October 6, 2014

Iraqis take a ride at a park during Eid al-Adha celebrations in Baghdad.

Muslim pilgrims walk on a bridge as they head to cast stones at pillars that represent Satan during the final day of the annual haj pilgrimage in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca.

A part of the al-Dukhaneya neighborhood near Damascus is seen after soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad took control of it from rebel fighters in this photo released by Syria's national news agency SANA.

A protester of the Occupy Central movement carries a shield from the 'Captain America' comic book series, as he stands on a main road at the Mong Kok shopping district in Hong Kong.

In this photo taken near the Turkey-Syria border, Turkish forces patrol the border as militants with the Islamic State group are seen after placing their group's flag on a hilltop at the eastern side of the town of Kobani, Syria.

A man decorates a traditional hut - small building - known as a sukkah with fruits and vegetables on Mount Gerizim, near the West Bank city of Nablus. A sukkah is a hut used during the weeklong Jewish holiday of Sukkot, which begins October 6 at sundown.

A hot air balloon floats past an almost-full rising moon on a warm fall evening near Encinitas, California, USA.

High waves hit a barrier at a port at Kihou town in Mie prefecture, central Japan. Typhoon Phanfone caused strong winds and large waves in Japan, and have already swept three U.S. military officials out to sea.

Indian Muslims offer prayers to mark the festival of Eid al-Adha at Jama Masjid in New Delhi.

Two workers clear a water circulation system on a lake in a park in Brussels, Belgium.