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.
Pictures of the day
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Undated handout photo issued by Belfast Zoo of Namoki, the Western lowland gorilla, who arrived on the shores of Belfast after her journey from Bristol Zoo this morning. (credit:Belfast Zoo/PA Wire)
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After a nearly two year journey the NASA rover has finally reached its destination, the middle of the giant Gale Crater which at its centre contains the almighty 3.5 mile might Mount Sharp. Before heading any further inwards Curiosity has been exploring the base of the mountain around a series of hills which appear to be made up of these small dunes. (credit:NASA)
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A picture taken on October 15, 2014 shows the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 near the village of Rassipnoe. The flight MH17 was shot down on July 17, 2014 with 298 people on board. (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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Beyonce Knowles and Jay Z out and about in London, Britain - 15 Oct 2014. (credit:Rex Features)
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A giant sculpture titled "Pop Up" by Ervin Herve-Loranth of Hungary in Szechenyi Square. The four-day contemporary art exhibition "Art Market Budapest" wrapped up on 12th October leaving the giant sculpture in the centre of the city to say farewell to the year of 2014. The sculpture will be on display for 10 days. (credit:Rex Features)
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Indian police throw stones during clashes with flood-affected Kashmiri residents protesting against the state government in Srinagar on October 15, 2014. Kashmir was devastated last month by heavy monsoon rains and floods which killed more than 450 people in the region and caused billions of dollars in damage to homes, businesses and livelihoods. Residents accuse the local government of a tardy response to the floods. (credit:TAUSEEF MUSTAFA via Getty Images)
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A scorching lava trail burns its surroundings near the foot of Mount Sinabung volcano forcing villagers to flee during an eruption seen from Karo district Sumatra island on October 14, 2014. 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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Timber house under construction as part of 'Bond 24' film set production, Obertilliach, Austria (credit:Rex Features)
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Thick smoke rises following an airstrike by the U.S-led coalition in Kobani, Syria while fighting continued between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, as seen from Mursitpinar on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters. (credit:Lefteris Pitarakis/AP)
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Human-rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin Clooney (C), head of Doughty Street Chambers Geoffrey Robertson (L) and Greek Culture Minister Konstantinos Tasoulas give a press conference at the Acropolis museum in Athens on October 15, 2014. A team of British lawyers is advising Greece on how to secure the return of the contested Parthenon marbles from Britain. (credit:LOUISA GOULIAMAKI via Getty Images)
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Israeli security forces arrest a Palestinian during clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police after authorities limited access for Muslim worshippers to the flashpoint al-Aqsa mosque compound on October 15, 2014 outside Jerusalem's Old City. Four Palestinians were arrested and three police were injured in the confrontation, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said. (credit:AHMAD GHARABLI via Getty Images)
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Japanese Shrine Parishioners of Matsubara team with their Yatai, (portable shrine) ground as people look from a mountain terrace during a parade as a part of Nada Fighting Festival at Matsubara Shrine on October 15, 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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Ken Tsang, a member of a local pro-democracy political party appears at a hospital to examine his condition of an injury during a clash between protesters and police in an occupied area near government headquarters in Hong Kong Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. Hundreds of Hong Kong police officers drove protesters from an underpass in the dead of night Wednesday, the worst violence since the street demonstrations for greater democracy began more than two weeks ago. Local television channel TVB showed footage of around six plainclothes police officers taking a man around the side of a building, pushing him to the ground and kicking him. Local legislators and activists identified the protester as Ken Tsang, a member of a local pro-democracy political party. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Cars are parked outside a Parma hospital that was evacuated after the river Baganza broke its banks and flooded part of the city. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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An Indian potter prepares to burn dried earthen lamps in an oven to make them durable ahead of Diwali festival at the Basantpur village on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, Wednesday, Oct.15, 2014. The earthen lamps are in demand during the Diwali festival when people buy them to light up their homes. (credit:AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)
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Oscar Pistorius in an empty court prior to his third day of mitigation of sentencing at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. Pistorius faces sentencing this week in the South African court after being convicted of culpable homicide for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (AP Photo/Antione de Ras, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Victoria Beckham visits Nhlanhla in Soweto to discuss the protection of babies against HIV
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Protesters, mostly supporters of LGBT (Lesbians Gays Bisexuals and Transgenders) display their messages during a rally at the Department of Foreign Affairs to demand justice for the killing of Filipino transgender Jeffrey "Jennifer" Laude with a U.S. Marine as a possible suspect Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines. The activists demanded that Washington hand over to the Philippines a Marine implicated in the killing of Laude which the demonstrators labeled a hate crime. (credit:AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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Oscar Pistorius, center, escorted by police officers, arrives for his mitigation of sentencing at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. Pistorius faces sentencing this week in the South African court after being convicted of culpable homicide for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A Sri Lankan fisherman cleans his catch before taking them to a market in Negombo, outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Oct.15, 2014. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Miranda Kerr posts an image to her Instagram account from her new Wonderbra advert.
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Miranda Kerr attends an autograph session for Wonderbra on October 15, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Han Myung-Gu/WireImage) (credit:Han Myung-Gu via Getty Images)
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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Lloyd (84) jumps into the end zone ahead of St. Louis Rams cornerback Janoris Jenkins (21) as Lloyd scores a touchdown on an 80-yard pass play in the second quarter of an NFL football game Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, in St Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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First lady Michelle Obama is joined by school children as they harvest peanuts in the annual fall harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. In celebration of Farm to School Month, Obama invited students from Arizona, California, and Ohio to participate in the fall harvest. These schools were selected because they are participating in farm to school programs that incorporate fresh, local food into their school meals, and they teach students about healthy eating through school gardens and nutrition education.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas makes a catch on a ball hit by Baltimore Orioles' Adam Jones during the sixth inning of Game 3 of the American League baseball championship series Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson attending the Testament of Youth World Premiere during the BFI London Film Festival at Odeon Leicester Square in London, England on October 14, 2014. (credit:Aurore Marechal/ABACA)
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Civic Party member Ken Tsang, one of Hong Kong's pro-democracy political groups, is taken away by policemen, before being allegedly beaten up by police forces as seen on local TV footage shot outside the central government offices in Hong Kong on early October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed on October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE LOPEZ via Getty Images)
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Police officers spray a pro-democracy protester in the face with pepper spray in Hong Kong on October 15, 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. AFP PHOTO / ALEX OGLE (Photo credit should read Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ALEX OGLE via Getty Images)
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Albania's players leave the pitch during the Euro 2016 Group I qualifying match between Serbia and Albania, at the Partizan stadium in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. The match was suspended after 41 minutes at 0-0. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Royal Navy Captain David Eagles, captain of the Royal Fleet Auxillary Argus, docked in Falmouth, stands on deck as the ships crew prepare to set sail on Friday October 17th to Sierra Leone, Africa, to assist with the Ebola epidemic. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday October 14, 2014. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Royal Navy nurse Lieutenant Susan Jeffreys checks medical equipment aboard the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Argus, currently docked in Falmouth, as several hundred crew prepare to set sail on Friday October 17th to Sierra Leone, Africa, to assist with the Ebola epidemic (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Beyonce arrives at the Gare du Nord, Paris, France (credit:Rex Features)
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Mourners gather for the funeral of four female Kurdish fighters, who were killed in the fighting with the militants of the Islamic State group in Kobani, Syria, at a cemetery in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Police clash with 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. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Oscar Pistorius gestures as he sits in court as the sentencing process entered a second day, Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday Oct. 14, 2014. Pistorius was being portrayed as a "poor victim" ahead of his sentencing for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the chief prosecutor said Tuesday. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sit together on the grounds of the Chief of Mission Residence in Paris, France, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. The top U.S. and Russian diplomats are hoping to find a way to begin reversing a yearlong spike in tensions stemming from Ukraine's revolution and civil war. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)