October 5, 2014
Indonesian Muslims perform the Eid Al-Adha prayer at Al-Akbar Mosque. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid Al-Adha to commemorate the Prophet Ibrahim’s readiness to sacrifice his son as a sign of his obedience to God. To mark the holiday, they sacrifice permissible animals, generally goats, sheep, and cows.
October 8, 2014
Turkish army forces have tightened security measures in the Turkish border province as clashes between ISIS and Kurdish armed groups continue in Kobani, in northern Syria.
October 9, 2014
Demonstrators block an intersection as they occupy streets protesting the October 8 killing of 18-year-old Vonderrit Myers Jr. by an off duty St. Louis police officer. The St. Louis area has been struggling to heal since riots erupted in suburban Ferguson, Missouri, after the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. An upside-down flag is a universal symbol of distress.
October 9, 2014
A man gives a victory sign after being injured during a suicide attack that killed and wounded many people including children, near an area where Houthi Ansarullah members were gathered.
October 8, 2014
Participants fight during a fire war ceremony at Dalem Temple. The annual ceremony, known locally as Siat Geni, is held to ward off bad luck and bring courage.
October 8, 2014
The eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano, as seen from a village in North Sumatra province.
October 5, 2014
A Doctors Without Borders (MSF) health worker in protective clothing carries a child suspected of having Ebola in the MSF treatment center. The girl and her mother, showing symptoms of the deadly disease, were awaiting test results for the virus. The Ebola epidemic has killed more than 3,400 people in West Africa, according to the World Health Organization.
October 6, 2014
Nobel Prize winner Professor John O’Keefe smiles as he talks to reporters. O’Keefe, May-Britt Moser, and Edvard Moser share the award for physiology or medicine for their work on how the brain knows how to navigate and where we are.
October 5, 2014
Members of the Colla Vella Xiquets de Valls Human Tower team fall during the XXV Human Towers, or Castells, Competetion. These human towers, built traditionally in festivals within Catalonia, gather several teams and attempt to build and dismantle a tower structure.
October 9, 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin poses for a photo surrounded by teenage athletes as he attends a meeting with officials, ministers, and governors on sports development. Putin was on a one-day visit to the city to attend the Russia: A Sports Power forum.
October 9, 2014
A group of Egyptians hold anti-coup protests in Abu El Nomrus district, with protesters chanting slogans and holding banners.
October 9, 2014
A man carries empty water pitchers for sale in a market in the southern Indian city.
