Best pictures from October 15
Russian police officers stand guard as Muslims pray outside the main Moscow mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Adha, a feast celebrated by Muslims worldwide, which Muslims in Russia call Kurban-Bairam in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. According to the press service of Moscowís main police department, about four thousand police officers, Interior troops and others will be ensuring security during the Eid al-Adha celebration events.Evgeny Feldman/The Associated Press
Boston Red Sox's Mike Napoli hits a home run in the seventh inning during Game 3 of the American League baseball championship series against the Detroit Tigers Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, in Detroit.Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press
Men ride on a motorcycle while leading a recently purchased camel ahead of Eid al-Adha celebrations on the outskirts of Karachi October 15, 2013. Muslims across the world celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the annual hajj pilgrimage, by slaughtering goats, sheep, cows and camels in commemoration of the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to Allah. Eid al-Adha in Pakistan falls on October 16.ATHAR HUSSAIN/Reuters
The moon rises behind the minaret of a mosque in Jaffa, a mixed Muslim, Christian and Jewish part of Tel Aviv during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha , Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Muslims all over the world are celebrating Eid al-Adha by sacrificing sheep, goats, cows and camels, to commemorate the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command.Ariel Schalit/The Associated Press
A group of women pray during Eid celebrations at Exhibition Place in Toronto on October 15, 2013.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
A swimmer wades into Walden Pond on a fall afternoon in Concord, Massachusetts October 15, 2013.BRIAN SNYDER/Reuters
Indian villagers stand on the breached embankment of swollen Kangsabati river at Samat village in West Bengal state, India, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Heavy torrential rain in the aftermath of weekend Cyclone Phailin have made rivers to overflow causing flood situation in the state.The Associated Press
A chapel is seen on a sunny autumn day in front of snow covered mountains in the wetsern Austrian village of Rum October 15, 2013.DOMINIC EBENBICHLER/Reuters
Afghan boys play with toy guns on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Jalalabad October 15, 2013. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha to mark the end of the haj pilgrimage by slaughtering sheep, goats, camels and cows to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command.PARWIZ/Reuters
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men wait for a bus next to a section of the controversial Israeli barrier after visiting Rachel's Tomb in the West Bank town of Bethlehem October 15, 2013. Jewish worshippers visited and prayed at the tomb of the biblical matriarch Rachel on Tuesday, marking what they believe to be the anniversary of her death.BAZ RATNER/Reuters
Toronto Maple Leaf Cody Franson (4) and Minnesota Wild Nino Niederreiter (22) slide into Leafs goalie James Reimer (34) during 2nd period NHL play Oct 15, 2013 in Toronto.Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail
Los Angeles Dodgers' Yasiel Puig can't catch a ball hit by St. Louis Cardinals' David Freese during the fifth inning of Game 3 of the National League baseball championship series, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, in Los Angeles. The Dodgers won 3-0 and trail in the series 2-1.Mark J. Terrill/The Associated Press
Ocean Spray employee Sharon Newcomb of Massachusetts rakes cranberries in a temporary cranberry bog set up in Rockefeller Plaza in New York October 15, 2013.ANDREW KELLY/Reuters
A member of the Flying Dubs, an acrobatic dunk team of the Golden State Warriors, performs before their NBA Global Game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Beijing, October 15, 2013.KIM KYUNG-HOON/Reuters
A Muslim man sits under a tree outside the Darul Makmur Mosque during Eid al-Adha celebrations, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, in Singapore. Eid al-Adha, the celebration of sacrifice, is the second most important festival in the Muslim calendar, marking the end of the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.Wong Maye-E/The Associated Press
Free Syrian Army fighters fire their weapons during what the FSA said were clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district October 15, 2013.SAAD ABOBRAHIM/Reuters
A member of the so-called Black Bloc anarchist group, wearing a gas mask, leans down to grab a rock to hurl towards police during clashes after a march in support of striking teachers took place to mark National Teachers Day, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Police and small groups of protesters clashed in Brazil's two biggest cities Tuesday night after the end of peaceful demonstrations demanding better pay for teachers and affordable housing.Felipe Dana/The Associated Press