Mars
September 28, 2015
Dark, narrow, 100-meter-long streaks on the Red Planet, inferred to have been formed by contemporary flowing water, are seen in an image produced by NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the University of Arizona. Scientists have found the first evidence that briny water may flow on the surface of Mars during the planet’s summer months.
Vatican City
September 30, 2015
Pope Francis blesses the faithful as he leads the weekly audience in Saint Peter’s Square.
United Nations
September 28, 2015
President Obama extends his hand to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York.
St. Florence, Wales
September 28, 2015
A lunar eclipse coincides with a “supermoon.” A supermoon occurs when the moon is in the closest part of its orbit to Earth, meaning it appears larger in the sky. This phenomenon was last observed in 1982 and won’t come again until 2033.
Jerusalem
September 28, 2015
Palestinian protesters run away as Israeli police throw a stun grenade in Old City.
New York City
September 21, 2015
Thirteen-year-old Emmanuel Festo Rutema from Tanzania poses with a plush toy that he says makes him feel safe at night and that he sleeps with, in Staten Island. Albino body parts are highly valued in witchcraft and can fetch a high price. Superstition leads many to believe albino children are ghosts who bring bad luck. Some believe the limbs are more potent if the victims scream during amputation, according to a 2013 United Nations report. Albinism is a congenital disorder affecting about one in 20,000 people worldwide who lack pigment in their skin, hair and eyes. It is more common in sub-Saharan Africa and affects about one Tanzanian in 1,400. UN officials estimate about 75 albinos have been killed in the east African nation since 2000 and have voiced fears of rising attacks ahead of this year's election, as politicians seek good luck charms from witch doctors.
Lima, Peru
October 1, 2015
Shamans holding a Nino Jesus (Child Jesus) figure and a snake perform a ritual at the Rimac River to fight the negative effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon.
Lisbon, Portugal
October 1, 2015
Members of the Alcochete forcados group perform during a bullfight at the Campo Pequeno bullring. Forcados are traditional Portuguese bullfighters who catch bulls with their bare hands.
Roseburg, Oregon
October 1, 2015
People take part in candlelight vigil following a mass shooting at Umpqua Community College. A gunman opened fire at the school, killing nine people and wounding seven others before police shot him to death, authorities said, in the latest mass killing to rock an American campus.
Milan, Italy
September 27, 2015
Models take selfies with mobile phones during the parade at the end of the Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016 collection during Milan Fashion Week.
Laziska Gorne, Poland
September 11, 2015
Piotr Dytko, 42, a miner who has has worked for 24 years in mines, looks on as he works about 500 meters underground at the Boleslaw Smialy coal mine, a unit of coal miner Kompania Weglowa in the country’s Silesia region. Coal mining has taken center stage in the campaign for this month's parliamentary election in Poland, an outsize political role that threatens the country's hard-won economic growth and reputation in Europe.
The Bahamas
October 1, 2015
Hurricane Joaquin is seen in the Atlantic Ocean in an image from the NOAA GOES West satellite. The third hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season intensified into a major Category 4 storm on a scale of 1 to 5, with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour.
