People and politicians holding animals, live action Mario Kart, Czechs celebrate and protest| Nov. 17

Competitors race in the Men’s RS-One Windsurfing class during the 2014 Asian Beach Games at Karon Beach on November 16, 2014 in Phuket, Thailand. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Ghost statues by artist Jakub Hadrava are placed at the St. George’s church near Plzen in Lukova, Czech Republic. Artist Jakub Hadrava created 32 plaster life-size ghost statues, which symbolize Sudeten Germans who lived in the village. St. George’s church, which was build in the north-western Bohemian region of the Czech Republic in 1352, fell into disrepair after the roof collapsed during a funeral service in 1968. Hadrava’s aim is to make the church more attractive for visitors and to gain money for renovation work. According to voluntary church manager Petr Koukl, about 2500 people from around the world have been visiting the church this year. (Matej Divizna/Getty Images)

People take photos of participants as they drive around Tokyo in Mario Kart characters for the Real Mario Kart event in Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan. The organizer calls for participants to this event held about once a month on Facebook, and Akiba Kart offers rental karts that can be driven on public streets. (Keith Tsuji/Getty Images)

Participants drive around Tokyo for the Real Mario Kart event in Tokyo, Japan. The organizer calls for participants to this event held about once a month on Facebook, and Akiba Kart offers rental karts that can be driven on public streets. (Keith Tsuji/Getty Images)

Poultry fanciers and visitors admire the birds on display at the National Poultry Show, hosted by ‘The Poultry Club of Great Britain’ and held at The International Centre in Telford, Shropshire. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

A combination of pictures created shows Poultry fanciers with their entries at the National Poultry Show, hosted by ‘The Poultry Club of Great Britain’ and held at The International Centre in Telford, Shropshire, in the West Midlands. (L-R top row) Jane Morgan with her Barbu d’Uccle Bantam named ‘Chianti’, Sam Troth with his Japanese Bantam Cock, Tracey Gunning with her Malay Asian Hard Feather, Georgina Keam with her White Wyandotte Bantam Cock named ‘Lincoln’ (L-R middle row) Richard Rowley with his Blue-laced Wyandotte Bantam Cockerel, Steve Dace with his Silver-laced Wyandotte Large Fowl, James Bett with a White Cochin Large Fowl Hen, David Iley with his Japanese Bantam Male Mottled Frizzle (L-R bottom row) Nigel Allman with his Black Bantam Orpington, Alyce Fisher with her Buff Orpington Cock, Jane Morgan with her Barbu d’Uccle Bantam named ‘Chianti’ and Richard Boden with his Rumpless Booted Bantam. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott and United States’ President Barack Obama meet Jimbelung the koala before the start of the first G20 meeting in Brisbane, Australia. (Andrew Taylor/G20 Australia via Getty Images)

Australian Governor General Peter Cosgrove (R) stands with China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, as she holds a wombat in the grounds of Government House in Canberra, Australia. President Xi Jinping of China will address parliament and attending meetings in Canberra following the G20 Leaders Summit in Brisbane. (Photo by David Gray/Getty Images)

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel plays with models of trucks during an interactive demonstration of transportation logistics during her visit to the Future Logistics Living Lab on November 17, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is attending meetings in Sydney following the G20 Leaders Summit in Brisbane. (Jason Reed/Getty Images)

A man grooms his mini poodle after competition at the 2014 China International Pet Show in Beijing. The China International Pet Show (CIPS) will take place from November 17 to 20. (Wang Zhao/Getty Images)

Demonstrators show symbolic red cards to Czech President Milos Zeman during a protest rally in Prague. Czechs who helped bring about the “Velvet Revolution” that overthrew Kremlin-backed Communist rule are marking the 25th anniversary this week by accusing the country’s present-day leaders of once again cosying up to Russia. The focus of their anger is President Milos Zeman, who has taken a pro-Russian line on economic sanctions and described Pussy Riot, the punk group jailed for blasting out a song denouncing President Vladimir Putin in a Moscow cathedral, as hooligans who should not have been treated as political prisoners. The Czech Republic marks the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, which led to the fall of the communist regime 25 years ago, on Monday. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

People, one wearing a mask depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, march through the city center to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Prague. Czech Republic marks the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, which led to the fall of the communist regime 25 years ago, on Monday. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

Members of the Queen’s Life Guard ride along Horse Guards Road in front of foliage in autumn color during the Changing of the Guard ceremony in central London. (Toby Melville/Reuters)

A Palestinian protester tries to hammer a hole through Israel’s controversial barrier that separates the West Bank town of Abu Dis from Jerusalem. A Palestinian bus driver, whose family lives in Abu Dis, was found hanged in his vehicle in west Jerusalem overnight, in what Israeli police said was an apparent suicide but a colleague said looked like murder. (Ahmad Gharabli/Getty Images)

Finalist of the 2014 World Muslimah Awards Nazreen prays in Yogyakarta. Indonesia hosted the 4th Muslim Beauty Pageant called World Muslimah Awards. About 25 finalists from around the world compete in the final round of the World Muslimah Awards, exclusively for Muslim women in Yogyakarta on November 13-21. (Adek Berry/Getty Images)

A combination of pictures shows Alexandra Munoz, 5, who lost her hair due to chemotherapy for a brain tumour, posing for a photograph without (L) and with a natural hair wig (R), which she received as a donation from hair stylist Marcelo Avatte in the cancer ward of the Luis Calvo Mackenna Hospital in Santiago. The wigs, handmade by Italian-Chilean hair stylist Marcelo Avatte and his team, have helped the children regain their self-esteem and confidence during cancer treatment. Renowned for making customised wigs, Avatte has donated more than 300 wigs since 2009 and says he was motivated to begin the project by the pain he felt when his own son lost his hair during chemotherapy. (Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters)

A tower at Abengoa solar plant at “Solucar” solar park is seen in Sanlucar la Mayor, near the Andalusian capital of Seville. Shares in Spanish renewable energy and engineering firm Abengoa rebounded on Monday – after falling sharply last week – after the company gave details of how it accounted for debt and set new leverage targets for 2014 and 2015. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)

A water spout forms on the horizon on November 15, 2014 off the Mediterranean coastal city of Nice, in southeastern France. Valery Hache/Getty Images)

An explosion following an air strike is seen in central Kobani in Syria. Picture taken from the Turkish side of the Turkish-Syrian border. (Osman Orsal/Reuters)