Actors’ Gang Prison Project, Tel Aviv beach prayer, anti-abortion flags | October 2
The day in pictures around the world.
- Ultra-orthodox Jews gesture at a Tel Aviv beach after emptying their pockets during the Jewish New Year ritual of Tashlich, October 2, 2014. Tashlich is a ritual of casting away sins of the past year into the water ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, which starts at sundown Friday. (Finbarr O’Reilly/Reuters)
- A Syrian Kurdish refugee woman with her daughter waits for transportation after crossing into Turkey from the Syrian border town Kobani, near the southeastern Turkish town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province October 2, 2014. More than 150,000 refugees have fled Kobani over the past two weeks alone, with a steady exodus continuing. Officials from Turkey’s AFAD disaster management agency said some 4,000 crossed on Wednesday, and a similar figure the day before. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)
- A man walks past thousands of pink and blue flags an anti-abortion group placed on the front lawn of Parliament Hill as part of a campaign in Ottawa October 2, 2014. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)
- A Jewish worshipper takes part in Slichot, a prayer in which Jews offer repentance and ask God to forgive their sins, at the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest prayer site, ahead of Yom Kippur in Jerusalem’s Old City October 2, 2014. Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement which starts at sundown Friday. It is the holiest of Jewish holidays when observant Jews atone for the sins of the past year. (Baz Ratner/Reuters)
- Jewish worshippers take part in the Tashlich ritual on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv October 2, 2014, ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, which starts at sundown Friday. Tashlich is a ritual of casting away sins of the past year into the water. (Baz Ratner/Reuters)
- A Palestinian girl plays with a balloon near her family’s house that witnesses said was destroyed during the seven-week Israeli offensive, in the east of Gaza City October 2, 2014. An open-ended ceasefire between Israel and Hamas-led Gaza militants, mediated by Egypt, took effect on August 26 after the seven-week conflict. It called for an indefinite halt to hostilities, the immediate opening of Gaza’s blockaded crossings with Israel and Egypt, and a widening of the territory’s fishing zone in the Mediterranean. (Suhaib Salem/Reuters)
- Palestinians light a fire to illuminate their area that witnesses said was devastated during the seven-week Israeli offensive in the east of Gaza City October 2, 2014. An open-ended ceasefire between Israel and Hamas-led Gaza militants, mediated by Egypt, took effect on August 26 after the seven-week conflict. It called for an indefinite halt to hostilities, the immediate opening of Gaza’s blockaded crossings with Israel and Egypt, and a widening of the territory’s fishing zone in the Mediterranean. (Suhaib Salem/Reuters)
- Syrian Kurdish refugee children play in the rain after crossing into Turkey from the Syrian border town Kobani, near the southeastern Turkish town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province October 2, 2014. More than 150,000 refugees have fled Kobani over the past two weeks alone, with a steady exodus continuing. Officials from Turkey’s AFAD disaster management agency said some 4,000 crossed on Wednesday, and a similar figure the day before. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)
- A Palestinian boy sits on a couch outside his house, which witnesses said was destroyed during the seven-week Israeli offensive, in the east of Gaza City October 2, 2014. (Suhaib Salem/Reuters)
- Joshua Wong, leader of the student movement take a pause after delivering a speech to protesters outside of Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying offices in Hong Kong, October 3, 2014. Hong Kong’s leader, Leung Chun-ying, told pro-democracy protesters late on Thursday that he had no intention of stepping down, and warned them that the consequences of occupying government buildings would be serious. Leung, speaking just minutes before an ultimatum for him to resign expired, also said that Chief Secretary Carrie Lam would hold a meeting with students soon to discuss political reforms. He gave no specific time frame. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
- Ultra-orthodox Jews pray at a Tel Aviv beach before emptying their pockets during the Jewish New Year ritual of Tashlich, October 2, 2014. Tashlich is a ritual of casting away sins of the past year into the water ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, which starts at sundown Friday. (Finbarr O’Reilly/Reuters)
- Shadows of umbrellas are seen cast on the ground as activists protest in front of the Chinese Consular office in Makati city, metro Manila October 2, 2014. Dozens of Filipino activists demonstrated in Manila on Thursday in support of Hong Kong protesters demanding democracy in their island city. The demonstrators marched towards the Chinese consulate, toting umbrellas and placards that read “Be strong Hong Kong”. The pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong have been dubbed the “Umbrella Revolution,” after protesters held umbrellas to shield themselves from tear gas used by police last weekend to quell unrest. (Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)
- A rig (L) surrounds the top of one of the chimneys of Battersea Power Station as demolition work is carried out, in London October 2, 2014. Developers are demolishing the art deco landmark’s corroded chimneys and will replace them with replicas, as part of the re-development of the area. (Toby Melville/Reuters)
- Anti-riot police use water cannon against anty-austerity protesters during a demonstration in Naples, October 2, 2014. Hundreds of protesters faced off riot police on Thursday outside the Capodimonte palace in the southern Italian city of Naples where the European Central Bank is holding one of its regular rate-setting meetings. (Stefano Renna/Reuters)
- China’s Liu Jiahui performs with the hoop in the individual rhythmic gymnastics competition at the Namdong Gymnasium Club during the 17th Asian Games in Incheon October 2, 2014. (Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)
- A protester carries a metal fence as he tries to block an avenue outside the offices of Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying in Hong Kong October 2, 2014. Hong Kong authorities on Thursday urged thousands of pro-democracy protesters to immediately end their blockade of the city centre and said any attempt to occupy administrative buildings would be met with a resolute and firm response. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
- The funeral cortege for Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire leaves Chatsworth House in Edensor, central England, October 2, 2014. The last of the Mitford sisters, who transformed Chatsworth House in Derbyshire into a popular tourist attraction, died aged 94 last week. Staff from the stately home will line the route from Chatsworth to a church nearby, where her funeral service will be held. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- A Peshmerga fighter kneels next to a French-German anti-tank light infantry missile MILAN during a training session at the Bundeswehr army training site of Hammelburg near the northern Bavarian city of Wuerzburg October 2, 2014. German army trains 32 Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers since September 27, 2014 in Hammelburg. (Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters)
- A newly-arrived Syrian Kurdish refugee walks with her belongings after crossing into Turkey from the Syrian border town Kobani, near the southeastern Turkish town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province October 2, 2014. More than 150,000 refugees have fled Kobani over the past two weeks alone, with a steady exodus continuing. Officials from Turkey’s AFAD disaster management agency said some 4,000 crossed on Wednesday, and a similar figure the day before. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)
- Oliver Samwer, CEO of Rocket Internet, a German venture capital group poses during the initial public offering at the Frankfurt stock exchange October 2, 2014. Shares in Rocket Internet, the global e-commerce investor, dropped 14 percent in their debut on the Frankfurt stock exchange on Thursday. (Ralph Orlowski/Reuters)
- Inmates participate in the workshop “Commedia Dell’Arte”, part of the The Actors’ Gang Prison Project program at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, California September 30, 2014. The program was created in 2006 to teach participants to develop empathy, express themselves in a positive manner and create healthy relationships. Picture taken September 30, 2014. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
- Japan’s Fuka Tatsumi dives during a practice session before the Women’s 10m Platform diving final at the Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center during the 17th Asian Games in Incheon October 2, 2014. (Tim Wimborne/Reuters)