Oct 13, 2014

The day in pictures around the world.

: A protestor lies on the ground with a chalk outline marking his position during a demonstration at the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Missouri, October 13, 2014. Hundreds of protesters converged in the pouring rain on the Ferguson, Missouri, police department on Monday as they launched another day of demonstrations over the August killing by police of an unarmed black teenager. (Jim Young/Reuters)

: Police officers are reflected in a mirror held by a protestor during a demonstration at the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Missouri, October 13, 2014. Hundreds of protesters converged in the pouring rain on the Ferguson, Missouri, police department on Monday as they launched another day of demonstrations over the August killing by police of an unarmed black teenager. (Jim Young/Reuters)

: Jana Downs (R) hugs Minister Officiant Meredith Sloan after Sloan wed Downs and her partner Kandyce Johnson (L) outside of the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds office in Charlotte, North Carolina, October 13, 2014. The two have been a couple for 12 years and plan to have a formal wedding on October 31 (Halloween). (Davis Turner/Reuters)

: Soldiers and civilians inspect the aftermath of an explosion Sunday night outside the Oromo restaurant in Mogadishu October 13, 2014. Suspected Islamist rebels detonated a car bomb in front of a popular cafe in the centre of the Somali capital on Sunday evening, killing at least seven people, police and the emergency services said. (Omar Faruk/Reuters)

: Pro-democracy protesters (L) scuffle with anti-Occupy Central protesters (R) as they grab a metal fence at the main protest site in Admiralty in Hong Kong October 13, 2014. Hundreds of unidentified people, some wearing masks, tried to break down protest barriers in the heart of Hong Kong’s business district on Monday, scuffling with protesters who have occupied the streets for the past two weeks. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

: A woman meditates at a protest site after clashes between anti-occupy Central demonstrators and pro-democracy protesters near the government headquarters in Hong Kong, October 13, 2014. Hundreds of unidentified people, some wearing masks, tried to break down protest barriers in the heart of Hong Kong’s business district on Monday, scuffling with protesters who have occupied the streets for the past two weeks. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

: Pro-democracy protesters reinforce a barricade outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong October 13, 2014. Hong Kong police on Monday removed some barricades erected by pro-democracy protesters in the Chinese-controlled city, but said protesters could remain on the streets they have occupied for the past two weeks. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

: Pro-democracy protesters build a barricade with bamboo near the government headquarters in Hong Kong October 13, 2014. Hong Kong police on Monday removed some barricades erected by pro-democracy protesters in the Chinese-controlled city, but said protesters could remain on the streets they have occupied for the past two weeks. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

: Anti-Occupy Central protesters drag a metal fence over a pro-democracy protester at the main protest site in Admiralty in Hong Kong October 13, 2014. Hundreds of unidentified people, some wearing masks, tried to break down protest barriers in the heart of Hong Kong’s business district on Monday, scuffling with protesters who have occupied the streets for the past two weeks. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

: A policewoman tries to stop an anti-Occupy protester from breaking a police cordon to charge at pro-democracy protesters during a confrontation in Hong Kong October 13, 2014. Hundreds of unidentified people, some wearing masks, tried to break down protest barriers in the heart of Hong Kong’s business district on Monday, scuffling with protesters who have occupied the streets for the past two weeks. (Bobby Yip/Reuters)

: A woman places a plastic bag on her head (depicting the Spanish full protection suit against Ebola) during a demonstration called by “Marea Blanca” (White Tide) movement, in support of Spanish nurse Teresa Romero, who contracted Ebola, at La Constitucion square in Malaga, southern Spain October 13, 2014. Spain will ramp up training for health workers and emergency services dealing with Ebola cases, authorities said on Monday, as a nurse who caught the virus in Madrid after caring for infected patients remained seriously ill. (Jon Nazca/Reuters)

: Paul Parrish swims as he takes part in the Arch to Arc triathlon in the channel between England and France September 15, 2014. The Arch to Arc is billed as the hardest triathlon in the world. It is comprised of a 87 mile run from Marble Arch in London to Dover, a swim across the Channel to Calais, finishing with a 180 mile bike ride to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Parrish, 49, a recovering alcoholic, is the oldest man to have completed the race, doing so in a time of 84 hours 44 minutes. He is among over 20 people to have completed the event. Picture taken September 15, 2014. (Neil Hall/Reuters)

: Paul Parrish runs during a training session for his Arch to Arc triathlon attempt in Hertfordshire southern England May 5, 2014. The Arch to Arc is billed as the hardest triathlon in the world. It is comprised of a 87 mile run from Marble Arch in London to Dover, a swim across the Channel to Calais, finishing with a 180 mile bike ride to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Parrish, 49, a recovering alcoholic, is the oldest man to have completed the race, doing so in a time of 84 hours 44 minutes. He is among over 20 people to have completed the event. Picture taken May 5, 2014. (Neil Hall/Reuters)

: Paul Parrish poses for a portrait during a training session for his Arch to Arc triathlon attempt in Bray southern England May 11, 2014. The Arch to Arc is billed as the hardest triathlon in the world. It is comprised of a 87 mile run from Marble Arch in London to Dover, a swim across the Channel to Calais, finishing with a 180 mile bike ride to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Parrish, 49, a recovering alcoholic, is the oldest man to have completed the race, doing so in a time of 84 hours 44 minutes. He is among over 20 people to have completed the event. Picture taken May 11, 2014. (Neil Hall/Reuters)

: Paul Parrish swims as he takes part in the Arch to Arc triathlon in the channel between England and France September 15, 2014. The Arch to Arc is billed as the hardest triathlon in the world. It is comprised of a 87 mile run from Marble Arch in London to Dover, a swim across the Channel to Calais, finishing with a 180 mile bike ride to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Parrish, 49, a recovering alcoholic, is the oldest man to have completed the race, doing so in a time of 84 hours 44 minutes. He is among over 20 people to have completed the event. Picture taken September 15, 2014. (Neil Hall/Reuters)

: Blind student Marina Gimaraes of the Association of Ballet and Arts for the Blind, warms up backstage before performing ‘Corsario’ e ‘Paquitas’ during celebrations marking Brazil’s Children’s Day at the Italo Theater in Sao Paulo October 12, 2014. The Association was founded by Brazilian ballerina and physiotherapist Fernanda Bianchini in 1995, when she decided to teach classical ballet to the blind for free. Since then, her classes have been opened to the deaf and mute, and even to children and youths with other handicaps. Bianchini says that the school’s main goal for their students is for them to improve their posture, balance, spatial sense and self-esteem, in addition to breaking barriers and prejudices about people with handicaps. (Nacho Doce/Reuters)

The world’s hardest triathlon, a blind ballerina, Ferguson protests | Oct. 13