Best pictures from around the world

Published October 14, 2014
German tourist Florian plays with bubbles at sunset, in Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro on October 13, 2014. – Photo by AFP
German tourist Florian plays with bubbles at sunset, in Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro on October 13, 2014. – Photo by AFP
Dewdrops hang in a spider's net on a pasture in Dreieich near Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on October 14, 2014. – Photo by AFP
Dewdrops hang in a spider's net on a pasture in Dreieich near Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on October 14, 2014. – Photo by AFP
Raindrops fall on the Elbsee lake near Aitrang, southern Germany, on October 13, 2014. – Photo by AFP
Raindrops fall on the Elbsee lake near Aitrang, southern Germany, on October 13, 2014. – Photo by AFP
A model displays a creation by Japanese designer Ritsuko Shirahama of her 2015 spring/summer collection during Tokyo Fashion Week on October 14, 2014. – Photo by AFP
A model displays a creation by Japanese designer Ritsuko Shirahama of her 2015 spring/summer collection during Tokyo Fashion Week on October 14, 2014. – Photo by AFP
A pro-democracy protester sits in front of barricades in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 14, 2014. - Photo by AFP
A pro-democracy protester sits in front of barricades in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 14, 2014. - Photo by AFP
Hot air balloons soar over the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel during an international hot air balloon festival October 14, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
Hot air balloons soar over the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel during an international hot air balloon festival October 14, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
A car is covered with 0.5 yuan coins in Xiamen, east China's Fujian province on October 14, 2014. - Photo by AFP
A car is covered with 0.5 yuan coins in Xiamen, east China's Fujian province on October 14, 2014. - Photo by AFP
A glider flies over a parking lot in northern Israel's Jezreel Valley during an international hot air balloon festival October 14, 2014. – Photo by reuters
A glider flies over a parking lot in northern Israel's Jezreel Valley during an international hot air balloon festival October 14, 2014. – Photo by reuters

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