Best pictures from October 8
A Sikh youth performs an act of fire as he displays martial art skills during a religious procession on the eve of birth anniversary of Guru Ram Das in Amritsar, India, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. Ram Das was the fourth of the ten gurus of Sikhism.Sanjeev Syal/The Associated Press
A nun walks in the corridor as a Vatican Swiss Guard stands on attention at the Bronze Door, photographed by tourists in the background in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. The Bronze door is the main entrance to the Apostolic Palace and tradition goes that when a pontiff dies the door is closed.Alessandra Tarantino/The Associated Press
Firefighters try to control a fire inside a garment factory in the Bangladeshi town of Gazipur, 40 km north of the capital Dhaka October 9, 2013. Nine employees including three company managers died in the blaze that originated in the knitting section of Aswad Composite Mills factory, a sister concern of Paul Mall Group.ANDREW BIRAJ/Reuters
Visitors take in the intstallation "Forever Bicycles" by Chinese artists Ai Weiwei outside Toronto's city hall on Tuesday October 8, 2013.Chris Young/The Globe and Mail
An artisan gives finishing touches to an effigy of demon king Ravana in preparation for the upcoming Hindu festival of Dussehra in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh October 8, 2013. The effigies are burnt during the festival which commemorates the triumph of Lord Rama over Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil.AJAY VERMA/Reuters
Toronto Maple Leafs, Cody Franson (4), knocks Colorado Avalanche player, Marc-Andre Cliche (24), off balance during NHL action at the Air Canada Centre on Oct. 8, 2013.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
A man walks towards a flooded pavilion by the overflowing West Lake after Typhoon Fitow hit Hangzhou, Zhejiang province October 8, 2013. Four people were killed and hundreds of thousands evacuated after Typhoon Fitow hit eastern China.LANG LANG/Reuters
Young hockey players from a variety of teams model the new jerseys for Team Canada's hockey teams during a press conference in Toronto on Oct. 8, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
A visitor walks along the exhibition titled "Man and Power in Russia in the XIX-XXI centuries" at the State Museum of Political History of Russia in St. Petersburg, October 8, 2013. The exhibition is a large-scale innovative project to create a complete image of the Russian political history of two centuries.ALEXANDER DEMIANCHUK/Reuters
An Afghan refugee boy plays with a kite in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013.Muhammed Muheisen/The Associated Press