November 19, 2015
It's a rainy day in Washington, D.C., today. The Capitol Hill area is surrounded by ginkgo trees and a lot of leaves that turned into autumnal colors have fallen. But this particular ginkgo tree keeps all its beautiful fall color in this photo captured by VOA's Diaa Bekheet.
Polish special forces train during a joint services exercise of a simulated chemical attack in the Warsaw underground.
Doctors treat an injured civilian in a field hospital after what activists said was shelling by forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Douma neighborhood of Damascus.
An employee works in the distribution center of the online retailer Amazon during a guided press tour prior to the upcoming Christmas shopping season in Leipzig, central Germany.
Michael Horn, President and CEO of Volkswagen America, reacts to being mobbed by the media after he apologized for the Volkswagen diesel scandal at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California.
People light candles before releasing a traditional home-made paper balloon into the sky during the annual Tazaungdaing festival in Taunggyi, Myanmar.
The mother of a young policeman, who was killed during the Tianjin port blasts in August, cries as she pays tribute to her son to mark the 100th day after the accident, at Tanggu Martyrs Cemetery, in Tianjin, China.
French man named Alexis, an exotic animal enthusiast, plays with his corn snakes (pantherophis guttatus) at his home in Bordeaux, France.
A car approaches the flooded waters of the Stillaguamish River, which overtook a roadway in Stanwood, Washington, USA, Nov. 18, 2015. At least three people were killed and about 250,000 homes and businesses were without power in Washington state after a storm blew down trees and triggered mudslides, authorities said.
Nine-year-old Mahiro Takano, a three-time Japan karate champion in her age group, practices in Nagaoka, Niigata prefecture, north of Tokyo.
A flock of birds flies as a Delta airlines commuter plane lands at Reagan International Airport in Washington, D.C., Nov. 18, 2015.
ទាហានអ៊ីស្រាអែលម្នាក់ឈរ ខណៈមានការប៉ះទង្គិចគ្នាជាមួយពួកប៉ាឡេស្ទីន ក្រោយពេលមានបាតុកម្មប្រឆាំងនឹងការសម្រេចរបស់លោក ដូណាល់ ត្រាំ ប្រធានាធិបតីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ដែលបានទទួលស្គាល់ទីក្រុងហ្ស៊េរុយសាឡិម ជារដ្ឋធានីថ្មីរបស់ប្រទេសអ៊ីស្រាអែល។ ការប៉ះទង្គិចនេះកើតនៅទីក្រុង Nablus ចំណុះទីក្រុង West Bank City។
Spanish mares are conducted by an army trainer during the Sicab International Horse Show, which is dedicated in full and exclusively to purebred Spanish horses, in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain.
A woman drinks wine in a hot bath with colored water representing wine at the Hakone Kowaki-en Yunessun spa resort during an event marking Beaujolais Nouveau Day in Hakone west of Tokyo, Japan.
Men roll barrels of Beaujolais Nouveau wine for the official launch of the 2015 vintage in the center of Lyon, France.
French swimmer Fantine Lesaffre competes in a 200m medley heat of the French swimming championships in Angers, western France.