirball Cultural Center on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Los Angeles

MISS WORLD

 

  In this photograph taken on September 24, 2013, Miss Philippines Megan Young (C) walks on the catwalk during the fashion show of Miss World contestants at a convention center in Nusa Dua, in Indonesia's resort island of Bali. Young was selected as one of the top 10 in the modeling event, automatically entering the top 15 in the finals on September 28, 2013. The Miss World final takes place on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday after weeks of protests from Muslim hardliners and warnings that extremists could attack the pagean

Pakistan Armored Vehicles

 

  In this Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013 photo, Pakistani workers prepare to outfit a vehicle with armor, at Pak Armoring Pvt. Ltd in Karachi, Pakistan. Surging violence by criminal gangs and Islamic militants has been a nightmare for most businesses in Pakistan’s largest city, but one industry is flourishing: the production of armored vehicles to protect wealthy businessmen, politicians and their families.

Singapore Incheon Asian Games

 

South Korean girl pop group "Skarf" performs in Singapore Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Singapore is one of six cities to host the 2014 Incheon Asian Games road show. The games will be held in Incheon, South Korea, from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4, 2014.

INDONESIA-LIFESTYLE-RELIGION-MISS WORLD

 

  In this photograph taken released by the Miss World on September 26, 2013, Miss World contestants who were selected as top 10 in the fashion show pose during the event at the convention center in Nusa Dua, in Indonesia's resort island of Bali on September 24, 2013. The top 10 in the modeling event, automatically enters the top 15 in the finals on September 28, 2013. The top 10 seen in the front row from left Miss Ukraine, Anna Zaiachkivska; Miss Brazil, Sancler Frantz Konzen; Miss France, Marine Lorpheline; Miss Cyprus, Kristy Marie Agapioy; Miss Italy, Sarah Baderna, Miss United States, Olivia Jordan; Miss England, Kirsty Heslewood; Miss Cameroon, Denise Valerie Ayena; Miss Philippines, Megan Young and Miss South Sudan, Modong Manuela Mogga, The Miss World final takes place on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday after weeks of protests from Muslim hardliners and warnings that extremists could attack the pageant

CHINA TOURISM LAW

 

Tour groups and visitors cross a bridge of the Summer Palace which is a popular tourist attraction in Beijing, China, 26 September 2013. The Chinese government is expected to implement a new Tourism Law starting October to protect the interests and rights of domestic and foreign tourists in the country, as well as to implement a code of conduct for tourists.

Kenya Mall Attack

 

Dawn breaks over the still-smoldering Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Working near bodies crushed by rubble in a bullet-scarred, scorched mall, FBI agents began fingerprint, DNA and ballistic analysis Wednesday to help determine the identities and nationalities of victims and al-Shabab gunmen who attacked the shopping center, killing more than 60 people.

INDONESIA-LIFESTYLE-RELIGION-MISS WORLD

 

  In this photograph taken released by the Miss World on September 26, 2013, Miss World contestants who were selected as top 10 in the fashion show pose during the event at the convention center in Nusa Dua, in Indonesia's resort island of Bali on September 24, 2013. The top 10 in the modeling event, automatically enters the top 15 in the finals on September 28, 2013. The top 10 seen in the front row from left, Miss Philippines, Megan Young; Miss South Sudan, Modong Manuela Mogga; Miss England, Kirsty Heslewood; Miss United States, Olivia Jordan; Miss Cyprus, Kristy Marie Agapioy; Miss Italy, Sarah Baderna; Miss France, Marine Lorphelin; Miss Brazil, Sancler Frantz Konzen, Miss Cameroon , Denise Valerie Ayena and Miss Ukranie Anna Zaiachkivska.The Miss World final takes place on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday after weeks of protests from Muslim hardliners and warnings that extremists could attack the pageant.

Singapore Incheon Asian Games

 

South Korean girl pop group "Skarf" performs in Singapore Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Singapore is one of six cities to host the 2014 Incheon Asian Games road show. The games will be held in Incheon, South Korea, from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4, 2014

Space Station

 

In this image provided by NASA-TV the New Expedition 37 crew members, foreground from left: Mike Hopkins, Sergey Ryazanskiy and Oleg Kotov, were welcomed aboard the International Space Station Thursday Sept. 26, 2013 at 12:34 a.m. EDT. Their Soyuz spacecraft docked to the space station on Wed. at 10:45 p.m. EDT, four orbits after launch at 4:58 p.m. from Kazakhstan. The new residents were greeted by Expedition 37 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin, rear center and Flight Engineers Karen Nyberg, left, and Luca Parmitano.

CHINA BEIJING DESIGN WEEK

 

Staff from Shangri-la Farms, an organisation working to revitalise rural communities by developing local produce such as honey for a wider market, build a sculpture entitled 'Flower of Life' as part of the Beijing Design Week in Beijing, China, 26 September 2013. The week brings together artists, architects, designers and thinkers with a view to enhancing the creative elements in China's economy.

Elephants Among the Citrus

 

  In this Sept. 4, 2013 photo, there are four African elephants living on 200 acres in the heart of Florida's citrus grove region in the newly opened National Elephant Center in Fellsmere, Fla. The center is the only one operated by the U.S. zoo community to house displaced elephants.

INDONESIA WEATHER ACEH DROUGHT

 

Local farmers tie a bundle in a dry paddy field in Aceh Besar, Aceh region, Indonesia, 26 September 2013. Hot and dry weather with temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius dominated the region for quite a while with little to no rainfall at all even worsening the situation.

INDIA-ECONOMY-FLOWERS

 

An Indian family prepare a garland of marigolds at a wholesale flower market in New Delhi on September 26, 2013. Flowers are an essential feature of many religious ceremonies in the Indian sub-continent

India Daily Life

 

An Indian Hindu devotee rests on a bench on the banks of the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Allahabad, at the confluence of India's most important rivers the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, is an important Hindu pilgrimage center.

wholesale flower market in New Delhi

 

Indian vendors wait for customers for their lotus flower at a wholesale flower market in New Delhi on September 26, 2013. Flowers are an essential feature of many religious ceremonies in the Indian sub-continent.

Gambling Conference

 

  Valerie Dunwoody portrays "Rose" by a bank of new "Titanic" video slot machines by Bally Technologies during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) convention at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. The slots are themed after the 1997 movie Titanic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

2013 El Sueno De Esperanza Gala

 

Dania Ramirez, from left, Eva Longoria, and Edy Ganem arrives at the 2013 El Sueno De Esperanza Gala at the Club Nokia L.A. Live on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 in Los Angeles.

GERMANY WEATHER FEATURE

 

  A woman walks her dog on a foggy morning in the Karlsaue public park in Kassel , Germany, 25 September 2013. Meteorologists predict cloudy weather until the evening of 25 September in the region of Kassel

HONG KONG-ENVIRONMENT-WASTE-RECYCLING

 

A worker looks on in front of an hydraulic press at a waste paper collection outlet in Hong Kong on September 25, 2013. While the former British colony already recycles around half of its waste, its per capita generation of domestic waste remains significantly higher than other leading Asian cities, including Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei.

NIGERIA-AGRICULTURE-TRADITION

 

Palm wine tapper Anthony Ozioko tries to untie the rope after alighting from a 50-foot palm tree to tap palm wine at Eha-Alumona town, Nsukka district of southeastern Nigeria on August 8, 2013. Nigerians have been drinking the sap from Raffia trees, a species of palm, since long before the country existed. Palm wine was once the region's main social drink, an almost mandatory offer at events like weddings and concerts.The proliferation of beer and foreign liquor have in part curbed the demand for the more traditional drink.

Germany Frankfurt Auto Show

 

  BMW development head Herbert Diess presents the new BMW i3 electric car during the first press day of the 65th Frankfurt Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. More than 1,000 exhibitors will show their products to the public from Sept. 12 through Sept.22, 2013

Nepal Hindu Festival

 

Nepalese women bathe in the Bagmati River on Rishi Panchami in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. Rishi Panchami is a purifying and atonement day for Hindu women in Nepal.

Turkey Syria

 

  Syrian refugees gather at the Turkish Cilvegozu border gate, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. With opposition to military action growing among Americans and lawmakers, President Barack Obama is heading to Congress on Tuesday with fresh hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough that would allow Syria's government to avert U.S. missile strikes if it surrenders its chemical weapons arsenal.

GERMANY FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW

 

  Chairman of Opel, Karl-Thomas Neumann, sits in an Opel Monza Concept at the press day of the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany, 10 September 2013. One of the most important car exhibitions in the world, Frankfurt Motor Show will be opened officially 12 September by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, running until 22 September

TANZANIA SANOFI

 

An undated commercial handout released by Sanofi on 25 September 2013. An International Team of people with Type 1 Diabetes reached the summit of the Kilimanjaro. The World Diabetes Tour association, in partnership with Sanofi, showed that when people with diabetes strive for good control, they can achieve extraordinary goals. Learn more www.epresspack.net/t1diabetes-kilimanjaro-expedition.

SYRIA-CONFLICT-ALEPPO-WEAPONS

 

  Abu Mohammad, 39, checks an AK47 at his gun shop in the Fardos district of Syria's northern city of Aleppo on September 21, 2013. While most Syrians get poorer with every day of war, Aleppo's main gun seller Abu Mohammad is doing just fine by selling firearms, including rocket-propelled grenades, ammunition and even swords.

INDONESIA WORLD SCHOOL MILK DAY

 

Indonesian pupils drink milk as schoolchildren celebrate World School Milk Day 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia, 25 September 2013. World School Milk Day, celebrated annually in September, has grown to become an annual celebration in more than 40 countries around the world. In 2011 milk consumption in Indonesia reached 12.85 liters per capita per year which is fewer than in some other Asian countries such as in Malaysia with 50.9 liters per capita per year, Thailand 33.7 liters per year, Singapore 44.5 liters per years, India 47.1 liters per year, Vietnam 14.3 liters per year, the Philippines 13.7 liters per year a statistics from the FAO

SOUTH KOREA CURIOSITIES

 

  A variety of scarecrows is liend up along a street at an event in Yeongdeok-gun, South Korea, 25 September 2013.

The Premiere of Swarovski Entertainment's first film ROMEO & JULIET

 


  Hailee Steinfeld, left, and Taylor Swift attend the premiere of Swarovski Entertainment’s first film ROMEO & JULIET, distributed by Relativity Media and in theaters nationwide October 11th on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 in Hollywood, Calif

SOUTH KOREA WEATHER FEATURE

 

Flowers of the species Cosmos are in full bloom in Chuncheon, South Korea, 25 September 2013.

JAPAN-GOLD-CHRISTMAS

 

  A sales clerk of Japan's Tokashimaya department store displays a 1 billion yen (10 million USD) Christmas tree at a gold products exhibition in Tokyo on september 25, 2013. The gold colored Christmas tree was decorated with 1 billion yen worth gold products such as cups, pots and candlestand at the one week exhibition.

Kenya Mall Attack

 

Mary Italo, center right, grieves with other relatives for her son Thomas Abayo Italo, 33, who was killed in the Westgate Mall attack, as they wait to receive his body at the mortuary in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. Thomas was an accountant and the breadwinner of the family who helped look after Mary who is sick, according to relatives. Kenyan authorities prepared for the gruesome task of recovering dozens more victims than initially feared after the country's president declared an end Tuesday to the four-day siege of a Nairobi mall by al-Qaida-linked terrorists.

CHINA AVIATION EXPO

 

  Recreational vehicles are shown as must-have accessories for potential private airplane owners as aviation manufacturers from around the world vie for a part of the burgeoning market in China at Aviation Expo/China 2013 in Beijing, China, 25 September 2013. Major players from the US and Europe are facing increasing competition from China's fast growing domestic aviation industry.

THAILAND-LABOUR-RIGHTS-MIGRATION-FISHING

 

  This picture taken on September 20, 2013 shows labourers unloading fish from a trawler at a port in Pattani, southern Thailand. Each day a small army of labourers from countries including Myanmar and Cambodia -- some legal, some undocumented -- man rusting trawlers or help offload and sort the catch at ports around the country.

THAILAND-LABOUR-RIGHTS-MIGRATION-FISHING

 

This picture taken on September 20, 2013 shows a girl sorting fish after they were unloaded from a trawler at a port in Pattani, southern Thailand. Each day a small army of labourers from countries including Myanmar and Cambodia -- some legal, some undocumented -- man rusting trawlers or help offload and sort the catch at ports around the country.

Syria Aid Distribution Woes

 

  FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2013, file photo, Syrian refugees wait for food aid at Kawergost refugee camp in Irbil, Iraq. Around 34,000 Syrians, the vast majority of them Kurds, have fled the region over a five-day stretch and crossed the border to the self-ruled Kurdish region of northern Iraq. As the Syrian crisis rages and debate heats up over Syria's chemical weapons, U.S. officials are fighting a quieter battle: The delivery of nearly $1.3 billion in assistance in a war zone so chaotic that ambulances are used as target practice and aid is halted by armed men at random checkpoints.

VIETNAM SHIPBUILDING VINASHIN

A man walks past a scale model of a ship displayed at an office of Vietnam's state-owned shipbuilder Vinashin group, in Hanoi, Vietnam, 23 September 2013. Loss-making shipbuilder Vinashin announced it would cut about 14,000 jobs during its restructuring plans to escape from financial collapse, media reports said.

Philippines Asia Storm

A Filipino looks from inside a passenger jeepney as it crosses a flooded street at Makati's financial district, south of Manila, Philippines on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. The Philippine capital remained submerged Monday and classes were cancelled due to heavy rains

Film Review Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

This film image released by Sony Pictures Animation shows characters, from left, Steve the Monkey, voiced by Neil Patrick Harris, Flint, voiced by Bill Hader, Brent, voiced by Andy Samberg, Earl, voiced by Terry Crews and Sam, voiced by Anna Faris, in a scene from "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs."

AUSTRALIA-ART-MIRRORS-FIELD

 


A young girl (C) stands alongside a maze of mirrors that make up the installation "Field" from Art & About Sydney on September 23, 2013. Field, developed by New Zealand architecture collective "Out of the Dark", is a mesmerising set of mirrors on 81 posts designed to be a place of literal reflection where the perspective is ever-changing, encouraging curious

Pakistan

 

  Pakistani Christians block a main highway during a rally to condemn a suicide bombing on a church, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Angry Pakistani Christians denounced the deadliest attack ever in this country against members of their faith. A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up amid hundreds of worshippers outside a historic church in northwestern Pakistan

Philippines Asia Storm

 

Volunteer rescuers look for residents to be ferried to an evacuation center amidst flooding at suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 following heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Usagi. On Saturday the storm had been a super typhoon when it passed between Taiwan and the Philippines, sparing both of them the brunt of the winds. In the Philippines, parts of the capital remained submerged Monday and classes were cancelled

Philippines Asia Storm

 

Volunteer rescuers look for residents to be ferried to an evacuation center amidst flooding at suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 following heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Usagi. On Saturday the storm had been a super typhoon when it passed between Taiwan and the Philippines, sparing both of them the brunt of the winds. In the Philippines, parts of the capital remained submerged Monday and classes were cancelled

SWITZERLAND ANIMALS

 


Capricorns go down Montalin mountain above Chur, Switzerland, 22 September 2013.

Philippines Asia Storm

 


Soldiers rescue trapped residents at Subic township, Zambales province, northwest of Manila, Philippines Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 following flooding due to heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Usagi. On Saturday the storm had been a super typhoon when it passed between Taiwan and the Philippines, sparing both of them the brunt of the winds. In the Philippines, parts of the capital remained submerged Monday and classes were cancelled.

Philippines Asia Storm

 


Soldiers rescue trapped residents at Subic township, Zambales province, northwest of Manila, Philippines Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 following flooding due to heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Usagi. On Saturday the storm had been a super typhoon when it passed between Taiwan and the Philippines, sparing both of them the brunt of the winds. In the Philippines, parts of the capital remained submerged Monday and classes were cancelled

Russia Festival

 

Kremlin guards perform during the "Spasskaya Tower" International Military Orchestra Music Festival at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, late Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.

FRANCE BULLFIGHTING

 

Spanish bullfighter El Juli reacts as he performs with a bull during a "Corrida Goyesca" bullfight held during the 'Feria du Riz' Festivities in the Arena in Arles, Southern France, 07 September 2013. In the annual "Corrida Goyesca" fight in Arles's historic bullring, the bullfighters wear costumes from the era of 18th Century painter Francisco Goya.

FRANCE BULLFIGHTING

 

French bullfighter Juan Bautista performs with a bull during a "Corrida Goyesca" bullfight held during the 'Feria du Riz' Festivities in the Arena in Arles, Southern France, 07 September 2013. In the annual "Corrida Goyesca" fight in Arles's historic bullring, the bullfighters wear costumes from the era of 18th Century painter Francisco Goya

MBFW Spring 2014 - Alexander Wang

 

Courtney Love attends the Alexander Wang collection on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2012, during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York

Romania Canada Gold Mine Protest

 

A girl runs to squash tomatoes thrown by activists in front of the government headquarters while attempting to slow down a municipal worker cleaning them up in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. Demonstrators marched for a sixth day Saturday to protest against the government's plan to allow Canada's Rosia Montana Gold Corp. to dig for gold.

FRANCE-FRANCOPHONIE-GAMES-OPENING

 

French singer Patricia Kass performs on stage with a dancer on September 7, 2013 in Nice, southeastern France, for the opening of the VIIth Francophonie Games. The sports and cultural event takes place in Nice until September 15, 2013.

BRAZIL PROTESTS

 

  Demonstrators face Brazilian Police during clashes at downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, 07 September 2013. Protest were registered across the country due to celebrations of Independence Day.

MBFW Spring 2014 - Herve Leger

 

  Katie Cassidy, Lauriana Mae and Cara Santana attend the Herve Leger collection on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York

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