Pictures Of The Day: The Best Images From Around The World On Monday 7th September 2015

LIVE: News Pictures Of The Day
|

Open Image Modal

Pictures of the day from The Huffington Post brings you the very best news and sports images from around the world, chosen and created by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland and Tahira Mirza.

pictures of the day
(01 of36)
Open Image Modal
UKIP Leader Nigel Farage meets locals during a walkabout in the town centre on September 7, 2015 in Ramsgate, England. The UKIP leader was joined by UKIP counsellors in the centre of Ramsgate on the first date of the 'Say no to the EU Tour'. (Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Ben Pruchnie via Getty Images)
(02 of36)
Open Image Modal
A yet to be named baby gorilla clings on to its mother Zazie at the adventure zoo in Hannover, Germany, Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. The male baby gorilla was born on 04 September and weighs about 2,000 grams. (Holger Hollemann/dpa via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(03 of36)
Open Image Modal
Syrian refugees react as they arrive after crossing aboard a dinghy from Turkey, on the island of Lesbos, Greece, Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. The island of some 100,000 residents has been transformed by the sudden new population of some 20,000 refugees and migrants, mostly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(04 of36)
Open Image Modal
A crashed Spitfire is seen in a field near Woodchurch, near Ashford, Kent, after the pilot had to make an emergency landing. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(05 of36)
Open Image Modal
British Prime Minister David Cameron (C) exits 10 Downing Street in central London on September 7, 2015. Cameron is expected to speak on the issue of refugees and immigration and Britain's response to Europe's biggest migrant crisis in decades in the Houses of Parliament later today. (credit:NIKLAS HALLE'N via Getty Images)
(06 of36)
Open Image Modal
BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 07: (L-R) Local host Jiang Xiaohan, director Christopher McQuarrie, Rebecca Ferguson and Tom Cruise attend the Beijing Fan Screening of Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation at UME on September 7, 2015 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures International) (credit:Emmanuel Wong via Getty Images)
(07 of36)
Open Image Modal
TAIYUAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 07: (CHINA OUT) Parachutists perform during the 17th Asia Parachuting Championships in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(08 of36)
Open Image Modal
ABBOTS BROMLEY, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 12: Dancers perform the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance on September 12, 2011 in Abbots Bromley, United Kingdom. The dance comprising of six Deer-men, a Fool, Hobby Horse, Bowman and Maid Marian start in the early morning at the village church. A melodian player accompanies the dancers as they parade around the parish holding Reindeer antlers above their heads. The traditional Wakes Monday dance is believed to be the oldest folk dance in Britain and some of the antlers have been carbon dated to be over 1000 years old. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
(09 of36)
Open Image Modal
Nicole Kidman poses at a photocall for the Michael Grandage Company's production of 'Photograph 51' at the Noel Coward Theatre on September 7, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
(10 of36)
Open Image Modal
Farmers spread straws on police forces from a combine harvester during a demonstration in front of the European Commission building on September 7, 2015, in Brussels, as European agriculture ministers hold an extraordinary meeting at the European Council. Thousands of angry European farmers set off fireworks, blared horns and blocked Brussels streets with tractors as they demanded emergency European Union funds to help them cope with plunging food prices and soaring costs. (credit:JOHN THYS via Getty Images)
(11 of36)
Open Image Modal
BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 07: (CHINA OUT) American director Christopher McQuarrie (L), actor Tom Cruise and Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson attend the premiere of Christopher McQuarrie's film 'Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation' on September 7, 2015 in Beijing, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(12 of36)
Open Image Modal
Rebekah Brooks, the former News International chief executive, arrives at the headquarters of News UK in London on September 7, 2015, to begin her new role as the company's chief executive officer (CEO). British ex-editor Rebekah Brooks, the fiery redhead who resigned over a tabloid phone-hacking scandal, returned to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp as head of its UK division, News UK. (credit:NIKLAS HALLE'N via Getty Images)
(13 of36)
Open Image Modal
London 'Paddle to School' scheme in Paddington. Brits urged to be 'more Aussie' and get moving in the morning by breakfast drink Up&Go - Brits spend 176 hours a year in a car on the commute to school or work . In contrast, 80 per cent of Aussies leave the car at home and incorporate exercise into their daily commute, with 12 per cent stand-up paddle boarding to work or school . 'Paddle to School' scheme trialled in London with school kids paddling the capitals canals
(14 of36)
Open Image Modal
Farmers steering tractors take part in a national demonstration on the Cours de Vincennes avenue near Place de la Nation in Paris to protest against the falling prices that they say are endangering their livelihoods. The protest comes after months of unrest as farmers in the dairy and meat industries become increasingly desperate in the face of plummeting food prices which they blame on foreign competition, as well as supermarkets and distributors. AFP PHOTO THOMAS SAMSON (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:THOMAS SAMSON via Getty Images)
(15 of36)
Open Image Modal
Team Wiggins rider Sir Bradley Wiggins (centre, white jersey) makes his way through Llanrwst during Stage One of the Tour of Britain from Anglesey to Wrexham. (credit:Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
(16 of36)
Open Image Modal
Rupert Atkin, CEO of Talbot Underwriting, abseils down the Gherkin during the Outward Bound Trust's and the Royal Navy & Royal Marine's Charity's most daring stunt: The City Three Peaks Challenge on September 7, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for the Outward Bound Trust and the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity) (credit:Stuart C. Wilson via Getty Images)
(17 of36)
Open Image Modal
Madame Tussauds refreshes its Queen Elizabeth II wax figure with a recreation of the longest reigning monarch's diamond jubilee dress at Madame Tussauds on September 7, 2015 in London, England. The wax figure was updated after Buckingham Palace announced that on September 9, 2015 Queen Elizabeth II would surpass Queen Victoria as the longest reigning monarch. (credit:Ben Pruchnie via Getty Images)
(18 of36)
Open Image Modal
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 07: Madame Tussauds refreshes its Queen Elizabeth II wax figure with a recreation of the longest reigning monarch's diamond jubilee dress at Madame Tussauds on September 7, 2015 in London, England. The wax figure was updated after Buckingham Palace announced that on September 9, 2015 Queen Elizabeth II would surpass Queen Victoria as the longest reigning monarch. (Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Ben Pruchnie via Getty Images)
(19 of36)
Open Image Modal
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 06: Singer Kanye West, Kim Kardashian are seen in Soho on September 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images) (credit:Raymond Hall via Getty Images)
(20 of36)
Open Image Modal
Recording artist Rita Ora performs at The Surf Lodge on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, in Montauk, NY. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP) (credit:Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
(21 of36)
Open Image Modal
Migrants and refugees celebrate as they cross the border from Serbia into Hungary along the railway tracks close to the village of Roszke on September 6, 2015 in Szeged, Hungary.After days of confrontation and choas Hungary unexpectedly opened its borders with Austria allowing thousands of migrants to leave the country and travel onto Germany. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
(22 of36)
Open Image Modal
Rawly Stanhope walks with his daughter Cambrin, 3, through a sunflower field, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, near Lawrence, Kan. The 40-acre field, planted annually by the Grinter family, draws hundreds during the weeklong late summer blossoming of the flowers. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(23 of36)
Open Image Modal
Three women in costumes look at sea life swimming above them during a private party held at the Georgia Aquarium as part of Dragon Con in Atlanta. The convention draws fans from around the country to take part in sci-fi and fantasy costume contests, a massive parade through downtown Atlanta and educational seminars about science and costume making. (AP Photo/ Ron Harris) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(24 of36)
Open Image Modal
Abdullah Kurdi, father of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi (also know as Aylan Shenu) who drowned off Turkey, Abdullah Kurdi stands in Aylan's room on September 6, 2015 in Kobane. Aylan Kurdi was buried with his four-year-old brother and mother on September 4 in Kobane. They had been living in Damascus but were forced to flee the war's instability which has left more than 240,000 people dead, more than four million have sought refuge in nearby countries, and millions more have been internally displaced. AFP PHOTO / YASIN AKGUL (Photo credit should read YASIN AKGUL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YASIN AKGUL via Getty Images)
(25 of36)
Open Image Modal
Savannah Anderson, left, kisses her sister Macy Saunders, 6, as they sit on top of a car to view a sunflower field at sunset, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, near Lawrence, Kan. The 40-acre field, planted annually by the Grinter family, draws hundreds during the weeklong late summer blossoming of the flowers. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(26 of36)
Open Image Modal
Slovakia Erik Vlcek, front, and Juraj Tarr warm up before competing in the men's 1000m Kayak Double during the International Canoe Sprint Challenge on Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015. Canoeists at the Olympic test event complained about the polluted water at the venue, but they were most outspoken about the aquatic plants that were tangling with their oars and rudders. An Associated Press, five-month water analysis published July 30 showed astronomically high levels of viruses in all Rio Olympic water. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(27 of36)
Open Image Modal
A mother reaches out to hold the hand of her young daughter, as they walk home after a church service in the village of Rwinkwavu, near to Akagera National Park, in Rwanda Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(28 of36)
Open Image Modal
Anthony Dirrell, right, celebrates with a backflip after defeating Marco Antonio Rubio, left, in their super middleweight bout, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, in Corpus Christi, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(29 of36)
Open Image Modal
Supporters of television comedian and presidential candidate for the National Front of Convergence party Jimmy Morales, flash the victory sign in front of a screen at their party headquarters in Guatemala City, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015. The former television comic, a wealthy businessman and a former first lady were ahead in early returns in voting for Guatemala's next leader, days after the Central American nation's president resigned over a corruption scandal. (AP Photo/Luis Soto) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(30 of36)
Open Image Modal
A Cincinnati Police officer stands beneath a Labor Day fireworks display as part of the city's Riverfest celebration on the Ohio River, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, in Cincinnati. The annual end-of-summer festival culminates with Rozzi's Famous Fireworks display, which draws thousands to the banks of the river in downtown Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(31 of36)
Open Image Modal
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, reacts after winning a game in the fourth set during his fourth round match against Roberto Bautista Agut, of Spain, at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(32 of36)
Open Image Modal
Chicago Police Marine Unit divers search a lagoon at Garfield Park, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, in Chicago, after a toddler's decomposed feet and hand were found on Saturday. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(33 of36)
Open Image Modal
A Filipino girl carries a bucket filled with rocks which she gathered near her home in suburban Paranaque, south of Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015. The girl said the rocks would be used to build barriers to prevent floodwaters from entering her family home. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(34 of36)
Open Image Modal
The Frecce Tricolori Italian Air Force acrobatic squad fly over the Monza circuit prior to the Formula One Italian Grand Prix, at the Monza racetrack, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(35 of36)
Open Image Modal
Firemen spray water to contain burning wildfire in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. Wildfires caused by illegal land clearing on Indonesia's Sumatra and Borneo islands often spread choking haze into neighboring countries such as Malaysia and Singapore. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(36 of36)
Open Image Modal
Movistar's Team Nairo Quintana, of Colombia crosses the finish line surrounded by the fog during the 14th stage between Vitoria and Alto Campoo Fuente del Chivo, 215 kilometers (133 miles), of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race that finish in Alto Campoo, northern Spain, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Open Image Modal