Today in Photos (Oct 3)
View a gallery of photos from around the world on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014.
Section:Gallery
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Bangladeshi Muslims try to climb on to the roof of an overcrowded train as they head to their homes ahead of Eid al-Adha in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Adha, a three-day holiday that starts Saturday, commemorating the willingness of the prophet Ibrahim � or Abraham as he is known in the Bible � to sacrifice his son in accordance with God's will, though in the end God provides him a sheep to sacrifice instead.
A.M. Ahad Associated Press
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A woman shouts at local police during a confrontation of pro-democracy student protesters and angry local residents in Kowloon's crowded Mong Kok district, Friday, Oct. 3, 2014 in Hong Kong. Clashes broke out Friday as Hong Kong residents and pro-Beijing supporters tried to force pro-democracy activists from the streets they were occupying, reviving the possibility that the weeklong standoff could turn violent despite and attempt by the city's leader to defuse the situation.
Wong Maye-E Associated Press
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Internally displaced Iraqi Yazidis who fled from Sinjar and other towns after advances by Islamic militants take shelter at a school in Dahuk, 260 miles (420 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. The Yazidis now living in the Kurdish city of Dahuk are cautiously optimistic - wary after having already lost so much, but hopeful to return home and pick up the pieces, as the Kurdish military says it is now on a push toward Sinjar, located in the deserts of northwestern Iraq near the Syrian border, in an assault aimed at retaking the town from the extremists.
Hadi Mizban Associated Press
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Street children help novice monks to push a cart loaded with cooked-food containers, part of what the monks received as daily alms from devotees in Hlaing Thaya, northwest of Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Buddhist monks provide breakfast and lunch daily, for about 70 people in this industrialized satellite town expanding with urbanization.
Gemunu Amarasinghe Associated Press
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A pro-Russian rebel tank rolls to take position near to the airport in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Artillery fire hit Donetsk airport Friday as Pro-Russian rebels are pressing to seize the key airport in eastern Ukraine despite fierce resistance from government forces.
Darko Vojinovic Associated Press
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Maria Sharapova of Russia shouts after getting a points during her match against Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia at the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Stadium in Beijing, China, Friday, Oct. 3, 2014.
Vincent Thian Associated Press