Nov. 6 Photo Brief: Baptism in the Jordan, baby gorilla, Swiss shooting competition, ROBOcoaster

A two-day-old female western lowland baby gorilla sleeps in the arms of her mother Koola at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois. (Jim Young/Reuters)

A Christian pilgrim from the U.S. is baptized in the water of the Jordan River during a ceremony at the Yardenit baptismal site near the northern Israeli city of Tiberias. Yardenit is one of the sites along the Jordan River where it is believed Jesus was baptized. (Nir Elias/Reuters)

A Christian pilgrim is baptized in the water of the Jordan River during a ceremony at the Yardenit baptismal site near the northern Israeli city of Tiberias. Yardenit is one of the sites along the Jordan River where it is believed Jesus was baptized. (Nir Elias/Reuters)

Demonstrators march under the rain in Athens during a 24-hour general strike. A general strike hit Greece on November 6, paralyzing public services and disrupting transport as EU-IMF auditors worked to finalize the recession-hit country’s next budget, looking to eliminate a fiscal shortfall that could bring more unpopular cuts. (Aris Messinis/Getty Images)

A demonstrator holds candles during a protest against the government’s decision to raise electricity prices in Yangon. (Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)

Visitors ride in a robot arm called “ROBOcoaster” at the China International Industry Fair 2013 in Shanghai. Chinese manufacturing grew at its strongest pace in 18 months in October, figures showed recently, but government and independent analysts warned underlying data suggest economic weaknesses remain. (Peter Parks/Getty Images)

Britain-based Muslim leader Chowdhury Mueen Uddin is seen reflected in a mirror as he poses for a portrait in London. A Bangladesh war crimes court convicted and sentenced to death in absentia on Sunday two men accused of committing atrocities during the country’s war of independence from Pakistan in 1971. Chowdhury Mueen Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan, a U.S. citizen, were found guilty of the torture and murder of 18 intellectuals during the war, lawyers and tribunal officials said. (Toby Melville/Reuters)

Participants fire their old infantry rifles during the traditional ‘Ruetlischiessen’ (Ruetli shooting) competition at the Ruetli meadow in central Switzerland. One thousand, one hundred and fifty two participants took part in the annual shooting event, a tradition since 1860, over a distance of 300 metres (984 ft). (Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)

Sinabung volcano erupts and throws hot smoke into the air, in Karo, North Sumatra. Hundreds of residents have been evacuated to safer areas as the volcano erupted anew following September eruptions. (Ade Sinuhaji/Getty Images)

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C25), carrying Mars orbiter, blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, about 100 km (62 miles) north of the southern Indian city of Chennai in this November 5, 2013 handout. India launched its first rocket to Mars on Tuesday, aiming to put a satellite in orbit around the red planet at a lower cost than previous missions and potentially positioning the emerging Asian nation as a budget player in the global space race. (Indian Space Research Organisation/Handout via Reuters)

The Galactic supernova remnant 3C 397 (also known as G41.1-0.3) is seen in this undated NASA handout composite photo released November 6, 2013. Researchers think its box-like appearance is produced as the heated remains of the exploded star — detected by Chandra in X-rays (purple) — runs into cooler gas surrounding it. (NASA)

Congolese children play on a military tank, abandoned by the M23 rebel fighters who surrendered in Kibumba, near the eastern town of Goma. Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebel group on Tuesday called an end to a 20-month revolt after the army captured its last hilltop strongholds, raising hopes for peace in a region where millions have died in nearly two decades of violence. (Kenny Katombe/Reuters)

A patient does a handstand during a morning break at the playground, inside a hospital specializing in mental health care in Zhejiang province. The hospital has around 50 medical staff and houses nearly 200 patients from the city. Picture taken November 5, 2013. (William Hong/Reuters)

Thai opposition protesters wave national flags during a rally against a controversial political amnesty bill that has sparked mass anti-government protests, urging the country to “forgive” after years of civil strife, in Bangkok’s financial district of Silom on November 6, 2013. Thousands of anti-government protesters have been gathering daily in Bangkok since lawmakers approved a controversial amnesty that could allow fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to return. (Christophe Archambault/Getty Images)

A visitor takes pictures of a model of Beijing’s downtown at the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall, a museum showcasing the achievement of Beijing urban planning construction, in Beijing. In defying four years of official cooling efforts, China’s soaring house prices reveal an uncomfortable truth: government is one of the biggest obstacles to the success of taming the market. Homes in cities such as Beijing are more expensive by some measures than Britain or Japan, a dismal outcome for a central government campaign aimed at making homes more affordable to Chinese. House prices in September rose nationwide at their fastest pace in three years. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)

Customers shop inside a department store in Shenyang, Liaoning province. China needs to sustain economic growth of 7.2 percent to ensure a stable job market, Premier Li Keqiang said as he warned the government against further expanding already loose money policies. In one of the few occasions when a top official has specified the minimum level of growth needed for employment, Li said calculations show China’s economy must grow 7.2 percent annually to create 10 million jobs a year. (Reuters)

Employees work on a pylon in Hefei, Anhui province. China needs to sustain economic growth of 7.2 percent to ensure a stable job market, Premier Li Keqiang said as he warned the government against further expanding already loose money policies. In one of the few occasions when a top official has specified the minimum level of growth needed for employment, Li said calculations show China’s economy must grow 7.2 percent annually to create 10 million jobs a year. (Reuters)

Belgium’s Queen Mathilde reacts as she greets the crowd during the Joyous Entry, a local name used for the royal entry, at Brussels’ Grand Place. A formal first visit to a city by an inheritor of the throne of Belgium upon his accession is referred to as a Joyous Entry. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)

A members of the Spanish Royal Guard marches during the monthly changing of the guard ceremony at the royal palace in Madrid. (Gerard Julien/Getty Images)

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (R) and South Korea’s President Park Geun-Hye (L) raise a toast at a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in London. South Korea’s President Park Geun-Hye was treated to a full display of British pomp and ceremony as she began a three-day state visit to London. Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip accompanied Park in a horse-drawn carriage as they rode to Buckingham Palace, while troops welcomed her with a 41-gun salute at Green Park and the Tower of London. (Neil Hall/Getty Images)

Dita von Teese (L) and model Coco Rocha look on during judging of Myer Fashions on the Field during Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 5, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images for the VRC)

Nov. 6 Photo Brief: Baptism in the Jordan, baby gorilla, Swiss shooting competition, ROBOcoaster

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