Pictures of the Week: September 27 – October 4

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From the federal government shutdown and Capitol Hill shooting to an international feline beauty show and a seven-car pileup at Paris Fashion Week, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

People in their offices watch South Korean troops during a military parade on a street during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of Armed Forces Day in central Seoul
Oct. 1, 2013. People in their offices watch South Korean troops during a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of Armed Forces Day in central Seoul.Yonhap—Reuters
Joshua Bowden, Kaden Bowen
Sept. 27, 2013. Kaden Bowden, son of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Bowden, looks at the casket for his father during burial services for Staff Sgt. Bowden at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.Susan Walsh—AP
3D Drive-in movie screening
Sept. 27, 2013. Young visitors wearing 3D glasses sit in their car and watch the Disney movie 'Planes' at the drive-in movie theater on the parking lot of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, The Netherlands.Robin Utrecht—EPA
APTOPIX Romania International Cat Show
Sept. 28, 2013. Sphynx kittens reach for a referee's toy while being evaluated during an international feline beauty show in Bucharest, Romania. Vadim Ghirda—AP
Givenchy : Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear  Spring/Summer 2014
Sept. 29, 2013. Illustration View of the runway during Givenchy show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014, held at 'la Halle Freyssinet' in Paris.Bertrand Rindoff Petroff—Getty Images
Chinese Leaders Attend Flower-basket-laying Ceremony To Mark The 64th National Day
Oct. 1, 2013. Chinese students wearing raincoats perform for a tribute ceremony marking the 64th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at Tiananmen Square in Beijing.Feng Li—Getty Images
Sam Fuld, Adrian Beltre
Sept. 30, 2013. Tampa Bay Rays' Sam Fuld, left, steals third base as Texas Rangers' Adrian Beltre dives for a wild throw by Tanner Scheppers during the ninth inning of an American League wild-card tiebreaker baseball game in Arlington, Texas.Tim Sharp—AP
A Palestinian militant jumps as other run through smoke during a graduation ceremony in Khan Younis
Sept. 27, 2013. A Palestinian militant jumps as other run through smoke during a graduation ceremony in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.Suhaib Salem—Reuters
Lionel Messi
Sept. 27, 2013. Barcelona F.C. soccer player Lionel Messi, center, arrives at a court to answer questions in a tax fraud case near Barcelona. Paco Serinelli—AP
Hindu priests look inside a temple at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu
Sept. 27, 2013. Hindu priests look inside a temple at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu.Navesh Chitrakar—Reuters
A model wears a creation during a hair art show at the international beauty festival "Banks of the Neva River" in St Petersburg
Sept. 27, 2013. A model wears a creation during a hair art show at the international beauty festival "Banks of the Neva River" in St Petersburg.Alexander Demianchu—Reuters
A man is tattooed by tattoo artist McCown during the ninth London Tattoo Convention in London
Sept. 27, 2013. A man is tattooed by artist Brent McCown (L) during the ninth London Tattoo Convention in London.Stefan Wermuth—Reuters
ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN-UNREST
Sept. 27, 2013. Israeli undercover policemen detain a Palestinian protester during clashes in the Arab east Jerusalem's Shuafat district following Friday prayers. Jack Guez—AFP/Getty Images
A bird flies near the carcass of an elephant, which was killed after drinking from a poisoned water hole, in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park
Sept. 27, 2013. A bird flies near the carcass of an elephant, which was killed after drinking from a poisoned water hole, in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, about 840 km (522 miles) east of Harare.Philimon Bulawayo—Reuters
APTOPIX Mideast Syria Ruins Photo Essay
Sept. 27, 2013. A displaced Syrian girl makes her bed after waking up near Kafer Rouma, in ancient ruins used as temporary shelter by those families who have fled from the heavy fighting and shelling in the Idlib province countryside of Syria.AP
PAKISTAN-QUAKE-ISLAND-SCIENCE
Sept. 27, 2013. Satellite imagery captures a small island of mud and rock created by the huge earthquake that hit southwest Pakistan on Sept. 25 in Baluchistan's remote Awaran district.AFP/Getty Images
DC: President Barack Obama Talks with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran
Sept. 27, 2013. President Barack Obama talks with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran during a phone call in the Oval Office.The White House/Sipa USA
BESTPIX -  Japanese Freighter Capsized After Collision
Sept. 27, 2013. A Japan Coast Guard helicopter flies above the capsized freighter Dai 18 Eifuku Maru off the coast of Izu Oshima Island in Tokyo, Japan.The Asahi Shimbun
Romania International Cat Show
Sept. 28, 2013. A Sphynx cat stares from behind a protective mesh at an international feline beauty show Bucharest, Romania.Vadim Ghirda—AP
France Child Beauty Pageants
Sept. 28, 2013. Lou Hamrani, 6, walks in the street after attending the Mini Miss model beauty contest, in Paris.Thibault Camus—AP
US-FEATURE-GLOW 2013-FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Sept. 29, 2013. Visitors explore Swarm of interactive jellyfish created by the group of artists Aphidoidea during Glow 2013 at the beach in Santa Monica, Calif.Joe Klamar—AFP/Getty Images
Children play inside inflatable installations at the Casa Daros museum in Rio de Janeiro
Sept. 29, 2013. Children play inside inflatable installations at the Casa Daros museum in Rio de Janeiro.Pilar Olivares—Reuters
TOPSHOTS-US-FEATURE-GLOW 2013-FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Sept. 29, 2013. Visitors explore the creation of artist Janet Echelman 'The Space Between Us' during Glow 2013 at the beach in Santa Monica, Calif.Joe Klamar—AFP/Getty Images
Scale model test in Subsonic Wind Tunnel
Sept. 29, 2013. A fluorescent oil is sprayed on a 5.8 percent scale model of a futuristic hybrid wing body during tests in the 14 by 22 foot Subsonic Wind Tunnel in Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.Preston Martin—NASA Langley/EPA
Nasa: Cygnus Approaches Station
Sept. 29, 2013. The unmanned U.S. commercial cargo ship Cygnus is seen approaching the International Space Station.NASA/SIPA
Kenya Mourns Victims Of Westgate Shopping Mall Siege
Sept, 29, 2013. Kenyans pray as they hold a church service for the victims of the Westgate Shopping Center attack in Nairobi, Kenya. Uriel Sinai—Getty Images
Kenya Mourns Victims Of Westgate Shopping Mall Siege
Sept. 29, 2013. A girl prays as Kenyans hold a church service for the victims of the Westgate Shopping Center attack in Nairobi, Kenya. Uriel Sinai—Getty Images
Cuba Twinville
Sept. 29, 2013 Six-year-old twins Asley and Aslen Velazquez hold eight-month-old twins Tiffani and Stessany Valles as they pose for portraits in front a Cuban flag on their street in Havana, Cuba. Ramon Espinosa—AP
-FRANCE-MILITARY-AIRCRAFT-A400M
Sept. 30, 2013. The new French air force military transport Airbus A 400M is welcomed by fire engines at the military airbase BA 123 in Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle near Orleans, France as part of an official presentation.Alain Jocard—AFP/Getty Images
APTOPIX Pakistan
Sept. 29, 2013. A Pakistani man carrying a child rushes away from the site of a blast shortly after a car exploded in Peshawar, Pakistan.Mohammad Sajjad—AP
A man casts a fishing net on a flooded street at Srimahaphot district in Prachin Buri
Sept. 29, 2013. A man casts a fishing net on a flooded street in the Srimahaphot district in Prachin Buri, Thailand.Athit Perawongmetha—Reuters
Orthodox monk Father Ioakim, 74, looks at a street graffiti, which displays Siberian characters of the 19th century including an Russian Orthodox monk, in Divnogorsk town
Sept. 30, 2013. Orthodox monk Father Ioakim, 74, looks at a street graffiti, which displays Siberian characters of the 19th century including an Russian Orthodox monk, in Divnogorsk town outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.Ilya Naymushin—Reuters
Russian sailing ship 'Mir' participates in a parade for the Mediterranean Tall Ships regatta in Toulon
Sept. 30, 2013. Russian sailing ship 'Mir' participates in a parade for the Mediterranean Tall Ships regatta in Toulon, France.Jean-Paul Pelissier—Reuters
Sochi 2014 - Olympic Torch Lighting Ceremony
Sept. 30, 2013. Greece Priestesses dance on a hill near the ancient stadium of Olympia during the lighting ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games.Imago—ZUMA Press
Sochi 2014 - Olympic Torch Lighting Ceremony
Sept. 29, 2013. A scene from the lighting ceremony of the Olympic Flame at the Temple of Hera in Greece for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games.Imago—ZUMA Press
Bodies of migrants who drowned lie on the beach in the Sicilian village of Sampieri
Sept. 30, 2013. Bodies of migrants who drowned lie on the beach in the Sicilian village of Sampieri.Reuters
TOPSHOTS-US-POLITICS-ECONOMY-BUDGET-SHUTDOWN
Oct. 1, 2013. A US Capitol Police Officer walks past a statue of Gerald Ford, who was US president during the 1976 shutdown of the federal government, in the Rotunda while the building was closed to tours on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Brendan Smailowski—AFP/Getty Images
US-POLITICS-ECONOMY-BUDGET
Oct. 1, 2013. Police tape blocks a closed Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington.Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty Images
An inmate looks out from his cell in the Secure Housing Unit at Corcoran State Prison in California
Oct. 1, 2013. An inmate looks out from his cell in the Secure Housing Unit (SHU) at Corcoran State Prison in Corcoran, Calif.Robert Galbraith—Reuters
Monsoon floods claims 22 lives in Thailand
Oct. 1, 2013. Thai farmers carry their pigs to evacuate them from flooding in Phitsanulok province, northern Thailand.EPA
Goat for sale for upcoming Dashain festival
Oct. 1, 2013. Goats sit on passenger seats as they are imported from various district at a goat market in Kathmandu, Nepal.Narendra Shrestha—EPA
Cho Mar inspects the Thanaka she had just put on her face at Thapyuchai village
Oct. 2, 2013. Cho Mar, an 11-year-old who hid in the jungle with her mother during an attack by Buddhist gangs, inspects the Thanaka she had just put on her face at Thapyuchai village, outside of Thandwe in the Rakhine state, Myanmar.Soe Zeya Tun—Reuters
Rain drops on a car window reflect a man walking past a stock index board in Tokyo
Oct. 2, 2013. Rain drops on a car window reflecting a man walking past a stock index board in Tokyo.Toru Hanai—Reuters
TOPSHOTS-BANGLADESH-RELIGION-HINDUISM-FESTIVAL
Oct. 2, 2013. A Bangladeshi idol-maker puts the finishing touches to a clay statue of the Hindu goddess Durga in a Temple in Dhaka.Munir Uz Zaman—AFP/Getty Images
Judgement day in Italy as government faces confidence vote
Oct. 2, 2013. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (C) of the People of Freedom (PdL) party passes through deputy colleagues after the speech of Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta at the Senate, Rome, Italy, Alessandro Di Meo—EPA
Louis Vuitton : Runway - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear  Spring/Summer 2014
Oct. 2, 2013. A models walk the runway at the end of the Louis Vuitton show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014, held at Le Carre du Louvre in Paris, France. Petroff/Dufour—Getty Images
Louis Vuitton ready-to-wear Spring Summer 2014 fashion show
Oct. 2, 2013. A models walk the runway at the end of the Louis Vuitton show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014, held at Le Carre du Louvre in Paris, France. Bukajlo Frederic—SIPA
An Israeli soldier from the home front command kneels next to a dummy during a drill near Jerusalem
Oct. 2, 2013. An Israeli soldier from the home front command wearing protective gear kneels next to a dummy during a drill simulating a chemical attack in the town of Beit Shemesh, near Jerusalem.Baz Ratner—Reuters
India Gandhi Birth Anniversary
Oct. 2, 2013.Indian children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi walk during a procession to mark Gandhi's birthday in Kolhapur, Maharashtra state, India. AP
Fans watch Spain's Rafael Nadal change his shirt after he defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in their match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing
Oct. 2, 2013. Fans watch Spain's Rafael Nadal change his shirt after he defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in their match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing.Kim Kyung-Hoon—Reuters
U.S. House Speaker Boehner walks from a meeting with U.S. President Obama, outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington
Oct. 2, 2013. U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) walks from a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington.Yuri Gripas—Reuters
Barack Obama
Oct. 3, 2013. President Barack Obama speaks about the government shutdown and debt ceiling during a visit to M. Luis Construction, in Rockville, Md. Charles Dharapak—AP
A dog urinates on a new work by British graffiti artist Bansky on West 24th street in New York City
Oct. 3, 2013. A dog urinates on a new work by British street artist Banksy that appeared on West 24th street in New York after Banksy announced a month-long "artist's residency" in the city. Mike Segar—Reuters
Soldiers of Chinese People's Liberation Army "bowl" during China's seven-day National Day holiday in Jinan
Oct.3, 2013. Soldiers of Chinese People's Liberation Army "bowl" during China's seven-day National Day holiday in Jinan, Shandong province.China Daily/Reuters
*** BESTPIX *** U.S. Capitol On Lockdown After Reports Of Gun Shots
Oct. 3, 2013. Police close in on the U.S. Capitol as people run for cover after reports of a shooting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Alex Wong—Getty Images
Oktoberfest 2013 - Alternative View
Oct. 3, 2013. People enjoy riding on the Teufelsrad (Devils wheel) merry-go-round at Theresienwiese at Oktoberfest, in Munich, Germany. Alexander Hassenstein—Getty Images
JERSEY JOURNAL
Oct. 3, 2013. Judah Schiller, of Mill Valley, Calif., founder of BayCycle Project, bikes across the Hudson River from the Pier 13 Boating Club in Hoboken to New York River Sports at Pier 66 in Manhattan. Rose Sibayan—The Jersey Journal /Landov
TOPSHOTS-GERMANY-RELIGION-ISLAM-MOSQUE
Oct. 3, 2013. A woman wears a headscarf in the Centrum mosque in Hamburg, northern Germany, during an open day for mosques.Axel Heimken—AFP/Getty Images
TOPSHOTS-SKOREA-SPORTS-BODYBUILDING
Oct. 3, 2013. Women body builders prepare before going on stage during the Muscle Mania Fitness Korea Competition in Seoul.Truth Leem—AFP/Getty Images
TOPSHOTS-ISRAEL-MILITARY-CARACAL
Oct. 3, 2013 Israeli soldiers of the 33rd Caracal Battalion take part in a graduation march in the northern part of the southern Israeli Negev desert.Menahem Kahana—AFP/Getty Images
Um Radwan, a female fighter in the Free Syrian Army, runs for cover from snipers loyal to the Syrian regime in Aleppo's Bustan al-Basha district
Oct. 3, 2013. Um Radwan, a female fighter in the Free Syrian Army, runs for cover from snipers loyal to the Syrian regime in Aleppo's Bustan al-Basha district.Muzaffar Salman—Reuters
APTOPIX India Wild Life Week
Oct. 4, 2013. A decorated elephant stands at the Nandankanan Zoological park on the outskirts of the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar, India.Biswaranjan Rout—AP
A tourist poses for a picture on a bridge at the Ebrington Square area Derry City.
Oct. 4, 2013. A tourist poses for a picture on a bridge at the Ebrington Square area of Derry City. The state-of-the-art multi-purpose public space and venue has become a new cultural hub for the city and will host key events including the Turner Prize as part of its role as the United Kingdom's 2013 City of Culture. Cathal McNaughton—Reuters

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