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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) stands with Pope Francis during the pope’s arrival ceremony at the White House in Washington.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

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A youth rides his tricycle on an empty street during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Traffic is not allowed during the 25-hour long period.Ammar Awad/Reuters

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Indonesia's President Joko Widodo inspects a peatland clearing that was engulfed by forest fires in Southern Kalimantan province on Borneo island.Romeo Gacad/AFP / Getty Images

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Workers walk through the Dandenong Festival of Lights in Melbourne, Australia.Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters

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Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual hajj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca.Ahmad Masood/Reuters

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Canadian Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy reacts joyously following his release from prison after being pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.AFP / Getty Images

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Japanese rugby fans pose before the Rugby World Cup match against Scotland in Kingsholm, Gloucester, England.Eddie Keogh/Reuters

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People hold flash lights as they wait to be boarded onto buses near Croatia's border with Serbia.Marko Drobnjakovic/The Associated Press

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Dariel Llerandis uses a new Wi-Fi hotspot in Havana to contact his wife and daughter in Miami. Cuba has one of the world's lowest Internet penetrations.Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters

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Gianni Fontanesi harvests basil in an immersed Biosphere at Nemo’s Garden - part of the Italian Pavillon theme "how to feed the planet" at EXPO2015 inb Milan.Olivier Morin/AFP / Getty Images

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