The day in photos

The day in photos

Oct 17, 2014

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A picture taken on October 16, 2014 shows an Eurasian lynx at the zoological park of the eastern French city of Amneville. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN (Photo credit should read JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP/Getty Images)

A Eurasian lynx shows its teeth in an Amneville, France, zoo. Getty

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Lydia Nantale poses outside her house in Katanga slum, one of the biggest slums in Uganda's capital Kampala October 15, 2014. Nantale is preparing to take part at upcoming Women's World Boxing Championships in Jeju City, South Korea, she is one of the few female boxers in Uganda. REUTERS/Edward Echwalu (UGANDA - Tags: SPORT BOXING TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Boxer Lydia Nantale poses outside of her house in Katanga, Uganda. Reuters

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Balloon sellers wait for customers at a shopping district in Beijing October 16, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Balloon sellers wait for customers in Beijing, China. Reuters

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Zhang Yufeng feeds a flock of geese at Xincai county, Henan province, October 15, 2014. Zhang keeps around 3,200 geese for sale and expects an annual income of 100,000 yuan ($16,327) from them. Picture taken October 15, 2014. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

A woman feeds a flock of geese in Xincai, Henan, China. Reuters

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A Kurdish refugee from the Syrian town of Kobani shows victory sign as a rainbow forms over the camp in the southeastern town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province, October 16, 2014. The United States is bombing targets in Kobani for humanitarian purposes to relieve defenders of the Syrian town and give them time to organize against Islamic State militants, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (TURKEY - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A rainbow forms over a Kurdish refugee camp in Kobani, Syria. Reuters

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Russian aerobatic team Strizhi (The Swifts) performs on MIG-29s during a military parade to mark 70 years since the city's liberation by the Red Army in Belgrade October 16, 2014. Serbia feted Russia's Vladimir Putin with troops, tanks and fighter-jets on Thursday to mark seven decades since the Red Army liberated Belgrade, balancing its ambitions of European integration with enduring reverence for a big-power ally deeply at odds with the West. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (SERBIA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY ANNIVERSARY TRANSPORT)

Russian aerobatic team Strizhi (The Swifts) performs on MIG-29s for a military parade in Belgrade, Serbia. Reuters

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A Shi'ite Houthi protester sits at the main anti-government protest camp of the Shi'ite Houthi movement on a road leading to the Sanaa Airport in Sanaa October 16, 2014. The movement will dismantle its protest camp on Friday, according to local media. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A Shi’ite protester sits in a camp in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters

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People walk over the installation "The pool" during the SIGNAL light festival in Prague October 16, 2014. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: SOCIETY)

Visitors walk over “The Pool” installation at the Signal Festival in Prague. Reuters

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Social activists participate in a march to commemorate World Food Day in San Salvador, October 16, 2014. Salvadoran farmers and social organisations marched to Congress to demand the approval of a law to protect small farmers and native crops, and ban the use of transgenic genes, according to local media. The signs read "Monsanto Out" (C) and "We demand healthy nourishment." REUTERS/Jose Cabezas (EL SALVADOR - Tags: BUSINESS AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT POLITICS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CIVIL UNREST) FOOD

Protesters march to commemorate World Food Day in San Salvador, El Salvador. Reuters

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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 16: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit the Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red evolving art installation at the Tower of London on October 16, 2014 in London, England. 888,246 poppies will be planted in the moat by volunteers with the last poppy being planted on the 11th November 2014. Each poppy represents a British or Colonial fatality in the First World War. The poppies are for sale with 10% plus all net proceeds going to six service charities. (Photo by Chris Jackson - WPA Pool /Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, visit the Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red installation in London. Getty

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A picture taken on October 16, 2014 shows a young Barn Owl at the zoological park of the eastern French city of Amneville. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN (Photo credit should read JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP/Getty Images)

A young barn owl has a snack in an Amneville, France, zoo. Getty

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 16: Leaves start to take on autumnal hues in Liverpool's Sefton Park on October 16, 2014 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Despite the current unsettled weather, according to the Forestry Commission England, the warm temperatures, lots of sunshine and spells of rain experienced during the summer, twinned with recent dry, warm early-autumn days and cooler nights is a promising recipe for a spectacular show of seasonal colour in England's woods and forests over the next few weeks. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Leaves turn yellow in Liverpool, England. Getty

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 16: (L-R) Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dr. Robin Robinson, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Counterterrorism Policy Assistant Commissioner Dr. Luciana Borio testify during a hearing on Ebola before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee October 16, 2014 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Health officials faced tough questions at the hearing examining the nation's response to the Ebola outbreak after a second nurse who cared for Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas traveled on a commercial flight while she was carrying the Ebola virus. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Authorities testify in Washington about the Ebola epidemic. Getty

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Vice President Joe Biden tours a dredging barge, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at Penn's Landing along the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Biden discussed the importance of investing in the nation's infrastructure during his visit to the waterfront. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Vice President Joe Biden tours a dredging barge in the Delaware River in Philadelphia. AP

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Young kids silhouette against an installation set as part of the Signal Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. The light festival brings the city's historical buildings to life through audio-visual installations. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

The Signal Festival takes place in Prague. AP

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A picture taken on October 16, 2014 shows a new born Kirk's dik-dik at the zoological park of the eastern French city of Amneville. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN (Photo credit should read JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP/Getty Images)

A newborn Kirk’s dik-dik makes his debut in an Amneville, France, zoo. Getty

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A visitor looks through the clock of the Orsay museum, overlooking Paris, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Since 1977 the Orsay museum is housed in a former Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

A visitor looks through the clock of the Orsay museum in Paris. AP

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Bonnie Robinson, left, and her partner, Anne Guzzo, give a thumbs-up to a passing motorist while speaking with Carl Oleson and his partner, Rob Johnston, right, before a hearing on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at the Ewing T. Kerr Federal Building in Casper, Wyo. U.S. District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl will hear arguments in Guzzo v. Mead, a case brought forth by four same-sex couples alleging the state's refusal to acknowledge their right to marry or legally recognize their out-of-state marriages. (AP Photo/Casper Star-Tribune, Ryan Dorgan) MANDATORY CREDIT

Two newlywed same-sex couples celebrate in Casper, Wyo. AP

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A Serbian army paratrooper descends during a military parade in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Waving Russian and Serbian flags and displaying banners Thank You Russia, tens of thousands came to see the parade in Belgrade attended by Vladimir Putin, which marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Serbian capital from the Nazi German occupation by the Red Army and Communist Yugoslav Partisans. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

A Serbian paratrooper sails in a military parade in Belgrade. AP

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to questions during a press conference after talks with his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Putin arrived on a one-day official visit to Serbia during which he will attend a military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Belgrades liberation from Nazi occupation. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes questions in Belgrade, Serbia. AP

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Syrian Kurdish refugees, who fled the fighting in Kobani, walk at a refugee camp in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters.The onslaught has forced more than 200,000 people to flee across the border into Turkey.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Syrian Kurdish refugees walk in a camp in Suruc, Turkey. AP

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Ukrainian Prisoners of War stand in the backyard of a government building in the town of Illovaysk, eastern Ukraine Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. On Thursday pro-Russian rebels brought to Illovaysk 20 Ukrainian POW, captured during their retreat from Illovaysk 45 days ago. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Ukrainian prisoners of war linger in Illovaysk, Ukraine. AP

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Protestor Jeff Hulbert of Annapolis, Maryland holds a sign reading "Stop the Flights" as he demonstrates in favor of a travel ban to stop the spread of the Ebola virus, in front of the White House in Washington October 16, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH)

A protestor demonstrates against Ebola’s spread in Washington. Reuters

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These great gourds capture some of the year's hottest celebrities on halloween pumpkins. Geekie Award-winning artist Alex Fer has carved Angelina Jolie as Maleficent, Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock, Marilyn Monroe and Groot from 'Guardians of the Galaxy'. Pictured: Groot Ref: SPL865823 151014 Picture by: thepumpkingeek.com/Splash News Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles: 310-821-2666 New York: 212-619-2666 London: 870-934-2666 photodesk@splashnews.com

Groot of “Guardians of the Galaxy” is immortalized in a pumpkin. Splash

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