Photos of the week
A Shi'ite Muslim has his child gashed with a knife during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashoura in Mumbai, India Nov. 3, 2014. Ashoura, which falls on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the seventh century battle of Kerbala.
Kentucky
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) celebrates with his wife Elaine Chao at his election night event Nov. 4, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. Republicans regained control of the Senate.
Mexico
People stand near the graves of relatives at San Andres cemetery in Mixquic, Nov. 2, 2014 on the Day of the Dead. Mexicans pay homage to their dead relatives by preparing meals and decorating their graves. The festival has its origins in a pre-Hispanic Aztec belief that the dead return to Earth one day each year to visit their loved ones.
Syria
A Kurdish refugee boy from the Syrian town of Kobani holds onto a fence that surrounds a refugee camp in the border town of Suruc Nov. 3, 2014.
Spain
Spanish nurse Teresa Romero, who contracted Ebola, smiles after being discharged from the Carlos III Hospital in Madrid, Nov. 5, 2014. Romero became the first person to contract Ebola outside of Africa after helping to treat a Spanish missionary who contracted Ebola in Africa and was repatriated to Spain for treatment but subsequently died.
China
A Lucky Air crew member dressed as Spiderman (3rd R) during an on board Halloween celebration sits next to passengers during a flight from Kunming to Shenzhen, China in Kunming, Oct. 31, 2014. Attendants of the domestic Lucky Air flight dressed themselves in costumes of superheroes and movie figures to serve their customers as well as celebrate Halloween.
France
A woman sits under her umbrella during an autumn day on the Promenade Des Anglais in Nice while heavy rain and storm hit the French Riviera November 5, 2014.
Indonesia
A model carries a goldfish during a show presenting creations by Indonesian designers Daniel Mananta and Nowela Mikhelia during Jakarta Fashion Week 2015 in Jakarta, Nov. 2, 2014.
New York
A judge wearing white gloves stands before a special session of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on the occasion of the 225th anniversary of the first session of the court in New York Nov. 4, 2014.
Spain
Two would-be immigrants rest at Maspalomas Beach on Gran Canaria as beach goers look on in Spain's Canary Islands Nov. 5, 2014. Some 21 would-be immigrants arrived in a fishing boat on their way to European soil from Africa, Spanish police said.
Russia
Wearing World War II-era uniform of the Red Army troops, Russian soldiers take part in the military parade on the Red Square in Moscow on Nov. 7, 2014 marking the anniversary of the parade when Red Army soldiers marched to the front line from the Red Square, as Nazi German troops were just a few miles from Moscow.
New Hampshire
A little girl plays with balloons at Republican U.S. Senate candidate Scott Brown's midterm election night rally in Manchester, New Hampshire Nov. 4, 2014.
Servia
Protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks stand in a park in downtown Belgrade, Serbia Nov. 5, 2014 marking Guy Fawkes Night.
China
A combination photo shows signs asking not to take pictures at different pro-democracy protesters' encampments in Hong Kong Nov. 1 and 2, 2014. While some protesters are happy to be interviewed and photographed, others are putting "no photo" signs asking not to be disturbed and for their faces not to be shown fearing possible reprisal from authorities who declared protesters' rallies illegal.
Beligum
A demonstrator wielding a plank is seen near a riot police officer carrying a baton during clashes in central Brussels Nov. 6, 2014. An estimated 100,000 Belgians marched through central Brussels on Thursday to protest the new government's proposed reforms and cost-cutting measures, the first in a series of demonstrations and strikes planned over coming weeks.
Germany
The television tower is pictured against the backdrop of clouds and the moon in Berlin Nov. 6, 2014.
Florida
Former Florida Governor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist (C) heads out of the Mid-County Senior Center, during a four-city bus campaign tour in Lake Worth, Florida Nov. 3, 2014. Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott won re-election against Crist Nov 4.
Mexico
A child places a flower over a fake coffin during a demonstration to demand justice for the 43 missing students from the Ayotzinapa teachers' training college, in Mexico City, Nov. 5, 2014. The students went missing in the town of Iguala in the south-western state of Guerrero on Sept. 26 after clashing with police and masked men, with dozens of police being arrested in connection with a case that has sent shockwaves across Mexico.
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Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery (C) scores a goal against AS Roma's Lukasz Skorupski (2L) during their Champions League Group E second leg soccer match in Munich Nov. 5, 2014.
Italy
Tourists wearing plastic boots, walk on ramps in a flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice Nov. 7, 2014. The high water, a combination of high tides and a strong Scirocco wind in the Adriatic Sea, stood at 110 centimeters early on Nov. 7. For years the city has wrestled with the problems posed by the threat of rising sea levels.
England
Workers install the Queen of Hearts in the dining room decorated for the annual Christmas event at Chatsworth House in central England, Nov. 6, 2014. The stately home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire has been transformed for the festive season into scenes from the classic children's book Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.