Images of the Day

Updated / Thursday, 16 Oct 2014 11:45
A technician at the French firm Poult, which specialises in the manufacture of biscuits for supermarkets, checks the size of a product
A technician at the French firm Poult, which specialises in the manufacture of biscuits for supermarkets, checks the size of a product

Some striking images from around the world.

A hazmat worker carries a barrel in preparation for decontaminating of the apartment of a health care worker who tested positive for ebola in Texas
A hazmat worker carries a barrel in preparation for decontaminating of the apartment of a health care worker who tested positive for ebola in Texas
Mozambicans queue outside a polling station in Maputo to vote in presidential and legislative elections
Mozambicans queue outside a polling station in Maputo to vote in presidential and legislative elections
Portraits of the victims of the sunken South Korean ferry 'Sewol' are seen with yellow ribbons at Gwanghwamun square in Seoul, South Korea
Portraits of the victims of the sunken South Korean ferry 'Sewol' are seen with yellow ribbons at Gwanghwamun square in Seoul, South Korea
Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, arrives at the Port of Southampton
Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, arrives at the Port of Southampton
Indian police throw stones during clashes with flood-affected Kashmiri residents protesting against the state government in Srinagar
Indian police throw stones during clashes with flood-affected Kashmiri residents protesting against the state government in Srinagar
Indian shoppers buy vegetables at the Raithu Bajar, or farmers market, on World Food Day in Hyderabad
Indian shoppers buy vegetables at the Raithu Bajar, or farmers market, on World Food Day in Hyderabad
A woman stands at the North Sea beach of Hoernum on the island of Sylt, northwestern Germany
A woman stands at the North Sea beach of Hoernum on the island of Sylt, northwestern Germany
US Marine MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft fly near the construction site of a new Ebola treatment
US Marine MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft fly near the construction site of a new Ebola treatment
Shanghai World Financial Center and the skyline of the Lujiazui Financial District in Pudong, seen from the 109th floor of the Shanghai Tower
Shanghai World Financial Center and the skyline of the Lujiazui Financial District in Pudong, seen from the 109th floor of the Shanghai Tower
Two men run through the rain at the White House in Washington, DC
Two men run through the rain at the White House in Washington, DC
The biretta cup of Pope Francis is blown over his head as he holds his weekly audience in St Peter's Square
The biretta cup of Pope Francis is blown over his head as he holds his weekly audience in St Peter's Square
Tents pitched outside Hong Kong's government complex as part of ongoing protests
Tents pitched outside Hong Kong's government complex as part of ongoing protests

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