The 32 Most Surprising Photos of the Month

Campaigning for parliamentary elections in Ukraine

An impersonator of Star Wars character 'Darth Vader' stands with some storm troopers on the roof of a campaigning van during an election campaign event for the Ukrainian Internet Party, in downtown Kiev, Ukraine on Oct. 21, 2014. SERGEY DOLZHENKO—EPA

Militants of the Islamic State (IS) are seen just before an explosion on Tilsehir hill near the Turkish border in Sanliurfa province on Oct. 23, 2014.BULENT KILIC—AFP/Getty Images

Russian President Putin and Serbian President Nikolic attend a military parade to mark 70 years since the city's liberation by the Red Army in Belgrade

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic (2nd R) attend a military parade to mark 70 years since the city's liberation by the Red Army in Belgrade, Serbia on Oct. 16, 2014. MARKO DJURICA—REUTERS

BESTPIX Locals Gather For Ngusaba Gumang Celebrations

A Balinese man in a state of trance, stabs his chest infront of a palanquin, the symbol of god during Ngusaba Gumang Ritual in Bali, Indonesia on Oct. 6, 2014.Agung Parameswara—Getty Images

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives field guidance at the newly built Wisong Scientists Residential District in this undated photo released by KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives field guidance at the newly built Wisong Scientists Residential District in this undated photo in Pyongyang, released on Oct. 14, 2014. KCNA/REUTERS

The evening sun casts shadows of North Korean boys on an apartment building facade as they make their way down a street in Pyongyang on Oct. 22, 2014.Wong Maye-E—AP

Members of "El Sistema" play harps, as part of their "New Members" program, outside of the operating room where a woman is giving birth to her son at a public maternity hospital in Caracas on Oct. 1, 2014. Carlos Garcia Rawlins—REUTERS

US President Barack Obama meets with Dallas nurse Nina Pham

President Barack Obama gives a hug to Dallas nurse Nina Pham after she was released from the hospital and tested negative for Ebola in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Oct. 24, 2014. Olivier Douliery—POOL/EPA

64-year-old Fran Glod of Oswego, N.Y, walks down the steps to the beach which is covered by a king tide high tide, in Tybee Island, Ga. on Oct. 9, 2014.Stephen B. Morton—AP

Ultra-Orthodox Jews inspect etrogs, or citrons, outside a shop in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, Oct. 7, 2014.JIM HOLLANDER—EPA

A destroyed car at a tree after heavy floods in Grabels, near Montpellier, Southern France, Oct. 7, 2014. GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO—EPA

Shimian, China's Sichuan Province. 14th Oct, 2014. Giant panda Xue Xue is released into the wild at the Liziping Natural Reserve in Shimian, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 14, 2014. After two years' training in habitat selection, foraging, and a

Giant panda Xue Xue is released into the wild at the Liziping Natural Reserve in Shimian, China on Oct. 14, 2014. Alamy Live News.

A golfer hits a tee shot as African migrants sit atop a border fence during an attempt to cross into Spanish territories between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave of Melilla on Oct. 22, 2014. REUTERS

A male red deer with antlers covered in bracken, walks through undergrowth in Richmond Park in south west London, Oct. 3, 2014. TOBY MELVILLE—REUTERS

Health Care Worker In Dallas Tests Positive For Ebola Virus

A man dressed in protective hazmat clothing treats the sidewalk in front of an apartment where a second person diagnosed with the Ebola virus resides in Dallas on Oct. 12, 2014.Mike Stone—Getty Images

Greenpeace protestors wear masks of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto as they demonstrate in front of the National Palace in Mexico City, on Oct. 23, 2014. Rebecca Blackwell—AP

Environmental activists carry a giant inflatable chicken near Oktoberfest grounds in Munich

Environmental activists carry a giant inflatable chicken as they demonstrate against 'chlorine chickens' near the Oktoberfest grounds in Munich on Oct. 1, 2014. MICHAELA REHLE—REUTERS

Macy Friday, Hillary Clinton, Mark Udall

Ten-year-old Macy Friday reacts after meeting Hillary Clinton as she campaigns for U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., back, during a stop in the newly-renovated Union Station in Denver on Oct. 13, 2014. David Zalubowski—AP

A couple sunbathe near a sculpture by Australian artist Mikaela Castledine, titled "Gift of the rhinoceros" onTamarama Beach in Sydney on Oct. 23, 2014. WILLIAM WEST—AFP/Getty Images

Supporters of presidential candidate for the ruling Broad Front party, Tabare Vazquez, wear paper birds on their heads, while attending his closing campaign rally in Montevideo, Uruguay on Oct. 23, 2014. Natacha Pisarenko—AP

A flag with Albanian national symbols attached to a remotely operated drone flies in the stadium during the EURO 2016 group I football match between Serbia and Albania in Belgrade, Serbia on Oct. 14, 2014. ANDREJ ISAKOVIC—AFP/Getty Images

Wingsuit flyer contestants jump off a mountain at Tianmen Mountain National Park in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, China on Oct. 19, 2014. CHINA DAILY/REUTERS

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Solidified molten steel is pictured among the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 near the village of Rassipnoe, Ukraine on on Oct. 15, 2014DOMINIQUE FAGET—AFP/Getty Images

An Indian worker rides upside down to push a giant wheel at a fair ground during Dussehra celebrations on the outskirts of New Delhi, Oct. 3, 2014. Altaf Qadri—AP

Indonesian students walk on a street covered in Mount Sinabung volcanic ash in Sukandebi village, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on Oct. 10, 2014. DEDY SAHPUTRA—EPA

eTree solar energy tree with USB connections and WiFi in Zichron Yacov

The lights of the eTree come on as it gets dark at the prototype unit set up in a park in Zichron Yacov, northern Israel, on Oct. 22, 2014. JIM HOLLANDER—EPA

Paul Parrish swims as he takes part in the Arch to Arc triathlon in the channel between England and France September 15, 2014. NEIL HALL—Reuters

Victoria Gres - Runway - Ukrainian Fashion Week Spring/Summer2015

Models present creations by Ukrainian designer Victoria Gres during the Ukrainian Fashion Week in Kiev, Ukraine on Oct. 15, 2014. SERGEY DOLZHENKO—EPA

A human skeletal anatomy model hangs on a stand in a forensic laboratory surrounded by coffins containing the exhumed remains of people slain three decades ago during the country's dirty war, in Huamanga, Peru, Oct. 26, 2014. Rodrigo Abd—AP

Sex workers wear skeleton masks during a procession to remember their deceased colleagues, in Mexico city

Sex workers wear skeleton masks, a traditional Mexican symbol representing the Day of the Dead, during a procession to remember their deceased colleagues, especially those who were violently murdered, in Mexico City on Oct. 27, 2014. EDGARD GARRIDO—REUTERS

A man dressed as a woman, carries a pig's head on a platter balanced on his head during the celebration of "Torovenado," in honor of Masaya's patron saint, San Jeronimo, in Masaya, Nicaragua, on Oct. 26, 2014.Esteban Felix—AP

A cat is placed in the transport bag during the World Cat Show 2014 in Prague on Oct. 25, 2014.Matej Divizna—Getty Images

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