Ceramic poppies, LeBron James, Sochi F1| October 9

Shi’ite Houthi rebels carry a dead man at the scene of a suicide attack in Sanaa October 9, 2014. At least 20 people were killed on Thursday in the suicide attack apparently targeting a Shi’ite Muslim Houthi checkpoint in the centre of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, witnesses including a Reuters reporter said. (Khaled Abdullah/Reuters)

Swiss President Didier Burkhalter holds a piglet as he visits the agriculture and food fair (OLMA) on its opening day in St. Gallen October 9, 2014. (Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)

Peter Englund, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, steps out of his office to announce French writer Patrick Modiano as the winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature in Stockholm October 9, 2014. Modiano has won the prize as “a Marcel Proust of our time,” the Swedish Academy said on Thursday. The academy said the award of 8 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million) was “for the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered the life-world of the occupation”. (Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency)

The Sochi Autodrom F1 street circuit is seen with the Olympic Flame and the Bolsoy Ice Dome ice hockey area in the background, in Sochi October 8, 2014. The 2014 Formula One Russian Grand Prix will take place on Sunday. Picture taken October 8. (Laszlo Balogh/Reuters)

Smoke rises in the Syrian town of Kobani as Turkish Kurds watch near the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc October 9, 2014. Islamic State fighters seized more than a third of the Syrian border town of Kobani, a monitoring group said on Thursday, as U.S.-led air strikes failed to halt their advance and Turkish forces nearby looked on without intervening. (Umit Bektas/Reuters)

Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko dons sunglasses bearing the likeness of the Kenyan flag while welcoming Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta back from the Hague, in the capital Nairobi October 9, 2014. Kenyatta travelled to the International Criminal Court on Wednesday for a hearing about his indictment on charges of crimes against humanity over orchestrating a wave of deadly post-election violence that swept Kenya in 2007, making him the first sitting leader to appear at the global tribunal. (Noor Khamis/Reuters)

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses crowds of people who gathered to welcome him back in the capital Nairobi October 9, 2014. Kenyatta travelled to the International Criminal Court on Wednesday for a hearing about his indictment on charges of crimes against humanity over orchestrating a wave of deadly post-election violence that swept Kenya in 2007, making him the first sitting leader to appear at the global tribunal. (Noor Khamis/Reuters)

A potter makes earthen lamps at his workshop before the Hindu festival of Diwali in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad October 9, 2014. Earthen lamps are sold in large numbers during Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of lights, as people use them to decorate their homes. The festival will be observed this year on October 23. (Amit Dave/Reuters)

A man carries empty water pitchers for sale in a market in the southern Indian city of Bangalore October 9, 2014. (Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) addresses the Ebola crisis in a meeting held by World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim (2nd R, back to camera) and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (R) during the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Washington October 9, 2014. The leaders of the three worst-affected countries, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, were present in person or by video conference. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

A runner jogs along a street blocked by pro-democracy protesters at the commercial area of Causeway Bay in Hong Kong October 9, 2014. Pro-democracy lawmakers demanded an investigation into Hong Kong’s embattled leader Leung Chun-ying on Thursday over a $6.4 million payment he received from an Australian engineering firm while in office. The controversy ratchets up the pressure on the pro-Beijing leader just days after tens of thousands of people occupied the streets of the Asian financial center to demand greater democracy and call for Leung to step down. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

A pro-democracy demonstrator reacts during a speech after the government cancelled talks scheduled for Friday as protesters block areas around the government headquarters office in Hong Kong October 9, 2014. Hong Kong called off talks with protesting students on Thursday, dealing a heavy blow to attempts to defuse a political crisis that has seen tens of thousands take to the streets to demand free elections and calling for leader Leung Chun-ying to resign. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

Javier Limon, the husband of Spanish nurse Teresa Romero Ramos who contracted Ebola, looks out of the window of a ward he is being kept isolated in, at Madrid’s Carlos III hospital, October 9, 2014. The health of Teresa Romero Ramos worsened on Thursday and four other people were put into isolation in Madrid, while the government rejected claims that its methods for dealing with the disease weren’t working, and blamed human error. (Susana Vera/Reuters)

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, addresses a gathering during the Internet.org Summit in New Delhi October 9, 2014. Facebook Inc, which closed its acquisition of mobile messaging service WhatsApp on Monday, has no near-term plan to make money from the service, Zuckerberg said on Thursday. (Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Vehicles and buildings are seen amid the heavy haze in Beijing, October 9, 2014. Beijing issued a yellow alert for air pollution on Wednesday with smog forecast to continue for the next three days until Saturday, said the Beijing heavy air pollution response office, Xinhua News Agency reported. (Jason Lee/Reuters)

A student protester runs from a jet of water released from a riot police vehicle during a demonstration against the government to demand changes and an end to profiteering in the education system in Santiago October 9, 2014. (Ivan Alvarado/Reuters)

A volunteer plants ceramic poppies in the rain amongst other poppies that form part of the art installation called “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” at the Tower of London October 9, 2014. he evolving art installation, which will be completed on November 11, will create a commemoration for the centenary of World War One. (Luke MacGregor /Reuters)

Chelsea Pensioner Albert Willis plants a ceramic poppy amongst other poppies that form part of the art installation called “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” at the Tower of London October 9, 2014. The evolving art installation, which will be completed on November 11, will create a commemoration for the centenary of World War One. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters)

Chelsea Pensioner Albert Willis (L), Yeoman Warder Paul Cunliffe and Guardsman Joseoph Robinson (R) plant ceramic poppies amongst other poppies that form part of the art installation called “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” at the Tower of London October 9, 2014. The evolving art installation, which will be completed on November 11, will create a commemoration for the centenary of World War One. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters)

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James talks to the media before practice ahead of the NBA Global Games Rio 2014 in Rio de Janeiro October 9, 2014. The Cavaliers will face the Miami Heat on Saturday night. (Sergio Moraes/Reuters)

Ceramic poppies, LeBron James, Sochi F1| October 9

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