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(01 of23)
Members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines march to the Houses of Parliament on October 29, 2014 in London, England. The Royal Navy and Royal Marines have been invited to march into Parliament where MPs will thank them for their dedication to global operations. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
(02 of23)
Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced a revolution in charitable giving to benefit thousands of young Londoners by giving 1 penny from tube travel journeys to charity. Under the Penny for London scheme, commuters will use their contactless payment cards to make microdonations of between 1p and 10p. The Mayor's Fund will give the cash to groups helping disadvantaged young Londoner (credit:REX)
(03 of23)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel listens during a news conference with Haiti's president Michel Martelly at the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Steffi Loos) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(04 of23)
Two bombs, seen on top right, fall on an Islamic State fighters' position in the town of Kobani during airstrikes by the US led coalition, seen from the outskirts of Suruc, near the Turkey-Syria border, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 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)
(05 of23)
Workers transport a model of a dinosaur at the exhibition 'World of Dinosaurs' in front of a bucket-wheel excavator in a former lignite surface mining area in Grosspoesna near Leipzig, central Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. More than 50 exhibits of different species of dinosaurs are on display until Nov. 30, 2014. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(06 of23)
Children play with kites at the Cape Mental Health annual event for disabled children held ahead of the weekends Kite Festival in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. On the weekend from Nov.1, Cape Mental Health, form part of the annual Kite Festival at Muizenberg where hundreds of kites will be flown with thousands of visitors expected to attend. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(07 of23)
A Kurdish Peshmerga solider reaches out his hand to supporters, at the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing, in the Northern Kurdish Region of Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. A group of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga troops arrived in Turkey early Wednesday, on their way to Syria to help their Syrian Kurdish brethren fight Islamic State extremists in the embattled border town of Kobani. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(08 of23)
Baby Otters At Newquay Zoo - Otter-ly adorable new arrivals at Newquay Zoo! Three tiny otter pups are melting the hearts of visitors to Newquay Zoo this week after making their first public appearance since their birth six weeks ago. (credit:WENN)
(09 of23)
Kate Moss, Harry Styles and Annabelle Neilson attend the launch of Annabel's Docu-Film 'A String of Naked Lightbulbs' at Annabel's on October 28, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Getty Images for Birley Group - Annabel's) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
(10 of23)
Autumn reflections are seen on Lake Buttermere in the Lake District in Cumbria, as the unseasonably mild weather continues. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
(11 of23)
An actor, dressed as an angel, appears to fly in front of St. Paul’s Cathedral in central London to promote the launch of Dominion, a new television series starting on Syfy on Thursday 30 October at 10pm. (credit:PA)
(12 of23)
Rescue workers use pipes to pump water out of the mine after underground waters flooded a section of a coal mine in the town of Ermenek, some 500 kilometers (300 miles) south of Ankara, close to Turkeyâs Mediterranean coast, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. At least 18 workers were trapped inside, officials and reports said _ an event likely to raise even more concerns about the nationâs poor workplace safety standards. In May, a fire inside a coal mine in the western town of Soma killed 301 miners in Turkeyâs worst mining disaster. The fire exposed poor safety standards and superficial government inspections in many of the country's mines.(AP Photo/IHA) TURKEY OUT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(13 of23)
Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz, left, and Labor Minister Faruk Celik speak as rescue workers use pipes to pump water out of the mine after underground waters flooded a section of the Has Sekerler mine in the town of Ermenek, some 500 kilometers (300 miles) south of Ankara, close to Turkeyâs Mediterranean coast, early Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. Surging water trapped at least 18 workers Tuesday in the coal mine, officials and reports said - an event likely to raise even more concerns about the nation's poor workplace safety standards. Initial reports said flooding inside the coal mine near caused a cave-in, but subsequent reports workers were trapped by the water. (AP Photo/Depo Photos) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(14 of23)
A four-month-old Humboldt penguin named "Kaya" makes its first swim Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 at the country's largest oceanarium, the Manila Ocean Park in Manila, Philippines. Kaya, born July 8, 2014, becomes the first penguin to be born in the country. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(15 of23)
The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard suffers a catastrophic anomaly moments after launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Cygnus spacecraft was filled with about 5,000 pounds of supplies slated for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions. (credit:Rex)
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The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard suffers a catastrophic anomaly moments after launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Cygnus spacecraft was filled with about 5,000 pounds of supplies slated for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions. (credit:Rex)
(17 of23)
Umbrellas are opened as tens of thousands come to the main protest site one month after the Hong Kong police used tear gas to disperse protesters October 28, 2014 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. A peaceful safe atmosphere remains at the massive protest site as artists freely express themselves and families bring their children to experience the Umbrella Revolution. (credit:Paula Bronstein via Getty Images)
(18 of23)
Marcus Cirillo son of Soldier Nathan Cirillo who was shot in Canada attends his father's funeral (credit:Rex)
(19 of23)
Damon Albarn poses with a Waltham Forest Heritage blue plaque honouring him at the place of his birth on Fillebrook Road (credit:Rex Features)
(20 of23)
Kathy Cirillo is conforted by soldiers during the funeral procession for her son Cpl. Nathan Cirillo in Hamilton, Ontario, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. Cirillo was standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa last Wednesday when he was killed by a gunman who went on to open fire on Parliament Hill before being shot down in a hail of bullets. (credit:PA)
Madame Tussauds Washington, D.C. Unveils New Taylor Swift Wax Figure(21 of23)
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 28: Madame Tussauds Washington, D.C. unveils its new wax figure of singer Taylor Swift at Madame Tussauds on October 28, 2014 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Paul Morigi/WireImage) (credit:Paul Morigi via Getty Images)
Madame Tussauds Washington, D.C. Unveils New Taylor Swift Wax Figure(22 of23)
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 28: Madame Tussauds Washington, D.C. unveils its new wax figure of singer Taylor Swift at Madame Tussauds on October 28, 2014 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Paul Morigi/WireImage) (credit:Paul Morigi via Getty Images)
(23 of23)
Nine people were buried alive on Tuesday by a rain-triggered landslide in southwest China’s Yunnan province, authorities said. The disaster struck Xiaoxin village in Dongchuan district of provincial capital Kunming around 11am, Xinhua reported citing a spokesman with the district’s publicity office. Rescue operations are under way. (credit:Rex Features)