Libyan rebels fire on troops loyal to former leader Moammar Gadhafi in Sirte.
Relatives mourn over the casket of a Coptic Christian who was killed Sunday during clashes with the Egyptian army in Cairo.
A member of Occupy D.C. fixes his sleeping bag in his cardboard box shelter on Freedom Plaza in Washington.
A girl watches the 67th annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City. Over 35,000 marchers participated a parade commemorating the 519th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in America.
Dr. Evan Atar, right, performs a surgery on an injured boy at a hospital in Kurmuk, Sudan. Atar says he has done seven amputations since war broke out between the Sudanese army and fighters loyal to the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement.
Elephant drivers ride their mounts through the flooded streets in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Two hundred people have been killed after heavy rains triggered the worst flooding in 50 years.
Students practice a dance they will perform during the wedding festivities for King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck in Thimphu, Bhutan. The monarch will wed his commoner bride, Jetsun Pema, later this week.
Women practice playing their bagpipes on a beach in Hong Kong. Bagpipes enjoy a loyal following throughout much of Asia and are a regular feature of military and police bands across the region.
Boys play at a brick factory outside Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
A woman decorates a Sukkah, a structure made from fresh fruit, for the Holiday of the Tabernacles in Mount Gerizim, the West Bank.