World News in Pictures

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Fierce fighting continued in Deir al-Zor in eastern Syria where a senior military intelligence officer Jamaa Jamaa was killed. Here, in the same city, a Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he takes position inside a house



A detail of Willem Boshoff's Flag is seen at the Johannesburg-based Goodman Gallery's stand at the Frieze Art Fair



Unrest in Bahrain. Here, protesters clash with riot police in Manama following the funeral of Yussef al-Nashmi, who died in hospital after being detained by Bahraini authorities since August



Demonstrators clash with police after a march of striking teachers took place to mark National Teachers Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil



A broad-snouted caiman swims in a water channel in the affluent Recreio dos Bandeirantes suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Some 5,000 broad-snouted caimans live in the lagoon systems west of the city, conservationists say, and there s a chance that spectators and athletes at the 2016 Olympics could encounter them



A participant balances on a stretched belt during a slackline event organised at the Tunderszikla rock in Budapest, Hungary

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A Free Syrian Army fighter launches a rocket towards forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad in Raqqa October 18, 2013.



Protesters chant slogans as they gather outside a local police station during a protest in Diepsloot October 18, 2013.



Malala Yousafzai gives a copy of her book "I am Malala", to Britain's Queen Elizabeth during a Reception for youth, education and the Commonwealth at Buckingham Palace in London October 18, 2013.

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People suffering from physical disabilities sit in their wheelchairs during an anti-austerity rally opposing cost cuts related to their pensions and medical treatment, outside the Labour Ministry in Athens October 18, 2013.



Nice's Nemanja Pejcinovic (L) fights for the ball with Olympique Marseille's Saber Khalifa during their French Ligue 1 soccer match at Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice October 18, 2013.

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Adili Wuxor (front), who is known as "Prince of the Tightrope", and his apprentice walk on a tightrope above the Great Wall in Tianjin October 18, 2013.



A demonstrator carries a sign in a picket line in support of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) workers strike, outside Lake Merritt Station in Oakland, California October 18, 2013.



Red cross workers place a sheet over the dead body of a man lying on a sidewalk in the historic center of Oaxaca, Mexico, October 18, 2013.

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Believers, dressed in purple, carry a replica of the painting of the "Lord of Miracles", Peru's most revered Catholic religious icon, in a major procession through central Lima October 18, 2013.



Greenpeace activists protest inside a mock prison cell, in support of fellows activists who were detained on the boat Arctic Sunrise, during a rally at the Mahatma Gandhi monument in Mexico City October 18, 2013.



People run along the Pan-American Highway, which has been blocked by indigenous protestors, in Mondomo, October 17, 2013.



Jeh Johnson (C) looks on after U.S. President Barack Obama introduced him as his nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, October 18, 2013.



Maria Alyokhina, jailed member of Russian punk band Pussy Riot, looks out from a defendants' box as she attends a court hearing in Nizhny Novgorod, October 18, 2013.

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A gunman points his rifle near an injured man (top, L) as he walks around during an attack, inside the Westgate shopping mall in this still frame taken from video footage by security cameras inside the mall in Nairobi and released to Reuters on October 17, 2013. Chilling video footage obtained by Reuters show the moment gunmen entered the Nairobi Westgate mall on September 21, 2013 and randomly shot down shoppers in the supermarket. In the four day siege that followed, about 60 people died and more are still missing, with reports on October 17, 2013 that some body parts were recovered from the collapsed section of the mall.

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Grumpy Cat, real name Tardar Sauce, is a female cat and Internet celebrity known for her grumpy facial expression. Her owner Tabatha Bundesen says that her permanently grumpy-looking face is due to feline dwarfism.




A Japanese company has launched anti-radiation swimwear and underwear as the Fukushima nuclear crisis continues.



Paul McCartney gives a surprise secret concert in Covent Garden, London

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Siberian hermit



Former bargeman Viktor, 57, who refused to give his family name, looks out of a window of his wooden hut located in a forest south of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, October 17, 2013.



Former bargeman Viktor, 57, who refused to give his family name, reads the Bible while wearing a hat he made for this purpose, outside his wooden hut located in a forest south of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, October 17, 2013. A decade ago, Viktor decided to lead the life of a hermit, and settled in this secluded forest area hidden from civilization. He reads the Bible, and survives mainly on fish, berries, mushrooms and other food he can find.

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Taliban attack in Kabul



An Afghan policeman keeps watch at the site of an attack in Kabul, October 18, 2013.

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Participants run alongside charging bulls during the Great Bull Run at the Georgia International Horse Park, on Oct. 19, in Conyers, Ga. The event, expected to attract 3,000 runners Saturday, is inspired by the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, and has future stops planned in Texas, Florida, California, Illinois and Pennsylvania.



















Bryant Knight, of Macon, Ga., is tended to by a medical official after being run over by a charging bull. Knight was not seriously injured was able to walk off the track.

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"Sunset Soldiers": Military specialists from 21 Engineer Regiment deconstruct a building at Patrol Base Nahidullah in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, at sunset. The base was completely stripped down and the land handed back to a farmer.



"Hot Under the Collar": A Military Working Dog (MWD) attached to the Welsh Guards takes a rest from the heat under an umbrella during an operation in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.



"Celtic Warrior": Pvt. Ross Cunningham, from Delta Company The 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland (1SCOTS), cleans his personal weapon at Forward Operating Base Shawqat after a patrol to an Afghan National Army checkpoint. 1SCOTS, affectionately known as "The Jocks," mentor and advise the Afghan National Army in conducting operations within Helmand Province.

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More on that overstay car

BEIJING – Residents on a street in China finally said good riddance Friday to a car, almost completely engulfed by foliage, which has become a social media sensation since it was abandoned a year ago.



The old, blue-colored van was dubbed ‘Zombie Car’ by social media users after it was reportedly left by its owner in a parking space on Peace Road in Huayang village, Sichuan province sometime in 2012.

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Banksy in New York



a piece appeared of two women on a bridge




The New York Post reported on their front page that the New York Police Department were searching for Banksy and are looking to charge him for vandalism. It also reported that any of his works on public property will be removed. Banksy posted a copy of the front page and the sentence, 'I don't believe what I read in the papers'.



Banksy's latest piece is a fibreglass Ronald McDonald having his shoes shined by a real live boy. It was first found in the South Bronx, and will be outside a different McDonalds every lunchtime for the next week.

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On day 15, Banksy paid tribute to the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers



On 14th October, Banksy's piece issued a witty response to the speed at which his work has been defaced. It showed the quote 'What we do in life echoes in Eternity' being washed away by a cleaner

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Banksy's Eternity piece was quickly defaced by other graffiti artists. A crowd watched in horror as the group set about destroying the work, informing them that they were painting over 'thousands of dollars'.



On Sunday, Banksy set up a stall in Central Park selling original signed canvasses for $60 each (or £37). A YouTube video documenting the stall's progress indicated that much of the work went unsold, and those who did make purchases were unaware of the extensive value of the pieces.



The eleventh installment by Banksy, 'The Sirens of the Lambs', a work by the moves through the Meatpacking district of New York CIty.

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One of the nine newly released Lebanese hostages, who were held by rebels in northern Syria, is carried on the shoulders of his son upon his arrival at Beirut international airport, October 19, 2013.



Protesters clash with Guardia di Finanza during a protest in front of the Ministry of Finance building in downtown Rome October 19, 2013

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A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest organised by the CGTP union in Lisbon October 19, 2013



Mahindra Moto3 rider Miguel Oliveira of Portugal crashes during the Australian Motorcycling Grand Prix Moto3 race at Phillip Island Circuit October 20, 2013.

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A member of Greenpeace is covered in mock oil made from molasses as she performs an interpretation of the ballet the Dying Swan during a protest in front of the Tonhalle concert hall in Zurich October 19, 2013.



Egyptian security personnel and residents check the site of an explosion in Ismailia, around 120km (75 miles) east of Cairo, October 19, 2013



Sunderland's goalkeeper Keiren Westwood saves a shot at goal during their English Premier League soccer match against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea, Wales, October 19, 2013



Police officers inspect the scene of a plane crash in Marchovelette, eastern Belgium October 19, 2013. A small Pilatus plane carrying a group of skydivers crashed in Belgium on Saturday, killing all 11 people on board, a fire brigade spokesman said.



A worker wields a hammer at a demolition site in front of new residential buildings in Hefei, Anhui province, October 19, 2013



A man walks past the site of a car bomb attack outside an ice cream parlour in the Al-Mashtal district in Baghdad, October 19, 2013



A demonstrator throws a bottle at Guardia di Finanza during a protest in downtown Rome October 19, 2013

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Simon Reynolds won 2nd place in the PUP category of the Kennel Club’s annual Dog Photographer of the Year Competition for this charming portrait



Last week four tiny baby dormouse where discovered in a pot plant purchasedfrom a garden centre. The tiny babies were taken to the Fur & FeatherWildlife Trust in Folkestone. The Wildwood team, who work with many suchanimal rescue centres, raced into action and our expert animal carers tookdelivery of the babies and a now mounting a 24 hour vigil.

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Passengers at an Australian airport got a shock when a kangaroo hopped into the terminal and was captured on local TV. The animal managed to get into a chemist's shop in the terminal at Melbourne Airport, bouncing down the aisles. Australian police and wildlife experts were called to deal with the kangaroo, believed to be a male eastern grey.

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Australia fires blaze

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Battle of Leipzig, Napoleonic re-enactment







The battle has been described as the bloodiest engagement in Europe until the First World War. Polish Lancers - played by re-enactors here - fought as part of Napoleon's army at Leipzig in October 1813.

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