Immigration and the midterm elections, Norwegian F-16, Lucha Libre and Zombie Chickens | Oct 30.
The day in pictures around the world.
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- A construction crew tries to contain the lava flow from Mount Kilauea in Pahoa, Hawaii October 29, 2014. The slow-moving river of molten lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano crept over residential and farm property on Hawaii’s Big Island on Wednesday after incinerating an outbuilding as it threatened dozens of homes at the edge of the former plantation town. REUTERS/Marco Garcia
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- Mimi Pineda, 15, (L) whose parents are from El Salvador, rides to church in a limousine with her friend Christian Flores, 17, during her quinceanera in Santa Clarita, California August 23, 2014. Quinceanera is a rite of passage celebrated on the fifteenth birthday of many female Latino teenagers. Los Angeles is a culturally thriving city and one of the most ethnically diverse in the United States, with a population that is 48.5 percent Latino and 11.3 percent Asian, according to a 2010 census. Immigration has become a hot button issue ahead of U.S. midterm elections on November 4, and despite arguments from the White House that legal migration benefits businesses, a recent opinion poll found most Americans believe migrants place a burden on the economy. Picture taken August 23, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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- A man walks past a mural in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles, home to many Mexican and Central American migrants, in California August 5, 2014. Los Angeles is a culturally thriving city and one of the most ethnically diverse in the United States, with a population that is 48.5 percent Latino and 11.3 percent Asian, according to a 2010 census. Immigration has become a hot button issue ahead of U.S. midterm elections on November 4, and despite arguments from the White House that legal migration benefits businesses, a recent opinion poll found most Americans believe migrants place a burden on the economy. Picture taken August 5, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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- Singer Taylor Swift performs on ABC’s “Good Morning America” to promote her new album “1989” in New York, October 30, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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- Members of a military rescue team stand near stacks of shovels and hoes at the site of a landslide at the Koslanda tea plantation near Haldummulla October 30, 2014. Hopes of finding survivors under the mud and rubble of a landslide in south-central Sri Lanka had run out by first light on Thursday, though a government minister cut the estimated death toll to more than 100 from 300 the previous night. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
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- A man searches at the site of a landslide at the Koslanda tea plantation near Haldummulla October 30, 2014. Hopes of finding survivors under the mud and rubble of the landslide in south-central Sri Lanka had run out by first light on Thursday, though a government minister cut the estimated death toll to more than 100 from 300 the previous night. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
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- Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet (L) and Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrive for a joint news conference at Moncloa palace in Madrid October 30, 2014. Bachelet is on an official two-day visit to Spain. REUTERS/Andrea Comas
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- Models take a selfie backstage during Lagos fashion and design week October 29, 2014. Picture taken October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye
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- Farmers harvest rice on a field in Lalitpur October 30, 2014. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
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- An undated handout photo provided by the Norwegian Army shows a Norwegian F-16 jet fighter (L) flying next to a Russian Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bomber over an unknown location during a military exercise. NATO aircraft tracked Russian strategic bombers over the Atlantic and Black Sea on October 29, 2014 and sorties of fighters over the Baltic in what the Western alliance called an unusual burst of activity at a tense time in East-West relations. REUTERS/Norwegian NATO
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- An undated handout photo provided by the Norwegian Army shows a Russian Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bomber refuelling over an unknown location during a military exercise. NATO aircraft tracked Russian strategic bombers over the Atlantic and Black Sea on October 29, 2014 and sorties of fighters over the Baltic in what the Western alliance called an unusual burst of activity at a tense time in East-West relations. REUTERS/Norwegian NATO
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- A Palestinian kicks back a tear gas canister fired by Israeli security forces during clashes in the Abu Tor neighbourhood of east Jerusalem October 30, 2014. Israeli police on Thursday shot dead Moataz Hejazi, a 32-year-old Palestinian suspected of having tried hours earlier to kill Yehuda Glick, a far-right Jewish activist, leading to clashes in East Jerusalem and fears of a new Palestinian uprising. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
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- The golden Dome of the Rock (top L) is reflected in a window with a no entry sign near the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City October 30, 2014. Israeli police on Thursday shot dead a 32-year-old Palestinian man suspected of having tried hours earlier to kill a far-right Jewish activist, leading to fierce clashes in East Jerusalem and fears of a new Palestinian uprising. The Al-Aqsa compound, or Temple Mount, which is a central cause of the latest violence, was closed to all visitors as a security precaution. It was the first full closure of the site, venerated by both Jews and Muslims, in 14 years. REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly
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- An Israeli policeman aims his weapon during clashes with Palestinians inside the old city of Jerusalem October 30, 2014. Israeli police on Thursday shot dead a 32-year-old Palestinian suspected of having tried hours earlier to kill a far-right Jewish activist, leading to clashes in East Jerusalem and fears of a new Palestinian uprising. REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly
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- Palestinians stand below a window of a house during clashes with Israeli police in the Abu Tor neighbourhood of east Jerusalem October 30, 2014. Israeli police on Thursday shot dead Moataz Hejazi, a 32-year-old Palestinian suspected of having tried hours earlier to kill Yehuda Glick, a far-right Jewish activist, leading to clashes in East Jerusalem and fears of a new Palestinian uprising. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
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- A Hindu devotee pushes the foam away to make space for other devotees to worship the Sun god Surya in the polluted waters of the river Yamuna during the Hindu religious festival of Chatt Puja in New Delhi October 30, 2014. Hindu women fast for the whole day for the betterment of their family and the society during the festival. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
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- Hindu women worship the Sun god Surya in the waters of the Sun lake during the Hindu religious festival of Chatt Puja in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh October 30, 2014. Hindu women fast for the whole day for the betterment of their family and the society during the festival. REUTERS/Ajay Verma
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- A Hindu devotee pushes the foam away to make space for other devotees to worship the Sun god Surya in the polluted waters of the river Yamuna during the Hindu religious festival of Chatt Puja in New Delhi October 30, 2014. Hindu women fast for the whole day for the betterment of their family and the society during the festival. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
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- A Hindu woman worships the Sun god Surya in the polluted waters of the river Yamuna during the Hindu religious festival of Chatt Puja in New Delhi October 30, 2014. Hindu women fast for the whole day for the betterment of their family and the society during the festival. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
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- Hindu devotees worship the Sun god Surya against the backdrop of the historic Taj Mahal during the Hindu religious festival of Chatt Puja in the northern Indian city Agra October 30, 2014. Hindu women fast for the whole day for the betterment of their family and the society during the festival. REUTERS/Brijesh Singh
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- An elderly woman in a wheelchair is pushed near an improvised church in the area occupied by pro-democracy protesters in Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong October 30, 2014. A member of China’s central bank’s advisory body warned on Wednesday that Beijing will punish Hong Kong if pro-democracy protests that have paralyzed parts of the Chinese-controlled financial center for a month are allowed to continue. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
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- Decorated helmets, symbols of the pro-democracy movement, are left behind a barricade in the area occupied by protesters in Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong October 30, 2014. A member of China’s central bank’s advisory body warned on Wednesday that Beijing will punish Hong Kong if pro-democracy protests that have paralyzed parts of the Chinese-controlled financial center for a month are allowed to continue. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
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- Commuters walk between barricades and miniature paper umbrellas, symbols of the pro-democracy movement, in the area occupied by protesters in Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong October 30, 2014. A member of China’s central bank’s advisory body warned on Wednesday that Beijing will punish Hong Kong if pro-democracy protests that have paralyzed parts of the Chinese-controlled financial center for a month are allowed to continue. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
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- Nurse Kaci Hickox (L) and her boyfriend Ted Wilbur address the media during an informal meeting with the news media outside their home in Fort Kent, Maine October 29, 2014. Saying she will not be bullied by politicians, a Maine nurse is giving the state an ultimatum: Lift her Ebola quarantine by Thursday or she will disregard the restrictions and go to court. Hickox, 33, tested negative for Ebola after returning from treating patients in West Africa. Picture taken October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Ashley L. Conti/Bdn
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- Kaci Hickox (L) and boyfriend Ted Wilbur go for a bike ride in Fort Kent, Maine October 30, 2014. Hickox, who treated Ebola patients in Sierra Leone but has tested negative for the virus, ventured out of her home Thursday, defying a Maine quarantine order and setting up a legal collision with state authorities. REUTERS/Ashley L. Conti/Bdn
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- Palestinians run as smoke rises after a house is blown up during a military operation by Egyptian security forces in the Egyptian city of Rafah, on the border of the southern Gaza Strip with Egypt October 30, 2014. Egypt began clearing residents from its border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to create a buffer zone following some of the worst anti-state violence since President Mohamed Mursi was overthrown last year. A day after being ordered by the army to move, many in the area had already packed their belongings and begun to leave when an announcement from Cairo made the eviction official. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
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- Models wearing masks hold umbrellas as they perform during the TORAY Liu Wei Collection segment at China Fashion Week in Beijing, October 30, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Lee
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- Soldiers attempt to stop anti-government protesters from entering the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. Thousands of protesters marched on Burkina Faso’s presidential palace after burning the parliament building and ransacking state television offices on Thursday, forcing President Blaise Compaore to scrap a plan to extend his 27-year rule. REUTERS/Joe Penney
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- Anti-government protesters loot the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the ousting of Burkina Faso’s veteran President Blaise Compaore faced off with security forces outside the presidential palace after burning parliament and ransacking state television on Thursday. REUTERS/Joe Penney
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- Riot police arrest an anti-government protester in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. Thousands of protesters marched on Burkina Faso’s presidential palace after burning the parliament building and ransacking state television offices on Thursday, forcing President Blaise Compaore to scrap a plan to extend his 27-year rule. Emergency services said at least three protesters were shot dead and several others wounded by security forces when the crowd tried to storm the home of Compaore’s brother. Security forces also fired live rounds and tear gas at protesters near the presidency in the Ouaga 2000 neighborhood. REUTERS/Joe Penney
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- Anti-government protesters take over the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. Thousands of protesters marched on Burkina Faso’s presidential palace after burning the parliament building and ransacking state television offices on Thursday, forcing President Blaise Compaore to scrap a plan to extend his 27-year rule. Emergency services said at least three protesters were shot dead and several others wounded by security forces when the crowd tried to storm the home of Compaore’s brother. Security forces also fired live rounds and tear gas at protesters near the presidency in the Ouaga 2000 neighborhood. REUTERS/Joe Penney
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- Fan Elior Ilishah celebrates during the San Francisco Giants win over the Kansas City Royals in the World Series during a television viewing event at the Civic Center in San Francisco, California October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith
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- Police prepare to disperse a crowd gathered in the Mission District in San Francisco, California October 29, 2014. The San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday to win their third World Series title in five seasons. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith
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- Police officers walk through smoke from a bonfire during a street celebration in the Mission District, in San Francisco, California October 29, 2014. The San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday to win their third World Series title in five seasons. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
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- An employee works at an Alibaba Group warehouse on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province October 30, 2014. A trademark spat between Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and rival JD.com flared into public view after JD published an Alibaba letter urging publishers to be careful about advertising in promotions for China’s annual “Singles’ Day” spree, the world’s largest online shopping day. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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