The day in photos

The day in photos

Sep 30, 2014

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PHUKET, THAILAND - SEPTEMBER 29: A vegetarian festival devotee parades through the streets on September 29, 2014 in Phuket, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces its roots back to the early 1800's. The annual festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck. The ritualized mutilation is performed at a local Buddhist shrine under a trance-like state and is careful supervised. (Photo by Borja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images)

A man makes a cutting display at a Phuket, Thailand, vegetarian festival. Getty

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A man works as he builds a traditional swing using bamboos during the Dashain, Hinduism's biggest religious festival, in Kathmandu September 29, 2014.Hindus in Nepal celebrate victory over evil during the festival by flying kites, feasting, playing swings, sacrificing animals and worshipping the Goddess Durga as well as other gods and goddesses, as part of celebrations held throughout the country. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A man builds a swing out of bamboo in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters

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Journalists walk up a staircase during press day for the opening of the exhibition "Hokusai (1760-1849)", the Japanese artist who lived from 1760 until 1849, near a partial reproduction of the poster "Daruma" which dates from 1817 at the Grand Palais in Paris September 29, 2014. The exhibit, which spans six periods in Hokusai's life, is illustrated by a series of prints, books, and paintings, which displays his talents as an engraver, draughtsman and painter. It will run from October 1, 2014 to January 18, 2015. REUTERS/John Schults (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

The “Hokusai” exhibition opens at the Grand Palais in Paris. Reuters

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A Turkish Kurdish protestor throws back a tear gas capsule at riot police near the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province September 29, 2014. Turkish security forces broke up the pro-Kurdish demonstration on the Turkish-Syrian border which was in solidarity with Syrian Kurds. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A Turkish Kurdish protester hurls back a tear gas capsule at riot police in Suruc, Turkey. Reuters

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A student carries roses, symbolising their non-involvement in conflict, outside their school compound that was taken over by Shi'ite Houthi rebels, who had moved armoured vehicles into the compound, during recent fighting with government forces in Sanaa September 29, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi (YEMEN - Tags: EDUCATION CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY POLITICS)

A student holds roses in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks about a photograph as he addresses the 69th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York September 29, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the United Nations in New York. Reuters

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A U.S Air Force KC-10 Extender refuels an F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft prior to strike operations in Syria in this September 26, 2014 photo released on September 29, 2014. These aircraft were part of a strike package that was engaging ISIL targets in Syria. REUTERS/Russ Scalf/U.S. Air Force photo/Handout (MID SEA - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

An Air Force KC-10 Extender refuels an F-22 Raptor before a strike over Syria. Reuters

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Protesters hold their mobile phones as they block the main street to the financial Central district, outside the government headquarters, in Hong Kong September 29, 2014. Hong Kong democracy protesters defied volleys of tear gas and police baton charges to stand firm in the centre of the global financial hub on Monday, one of the biggest political challenges for China since the Tiananmen Square crackdown 25 years ago. The Communist government in Beijing made clear it would not tolerate dissent, and warned against any foreign interference as thousands of protesters massed for a fourth night in the free-wheeling, capitalist city of more than 7 million people. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Protesters hold up glowing phones in Hong Kong. Reuters

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Students listen to their teacher during class outside their school compound that was taken over by Shi'ite Houthi rebels, who had moved armoured vehicles into the compound, during recent fighting with government forces in Sanaa September 29, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi (YEMEN - Tags: EDUCATION CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Students listen in an outdoor class after rebels took over their school in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters

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A road cuts through a forest during a rainy day on the island of Senja, north of the Arctic Circle in Norway September 29, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (NORWAY - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

The sky is clouded with rain in Senja, Norway. Reuters

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A man, who dresses up as Super Mario to pose with people for tips, takes a break while in Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York September 29, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL)

A man dressed as Mario looks less than super in Times Square. Reuters

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Students from the Ayotzinapa Teacher Training College burn effigies of Guerrero's Governor Angel Aguirre (R) and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto (L) outside of the City Congress in Chilpancingo, in the Mexican state of Guerrero September 29, 2014. Students from the college demonstrated in the streets to demand the safe return of 57 students who remain missing after a series of clashes. The clashes, which extended from Friday into Saturday and involved students, police and armed men in the southwestern town of Iguala, killed at least six people and left some 20 injured, the government of Guerrero state said. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)

Students burn effigies of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto in Guerrero, Mexico. Reuters

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BEDFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 29: Flamingos seen at the ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Whipsnade on September 29, 2014 in Bedfordshire, England. PHOTOGRAPH BY Tony Margiocchi / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

Flamingos bump beaks in Whipsnade, UK. Barcroft Media

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MANASSAS, VA - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. Army Specialist Jay Briseno (Retired) (C) is given a Washington Redskins jersey by Redskins Fullback Darrel Young and members of the Redskins cheerleaders that has been autographed by Joe Theismann during a ceremony to welcome Briseno and his family to their new residence September 29, 2014 in Manassas, Virginia. Briseno became a quadripelgic after being shot in the head while serving in Iraq in 2003 and his parents have worked full-time to care for him since then. The Quality of Life Foundation, Azalea Charities and Helping A Hero worked together to raise $570,000 in labor, materials and contracting to build the home with an accessible bathroom with a roll in shower, lift system, a home therapy room and a screened-in porch and deck. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Army Specialist Jay Briseno receives a Redskins jersey from fullback Darrel Young in Manassa, Va. Getty

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In this Sept. 26, 2014 photo, spectators watch as riders and drivers herd the buffalo toward the corrals at the 49th annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup in the southern Black Hills near Custer, S.D. After the roundup, some of the buffalo were vaccinated, branded, checked for pregnancies and others were sorted for an auction. (AP Photo/Kristina Barker)

Spectators watch the Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup in Custer, S.D. AP

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In this Friday, Sept. 26, 2014 photo, artist Adam Mysock installs his artwork, titled "Looking Down The Barrel of a Gun (The Last Judgement)," for the upcoming exhibit "Guns in the Hands of Artists," at the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Adam Mysock installs his piece in a gun-themed exhibit at the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery in New Orleans. AP

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An Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) employee walks past drying safety boots at MSF's Ebola isolation and treatment center, in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday Sept. 29, 2014. Six months into the worlds worst-ever Ebola outbreak in West Africa authorities are desperately waiting for shipments of aid to help in the fight of this deadly disease. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A Doctors Without Borders employee walks past drying safety boots in an Ebola isolation and treatment center in Monrovia, Liberia. AP

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Kurdish Peshmerga fighters stand guard with their weapons as they patrol the front line with the Islamic State group near the Rashad Bridge, which connects the provinces of Salah al-Din and Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters stand guard in Kirkuk, Iraq. AP

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This image provided by the Pocatello Zoo Superintendent, Peter Pruett, shows the young female grizzly bear captured in Wyoming Monday Sept. 22, 2014 in quarantine resting Friday at the Pocatello Zoo. She became potentially dangerous after receiving food from humans. The bear will remain in quarantine for 30 days to make sure she doesn't have parasites or disease, and then will be viewable to the public at the zoo's grizzly enclosure. (AP Photo/Pocatello Zoo)

A young female grizzly naps in a Pocatello, Idaho, zoo. AP

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