24 tetor, 2014

A part of a traditional wooden Christmas nutcracker figure and other wooden parts stand on a table in one of the factory rooms in the Erzgebirgische Holzkunst Gahlenz company in Gahlenz, southeastern Germany. The traditional wooden Christmas figures manufactured in the Erzgebirge mountain region are being sold all over the world.

A man watches fighting across the border in Kobani from a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, near the Turkey-Syria border.

A women works on the CT1SL428, a protective suit for use in handling people infected with the Ebola virus, in a sewing room of Lakeland Industries Inc., in Anqiu, some 500 kilometers south of Beijing, China, Oct. 23, 2014.

A dog walks around a sculpture "breaching,"created by artist Michael Greve at the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Sydney, Australia. Sculptures created by 109 artists from 16 countries, are displayed across the costal area of Sydney.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth presses a button to send her first Tweet during a visit to the 'Information Age' Exhibition at the Science Museum in London.

Astana team rider and Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali of Italy dressed in a hakama writes the Chinese character of "King" with a giant brush during a calligraphy performance, which is also an exchange event with local students, in Saitama, north of Tokyo.

Guests walk along the 'Peak Walk' bridge during a media preview, at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switerland. Built between the Scex Rouge and View Point at an altitude of 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) the 107 m (351 feet) long and 80 cm (31 inches) wide hanging bridge is the first in the world to connect two peaks with one another.

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark serves to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic during their WTA Finals singles tennis match at the Singapore Indoor Stadium (picture taken with in-camera multiple exposure).

Umbrellas, symbol of pro-democracy demonstrators, hang between footbridges at the protesters' encampment in central Hong Kong, China.

Pro-democracy protesters point and scuffle with a man (C) holding a Chinese flag who came to the protesters' barricade to oppose them blocking roads at Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong.

A man uses binoculars to watch fighting across the border in Kobani from a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, near the Turkey-Syria border. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters.

Local people watch as a man beats a traditional drum while participating in a parade to celebrate New Year of the ethnic Newaris in Katmandu, Nepal.

Kabuki actor Kyozo Nakamura performs female role of "Fuji-musume," The Wisteria Maiden, during a demonstration at Kabuki Gallery in Tokyo.

A farmer carries a fully grown cabbage after plucking it out from the main crop which will be harvested early next month, and used to make Kimchi, at the Chilgol vegetable farm on the outskirts of Pyongyang, North Korea.