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, Tahira Mirza and Michael Cripps.
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Pro-Russian rebels fire artillery toward Ukrainian position at Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport outskirts the city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Israeli-US actor and musician, member of the band Kiss, Gene Simmons sticks his tongue out as he poses during a photocall for the TV serie 'Gene Simmons' as part of the MIPCOM, on October 14, 2014 in Cannes, southeastern France. Held each year on the French Riviera, the audiovisual trade fair brings together the movers and shakers of the global entertainment business to network, talk shop and buy, sell and finance new content. (credit:VALERY HACHE via Getty Images)
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Volcanic eruptions of Mount Sinabung at Beganding village on October 13, 2014 in Karo district of North Sumatra, Indonesia. (credit:Tibt Nangin / Sijori Images / Barcroft India UK Office)
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Tamara Ecclestone (R) and daughter Sophia attends VIP Preview of the Frieze Art Fair 2014 in Regent's Park on October 14, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Getty Images) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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Stuart Semple's living sculpture, 'Believe', entertained passers-by in Regents Park today as the international art world converged on London for Frieze week. The work was spontaneously staged by Semple, whose other free public performance pieces include 'HappyClouds', for which he launched thousands of floating smiley faces from Tate Modern towards the City to cheer up workers during the recession.
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John Barrowman (2nd L) poses with husband Scott Gill (L) and parents Marion and John Barrowman after being awarded an MBE at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on October 14, 2014 in London, England. (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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Brazil's forward Neymar celebrates his first goal in a friendly football match against Japan team at the National stadium in Singapore on October 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ ROSLAN RAHMAN (Photo credit should read ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROSLAN RAHMAN via Getty Images)
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In this photo made available by the Greenpeace press office, activists hang a banner to an offshore oil platform in the Channel of Sicily, the Mediterranean Sea, during a protest Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. Greenpeace was protesting what they called Matteo Renzi "fossil turn" and and Italy's wild deregulation in the search and extraction of hydrocarbons. (credit:AP Photo/Greenpeace press office, HO)
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Rosetta’s Philae lander have snapped a ‘selfie’ at comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko from a distance of about 16 km from the surface of the comet. The image was taken on 7 October and captures the side of the Rosetta spacecraft and one of Rosetta’s 14 m-long solar wings, with the comet in the background.
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Police clash with rowdy demonstrators outside parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, as deputies repeatedly voted down proposals to officially recognize a contentious WWII-era partisan group as national heroes. Thousands of Svoboda nationalist party supporters rallied in Kiev earlier in the day in celebration of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, but officials from the party denied vehemently that its members were involved in the unrest.(AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Fashion designer Zandra Rhodes stands by Rembrandt's painting, Portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet,1657 during a media event at The National Gallery in London, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. The National Gallery will be holding an exhibition entitled 'Rembrant: The Late Works' which runs from Oct. 15 until Jan. 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Greek Culture Minister Kostas Tassoulas, left, and lawyer Amal Clooney, depart after their meeting, in Athens, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. Lawyers Geoffrey Robertson and Amal Clooney arrived Monday on a four-day visit to meet government officials, including Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, and advise on Greece's quest to have the Parthenon Marbles returned to Athens. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Hospital staff protest in support of ebola patient Teresa Romero outside the Carlos III hospital in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. Assistant nurse Teresa Romero, 44 remained in serious but stable condition with doctors cautiously hopeful she can recover after she contracted Ebola while treating a Spanish missionary who fell victim to the disease while in West Africa and died at Madrid's Carlos III hospital last month. There has been criticism from unions and opposition politicians alleging the national health care system provided substandard high-risk disease training and protective gear to doctors, nurses and ambulance personnel (credit:AP Photo/Paul White)
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Japanese Shrine Parishioners of Kiba team wait to jolt their Yatai (portable shrines) against the Matsubara team during the first day of the Nada Fighting Festival at Matsubara Shrine on October 14, 2014 in Himeji, Japan. The Nada Fighting Festival attracts approximately 100,000 visitors every year, with the highlight being the parades that feature three 'Mikoshi's or portable shrines carried by men on their shoulders as they jolt against one another until one smashes. Seven villages participate in the festival and it is believed that the gods will bless the winner with a good harvest. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Buddhika Weerasinghe via Getty Images)
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Upturned boats are seen strewn along the coast after Cyclone Hudhud made landfall in Visakhapatnam on October 13, 2014. Workers rushed October 13 to restore communication and power links and clear roads after a cyclone battered India's east coast, killing at least 17 people and leaving a trail of destruction. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STRDEL via Getty Images)
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Warwick Davis who began his career as an Ewok in Return of the Jedi, hosted an exclusive LEGO® Star Wars™ awards ceremony just for fans affectionately dubbed: ‘The Golden Brickies!’.‘The Golden Brickies’ which is the first time LEGO® has ever held its own awards ceremony in the UK, launched last month via its Facebook page. In homage to the legendary movie franchise and upcoming Episode VII, LEGO invited families across the UK to take part in the epic challenge to discover the next generation of talent including wannabee film makers and photographers.
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Warwick Davis who began his career as an Ewok in Return of the Jedi, hosted an exclusive LEGO® Star Wars™ awards ceremony just for fans affectionately dubbed: ‘The Golden Brickies!’.‘The Golden Brickies’ which is the first time LEGO® has ever held its own awards ceremony in the UK, launched last month via its Facebook page. In homage to the legendary movie franchise and upcoming Episode VII, LEGO invited families across the UK to take part in the epic challenge to discover the next generation of talent including wannabee film makers and photographers.
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: Actors Emma Stone, Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, and Ed Norton attend 'Birdman, Or The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance' at the 92nd Street Y on October 13, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mark Sagliocco/FilmMagic) (credit:Mark Sagliocco via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: Actor Zach Galifianakis attends the 92nd Street Y Film Series: 'Birdman, Or The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance'at 92nd Street Y on October 13, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage) (credit:Jim Spellman via Getty Images)
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This Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 photo shows Indians looking at one of the fishing boats damaged in the Cyclone Hudhud in Vishakapatnam, India. Rescue workers and soldiers cleared uprooted trees and electrical poles blocking roads in eastern India after a tropical cyclone killed at least 24 people and demolished tens of thousands of mud huts. (credit:PA)
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This Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 photo shows Indians walking through a road on the Bay of Bengal coast that was damaged in the Cyclone Hudhud in Vishakapatnam, India. Rescue workers and soldiers cleared uprooted trees and electrical poles blocking roads in eastern India after a tropical cyclone killed at least 24 people and demolished tens of thousands of mud huts.
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Protesters burn a mock U.S. flag during a rally at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines, to protest the killing of a Filipino transgender with the possible involvement of a U.S. serviceman Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. The activists demanded that Washington hand over to the Philippines the Marine implicated in the killing of transgender Jerry Laude whom the demonstrators labeled a hate crime. U.S. Marine spokesman Col. Brad Bartelt said a Marine was being held on board the USS Peleliu in the Subic Bay free port, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Manila, in connection with a joint U.S. Navy and Philippine police investigation into Laude's death. (credit:AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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Model Jessica Allsop unveils the Deco Diamond dress, a unique creation from LINDT designed by award winning costume designer, Caroline McCall who won a BAFTA for her work on Downton Abbey Series 4. Handcrafted using 60kg of LINDT EXCELLENCE chocolate and taking 3 months to create,
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John Hawkley poses on stage with his pumpkin at the 41st Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Hawkley won with a 2,058 lb. pumpkin and set a new North American record. (credit:AP Photo/Alex Washburn)
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This picture taken from North Korean paper Rodong Sinmun on October 14, 2014 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) during an inspection tour of a newly-built housing complex in Pyongyang. North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un has finally resurfaced with the help of a walking stick after an unexplained and prolonged absence that fuelled rampant speculation about his health and even rumours of a coup in the nuclear-armed state. (credit:Rodong Sinmun/AFP/Getty Images)
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This long exposure photograph taken before dawn on October 14, 2014 shows sparks of lightning, scorching lava flow and giant ash clouds released from the crater during the eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano as seen from Karo district located in Sumatra island. In February, Sinabung's eruption killed about 17 people and forced more than 33,000 others to flee their homes. (credit:SUTANTA ADITYA via Getty Images)
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A pro-democracy protester wearing protective gear watches police gather near the demonstration site next to the central government offices in Hong Kong on October 14, 2014. Hong Kong has been plunged into the worst political crisis since its 1997 handover as pro-democracy activists take over the streets following China's refusal to grant citizens full universal suffrage. (credit:ALEX OGLE via Getty Images)
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Oscar Pistorius enters court Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 to face day two of sentencing processes for the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius was found guilty last month on a culpable homicide charge. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A woman takes pictures with a giant yellow rubber duck floating on Seokchon Lake in Seoul on October 14, 2014. The 16-meter high rubber duck, an installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, will be exhibited in Seoul from October 14 to November 14. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
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Nigella Lawson and Conchita Wurst attend the Attitude Magazine Awards, London, Britain (credit:Rex Features)
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Tulisa Contostavlos attends the Attitude Awards at Banqueting House on October 13, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images) (credit:John Phillips via Getty Images)
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A couple, running late for their wedding ceremony due to the occupation of the main roads by pro-democracy protesters, run towards the marriage registry, in the central business district of Hong Kong Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. Hong Kong police removed some barricades on Tuesday from the edge of pro-democracy protest zones that have choked off roads for weeks, the second straight day they have taken such action and signaling their growing impatience with the student-led demonstrators. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this Monday Oct. 13, 2014 photo, a man shows a T-shirt with slogans as books about Islam, militant Islamic leaders, and Islamic flags are displayed at an Islamic bookstore in the Fatih district of Istanbul. The Sept. 26 clash, described to The Associated Press by Korkut and a half a dozen other university students, was the first in a series of fights at Istanbul Universityâs Beyazit campus. There has been repeated violence since, and Turkish media have reported scores of arrests. T-shirts reads "Victory belongs to Islam." (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Jennifer Lawrence attends the premiere for 'Serena' during the 58th BFI London Film Festival at Vue West End on October 13, 2014 in London, England. (credit:Stuart C. Wilson via Getty Images)
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Amal Alamuddin Clooney (L) the human rights lawyer who recently married Hollywood superstar George Clooney in a lavish wedding in Venice, barrister Geoffrey Robertson (R) and archaeologist David Hill arrive to a central Athens hotel , as a team advising the government on the return of the Parthenon Marbles from Britain. (credit:LOUISA GOULIAMAKI via Getty Images)
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Lulu speaks during the Women of the Year Awards 2014 at the Intercontinental Hotel, London. (credit: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
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An Indonesian man watches as Mount Sinabung erupts, in Tiga Kicat, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Mount Sinabung, among about 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia, has sporadically erupted since 2010 after being dormant for 400 years. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Israeli border police run during clashes in the Old City of Jerusalem, Monday Oct. 13, 2014. Israeli police clashed with young Palestinian protesters on Monday demonstrating against Jews visiting the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islamâs third holiest site, a spokeswoman said. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Oscar Pistorius gestures as he leaves the high court, in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Pistorius faces sentencing this week in a South African court after being convicted of culpable homicide for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Judge Thokozile Masipa found Pistorius not guilty of both premeditated murder and murder in his killing of Steenkamp in the predawn hours of Valentine's Day at his home last year. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Liberian health workers queue to enter one of the largest Ebola treatment units at the Island Clinic Monrovia ,Liberia. Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Some nurses in Liberia defied calls for a strike on Monday and turned up for work at hospitals amid the worst Ebola outbreak in history. In view of the danger of their work, members of the National Health Workers Association are demanding higher monthly hazard pay. The association has more than 10,000 members, though the health ministry says only about 1,000 of those are employed at sites receiving Ebola patients. (credit:PA)
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Health workers wearing protective gear wait to carry the body of a person suspected to have died from Ebola, in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday Oct. 13, 2014. Some nurses in Liberia defied calls for a strike on Monday and turned up for work at hospitals amid the worst Ebola outbreak in history. In view of the danger of their work, members of the National Health Workers Association are demanding higher monthly hazard pay. The association has more than 10,000 members, though the health ministry says only about 1,000 of those are employed at sites receiving Ebola patients. (credit:PA)
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Undated handout photo issued by Channel 4 of Neil Morrissey as Tony (left) and Martin Clunes as Gary, in Men Behaving Badly Again, which sees the actors reunited on the sofa for their first behaving badly sketch in 17 years for Cancer Research UK and Channel's 4 joint fundraising initiative Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) next Friday from 7pm (credit:Channel4/PA Wire)
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The Turkish military and the fled residents of Kobani, a Kurdish town on the Syrian border to Turkey's Suruc, watch the onslaught battle. Much relief came when the US forces and the coalition dropped airstrikes on key positions of ISIS allowing the YPG to reclaim much lost territory. (credit:Rex)