Photos of the Day: Oct. 24

COVERED: Palestinian children played on the shore of Deir al-Balah Sea in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
COVERED: Palestinian children played on the shore of Deir al-Balah Sea in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
Continued

FATHERLY TOUCH: Awais Shaukat, suffering from dengue fever, was comforted by his father Shaukat as he lay in a bed covered with netting at the isolation ward of a hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday.
FATHERLY TOUCH: Awais Shaukat, suffering from dengue fever, was comforted by his father Shaukat as he lay in a bed covered with netting at the isolation ward of a hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday.
Continued

WIND-WHIPPED: Embers blew from a burning tree in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney on Thursday. The fires consuming parts of eastern Australia are in their a second week; already among the largest since the 1960s to hit the country’s most populous state, they’ve destroyed more than…
WIND-WHIPPED: Embers blew from a burning tree in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney on Thursday. The fires consuming parts of eastern Australia are in their a second week; already among the largest since the 1960s to hit the country’s most populous state, they’ve destroyed more than 200 homes.
Continued

SPOTTED: Rebel fighters held a position in a Deir Ezzor, Syria, Thursday.
SPOTTED: Rebel fighters held a position in a Deir Ezzor, Syria, Thursday.
Continued

STANDSTILL: South Korean Air Force honor guard threw their guns into the air during the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition in Cheongju, South Korea, Thursday.
STANDSTILL: South Korean Air Force honor guard threw their guns into the air during the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition in Cheongju, South Korea, Thursday.
Continued

SHAPING UP: Biathlete Alexei Bychenok worked out during a training camp for the Russian National Paralympic Biathlon Team in Sochi, Russia, Thursday.
SHAPING UP: Biathlete Alexei Bychenok worked out during a training camp for the Russian National Paralympic Biathlon Team in Sochi, Russia, Thursday.
Continued

CRUSHED: A woman was overcome with grief after hearing of the death of Thembe Kumalo, the second person to die during clashes with police in Bekkersdal, South Africa, Thursday. The township residents took up arms this week to protest against bad service delivery.
CRUSHED: A woman was overcome with grief after hearing of the death of Thembe Kumalo, the second person to die during clashes with police in Bekkersdal, South Africa, Thursday. The township residents took up arms this week to protest against bad service delivery.
Continued

FALLEN: A model fell on the catwalk during Jakarta Fashion Week in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday.
FALLEN: A model fell on the catwalk during Jakarta Fashion Week in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday.
Continued

BLENDING IN: Workers cleaned a glass wall at a hotel in Beijing on Thursday.
BLENDING IN: Workers cleaned a glass wall at a hotel in Beijing on Thursday.
Continued

UP IN SMOKE: A firefighter worked to put out a fire in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Thursday. The fire was at a rubber dump site; no casualties were reported.
UP IN SMOKE: A firefighter worked to put out a fire in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Thursday. The fire was at a rubber dump site; no casualties were reported.
Continued

IN THE WAY: A professor complained to protesting students who blocked the entrance at Madrid’s Universidad Complutense during a strike against the rise of the university tuition fees and financial cuts in education on Thursday.
IN THE WAY: A professor complained to protesting students who blocked the entrance at Madrid’s Universidad Complutense during a strike against the rise of the university tuition fees and financial cuts in education on Thursday.
Continued

ONLOOKERS: Staff members of Republican congressmen looked on as Cheryl Campbell, on the TV screen, senior vice president of CGI Federal, testified at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing in Washington on Thursday. CGI was the prime contractor for the government’s troubled…
ONLOOKERS: Staff members of Republican congressmen looked on as Cheryl Campbell, on the TV screen, senior vice president of CGI Federal, testified at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing in Washington on Thursday. CGI was the prime contractor for the government’s troubled health insurance website.
Continued

BOTTOMS UP: Belgian physicist François Englert hefted a mug of beer after a news conference in Oviedo, Spain, Thursday. Mr. Englert, U.S. professor Peter Higgs and the European Organization for Nuclear Research will receive the 2013 Principe de Asturias Award for Technical and…
BOTTOMS UP: Belgian physicist François Englert hefted a mug of beer after a news conference in Oviedo, Spain, Thursday. Mr. Englert, U.S. professor Peter Higgs and the European Organization for Nuclear Research will receive the 2013 Principe de Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research on Friday.
Continued

See original here: Photos of the Day: Oct. 24