The day in photos

The day in photos

Oct 16, 2014

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A hippo opens its mouth as it takes a bath at the Zoo in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

A hippo bathes in a Berlin, Germany, zoo. AP

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Pope Francis waves as he leads his weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican October 15, 2014. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (VATICAN - Tags: RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Pope Francis waves at his weekly audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Reuters

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PIC BY ANDREY GUDKOV / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED: The flock of flamingos at Lake Bogoria in Kenya) - These extraordinary images bring a whole new meaning to the phrase pretty in pink. Captured congregating in their thousands, the brightly coloured birds are able to transform the skyline as far as the eye can see. Known for their vivid pink plumage, the long legged waders get their unique colour from the pigmentation found in the organisms they eat. Taken by Russian photographer, Andrey Gudkov, 42, the wildlife lover visited various lakes in Africa and Brazil to photograph one of natures most stunning spectacles. In fact, during mating season, it has been known for over one million individual flamingos to appear in a single gathering. SEE CATERS COPY.

Flamingos flock at Lake Bogoria in Kenya. Caters News

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Mechanic and welder Sergei Kulagin, 32, strengthens the bracing of a spider sculpture, made by Kulagin, during a demonstration on the wall of an automobile repair workshop in the town of Divnogorsk outside Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, October 15, 2014. Enthusiast Kulagin, who works as a mechanic of an automobile service station, created about 20 sculptures made of used car parts and components during his non-working hours. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Mechanic and welder Sergei Kulagin adheres a spider sculpture to a wall in Divnogorsk, Russia. Reuters

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Barry Steenkamp, father of Reeva Steenkamp, is consoled by his wife June Steenkamp during the sentencing hearing of Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria October 15, 2014. The 27-year-old Pistorius, whose lower legs were amputated as a baby, was convicted of culpable homicide last month for the shooting of 29-year-old law graduate and model Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013. REUTERS/Antoine de Ras/Pool (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Reeva Steenkamp’s father, Barry, mourns during Oscar Pistorius’ sentencing in Pretoria, South Africa. Reuters

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Christian pilgrims from Brazil are baptized in the water of the Jordan River during a ceremony at the Yardenit baptismal site near the northern Israeli city of Tiberias October 15, 2014. Yardenit is one of the sites along the Jordan River where it is believed Jesus was baptized. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (ISRAEL - Tags: RELIGION TRAVEL TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Christian pilgrims are baptized in Tiberias, Israel. Reuters

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A herd of elephants walk past a watering hole in Hwange National Park October 14, 2014. The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013, leading to the death of at least 100 animals, according to Zimbabwean authorities. Picture taken October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: ANIMALS CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Elephants head to a watering hole in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. Reuters

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Pro-democracy protesters face police using umbrellas as protection for pepper spray at an area near the government headquarters building in Hong Kong early October 16, 2014. Hundreds of Hong Kong police used pepper spray on pro-democracy protesters in the early hours of Wednesday to clear a major road that had been barricaded with concrete slabs, heightening tensions in the financial hub. The clashes were the worst in over a week between police and largely student protesters, who late on Tuesday swarmed into a tunnel on a key four-lane thoroughfare, halting traffic and chanting for universal suffrage. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Pro-democracy protesters face police with umbrellas in Hong Kong. Reuters

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REFILE - CORRECTING NAME OF EQUIPMENT A pump jack is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. Brent crude hit a new four-year low on Wednesday before recovering to just under $85 a barrel, as faltering global growth curbed demand for fuel at a time of heavy oversupply. Oil saw its biggest daily fall in more than three years on Tuesday after the West's energy watchdog slashed its forecasts for world oil demand for this year and 2015. Picture taken October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENERGY BUSINESS)

A pump jack is silhouetted in Bakersfield, Calif. Reuters

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BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 15: A Pro-Independence Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) supporter marches to hold a tribute to Former President of Catalonia Lluis Companys on October 15, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. Lluis Companys was executed by a firing squad on October 15, 1940 during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Catalonia's President Artur Mas vowed yesterday to push forward with a vote on Independece for Catalonia on November 9 under a modified legal framework, after the Spanish Constitutional Court suspended the original one. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

A pro-independence supporter heads to a torchlight demonstration in Barcelona, Spain. Getty

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SANLIURFA, TURKEY - OCTOBER 15: (TURKEY OUT) Heavy smoke rises following an airstrike by the US-led coalition aircraft in Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, as seen from the outskirts of Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, October 15, 2014. Islamic State are believed to control more than a third of Syrian city of Kobani since they arrived in mid-September. Kurdish forces have now advanced after a series of US-led coalition air strikes on ISIS positions in and around the besieged town. (Photo by Gokhan Sahin/Getty Images)

Smoke rises after an explosion in Sanliurfa, Turkey. Getty

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 15: A U.S. Marine stands in front of the West Wing of the White House as dark clouds form a storm approaches on October 15, 2014 in Washington, DC. The Washington area was issued a tornado warning as a major storm front approached but was soon cancelled. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

A storm brews over Washington. Getty

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The two snow leopard twins Okara and Orya play at the zoo in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. The cubs were born five and a half months ago. (AP Photo/Keystone, Steffen Schmidt)

Snow leopard twins Okara and Orya play in a Zurich, Switzerland, zoo. AP

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DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 15: Hazmat workers with Protect Environmental unload barrels in preparation for decontaminating an apartment at The Village Bend East apartment complex where a second health care worker who has tested positive for the Ebola virus resides on October 15, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. Nurse Amber Vinson joins Nina Pham as health workers who have contracted the Ebola virus at Texas Heath Presbyterian Hospital while treating patient Thomas Eric Duncan, who has since died. (Photo by Mike Stone/Getty Images)

Hazmat workers unload barrels for decontamination in Dallas, Texas. Getty

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Rachael Beierle, left, and Boise City Council President Maryanne Jordan, center, laugh at a joke in Amber Beierle's wedding vows at City Hall in Boise, Idaho, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. With Mayor Dave Bieter out of town, Jordan officiated the wedding ceremony as acting mayor. Ada County clerks began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger)

A same-sex wedding is performed in Boise, Idaho. AP

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Red panda cubs examine a toy at the Lincoln Children's Zoo, in Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. The zoo has named the cubs Carson and Willa after famous Nebraskans Johnny Carson and Willa Cather. (AP Photo/The Journal-Star, Eric Gregory) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; KOLN-TV OUT; KGIN-TV OUT; KLKN-TV OUT

Red pandas Carson and Willa play in a Lincoln, Nebraska, zoo. AP

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TUBMANBURG, LIBERIA - OCTOBER 15: A boy watches as a U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor departs the site of an Ebola treatment center under construction on October 15, 2014 in Tubmanburg, Liberia. The center is the first of 17 Ebola treatment centers being built by Liberian forces under American supervision as part of Operation United Assistance to combat the Ebola epidemic. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

A boy watches a US plane leave an Ebola treatment center in Tubmanburg, Liberia. Getty

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TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15: A model prepares backstage ahead of the LAMARCK show as part of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week TOKYO 2015 S/S at RISTORANTE ASO on October 15, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

A model prepares backstage at Tokyo fashion week. Getty

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Lightning over Sydney Tuesday 14th October 2014 ¬© Aaron Saye 2014

Lightning strikes over Sydney, Australia. Aaron Saye

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PIC FROM BERLIN ZOO/ CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED: MOTHER AND BABY FRESH FROM THEIR SWIM) - These are the adorable images of a baby otter taking its first swimming lessons. Playfully splashing about in the water the baby male - who is yet to be named - had his parents close by for supervision. As the soaking wet baby left the water they were even on snuggle duty while he dried off. Asian small-clawed otters are the smallest otter species in the world and are native to southern Asia. They are currently classified as Vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List. SEE CATERS COPY.

Baby otters learn to swim in a Berlin, Germany, zoo. Caters News

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