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Indian devotees hold earthen lamps as they take part in the Maha Aarti ritual at Hindu deity Umiya Mata temple on the eighth night of Navratri or nine nights festival in Surat, Gujarat state, India, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. Every year thousands of devotees participate in this ritual
A spider devours an insect caught in its web on October 22, 2012 in London, England
A model walks over the catwalk during the 'Vision 2013 - Charly Le Mindu Presents Collection' at Estrel Hotel on October 22, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
Comedian Frankie Boyle leaves the high Court after winning more than more than £54,000 damages today after a High Court jury concluded that he had been libelled by the Daily Mirror
An armed Sunni boy, Usam, 10, poses for a photo during clashes that erupted in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012.
Light sculpture of the Duracell Bunny showcasing how batteries which people have presumed ‘dead’ could still have useful power inside and can be given a second life with Powercheck – watch the transformation of the Duracell bunny here. The 6ft 3inch Duracell Bunny featured in the video weighs a hefty 56 kg, took 170 hours of single-handed manpower to craft and build and illuminated by 700 coloured LEDs is powered by 192 AA Duracell batteries, all rescued from the recycling stream.
The Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the launch pad by train at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 23. The rocket will send Expedition 33/34 Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy and Flight Engineer Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of ROSCOSMOS on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
Emma the Sumatran Orangutan holds her unnamed three-day-old baby at Chester Zoo.
Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Daniel Craig, Dame Judi Dench, Sam Mendes and Berenice Malohe at a photocall for new James Bond film Skyfall at the Dorchester hotel in London.
Kylie Minogue at the 2012 Q Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London.
A plane lands in the fog at Heathrow Airport as early-morning fog disrupted flights at airports today.
Japan's highest mountain Mount Fuji (top L) rises up behind the skyscrapers dotting the skyline of the Shinjuku area of Tokyo at sunset
Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as pray inside and outside the Grand mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world.
Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Matthew Tvrdon, 31, in the dock at Cardiff Magistrates' Court, Cardiff, where he appeared accused of murder and 13 counts of attempted murder in a hit-and-run van rampage.
A woman shouts as a prison van waits outside Cardiff Magistrates' Court on October 22, 2012 in Cardiff, Wales.
An Indian vendor carries an effigy of the Hindu demon King Ravana at a roadside stand in Amritsar on October 22, 2012 ahead of the Hindu festival of Dussehra.
A Russian Orthodox priest blesses the Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft of the next expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) at the launch pad of the Russian leased Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome, on October 22, 2012.
(Left to right) Li Na of China, Angelique Kerber of Germany, Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, Maria Sharapova of Russia, Serena Williams of USA, Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland and Sara Errani of Italy pose for the official photo of the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
President Barack Obama reads briefing material while meeting with advisors inside his cabin at Camp David, Maryland. The president also convened a conference call with Homeland Security Advisor John Brennan, FBI Director Robert Mueller and Chief of Staff Jack Lew to discuss the mass shooting in Wisconsin as the news unfolded.
Justin Bieber performs at Target Center on October 20, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Robert Pattinson greets fans during a "Breaking Dawn - Part 2" fan event on October 22, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Expedition 33 crew share a playful moment Oct. 10, 2012 during the first of two so-called “fit check” dress rehearsal sessions.
The MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured this visible image of Sea Ice off eastern Greenland.
Characters from the film 'Hotel Transylvania' (Hotel Transsilvanien) attend its German premiere at Cinemaxx at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany
A model displays a jewel encrusted bikini at the Shanghai Mode Lingerie Swimwear Fashion Show 2012 in Shanghai on October 22, 2012.
Oswald Kydd of South Africa crosses the finish line during the Paratriathlon Male Tri-2 race on October 22, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand.
German eyewear maker's subsidiary 'Ic Berlin Japan' employee displays a pair of sunglasses (R) and another pair placed on a jack-o-lantern at the International Optical Fair in Tokyo Octoebr 22, 2012.
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Local Sydney BMX rider Lachlan Stewart re-enacts the iconic scene from the Steven Spielberg movie classic 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' during an unveiling of the E.T. wax exhibit at Madame Tussauds in Sydney on October 22, 2012.
Ethnic minorities walk amongst deputies toward the late president Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum to pay hommage prior to the opening of the National Assembly's second annual session in Hanoi on October 22, 2012.
Tulisa's new single 'Sight Of You' taken from the 'Sight Of You EP'.
This picture released by Cubadebate on its website early Monday Oct. 22, 2012 shows Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Habana, Cuba Sunday Oct. 21, 2012. Castro has written Sunday an article in state-media criticizing those who spread rumors he was on his death bed. Persistent rumors circulated last week that the former Cuban leader was on his deathbed or had suffered a massive stroke.(AP Photo/Alex Castro, Cubadebate)
Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., waves to the crowd as he rallies hundreds of supporters at the Colorado Jet Center in Colorado Springs.
Participants go through the Kiss of Mud obstacle at the Tough Mudder event at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey.
Brett Keisel #99 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates after the Steelers 24-17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.
A large crowd gathers at St. Peter's square in Vatican City during a ceremony attended by Pope Benedict XVI, not seen, for the canonization of seven new saints, including Kateri Tekakwitha, the first American Indian saint.
An adult Grand Cayman Blue Iguana nicknamed "Biter" is shown shedding its dead skin at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park on the island of Grand Cayman.
Team of Shrine Parishioners bump bamboo poles during the Usuki Lantern Festival at Usuki Hachiman Shrine in Himeji, Japan. The annual Bamboo Lantern Festival features more than 1000 paper lanterns atop 3 metre long bamboo poles, whereby participants attempt to bump and take down the lanterns of others.
Athletes run during a night half marathon race at the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece.
James Anderson #50 of the Carolina Panthers is introduced before a game against the Dallas Cowboys at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Radcliffe Franklin Haughton, 45, of Brown Deer, Wis. Haughton, who was responsible for killing 3 andwounding multiple people in a shooting at a spa near a suburban Milwaukee shopping mall
Police and swat team members respond to a call of a shooting at the Azana Spa in Brookfield, Wis. Multiple people were wounded and 3 were killed when Radcliffe Franklin Haughton opened fire at the spa near the Brookfield Square Mall.
Delila Clelia 6, (left) looks on as dance group Artful Badger (left to right) Nwando Eebizi, Andy Black, Kirsty Mullahy, Catheirne Bell, Emma Fisher and Georgiana Cavendish, perform outside the Houses of Parliament in London, to protest against the government's plans to cull thousands of the UK's badgers.
Ben, 18 months, plays with leaves from a Acer tree that has turned red during autumn, Arley, Cheshire.
Helena Bonham Carter arrives for a screening of 'Great Expectations' the London Film Festival Closing Night Gala film at Odeon Leicester Square in central London.
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Posted: 22/10/2012 05:59 BST Updated: 22/10/2012 16:10 BST