19 nëntor 2015

It's a rainy day in Washington, D.C., today. The Capitol Hill area is surrounded by ginkgo trees and a lot of leaves that turned into autumnal colors have fallen. But this particular ginkgo tree keeps all its beautiful fall color in this photo captured by VOA's Diaa Bekheet.

Polish special forces train during a joint services exercise of a simulated chemical attack in the Warsaw underground.

French man named Alexis, an exotic animal enthusiast, plays with his corn snakes (pantherophis guttatus) at his home in Bordeaux, France.

An employee works in the distribution center of the online retailer Amazon during a guided press tour prior to the upcoming Christmas shopping season in Leipzig, central Germany.

Michael Horn, President and CEO of Volkswagen America, reacts to being mobbed by the media after he apologized for the Volkswagen diesel scandal at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California.

People light candles before releasing a traditional home-made paper balloon into the sky during the annual Tazaungdaing festival in Taunggyi, Myanmar.

The mother of a young policeman, who was killed during the Tianjin port blasts in August, cries as she pays tribute to her son to mark the 100th day after the accident, at Tanggu Martyrs Cemetery, in Tianjin, China.

National police officers remove a rock used as a street barricade by demonstrators, after a protest against the results of Oct. 25 elections, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Nov. 18, 2015.

A car approaches the flooded waters of the Stillaguamish River, which overtook a roadway in Stanwood, Washington, USA, Nov. 18, 2015. At least three people were killed and about 250,000 homes and businesses were without power in Washington state after a storm blew down trees and triggered mudslides, authorities said.

Nine-year-old Mahiro Takano, a three-time Japan karate champion in her age group, practices in Nagaoka, Niigata prefecture, north of Tokyo.

A flock of birds flies as a Delta airlines commuter plane lands at Reagan International Airport in Washington, D.C., Nov. 18, 2015.

Spain's Queen Letizia (R) walks with Jordan's Queen Rania during a welcoming ceremony at the start of a two-day official visit to Spain, in Madrid.

Spanish mares are conducted by an army trainer during the Sicab International Horse Show, which is dedicated in full and exclusively to purebred Spanish horses, in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain.

A woman drinks wine in a hot bath with colored water representing wine at the Hakone Kowaki-en Yunessun spa resort during an event marking Beaujolais Nouveau Day in Hakone west of Tokyo, Japan.

Men roll barrels of Beaujolais Nouveau wine for the official launch of the 2015 vintage in the center of Lyon, France.

French swimmer Fantine Lesaffre competes in a 200m medley heat of the French swimming championships in Angers, western France.