Oct. 16 Photo Brief: Crazy fashion in Singapore, battling Typhoon Wipha in Japan and the Pope catches one in the face
Wild designs went on display during Fashion week in Singapore, Typhoon Wipha made life difficult for pedestrians in Japan, a faithful tosses a scarf to the Pontiff which he catches with his face and more in today’s daily brief.
- A model presents a creation by Chinese designer Guo Pei in “The Arabian 1002th Night” show during Fashion Week in Singapore. (Edgar Su/Reuters photo)
- A resident looks out from the window of his family’s house, that fell into a river after an earthquake, in Buenavista, Bohol a day after an earthquake hit central Philippines. The death toll from a Philippine earthquake rose to 107, as rescuers dug through the rubble of a church and a hospital in search of more victims. (Erik De Castro/Reuters photo)
- Palestinians enjoy a ride at an amusement park on the second day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the West Bank town of Tulkarm. (Mohamad Torokman/Reuters photo
- Pope Francis receives a scarf thrown by a faithful as he arrives for his general audience at St Peter’s square on at the Vatican. (Alberto Pizzoli/Getty images)
- People browse books at a book stall in Petaling Jaya, outside Kuala Lumpur. (Samsul Said/Reuters photo)
- Rescue workers save a woman who survived a landslide caused by Typhoon Wipha on Izu Oshima island, south of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo. A typhoon killed 17 people in Japan on Wednesday, most on an offshore island, but largely spared the capital and caused no new disaster as it brushed by the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power station, the plant’s operator said. (Kyodo/Reuters)
- Men react as they struggle against strong wind and rain caused by approaching Typhoon Wipha at a business district in Tokyo. (Toru Hanai/Reuters photo)
- A Muslim boy stands on the stairs of the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla mosque during the Eid al-Adha festival in New Delhi. (Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters photo)
- A Muslim man is reflected in a mirror as he adjusts his beard after offering Eid al-Adha prayers outside a mosque in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha by the sacrificial killing of sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God’s command. (Ajay Verma/Reuters photo)
- New recruits of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) take part in training to adjust their standing postures in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. (William Hong/Reuters photo)
- Gallery workers sit next to “Teoria” by Eduardo Basualdo at the Frame Gallery’s stand at the Frieze Art Fair in central London. (Andrew Winning/Reuters photo)
- A furloughed government employee protests at the US Capitold in Washington, DC. US lawmakers embarked on another day of high-stakes political brinkmanship. (Karen Bleier/Getty images)
- A Pakistani Muslim devotee offers Eid al-Adha prayers at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore. Muslims across the world are celebrating the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice. (Arif Ali/Getty images)
- Indian Muslim devotees prepare to offer Eid al-Adha prayers in Hyderabad. Muslims across the world are celebrating the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and in commemoration of Prophet Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. (Noah Seelam/Getty Images)
- Chimpanzee Schika plays with a Helloween pumpkin in its enclosure in the zoo Hanover, northern Germany. (Holger Holleman/Getty images)
- Policemen clash with demonstrators after a protest for the “Teachers’ day” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Getty images)
- A demonstrator clashes with the police after a protest for the “Teachers’ day” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Getty images)
- Christian pilgrims take part in a group baptism in the waters of the Jordan River at the Yardenit Baptismal Site near Tiberias in northern Israel. An estimated 100,000 Christian worshippers make their pilgrimage to the Holy Land each year and one of their most sacred rituals is being immersed in the Biblical river where, according to Christian beliefs, Jesus Christ was baptized by John the Baptist. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)