OCTOBER 31 - SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.: A man jumps over a burning couch as fans celebrate after the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals to win the World Series -- for the third time in five years.
Heated celebrations —
OCTOBER 31 - SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.: A man jumps over a burning couch as fans celebrate after the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals to win the World Series -- for the third time in five years.
AP Photo/Noah Berger
OCTOBER 30 - NEW DELHI, INDIA: Hindu women with vermillion powder on their foreheads perform rituals at sunset to mark Chhath Puja festival. Chhath is an ancient Hindu way of thanking the Sun God for sustaining life on Earth.
Thanking the Sun —
OCTOBER 30 - NEW DELHI, INDIA: Hindu women with vermillion powder on their foreheads perform rituals at sunset to mark Chhath Puja festival. Chhath is an ancient Hindu way of thanking the Sun God for sustaining life on Earth.
AP Photo/Bernat Armangue
OCTOBER 29 - PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC: Sir Nicholas Winton receives the Order of the White Lion, the Czech Republic's highest honor. The 105-year old Briton saved hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazis before World War II by organizing "Kindertransport" trains from occupied Czechoslovakia.
Highest honors —
OCTOBER 29 - PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC: Sir Nicholas Winton receives the Order of the White Lion, the Czech Republic's highest honor. The 105-year old Briton saved hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazis before World War II by organizing "Kindertransport" trains from occupied Czechoslovakia.
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OCTOBER 28 - TRIPOLI, LEBANON: A refugee woman sits inside a school classroom. Lebanon is among the lowest ranking countries in a new report on the gender pay gap by the World Economic Forum. The report looks at economic opportunities, access to education and healthcare, and political empowerment.
Not equal —
OCTOBER 28 - TRIPOLI, LEBANON: A refugee woman sits inside a school classroom. Lebanon is among the lowest ranking countries in a new report on the gender pay gap by the World Economic Forum. The report looks at economic opportunities, access to education and healthcare, and political empowerment.
AP Photo/Bilal Hussein
OCTOBER 27 - MADRID, SPAIN: A girl takes part in the "Senor de los Milagros" procession. Peruvians in Madrid gathered for the annual celebration of the "Lord of Miracles," the patron saint of Catholic Peruvians.
Lord of Miracles —
OCTOBER 27 - MADRID, SPAIN: A girl takes part in the "Senor de los Milagros" procession. Peruvians in Madrid gathered for the annual celebration of the "Lord of Miracles," the patron saint of Catholic Peruvians.
AP Photo/Andres Kudacki
OCTOBER 24 - MT. WILSON, U.S.: Sunspots are visible on the sun during the peak moment of a partial solar eclipse. The moon, the sun and the Earth were aligned in such a way that the shadow of the moon blocked out around 34% of the sun.
Solar eclipse —
OCTOBER 24 - MT. WILSON, U.S.: Sunspots are visible on the sun during the peak moment of a partial solar eclipse. The moon, the sun and the Earth were aligned in such a way that the shadow of the moon blocked out around 34% of the sun.
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OCTOBER 22 - HONGQING, CHINA: Actors perform the "Fuerzabruta" show. More than half a million people around the world have seen the spectacular mixture of music, drama and dance.
Global spectacle —
OCTOBER 22 - HONGQING, CHINA: Actors perform the "Fuerzabruta" show. More than half a million people around the world have seen the spectacular mixture of music, drama and dance.
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OCTOBER 22 - KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: A Hindu devotee offers a prayer during Diwali at Sri Mahamariamman Temple in Klang. The festival of lights is observed by Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities, marking the victory of light over darkness.
Light wins over darkness —
OCTOBER 22 - KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: A Hindu devotee offers a prayer during Diwali at Sri Mahamariamman Temple in Klang. The festival of lights is observed by Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities, marking the victory of light over darkness.
AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin
OCTOBER 21 - LONDON, UK: Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, attend the welcome ceremony for Singapore's President Tony Tan Keng Yam, Kate's first royal engagement since the palace announced she is pregnant.
Baby on the way —
OCTOBER 21 - LONDON, UK: Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, attend the welcome ceremony for Singapore's President Tony Tan Keng Yam, Kate's first royal engagement since the palace announced she is pregnant.
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OCTOBER 20 - VATICAN: Pope Francis celebrates the beatification ceremony of<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2014%2F10%2F19%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fvatican-beatification%2Findex.html%3Fhpt%3Dhp_t3"> Pope Paul VI</a>. The Synod of the Bishops on the Family has <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2014%2F10%2F18%2Fworld%2Fvatican-final-report%2F">ended without agreement </a>over how to minister to gay and lesbian people or whether to give Holy Communion to Catholics who have divorced and remarried.
Celebrating Pope Paul VI. —
OCTOBER 20 - VATICAN: Pope Francis celebrates the beatification ceremony of Pope Paul VI. The Synod of the Bishops on the Family has ended without agreement over how to minister to gay and lesbian people or whether to give Holy Communion to Catholics who have divorced and remarried.
AP Photo/Andrew Medichini
OCTOBER 17 - ALLAHABAD, INDIA: An Indian potter carries earthen lamps for drying for the upcoming Diwali festival on October 16. People buy the lamps to decorate their homes during the festival of lights, which will be celebrated on October 23.
Preparing for Diwali —
OCTOBER 17 - ALLAHABAD, INDIA: An Indian potter carries earthen lamps for drying for the upcoming Diwali festival on October 16. People buy the lamps to decorate their homes during the festival of lights, which will be celebrated on October 23.
AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh
OCTOBER 16 - MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE: A woman casts her ballot at a polling station on October 15 during general elections. The vote is a tough electoral test for the ruling Frelimo party that has run the country since independence from Portugal in 1975.
Mozambique votes —
OCTOBER 16 - MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE: A woman casts her ballot at a polling station on October 15 during general elections. The vote is a tough electoral test for the ruling Frelimo party that has run the country since independence from Portugal in 1975.
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OCTOBER 15 - HONG KONG: A Mother-in-Law's Tongue plant is placed on a road as pro-democracy demonstrators sleep in tents on a major east-west thoroughfare which usually carries buses, cars and trams on October 14. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com%2F2014%2F10%2F15%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Fhong-kong-police-protest-video%2Findex.html">Since late September,</a> protesters have been demanding a greater say in who leads Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China.
Flower power? —
OCTOBER 15 - HONG KONG: A Mother-in-Law's Tongue plant is placed on a road as pro-democracy demonstrators sleep in tents on a major east-west thoroughfare which usually carries buses, cars and trams on October 14. Since late September, protesters have been demanding a greater say in who leads Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China.
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OCTOBER 14 - SUMATRA ISLAND, INDONESIA: A woman wears a face mask as protection against volcanic ash while she harvests chillies and tomatoes at a village in Karo district. Mount Sinabung volcano, which has been<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com%2F2014%2F02%2F03%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Findonesia-volcano%2F"> erupting since February,</a> continues to spew smoke in the background.
Explosive backdrop —
OCTOBER 14 - SUMATRA ISLAND, INDONESIA: A woman wears a face mask as protection against volcanic ash while she harvests chillies and tomatoes at a village in Karo district. Mount Sinabung volcano, which has been erupting since February, continues to spew smoke in the background.
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OCTOBER 13 - SWAT, PAKISTAN: Pupils study at a school in the conservative hometown of Taliban attack survivor Malala Yousafzai. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2014%2F10%2F10%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fnobel-peace-prize%2Findex.html%3Fhpt%3Dhp_t4">Malala and Kailash Satyarthi of India </a>have jointly been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for risking their lives to fight for children's rights.
In Malala's hometown —
OCTOBER 13 - SWAT, PAKISTAN: Pupils study at a school in the conservative hometown of Taliban attack survivor Malala Yousafzai. Malala and Kailash Satyarthi of India have jointly been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for risking their lives to fight for children's rights.
AP Photo/B.K. Bangas
OCTOBER 10 - LONDON, UK: Actress Angelina Jolie is presented with the insignia of an Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George by Queen Elizabeth II. Jolie received the honorary damehood for services to UK foreign policy and the campaign to end war zone sexual violence.
Jolie good! —
OCTOBER 10 - LONDON, UK: Actress Angelina Jolie is presented with the insignia of an Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George by Queen Elizabeth II. Jolie received the honorary damehood for services to UK foreign policy and the campaign to end war zone sexual violence.
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OCTOBER 9 - JERUSALEM: An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man checks an etrog, a lemon-like citrus fruit, to determine if is ritually acceptable as a symbol on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. For the eight days and seven nights of Sukkot, Jews eat and sleep in a temporary huts, marking the exodus from Egypt.
Sukkot —
OCTOBER 9 - JERUSALEM: An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man checks an etrog, a lemon-like citrus fruit, to determine if is ritually acceptable as a symbol on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. For the eight days and seven nights of Sukkot, Jews eat and sleep in a temporary huts, marking the exodus from Egypt.
AP Photo/Sebastian Scheine
OCTOBER 8 - KELANIYA, SRI LANKA: A Buddhist devotee visits the Kelaniya temple during Poya, a full moon religious festival. The predominantly Buddhist island nation marks every full moon as a holiday.
Full moon —
OCTOBER 8 - KELANIYA, SRI LANKA: A Buddhist devotee visits the Kelaniya temple during Poya, a full moon religious festival. The predominantly Buddhist island nation marks every full moon as a holiday.
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OCTOBER 7 - TARRAGONA, SPAIN: Members of the Colla Vella Xiquets de Valls team fall as they attempt to build the highest human tower during a traditional "Castells" competition in Catalonia. Teams of as many as 150 people compete against each other in raising the towers, reaching up to eight levels.
Human tower —
OCTOBER 7 - TARRAGONA, SPAIN: Members of the Colla Vella Xiquets de Valls team fall as they attempt to build the highest human tower during a traditional "Castells" competition in Catalonia. Teams of as many as 150 people compete against each other in raising the towers, reaching up to eight levels.
AFP PHOTO / JOSEP LAGO
OCTOBER 6 - DHAKA, BANGLADESH: People pray during Eid-al-Adha. The holiday, known as the "Feast of the Sacrifice," is one of the most significant festivals in the Muslim calendar and lasts for four days. The holiday marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage and serves as a day to remember the Islamic prophet Ibrahim.
Eid-al-Adha —
OCTOBER 6 - DHAKA, BANGLADESH: People pray during Eid-al-Adha. The holiday, known as the "Feast of the Sacrifice," is one of the most significant festivals in the Muslim calendar and lasts for four days. The holiday marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage and serves as a day to remember the Islamic prophet Ibrahim.
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OCTOBER 3 - MOUNT ARAFAT, SAUDI ARABIA: A Muslim pilgrim prays as he takes part in a Hajj ritual near Mecca. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com%2F2013%2F06%2F21%2Fworld%2Fhajj-fast-facts%2F">More than two million Muslims</a> take part in the annual pilgrimage and performing Hajj is considered one of the five pillars of Islam.
Journey of Hajj —
OCTOBER 3 - MOUNT ARAFAT, SAUDI ARABIA: A Muslim pilgrim prays as he takes part in a Hajj ritual near Mecca. More than two million Muslims take part in the annual pilgrimage and performing Hajj is considered one of the five pillars of Islam.
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OCTOBER 2 - ALLAHABAD, INDIA: A young artist holds a mirror for another as they prepare for a traditional Ramleela drama, narrating the life of the Hindu God Rama, to celebrate the festival of Dussehra on October 1. The occasion commemorates the triumph of Lord Rama over the demon king Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil.
Happy Dussehra —
OCTOBER 2 - ALLAHABAD, INDIA: A young artist holds a mirror for another as they prepare for a traditional Ramleela drama, narrating the life of the Hindu God Rama, to celebrate the festival of Dussehra on October 1. The occasion commemorates the triumph of Lord Rama over the demon king Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil.
AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh
OCTOBER 1 - INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA: Japan's Minami Itahashi, right, and Fuka Tatsumi compete during the women's synchronised 10m platform diving final at the 17th <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com%2F2014%2F09%2F21%2Fasia%2Fgallery%2Fasian-games-south-korea%2F">Asian Games</a> on September 30.
Diving for gold —
OCTOBER 1 - INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA: Japan's Minami Itahashi, right, and Fuka Tatsumi compete during the women's synchronised 10m platform diving final at the 17th Asian Games on September 30.
AP Photo/Kin Cheung