Nov. 1 Photo Brief: Fashion week in China, the Presidential campaign trail and kite flying in South Africa
High fashion on display in Beijing, stumping on the Presidential campaign trail, fish that fly in Cape Town, South Africa and more in today’s daily brief.
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- A model showcases designs on the catwalk during the XuMing Haute Couture Collection of the China Fashion Week S/S Collection 2013 at Beijing Hotel in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
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- An injured serviceman follows as soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment (The Vikings) march from the parade ground after they received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals at Picton Barracks in Bulford, England. The parade was the first in a series of events marking the end of their successful six-month deployment to Afghanistan as part of Task Force Helmand. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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- Indian laborers work at a steel factory in the outskirts of Agartala, India’s northeastern state of Tripura. India’s prime minister on November 1 urged his re-shuffled administration to focus all its efforts on reviving the flagging economy, and said pushing through infrastructure projects would be prioritised. (Getty Images)
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- A port police officer lights flares during an anti-austerity demonstration in Athens. Greece unveiled a tough new austerity budget on October 31, sparking a call for a 48-hour general strike, as the EU said there was still work to be done before the recession-hit country can access loan funds needed to stave off bankruptcy. (Aris Messinis/Getty Images)
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- A rebel fighter fires his machine-gun at Syrian government troops at the citadel in the town of Harem, on the Turkish border. Perched on a mountainside only about two kilometers (1.2 miles) from the border with Turkey, Harem has been surrounded by rebels who have converged on the town by sneaking through groves of olive trees and abandoned houses. (John Cantlie/Getty Images)
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- An Afghan soldier of 215th Maiwand Corps takes up position in an alley during a joint patrol with U.S. marines of Fox Co, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines Regiment in a village at Musa Qal-Ah district in Helmand province, southwestern Afghanistan. (Erik De Castro/Reuters photo)
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- Bo, a 55-day-old baby Echidna known as a puggle, rests in the hands of vet nurse Annabelle Sehlmeier at Taronga Zoo in Sydney. The puggle was bought to the zoo after it being found by itself on a walking track north of Sydney and will be fed by hand until it is weaned at about six months of age. (Tim Wimborne/Reuters photo)
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- Carnival masks bearing the likeness of Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Joaquim Barbosa (center of circle) and Jose Genuino, former president of the Workers’ Party of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, are pictured on a factory assembly line in Sao Goncalo, near Rio de Janeiro. (Ricardo Moraes/Reuters photo)
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- A model presents a creation for Chinese designers Wu Xuekai, Wu Xuewei and Zhang Zhaoda’s group collection at China Fashion Week in Beijing. (Jason Lee/Reuters photo)
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- Filipinos visit tombs of deceased relatives at Heroe’s cemetery in Taguig City in Metro Manila. On All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on November 1 and 2, cemeteries across the country are crowded with people paying their respects to departed loved ones by offering flowers, candles and prayers. (Cheryl Ravelo /Reuters photo)
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- Onlookers watch as giant kites take to the skies at Blouberstrand near Cape Town, South Africa. The event is part of the annual Cape Town International Kite Festival which takes place this weekend. (Mike Hutchings/Reuters photo)
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- Smoke rises after an explosion which severely damaged an industrial building in eastern Riyadh. At least 22 people were killed when a fuel truck crashed into a flyover in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Thursday, triggering the explosion that brought down the industrial building, Saudi state television reported. (Mohammed Mashhor/Reuters photo)
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- Women stand on a piece of the devastated Rockaway beach boardwalk that was blown onto Beach 91st street by Hurricane Sandy, in the Queens borough of New York. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters photo)
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- Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz celebrates after winning his match against Andy Murray of Britain during the Paris Masters tennis tournament. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters photo)
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- A Vote Early sign is pictured before supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama arrive to participate in an election campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1, 2012. (Jason Reed/Reuters photo)
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- A girl cheers during a campaign event with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at Integrity Windows in Roanoke, Virginia November 1, 2012. (Brian Snyder/Reuters photo)
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