2013-10-17 Photo gallery

Ecology professor Ricardo Freitas and his crew search for broad-snouted caimans in the Marapendi Lagoon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Some of the animals have taken refuge in ponds being built inside the Olympic golf course, which abuts a once pristine ...

A rescue worker looks for a victim of a landslide caused by Typhoon Wipha in Izu Oshima island, south of Tokyo October 17, 2013. The typhoon killed 17 people in Japan on Wednesday, most on the offshore island, but largely spared the capital and cause...

Slackliner Mickey Wilson (L) performs a trick on an urban highline as fellow walker Andy Lewis sets the world record for the longest urban highline walk at 360-feet-long (110-meter-long) at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada October 16, 201...

A man stands at a site damaged by a landslide caused by Typhoon Wipha in Izu Oshima island, south of Tokyo October 17, 2013. The typhoon killed 17 people in Japan on Wednesday, most on the offshore island, but largely spared the capital and caused no...

Houston Rockets' Donatas Motiejunas (20) reaches for the rebound ahead of Orlando Magic's Romero Osby (24) during the second half of a preseason NBA basketball game Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/

Bradley Smith of Britain rides a bicycle around the track ahead of the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island in Australia, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo

Vivien Speers, front, assists instructor Sasha Hawley, back, instruct a yoga class at the Sydney Sea Life Aquarium in Sydney, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. Hawley, who founded 'Yoga by the Sea,' instructs the class from inside a tank that includes Leopard...

Models present creations by Chinese designer Guo Pei in 'The Arabian 1002th Night' show during Fashion Week in Singapore October 16, 2013. REUTERS

Police stop members of Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) Delhi Pradesh who were shouting slogans during a demonstration outside Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI photo

Children use a plaintain to move across a flooded village at Udaynarayanpur block in Howrah District on Thursday in the aftermath of Cyclone Phailin. PTI Photo

Artists pose for photographs at Marwar Festival in Jodhpur on Thursday. PTI Photo

Actresses Chaiti Ghosal (L), Rim Jhim Mitra and Arunima Ghosh (R) during a 'Celebrities Sindoor Khela' programme at a community puja pandal, as part of Durga puja celebrations in Kolkata on Thursday. PTI Photo

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan leaves after roll-out of the 5 millionth car of Hyundai at Irungattukottai near Sriperumbudur on Thursday. PTI Photo

52-year-old Ram Bhandari from Bihar repairs a cricket bat at his workshop in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Bhandari, claims to have repaired and crafted more than 20 bats for Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who announced retirement from International C...

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, is received by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as he arrives for a ceremonial reception at the Indian presidential palace in New Delhi, Thursday, Oct.17, 2013. Orban is on a three day official visit to India...

Social activist Medha Patkar with supporters to protest against Sardar Sarovar project at Shram Shakti Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo

A policeman looks on as a gas tanker bursts into flames at National Highway-2 near Mathura on Thursday. PTI Photo

Army soldiers take positions during an encounter with militants in Lolab forest in Kupwara district on Thursday. PTI Photo

Nita M. Ambani speaks after she was honoured with honorary D Lit degree at Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram on Thursday. PTI Photo 

Bollywood star and Hyundai India’s brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan, right, and Hyundai Motor India Ltd. Managing Director & CEO Bo Shin Seo stand beside the car that will mark the company’s 5 millionth in India, at the Hyundai plant in Irungattuk...

 Flood affected people being rescued from a flooded locality in East Midnapore on Thursday. PTI Photo

 An aerial view of a flooded locality in East Midnapore on Thursday. PTI Photo 

52-year-old Ram Bhandari from Bihar repairs a cricket bat at his workshop in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Bhandari, claims to have repaired and crafted more than 20 bats for Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who announced retirement from International Cric...

 Devotees throng during Goddess Chamundeshwari's chariot festival near Mysore on Thursday. PTI Photo

A foreign tourist with a mustache competition winner at Marwar Festival in Jodhpur on Thursday. PTI Photo

Artists pose for photographs at Marwar Festival in Jodhpur on Thursday. PTI Photo 

A model showcases an outfit by Dubai-based Philippine fashion designer Michael Cinco Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Singapore during the Fide Fashion Week 2013 Asian Couture show. AP Photo

A burst of fireworks go off near members of the so-called Black Bloc anarchist group during clashes with police after a march of striking teachers took place to mark National Teachers Day, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Last week,...

Faculty of medicine first year students are seen after seniors sprayed them with different types of sauces, liquids, flour and eggs as part of an annual tradition during a celebration in honour of their patron Saint Lucas at Granada University in Gra...