1 meha 10 2013

Cadet from the Korea Naval Academy reacts after receiving a garland from the winner of the 2013 Miss Korea Pageant during a parade to mark the 65th anniversary of Korea Armed Forces Day in central Seoul, South Korea.

Tourists walk by a sign announcing that the Statue of Liberty is closed due to a U.S. government shutdown in New York. Government institutions and national parks were closed and thousands of employees were furloughed after Congress was unable to agree on a federal budget and shut down the goverment for the first time in 17 years.

A Pataxo Indian takes part in the first day of the National Indigenous Mobilization protest in Brasilia, Brazil. The protest is against a proposed constitutional amendment known as PEC 215, which amends the rules for demarcation of indigenous lands.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic throws a towel into the crowd after winning the men's singles match against Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China. Djokovic won 6-0, 6-3.

A model presents shoes for Fatima Lopes' ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2014 fashion collection in Paris, France.

Judges leave after attending a service to mark the beginning of the legal year in England and Wales, at Westminster Abbey, in central London.

Sailors stationed aboard the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) stand in formation to spell out #USSGW on the flight deck. The purpose of the #USSGW photo is to be used on the command's social media websites to broaden its visibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Trevor Welsh)

Jung Ha-yoon, 2, is seen in a ceramic container while playing with other children at the traditional sports square during the Royal and Aristocrat's Traditional Food Festival held at Unhyeon Palace, also known as Unhyeongung Royal Residence, in Seoul, South Korea.

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. President Tsuneo Murata with his company's bicycle-riding robot "Murata Seisaku-kun" at its booth at CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) JAPAN 2013 in Chiba, east of Tokyo.

Students wearing raincoats wait for a tribute ceremony at the Monument to the People's Heroes on Beijing's Tiananmen Square, on the 64th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Flamingos in a lagoon near Messolongi, in western Greece