September 26, 2014

Muslim Khaloar Abdarahim holds a sign that reads "Not in my name" as he poses inside the Arrahma Mosque after Friday prayers in Nantes, France, after a gathering to remember French mountain guide Herve Gourdel. Thousands of French Muslims came together to protest the Islamic State, which many say does not represent their religion.

A Kurdish Syrian refugee carries an infant after crossing the Turkish-Syrian border near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province. Nearly 140,000 Syrian Kurds have fled into Turkey since last week.

Soldiers patrol through the courtyard of the Louvre museum in Paris. France is considering whether to extend its airstrikes to Syria and is increasing security in public places after militants linked to the Islamic State group beheaded a French hostage.

A Cambodian rights activist (R) shouts slogans (short and memorable phrases) in front of police at a protest next to the Australian embassy in Phnom Penh. Australia plans to start sending asylum-seekers to Cambodia by the end of the year and will pay the Southeast Asian nation Aus$40 million (US$35 million) to accept them.

People look on as pro-democracy demonstrators are surrounded by police after running into a courtyard outside Hong Kong's legislative headquarters. Students have been protesting for the last five days against Beijing's refusal last month to grant Hong Kong full democracy.

George Clooney, third right, his fiancee Amal Alamuddin, Cindy Crawford and her husband, Rande Gerber, boat past St. Mark's Square as they arrive in Venice, Italy. Clooney and Alamuddin are expected to get married this weekend in Venice, one of the world's most romantic settings.

The famous monuments of Washington seen through the fog over the U.S. capitol. The photo was taken from an overlook in Arlington, Virginia. From left to right: the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, the Capitol, the Smithsonian Castle, and the Library of Congress.

People wearing Scottish hats watch the action in the fourball golf matches at Gleneagles in Gleneagles, Scotland, during the 2014 Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the U.S.

Models present creations for Issey Miyake during the 2015 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show at Paris Fashion Week.

People play the game of cricket on the ice-covered Kilimanjaro mountain, Tanzania. The group is trying to play the world's highest game of cricket, breaking the old record set in 2009 on Mount Everest.

New members of the Philippine Navy Seals cross a rope as part of a physical training exercise at the Philippine Navy headquarters in Sangley Point, Cavite city, south of Manila.

Residents make traditional sweets called malban, ahead of Eid al-Adha, in the port city of Sidon, southern Lebanon.

An Indian actor dresses for "Ramlila," a theater performance about the Hindu epic Ramayana, as part of Dussehra festival celebrations in New Delhi. The festival honors the victory of the Hindu god Rama over demon king Ravana, and is a celebration of the victory of good over evil.

Developer Robin von Hardenberg holds a tablet computer that runs his Timetraveler app at Bernauer Street in Berlin. The app displays historic footage of scenes that took place when the Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961 onto today's location, when holding and pointing the tablet at the exact same spot.