The sun sets over the Pacific Amusement Park at Santa Monica pier, California. (AFP)
Slow shutter speed, Mount Sinabung spews hot lava and volcanic ash as seen from Jeraya, North Sumatra, Indonesia. (AP)
A labourer combs his hair as he prepares for his day's work along a roadside in Kolkata. (REUTERS)
An orphaned baby elephant basks in a mud puddle at the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage within the Nairobi National Park, near Kenya's capital Nairobi. (REUTERS)
A police dog is seen through the police officers standing at attention during the dog festival as part of celebrations of Tihar at Nepal Police Academy in Kathmandu. (REUTERS)
A woman climbs out of a giant frying pan installation by artist Andrew Hankin, titled "We're fryin' out here," on Sydney's Tamarama Beach as artists from 16 countries prepare their works for the upcoming Sculpture by the Sea exhibition. (AFP)
The first rolling gate for the new locks on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal is transported on a barge with the help of two tugboats through the Panama Canal in Panama City. (REUTERS)
J.B. Mauney rides More Big Bucks to a first round score of 88 during the Professional Bull Riders World Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. (AP)
People walk past an installation by artist Alejandro Propato from Argentina titled "permanent sunrise" on Sydney's Tamarama Beach as artists from 16 countries prepare their works for the upcoming Sculpture by the Sea exhibition. (AFP)
A customized Mercedes-Benz SL600, Luxury Crystal Benz, studded with 300,000 Swarovski crystal glass, is displayed at at Makuhari Messe in Chiba. (REUTERS)
A cow licks the hand of her master during the religious ceremony in Kathmandu. (REUTERS)
A dog walks around a sculpture "breaching,"created by artist Michael Greve at the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Sydney. (AP)
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron looks at a new Nissan Qashqai car after the automaker announced that the UK Nissan factory will manufacture the model with an additional 192 million pound investment, on Downing Street, in London. (AP)
A woman with her face painted as a skull attends the start of the "Las Catrinas" festival, ahead of the Day of the Dead in Cupula on the outskirts of Morelia. (REUTERS)