Sept. 21 Photo Brief: Thrills and spills from Oktoberfest, Singapore Grand Prix and France’s “mud race”
Thrills and spills from Oktoberfest, Singapore Grand Prix, France’s “mud race” and more in today’s daily brief.
- People enjoy a fairground ride during day 1 of the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival at Theresienwiese on September 21, 2013 in Munich, Germany. The Munich Oktoberfest, which this year will run from September 21 through October 6, is the world’s largest beer fest and draws millions of visitors. (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
- People enjoy riding on a merry-go-round at the Oktoberfest on September 21, 2013 in Munich, Germany. The Munich Oktoberfest, which this year will run from September 21 through October 6, is the world’s largest beer fest and draws millions of visitors. (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
- A child takes pictures during day 1 of the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival at Theresienwiese on September 21, 2013 in Munich, Germany. The Munich Oktoberfest, which this year will run from September 21 through October 6, is the world’s largest beer fest and draws millions of visitors. (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
- A Palestinian child rest after a swim on the beach near the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on September 20, 2013. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
- Palestinian children play on the beach near the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on September 20, 2013. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
- An old woman resident of a rural zone of Acapulco called Agua Caliente walks amid the rubble of of her home, in Guerrero state, Mexico on September 20, 2013. Mexico is reeling from the one-two punch of tropical storms Ingrid and Manuel, which have left a trail of destruction that damaged tens of thousands of homes, flooded towns and killed around 100 people. (Claudio Vargas/AFP)
- Malaysia’s sniper soldier march past during the 80th Army Day parade in Kuala Lumpur on September 21, 2013. The Malaysian army celebrated its 80th anniversary with a grand military parade and a display of military gear at the historical Independence Square. (Mohd Rasfan/AFP)
- An Iraqi woman walks in a narrow street past electric cables hanged up on the walls on September 21, 2013 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Iraq is one of the world’s leading oil producers, but its electrical infrastructure, heavily damaged during the war, is obsolete. (Sabah Arar/AFP
- Clermont’s Benjamin Kayser is tackled by Montpellier’s Anthony Tuitavake during the top 14 rugby union match Montpellier vs Clermont at the Yves du Manoir stadium in Montpellier, on September 20, 2013. (Pascasl Guyot/AFP)
- French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie rides a Suzuki GSXR 1000 on September 21, 2013 during the warm up for the 36th Le Mans 24-hour endurance race at the Le Mans racetrack in western France. (Jean-Francois Monier/AFP)
- A dog looks out of a public swimming pool in Bamberg, southern Germany on September 21, 2013. The public swimmingpool opened exclusively for animals for a day. (David Ebner/AFP)
- A woman competes in “The Mud day challenge”, a 13-kilometer obstacles course, on September 21, 2013 in Beynes near Paris, France. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP)
- Participants compete in “The Mud day challenge”, a 13-kilometer obstacles course, on September 21, 2013 in Beynes near Paris, France. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP)
- Participants compete in “The Mud day challenge”, a 13-kilometer obstacles course, on September 21, 2013 in Beynes near Paris, France. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP)
- Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany speeds up around a corner during his second practice session of the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix on September 20, 2013. (Roslan Rahman/AFP)
- Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany drives during the qualifying session of the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix on September 21, 2013. (Philippe Lopez/AFP)