Pictures Of Recent Events [End of October 2012]

Author: peter Date: 14 November, Category: Fact, Visits 2845

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Afghan counternarcotic police (CNPA) burn 25 tons of drugs and drug-making gear in the outskirts of Kabul October 14, 2012. The 25 tons of drugs and paraphernalia where confiscated over the past nine months in the Kabul area. (Photo by Ahmad Jamshid/Associated Press)

A masked protester talks to a soldier during clashes after the funeral of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan October 21, 2012. Lebanese soldiers fired guns and tear gas to push back hundreds of protesters who broke through a police cordon and tried to storm the government headquarters in Beirut. (Photo by Hussein Malla/Associated Press)

An armored navy vehicle is seen in the Maguinhos slum during an operation to install a Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 14, 2012. (Photo by Felipe Dana/Associated Press)

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as people pray inside and outside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia October 22, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws two to three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (Photo by Hassan Ammar/Associated Press)

An Indonesian man on a boat salvages scrap items in a river choked with trash in Surabaya city in East Java province on October 17, 2012. (Photo by Juni Kriswanto/AFP Photo)

A Palestinian activist is arrested by Israeli soldiers as dozens of Palestinians block the entrance to branch of the Rami Levy supermarket opened in Shaar Binyamin close to the city of Ramallah in the Israeli occupied Palestinian West Bank on October 24, 2012, as the protesters called for a boycott of goods being produced in the Jewish Settlement. (Photo by Ahmad Gharabli/AFP Photo)

In this October 22, 2012, photo, Google product manager Ryan Falor walks with the Trekker during a demonstration for the media along the Bright Angel Trail at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. The search engine giant is using the nearly 40-pound, backpack-sized camera unit to showcase the Grand Canyon's most popular hiking trails on the South Rim and other off-road sites. It's about 4 feet in height when set on the ground, and when worn, the camera system extends 2 feet above the operator's shoulders. (Photo by Rick Bowmer/AP Photo)

Traymond Harris and Ryan Hudge play basketball as the space shuttle Endeavour passes by in Inglewood October 13, 2012. (Photo by Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

A potential Indian Army recruit has his chest measured during a physical fitness test at an Army recruitment rally at Kapurthala, around 20 km from Jalandhar on October 17, 2012. The Indian Army is a voluntary service and the world's largest standing volunteer army, with over a million active personnel and just under a million in reserve. (Photo by Sahmmi Mehra/AFP Photo)

People gather with torches to celebrate the Jipyongsun (horizon) Festival, to experience the agricultural lifestyle in Gimje, South Korea, October 13, 2012. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/Associated Press)

Reza Madadi, from Sweden, reacts to a punch from Cristiano Marcello of Brazil during their lightweight mixed martial arts bout. Marcello defeated Madadi at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 153 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 13, 2012. (Photo by Felipe Dana/Associated Press)

An installation shows a little car running over a tank in Osijek, Croatia, October 16, 2012. The installation commemorates an event from the 1991 conflict when a Yugoslav army tank ran over a similar car intentionally placed in front of it. (Photo by Darko Bandic/Associated Press)

Republican candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama spar during the second presidential debate, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., October 16, 2012 (Photo by Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press)

A firefighter works to extinguish a fire that destroyed an apartment building in Harwood near Hazleton, Pennsylvania, October 16, 2012. Four people's homes were devastated in the blaze which is under investigation. (Photo by Ellen F. O'Connell/Hazleton Standard-Speaker)

Russian opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov gestures as he is taken by police officers for questioning in Moscow October 17, 2012. In a new sign of a widening crackdown on Russia's opposition, investigators on Wednesday opened a criminal probe against leftist leader Udaltsov and several other activists for allegedly plotting mass riots. (Photo by Mikhail Metzel/Associated Press)

Leaves rest on top of the roof of a Tri-Met shelter at SW 6th & Salmon in Portland, Oregon October 15, 2012. (Photo by Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian)

A model displays a creation by designer Andrey Bartenev during Aurora Fashion Week in St. Petersburg, Russia October 18, 2012. (Photo by Dmitry Lovetsky/Associated Press)

President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney laugh with Cardinal Timothy Dolan during the Archdiocese of New York's 67th Annual Alfred. E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York October 18, 2012. The white-tie gala has been a required stop for politicians since the end of World War II. In keeping with tradition, candidates prepare humorous fare for the fundraising event organized by the Catholic Archdiocese of New York for the benefit of needy children. (Photo by Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press)

Igor Vovkovinskiy of Rochester, Minnesota, the tallest person living in America, speaks with WCCO reporter Holly Wagner about his new custom made size 24 Reebok Shoes, at the Rochester Athletic Club October 18, 2012. Vovkovinskiy, who is 7 feet 8.33 inches tall, was given three pairs of shoes from Reebok, each sporting IGOR logos. (Photo by Michele Jokinen/Rochester Post-Bulletin)

Men take shelter under a tree during a sudden downpour in New Delhi, India October 23, 2012. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/Associated Press)

Luxembourg's Prince Guillaume and Countess Stephanie appear on the balcony of the Royal Palace after their wedding in Luxembourg October 20, 2012. (Photo by Geert vanden Wijngaert/Associated Press)

A giant [alebrije] sculpture is exhibited during a parade in Mexico City October 20, 2012. Alebrijes are colorful statues of fantasy animals, an art form native to Mexico. (Photo by Marco Ugarte/Associated Press)

Protesters hold banners, one reading [Neoliberals are criminals] and another with an EU flag with the Nazi symbol on it during a demonstration outside Parliament as lawmakers debate budget spending cuts for 2013 in Madrid, Spain October 23, 2012. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/Associated Press)

An effigy of the demon king Ravana burns in Jammu, India October 24, 2012. (Photo by Channi Anand/Associated Press)

A relative buries Zahra Hadi, 17, in Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq October 24, 2012. A family of six was killed when a series of attacks struck Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad early on Tuesday, killing a total of nine people and wounding 26 others, according to Iraqi officials. (Photo by Alaa al-Marjani/Associated Press)

Waves brought by Hurricane Sandy crash on a house in the Caribbean Terrace neighborhood in eastern Kingston, Jamaica October 24, 2012. Hurricane Sandy pounded Jamaica with heavy rain as it headed for landfall near the country's most populous city on a track that would carry it across the Caribbean island to Cuba and on towards the U.S.coastline. (Photo by Collin Reid/Associated Press)

An idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga is immersed into the River Ganges in Kolkata, India October 24, 2012. (Photo by Bikas Das/Associated Press)

A car burns as workers block the main gate of the Ford plant in Genk, Belgium October 25, 2012. Ford Motor Co. announced Wednesday it planned to close a car plant in eastern Belgium – one of its main European factories – by the end of 2014, a move that would result in 4,500 direct job losses and 5,000 more among subcontractors. (Photo by Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Associated Press)

Boyle County Middle School seventh-grader Daniel Notter makes his way through the maze at Devine's Corn Maze in Mercer County near Harrodsburg, Kentucky October 26, 2012. (Photo by Clay Jackson/The Advocate-Messenger)

A woman uses a ticket vending machine as South Korean soldiers take part in an anti-terror and security drill at a subway station in Seoul October 25, 2012. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)

Women shop at a market ahead of the upcoming Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice in Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan October 24, 2012. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/Associated Press)

The sun rises over the Capitol in Washington, D.C., October 15, 2012. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)

A man climbs a scaffolding at a construction site in Yangon, Myanmar October 16, 2012. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)

A bicycle made almost entirely of cardboard has the potential to change transportation habits from the world’s most congested cities to the poorest reaches of Africa, its Israeli inventor says. Izhar Gafni, 50, is an expert in designing automated mass-production lines. He is an amateur cycling enthusiast who for years toyed with an idea of making a bicycle from cardboard. He told Reuters during a recent demonstration that after much trial and error, his latest prototype has now proven itself and mass production will begin in a few months. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)

Rescue workers and civilians carry an injured girl from the scene of an explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon October 19, 2012. (Photo by Hussein Malla/Associated Press)

Syrian residents carry a man severely injured from an artillery shell that landed near a bakery in Aleppo, Syria October 23, 2012. Severa peoplel were killed and a dozen were injured. (Photo by Narciso Contreras/Associated Press)

A girl dressed as a Hindu Goddess sits on the banks of river Ganga during the Navratri festival in the northern Indian city of Allahabad October 16, 2012. Devotees worship various forms of Hindu goddesses during the festival, whose name literally means nine nights. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)

Women apply vermillion powder on each other during Durga Puja festivities in New Delhi, India October 24, 2012. The festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion-riding, ten armed goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press)

A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) P3C anti-submarine patrol plane fires flares during a fleet review in Sagami Bay, south of Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. Japan's navy marked its 60th anniversary with a major exercise intended to show off its maritime strength. The display comes amid a tense territorial dispute with China. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)

A devotee of Ban Tha Rua Chinese shrine with a gun pierced through his cheek takes a part in a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket October 19, 2012. The festival celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Lebanese Army soldiers patrol a neighborhood after clashes between Sunni and Shiite gunmen in Beirut October 22, 2012. Troops began closing roads to force gunmen out of the city following the funeral of Lebanese Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, who was killed in a car bomb in east Beirut last week. (Photo by Ahmad Omar/Associated Press)

Armenian clergy attend the funeral of the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem Torkom Manougian, in the Old City of Jerusalem October 22, 2012. Manougian was 93. (Photo by Bernat Armangue/Associated Press)

Ultra Orthodox Jewish pilgrims pray inside the Rachel's Tomb, during an annual mass prayer to commemorate the Jewish matriarch Rachel in the West Bank town of Bethlehem October 26, 2012. (Photo by Bernat Armangue/Associated Press)

Workers take down the last bronze statue of Vladimir Lenin in the capital Ulan-Bator on October 14, 2012, after Mayor Bat-Uul Erdene denounced the communist leader as a [murderer]. For decades Vladimir Lenin was worshipped by Mongolian schoolchildren as Teacher Lenin. (Photo by Byambasuren Byamba-Ochir/AFP Photo)

Servicemen from the Interior Ministry special unit climb a wall as they take part in a test near the village of Gorany, some 32 km (20 miles) west of Minsk, October 23, 2012. Servicemen have to pass several tough tests before being awarded entry to the ministry's elite [Red Beret] unit, according to the ministry. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

US actress and singer Jennifer Lopez, Aka JLo, performs on stage on October 16, 2012 at the Bercy (POPB) concert hall. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP Photo)

Changing autumn leaves are reflected in a pond in Sheffield Park Gardens near Haywards Heath in southern England October 17, 2012. (Photo by Luke MacGregor/Reuters)

A woman with flowers stands in front of portraits of 130 victims who died in a hostage crisis at a Moscow theater 10 year ago, on October 26, 2012. Chechen militants held 912 audience members for three days. (Photo by Misha Japaridze/Associated Press)

Isabella Johnson of Laurel takes in the scene during her first Halloween celebration at the annual Trick or Treat on Main Street event on October 25, 2012. (Photo by Sarah Pastrana/Patuxent Publishing)

Opposition party leader Albin Kurti, runs through pepper spray used by police to disperse a crowd of anti-Serbia demonstrators protesting a meeting between Prime Minister Hashim Thaci and Serbian leader Ivica Dacic. in Pristina October 22, 2012. (Photo by Visar Kryeziu/Associated Press)

St. Louis Rams cheerleaders and their mascot Rampage pose for photographs on the Abbey Road zebra crossing made famous by the Beatles in London October 24, 2012. The Rams will play the New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, October28, in a regular season NFL game. (Photo by Dave Shopland/NFL)

Two women kiss in front of people taking part in a demonstration called by the [Alliance VITA] association against gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples on October 23, 2012 in Marseille, southeastern France. France on October 10 named October 31 as the date when a draft law authorising gay marriage will be approved by government ministers, amid mounting opposition to the proposed legislation. (Photo by Gerard Julien/AFP Photo)

A Syrian refugee boy points a plastic toy pistol at a man in a Mickey Mouse costume on the first day of Eid al-Adha at a park in Beirut October 26, 2012. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha, marking the end of the haj, by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command. (Photo by Jamal Saidi/Reuters)

U.S. Army soldiers protect a wounded comrade from dust and smoke flares after an improvised explosive device blast during a patrol near Baraki Barak base in Logar Province, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2012. The soldier, 21-year-old Pvt. Ryan Thomas from Oklahoma, suffered soft tissue damage and after surgery in Afghanistan was scheduled to be evacuated to Germany. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP)

A pilgrim has his head shaved after he cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called [Jamarat], a rite of the annual hajj, the Islamic faith's most holy pilgrimage, in Mina near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia October 26, 2012. (Photo by Hassan Ammar/Associated Press)

Dr. Lucile Jones with the U.S. Geological Survey, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Paul Schulz CEO of the American Red Cross and Richard Katzr dropped under the red table to [drop, cover, and hold on] during the Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill at Union Station October 18, 2012. (Photo by Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

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