Oct 4, 2013

The Rally of France auto race, flooding in Thailand, tennis in Beijing, the Royal Australian Navy and more in today’s daily brief.

: Tibetan monks share a light moment at the Ganden Sumtsenling Monastery in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China’s Yunnan Province. (DALE de la REY / AFP/Getty Images)

: People at work during the harvest of the Appellation d’Origine Controlee Cote-Rotie vineyard in Ampuis near Lyon, southeastern France. (PHILIPPE DESMAZES / AFP/Getty Images)

: A view of Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The US government is in a forced shutdown after lawmakers failed to pass a spending bill. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP/Getty Images)

: A farmer walks through a flooded rice field in Ayutthaya province, north of Bangkok, Thailand. (PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL / AFP/Getty Images)

: Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a return against Fabio Fognini of Italy during his quarterfinal match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing. (MARK RALSTON / AFP/Getty)

: Policemen stand in front of two Syrian refugees sitting on the footbridge of a ferry terminal at Calais port from which ships leave for British ports, threatening to jump if police tries to evacuate them. About 60 Syrian refugees, of whom 40 are on a hunger strike, have occupied a key point in the northern French port of Calais and vowed to stay put until they are sent to Britain. (PHILIPPE HUGUEN / AFP/Getty Images)

: A buddhist monk paddles a boat past a buddha statue at a temple in Ayutthaya province, north of Bangkok. The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported that 25 provinces in Thailand are still flooded and 27 people have died due to the flood. (PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL / AFP/Getty Images)

: A Royal Australian Navy Seahawk helicopter flies the Australian Navy White over the Sydney Opera House on Oct. 4, 2013 as part of celebrations to commemorate 100 years since the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet first entered the city’s waters. Ships from nations including China, Thailand, the United States, Malaysia, France, Japan and former colonial power Britain passed through the heads into the famous harbor where they joined 16 tall ships from around the world in preparation for a ceremonial fleet review. (SAEED KHAN / AFP/Getty Images)

: Police cordon off the U.S. Capitol after a dramatic car chase through the streets of Washington. (JEWEL SAMAD / AFP/Getty Images)

: Two Muslim women stand next to a depiction on a poster of President Barack Obama during a rally in front of the U.S. embassy in Jakarta. (BAY ISMOYO / AFP/Getty Images)

: People take pictures of the body of a Malagasy burning after he was dragged from a vehicle and his body thrown onto a fire in Nosy Be on suspicion of murdering a young boy for his organs. Two European men were lynched hours earlier as the residents of the island went on a day-long rampage after a missing eight-year-old was reportedly found dead. (BILAL TARABEY / AFP/Getty Images)

: Protesters join hands during a demonstration on Capitol Hill. The group of activists gathered to protest cuts to Social Security. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP/Getty Images)

: Giraffes are seen at the zoo in Antwerp. (MARTIN BUREAU / AFP/Getty Images)

: France’s Sebastien Loeb and his co-driver, Monaco’s Daniel Elena, compete with their Citroen DS3 WRC during the Rally of France, the 11th event of the 13-leg world rally championship, in Heilingenstein in Alsace, eastern France. (PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP/Getty Images)

: North Korean defectors react after releasing helium balloons carrying leaflets during an anti-North Korea rally denouncing North Korea’s decision to postpone a reunion for families separated by the Korean War near the border in Paju, north of Seoul. They flew the 200,000 propaganda leaflets across the border. (Truth LEEM / AFP/Getty Images)

: Two dogs play in front of street art graffiti by elusive British artist Banksy, as part of his month-long Better Out Than In exhibit in New York. (EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP/Getty Images)

: Ferrari driver Felipe Massa of Brazil drives his car into the pit lane during the first practice session of the Formula One Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam. (NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP/Getty Images)

: Bolivian President Evo Morales and his Ecuadorean counterpart Rafael Correa wave to the crowd as they arrive to a meeting in Ibirgarzama, Bolivian Chapare region, Cochabamba department. (AIZAR RALDES / AFP/Getty Images)

: Apollon Limassol’s goalkeeper Isli Hidi and Georgos Merkis vie for a ball during UEFA Europa League football match with Legia Warszawa vs. Apollon Limassol FC in Warsaw. (JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP/Getty Images)

Oct. 4 Photo Brief: Rally of France, flooding in Thailand, Royal Australian Navy