Skip to main content
Open this photo in gallery:

A drizzling rain can't dampen the sprits of fair-goers Will Black, right, and Jordan Fioretti from Olive Branch, Miss. as they take a turn on the Blizzard Sunday afternoon on the final day of the Mid-South Fair at the Landers Center in Southaven, Miss. Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013.Jim Weber/The Associated Press

1 of 17
Open this photo in gallery:

A young boy carries an umbrella while walking in downtown Vancouver, B.C., as heavy rain falls on Sunday September 29, 2013.DARRYL DYCK

2 of 17
Open this photo in gallery:

Croatian free-diver Goran Colak dives in a mobile pool as his coach Ivan Drvis measures time, at Zagreb's main square September 29, 2013. According to the event organizers, Colak set a new world record of 22 minutes and 30 seconds in the discipline of Static Apnea CO2. He had beat the previous world record by 8 seconds.ANTONIO BRONIC/Reuters

3 of 17
Open this photo in gallery:

Actress Ino Menegaki as high priestess, lights the Olympic Flame from the sun's rays, during the lighting of the Olympic flame at Ancient Olympia, in west southern Greece on Sunday Sept. 29, 2013. Using the sun's rays at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics, organizers carried out a successful ceremony to light the flame for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Feb. 7-23, 2014 in Russia.Dimitri Messinis/The Associated Press

4 of 17
Open this photo in gallery:

A man walks past a piece of street art in Shoreditch, London September 29, 2013.ANDREW WINNING/Reuters

5 of 17
Open this photo in gallery:

Lloyd Giles climbs up onto his combine to relieve his wife Tara who had been driving the afternoon shift during the annual harvest, on a 160-acre field south of High River, Alberta, September 28, 2013. Alberta farmers have completed 71 percent of the harvest, the government of the Western Canadian province said on Friday in its most recent crop report as of September 24.MIKE STURK/Reuters

6 of 17
Open this photo in gallery:

Demonstrators march against Quebec's proposed Charter of Values in downtown Montreal, September 29, 2013.Christinne Muschi/The Globe and Mail

7 of 17
Open this photo in gallery:

A girl dressed in traditional attire poses as she takes part in rehearsals for the "garba" dance ahead of Navratri festival in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad September 29, 2013. Navratri, held in honour of Hindu Goddess Durga, is celebrated over a period of nine days where thousands of youths dance the night away in traditional costumes. Navratri starts on October 5.AMIT DAVE/Reuters

8 of 17
Open this photo in gallery:

Milos Raonic of Canada serves against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during their men's singles final match at the Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok September 29, 2013.DAMIR SAGOLJ/Reuters

9 of 17
Open this photo in gallery:

A man rope jumps from a 44-metre high (144-feet high) waterpipe bridge in the Siberian Taiga area outside Krasnoyarsk September 29, 2013.ILYA NAYMUSHIN/Reuters

10 of 17
Open this photo in gallery:

Baltimore Orioles' Steve Pearce reacts after teammate Adam Jones covered his face with shaving cream after a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, in Baltimore. Baltimore won 6-5.Patrick Semansky/The Associated Press

11 of 17
Open this photo in gallery:

A Palestinian farmer harvests dates from a palm tree in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip September 29, 2013.IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/Reuters

12 of 17
Open this photo in gallery:

A cardboard canoe is carried as volunteers hold up signs used to direct traffic during the Homegrown Park Crawl in Toronto on Sunday, September 29, 2013. The event which included food vendors and local musicals began at Christie Pits Park and moved to Bickford Park and Fred Hamilton Park eventually ending at Trinity Bellwoods Park with all proceeds going to the David Suzuki Foundation's Homegrown National Park Project.Michelle Siu/The Globe and Mail

13 of 17
Open this photo in gallery:

Children play inside inflatable installations at the Casa Daros museum in Rio de Janeiro September 29, 2013.PILAR OLIVARES/Reuters

14 of 17
Open this photo in gallery:

Priests attend a mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican September 29, 2013.TONY GENTILE/Reuters

15 of 17
Open this photo in gallery:

A Buddhist monk kicks a rattan ball during a game of Chinlone in Kawhmu, southwest of Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, Sep 29, 2013. Popular Burmese sport Chinlone, a combination of sport and dance is played between two teams, each team consists of six players, passing a rattan ball back and forth with feet, knees and heads.Gemunu Amarasinghe/The Associated Press

16 of 17
Open this photo in gallery:

In this Sept. 28, 2013 photo, Sphynx kittens reach for a referee's toy while being evaluated during an international feline beauty show in Bucharest, Romania. Hundreds of felines from several countries take part in the two-day beauty contest in the Romanian capital.Vadim Ghirda/The Associated Press

17 of 17

Interact with The Globe