October 27, 2014

Marines and sailors with Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan load onto a KC-130 aircraft on the Camp Bastion flightline, Afghanistan. The Marine Corps ended its mission in Helmand province the day before. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson)

Francesca Tuazon, 17, right, and Nicole Buell, 17, view a memorial on a fence around Marysville Pilchuck High School, in Marysville, Washington, USA. On Oct. 24, a student opened fire in the school cafeteria, killing two students before taking his own life.

A purple-rumped sunbird pecks at its own image reflected off a window at an office in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo.

This photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the lava flow from volcanic eruption on the Big Island of Hawaii that began on the June 27. Dozens of residents in this rural area of Hawaii were placed on alert as flowing lava continued to advance.

Flowers and leaves of torenia plants glow green when a blue LED light shines over it, at the preview of the "Light" exhibition at Tokyo's National Museum of Nature and Science.

Crowds gather to see the red ceramic poppies that create part of the art installation "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" at the Tower of London.

Zheng Feng, an beginner climber, has his wedding pictures taken with his bride on a cliff in Jinhua, Zhejiang province.

Honor guards salute during the welcoming ceremony for the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany.

A model presents a creation at MGPIN 2015 Mao Geping Makeup Trends launch collection during China Fashion Week in Beijing.

Plant holders in the shape of human faces hang from a tree at Wat Rong Khun, a non-traditional Buddhist temple in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand, designed in 1997 by the Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat. (Photo taken by Matthew Richards/Thailand on Oct. 26, 2014)