Oct. 9, 2013. Pakistani schoolboys look out the window of their classroom at other classmates chanting prayers to commemorate the anniversary of Malala's shooting by Taliban, at a school in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.Muhammed Muheisen—AP
From the continuing government shutdown and a deadly monster truck crash in Mexico to extreme face piercing with guns in Thailand and a monkey getting a shave in Pakistan, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.
Oct. 7, 2013. Reporters and photographers question Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.Chip Somodevilla—Getty ImagesOct. 7, 2013. Belgian riot police are covered with foam sprayed by Belgian firefighters during a protest for better work conditions in central Brussels.Yves Herman—ReutersOct. 11, 2013. Palestinians trade goats at a local cattle market ahead of Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, in Gaza city.Majdi Fathi—NurPhoto/CorbisOct. 7, 2013. Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather to watch the funeral procession of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in Jerusalem.Oded Balilty—APOct. 7, 2013. A man shaves his monkey with a razor before it performs tricks for money in Lahore, Pakistan.Mohsin Raza—ReutersOct. 5, 2013. Rubber ducks, all wearing swimming caps and Special Olympic gold medals, drift down Huangpu River in a charity event in Shanghai.Silver Young—EPAOct. 6, 2013. Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos calls a play against the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth quarter at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Ronald Martinez—Getty ImagesOct. 8, 2013. Afghan National Army (ANA) officers take part in a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) in Kabul.Omar Sobhani—ReutersOct. 5, 2013. A participant is terrified by a "zombie" soldier in a forest section during one of Britain's biggest horror events, the "Zombie Evacuation Race" at Carver Barracks near Saffron Walden, England.Leon Neal—AFP/Getty ImagesOct. 5, 2013. Spectators react after a monster truck rammed the stand where they were watching a monster truck rally show at El Rejon park, on the outskirts of Chihuahua, Mexico.ReutersOct. 4, 2013. The reflection of a Free Syrian Army fighter carrying his weapon is seen on a glass pane in a room near Aleppo's historic citadel, which is controlled by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.Nour Kelze—ReutersOct. 6, 2013. An injured Egyptian supporter of ousted President Morsi is assisted during clashes on the day the country celebrates the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, in the Dokki area of Giza, near Cairo.Mosa'ab ElshamyOct. 4, 2013. Buffalo riders compete during the annual Viear Sour races held as part of the Festival of the Dead in Vihear Sour, Cambodia.Nicolas Axelrod—Getty ImagesOct. 4, 2013. A Hindu boy brushes his teeth with a neem twig as others take a dip on the banks of the Ganges river on the holy day of "Mahalaya" in Kolkata, India.Rupak De Chowdhuri—ReutersOct. 5, 2013. Members of the Shembe Church pray while kneeling in water on the Durban beach front in South Africa. Rogan Ward—ReutersOct. 5, 2013. Bavarian farmers transport their cows on a boat over the picturesque Lake Koenigssee in Germany.Michaela Rehle—ReutersOct. 5, 2013. Golfers wear masks as they practice putting on a hazy morning for the third round of the Reignwood LPGA Classic golf tournament at Pine Valley Golf Club on the outskirts of Beijing. Alexander F. Yuan—APOct. 5, 2013. A ball boy holds tennis balls before the semifinal match between Rafael Nadal of Spain and Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic at the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Stadium in Beijing.Andy Wong—APOct. 6, 2013. A Free Syrian Army fighter dries a dog after giving it a wash in Deir al-Zor.ReutersOct. 6, 2013. Visitors and waitresses celebrate the end of this year's Bavarian Oktoberfest beer festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich.Christof Stache—AFP/Getty ImagesOct. 6, 2013. A Roma woman dances as she attends a gathering called "Roma Pride against Racism, and For Equality" in Paris.Gonzalo Fuentes—ReutersOct. 6, 2013. A Scarlet Macaw named Princess Tiffany is perched on a pew in St. Andrew's United Church in North Vancouver. Andy Clark—ReutersOct. 6, 2013. Military helicopters are seen flying over Tahrir Square to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo.Mohamed Abd El Ghany—ReutersOct. 6, 2013. Special forces of the Bazilian military police unboard an armored personnel carrier during an operation at the Lins de Vasconcelos favela in Rio de Janeiro.Antonio Lacerda—EPAOct. 6, 2013. Manuel Fettner going off a ski jump at the Ski Nordic AUT State Championships in Innsbruck, Austria.Imago—Zuma PressOct. 7, 2013. A participant dressed as German Chancellor Angela Merkel sits on a large rocket during the 'Klassenkampf statt Weltkrieg' (Class Struggle Instead of World War), a campaign supported by Deutsche Kommunistische Partei (DKP), at the Wenceslas square in Prague.Matej Divizna—Getty ImagesOct. 7, 2013. North Korea's Kim Sun Bom and So Myong Hyok compete in the final of the men's 10-meter synchronized platform diving event at the sixth East Asian Games in Tianjin, China.Alexander F. Yuan—APOct. 07, 2013. Opposition fighters prepare loads of mortars during an attack in the Wadi al-Deef military post at the frontline in Maaret al-Numan in the Idlib province countryside of Syria.APOct. 7, 2013. Unidentified tombs of immigrants inside the cemetery of the Italian island of Lampedusa.Roberto Salomone—AFP/Getty ImagesOct. 7, 2013. A Pakistani boy feeds goats wearing sheep-print covers that are displayed for sale on a roadside, in preparation for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice," on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammed Muheisen—APOct. 7, 2013. An Afghan refugee boy wearing an empty bucket on his head, waits his turn to fetch water from a hand pump in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.Muhammed Muheisen—APOct. 7, 2013. A model with eyes tattooed on her calves takes to the catwalk during the 2013 fall/winter hairstyle trends ahead of the Bavarian championship and trade fair Hair, Beauty and more '2013 Hair' in Nuremberg, Germany.Daniel Karmann—EPAOct. 7, 2013. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, wearing 'endek', a traditional Balinese woven fabric, poses upon arrival for a dinner for leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Bali, Indonesia.Dita Alangkarai—EPAOct. 7, 2013. "The Miraculous Journey," by British artist Damien Hirst, is unveiled outside the Sidra Medical and Research Center in Doha, Qatar.Natalie Naccache—The New York Times/ReduxOct. 7, 2013. A young musician cries after a mass for a 12-year-old boy and his father, victims of a monster truck accident, at a church in Chihuahua, Mexico.Jose Luis Gonzalez—ReutersOct. 7, 2013. A demonstrator marches during a teachers protest demanding better working conditions and against police beating in Rio de Janeiro.Christophe Simon—AFP/Getty ImagesOct. 7, 2013. An Orthodox Jew weeps after receiving the news about the death of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef outside of the rabbi's home in Jerusalem.Ariel Schalit—APOct. 7, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama walks to a briefing to deliver remarks on the Government Shutdown at FEMA's National Responce Coordination Center in Washington.Shawn Thew—CorbisOct. 8, 2013. A podium stands where Senate Democrats and Republicans where scheduled to talk to the media after their policy luncheon meetings at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.Mark Wilson—Getty ImagesOct. 8, 2013. Dancers perform during a training session at the pole dancing school in Tianjin city, China.Wu Hong—EPAOct. 8, 2013. Hungarian wingsuit flyer Victor Kovats jumps into a valley in Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan province. AFP/Getty ImagesOct. 8, 2013. A woman walks past a gallery's wall bearing the paintings by Song Changqing during the 2013 Beijing 798 Art Festival at the 798 Art Zone in Beijing.Kim Kyung-Hoon—ReutersOct. 8, 2013. A Sikh man puts a burning camphor on his tongue as he performs 'Gatka', an ancient form of Sikh martial arts during a religious procession in Amritsar, India.Raminder Pal Singh—EPAOct. 8, 2013. Maira Jumbo, who holds dual citizenship in Spain and Ecuador, answers a phone call before learning that her family's eviction had been suspended, at her home in Madrid.Juan Medina—ReutersOct. 8, 2013. A general view of a burnt wing of the temporary shelter Center (CTP) where immigrants are detained after their arrival on the island in Lampedusa, Italy. Tullio M. Puglia—Getty ImagesOct. 8, 2013. Israelis watch smoke rising due to a fire caused by mortars near the village of Afania on the Syrian side of the border with Israel in the Golan Heights.Atef Sadadi—EPAOct. 9, 2013. Free Syrian Army fighters rush to help their fellow fighter after he was shot by a sniper loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's Salaheddine neighborhood.Ammar Abdullah—ReutersOct. 9, 2013. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Army Secretary John McHugh, right, watch an Army carry team move a transfer case containing the remains of Pfc. Cody J. Patterson at Dover Air Force Base, Del.Steve Ruark—APOct. 9, 2013. Models display a creation by Ukrainian fashion designer Victoria Gres during the opening show of the Ukrainian Fashion Week in Kiev.Sergei Supinsky—AFP/Getty ImagesOct. 9, 2013. The latest Banksy, featuring a man in the crosshairs peering up at three galloping horse in night vision goggles, appears in Lower Manhattan complete with WikiLeaks audio.Erik Pendzich—Demotix/CorbisOct. 9, 2013. A U.S. Capitol Police officer picks up money that was thrown on the floor by activists protesting against the government shutdown at the Hart Senate Office building, in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson—Getty ImagesOct. 9, 2013. Saudi soldiers exercise before a military parade drill in preparation for 'hajj,' or pilgrimage, at a military camp in Arafat, outside Mecca, Saudi Arabia.Amr Nabil—APOct. 9, 2013. Pope Francis greets the faithful under the rain during the General Audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican.Fabio Frustaci—Zuma PressOct. 9, 2013. People watch the rescue operation from outside the factory after a devastating fire at the dyeing section of two-storey Aswad Composite Mills at Maona, Gazipur, Bangladesh.Abir Abdullah—EPAOct. 9, 2013. Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine during their men's singles match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai.Carlos Barria—ReutersOct. 9, 2013. Pakistani schoolboys look out the window of their classroom at other classmates chanting prayers to commemorate the anniversary of Malala's shooting by Taliban, at a school in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.Muhammed Muheisen—APOct. 9, 2013. People look at a light installation at the Berlin Cathedral during the opening day of the "Festival of Light" show in Berlin.Tobias Schwarz—ReutersOct. 10, 2013. A Sri Lankan soldier stands at attention as rain falls during the army's 64th anniversary and Army Day ceremony in Colombo.Lakruwan Wanniarachchi—AFP/Getty ImagesOct. 10, 2013. Blood trickles down the tattooed torso of a devotee of the Chinese Bang Neow Shrine as he is pierced before the beginning of a street procession during the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand.Athit Perawongmetha—ReutersOct. 10, 2013. People prepare to cross by boat the Oubangui River to reach the Congolese city Zongo. Issouf Sanogo—AFP/Getty ImagesOct. 10, 2013. New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) walks off the field after the Giants' 27-21 loss to the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game n Chicago. Charles Rex—APOct. 10, 2013. A model presents a creation by Ukrainian designer Oleksiy Zalevskiy during Ukrainian Fashion Week in Kiev. Gleb Garanich—ReutersOct. 10, 2013. Muslim pilgrims pray at the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa—ReutersOct. 10, 2013. Kindergartners perform during Taiwan's National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei.Pichi Chuang—ReutersOct. 10, 2013. U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) (L) tickles John Griffin III, son of U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin (R-AR) (R), after a house vote on border safety and security in Washington.Jason Reed—ReutersOct. 10, 2013. Afghan refugee children play on the ground in an alley of a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan,.Muhammed Muheisen—APOct. 10, 2013. A painted goat is displayed for sale at a market in preparation for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice," on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.Muhammed Muheisen—APOct.10, 2013. England's Lubchik Dacenko, rests after defeating Indiaís Bhalu during an annual wrestling championship at Mathwar village near Jammu, India, Channi Anand—APOct. 11, 2013. A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui Shrine, with two umbrellas pierced through his cheeks, takes part in a street procession during the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand.Athit Perawongmetha—ReutersOct. 11, 2013. A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui Shrine, with two guns pierced through his cheeks, takes part in a street procession during the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand.Athit Perawongmetha—ReutersOct 11, 2013. A Pakistani girl lines up among boys for their morning assembly where they sing the national anthem at a school in Islamabad, Pakistan.Anja Niedringhaus—AP
