U.S. bombs Islamic State fighters along Turkish border, Hong Kong police take back part of protest zone, Volvo Ocean Race, Smokey soccer pitch in Serbia | Oct. 18
The day in pictures around the world.
- Onboard Team Vestas Wind. Maciel Cicchetti driving, Tony Rae on mainsheet and Nicolai Sehestead on trim as the boat surfs at 25 knts on the morning of Day 8. during Leg 1 between Alicante, Spain and Cape Town, South Africa. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in 11 countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, the Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean race for professional racing crews. (Brian Carlin/Team Vestas Wind/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
- A Chinese boy reacts as he sits on his father’s shoulders as a large mechanical dragon called “Dragon Horse” that is part of the Long Ma Performance by the French company La Machine comes close and sprays water at the National Stadium in Beijing, China. The event was held to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between France and China. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
- Miley Cyrus performs her Bangerz Tour live at Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia. (Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
- A supporter of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro wears a pair of sunglasses with a picture of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, during a rally in support of Maduro in Caracas. Both supporters and detractors of Venezuela’s government marched through the capital Caracas on Saturday. Supporters of Maduro were protesting this month’s killing of a young ‘Chavista’ lawmaker, a crime the government has blamed on political opponents, including Colombian paramilitary forces. Separately, the opposition demonstrated against a laundry list of issues, including a slumping economy, shortages of basic goods, and sky-high crime rates. (Jorge Silva/Reuters)
- Dr Marius Kruger (C) and member of the Kruger National Park keeps the head of a rhino up during a white rhino relocation capture. The Kruger National Park relocated four rhinoceros from a high risk poaching area to a safer area as part of ongoing strategic rhinoceros management plan. (Stefan Heunis/Getty Images)
- The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), bottom, is seen relieving the USS George H.W. Bush in the Arabian Gulf. George H.W. Bush will soon depart the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility for its homeport at Norfolk, Virginia, and Carl Vinson will take over support of maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syri.a (US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Korrin Kim/Handout via Reuters)
- A contestant takes part in the swimwear portion of the Alternative Miss World contest at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre in London. The competition, which is open to entrants of any gender or nationality, was started by artist Andrew Logan in 1972. (Peter Nicholls/Reuters)
- A US Air Force B1-B bomber plane flies above the Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab as seen from the Turkish border town of Suruc. Turkey is turning a deaf ear to insistent pressure to take a more pro-active stance in the fight against Islamic State (IS) jihadists, adding to existing strains with the West under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Western diplomats have repeatedly made clear they want to see the key NATO member play a key role in the coalition against the militants, who are battling for the Syrian town Kobane just a few kilometers from Turkey. (Aris Messinis/Getty Images)
- Flames rise from an explosion in the Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, after a US-led coalition strike as it seen from the Turkish border in the southeastern village of Mursitpinar, Sanliurfa province. Turkey is turning a deaf ear to insistent pressure to take a more pro-active stance in the fight against Islamic State (IS) jihadists, adding to existing strains with the West under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Western diplomats have repeatedly made clear they want to see the key NATO member play a key role in the coalition against the militants, who are battling for the Syrian town Kobane just a few kilometers from Turkey. (Aris Messinis/Getty Images)
- Smoke rises over Syrian town of Kobani after an airstrike, as seen from the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province. A U.S.-led military coalition has been bombing Islamic State fighters who hold a large swathe of territory in both Iraq and Syria, two countries involved in complex multi-sided civil wars in which nearly every country in the Middle East has a stake.. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
- Heavy smoke rises following an airstrike by the US-led coalition aircraft in Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, as seen from the outskirts of Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border. Kurdish fighters in Syrian city of Kobani have pushed back Islamic State militants in a number of locations as U.S. airstrikes on ISIS positions continue in and around the city. Since mid-September more than 200,000 people from Kobani flee into Turkey. (Gokhan Sahin/Getty Images)
- People are silhouetted on the top of a hill close to the border line between Turkey and Syria near Mursitpinar bordergate as they watch the U.S led airstrikes over the Syrian town of Kobani in Sanliurfa, Turkey. Kurdish fighters in Syrian city of Kobani have pushed back Islamic State militants in a number of locations as U.S. airstrikes on ISIS positions continue in and around the city. Since mid-September more than 200,000 people from Kobani flee into Turkey. (Gokhan Sahin/Getty Images)
- Syrian Kurdish refugees that fled the Syrian town of Kobane, walk between tents in a refugee camp in the southeastern town of Suruc on the Turkish-Syrian border. Kurdish fighters in Syrian city of Kobani have pushed back Islamic State militants in a number of locations as U.S. airstrikes on ISIS positions continue in and around the city. Since mid-September more than 200,000 people from Kobani flee into Turkey. (Gokhan Sahin/Getty Images)
- Riot police move into a protest site during clashes with pro-democracy protesters at the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong. Hong Kong pro-democracy activists recaptured parts of a core protest zone from police early on Saturday after hours of turmoil that the city’s police chief warned undermined order and jeopardized public safety. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
- A supporter of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), wears a shirt with a picture of Benazir Bhutto during a rally in Karachi. The only son of Pakistan’s assassinated Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto told hundreds of thousands of supporters on Saturday that he would fight for his party’s revival, in an appearance intended to mark the official launch of his political career. (Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)
- Partizan Belgrade’s fans wave flags and light flares during their match against Red Star Belgrade in Belgrade. The Serbian derby between bitter Belgrade rivals Partizan and Red Star produced more fireworks on the terraces as fans lit flares four days after a Euro 2016 qualifier was abandoned at the same venue. Play was twice held up for billowing smoke to clear at Partizan’s end after their fans set off the pyrotechnics in response to identical action by Red Star supporters shortly before kickoff. (Marko Djurica/Reuters)
- Partizan Belgrade’s fans cheer during their soccer match against Red Star Belgrade in Belgrade. The Serbian derby between bitter Belgrade rivals Partizan and Red Star produced more fireworks on the terraces as fans lit flares four days after a Euro 2016 qualifier was abandoned at the same venue. Play was twice held up for billowing smoke to clear at Partizan’s end after their fans set off the pyrotechnics in response to identical action by Red Star supporters shortly before kickoff. (Marko Djurica/Reuters)
- Partizan Belgrade and Red Star players stand in smoke caused by flares during their soccer match in Belgrade. The Serbian derby between bitter Belgrade rivals Partizan and Red Star produced more fireworks on the terraces as fans lit flares four days after a Euro 2016 qualifier was abandoned at the same venue. Play was twice held up for billowing smoke to clear at Partizan’s end after their fans set off the pyrotechnics in response to identical action by Red Star supporters shortly before kickoff. (Marko Djurica/Reuters)
- Partizan Belgrade’s fans cheer and light flares during their match against Red Star Belgrade in Belgrade. The Serbian derby between bitter Belgrade rivals Partizan and Red Star produced more fireworks on the terraces as fans lit flares four days after a Euro 2016 qualifier was abandoned at the same venue. Play was twice held up for billowing smoke to clear at Partizan’s end after their fans set off the pyrotechnics in response to identical action by Red Star supporters shortly before kickoff. (Marko Djurica/Reuters)
- Thorsten Kirschbaum of Stuttgart tries to stop a lawn sprinkler during the Bundesliga match between VfB Stuttgart and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart, Germany. (Daniel Kopatsch/Bongarts/Getty Images)
- A protester stands in front of a mural of school students on the wall of a local high school during a protest in support of the Saudi Shi’ite scholar Nimar Al Nimar, in the village of Jidhafs west of Manama. Shi’ites from Bahrain have been protesting in solidarity with Nimar Al Nimar who has been given death sentence by the Saudi authorities. (Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters)
- Opposition supporters take part in a march against the government of Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. Venezuela’s government and political opposition marched through the capital Caracas on Saturday. Supporters of Socialist President Maduro protested this month’s killing of a young ‘Chavista’ lawmaker, a crime the government has blamed on political opponents, including Colombian paramilitary forces. Separately, the opposition demonstrated against a laundry list of issues, including a slumping economy, shortages of basic goods, and sky-high crime rates. (Jorge Silva/Reuters)