The Week in Pictures

Kevin Gray, center, 40, of Rancho Cucamonga shows off his car license plates while waiting in line Sunday to attend the U2 concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Gray said he is a die-hard fan who has attended 172 U2 concerts in last 25 years.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back William Gay breaks up a long pass intended to Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field. The Steelers handed the Vikings their first loss of the year, 27-17.  (Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press)

A model wears an outfit by Greek designer Nikos Takis during Athens fashion week.  (Aris Messinis / AFP / Getty Images)

Men walk across hot coals at the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, Thailand. The annual festival traces its origin to the early 1800s when a group of people in Phuket who had been stricken with disease recovered after adhering to a strict vegetarian diet.  (David Longstreath / Associated Press)

A Chinese visitor proudly holds up the Little Red Book containing the teachings of Mao Tse-tung while posing for a picture at a theme village depicting a Cultural Revolution rehabilitation camp in Yinchuan, northwest China, 60 years after the founding of the People’s Republic of China.  (AFP/Getty Images)

Oregon State defensive back James Dockery tips the ball away from USC wide receiver Damian Williams in the second quarter. The Trojans improved their conference record to 2-1 by beating the Beavers, 42-36, Saturday night at the Coliseum.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Jim VanMatre, left and David Flores stand at a gravesite during the Day of the Dead celebration at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.  (Richard Vogel / Associated Press)

Rain forced Game 6 of the American League Championship Series between the Angels and the New York Yankees to be postponed until Sunday. The Yankees lead the series, 3-2.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Hindu women offer prayers to the setting sun during the Hindu festival of Chhath, in the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India. The festival is dedicated to the worship of the sun god, Surya.  (Rafiq Maqbool / Associated Press)

Spc. William Makenzie of Pendleton, Ore., left, and Spc. Benjamin Pervis of Rochester, Minn., with the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, fire mortar rounds at enemy firing positions from a base in the Pech River Valley in Afghanistan’s Kunar province.  (David Guttenfelder / Associated Press)

Protesters stand before the Marble Arch in London as they take part in an anti-war demonstration. The protest was organized by the Stop the War Coalition and called for the British government to remove troops from Afghanistan.  (Matt Dunham / Associated Press)

People pose as dead bodies at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, in a demonstration over an incident in which a slain man was found in a shopping cart in a city slum. The city drew international attention this week following bloody shootouts that left over 40 people dead, just days after Rio was awarded the 2016 Olympic Games. Brazilian officials have sought to reassure the international community that the Games will be violence-free.  (Silvia Izquierdo / Associated Press)

About 350 demonstrators, wearing masks of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, take part in the “Looking for a climate chancellor” protest in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. They are demanding stronger action in environmental politics as part of a campaign called “International Day of Climate Change 350.org.” The group advocates reducing the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million from the current 390 parts.  (Caroline Pankert / AFP/Getty Images)

Argentine rock performer Charly Garcia plays the piano alongside guitarist Negro Garcia Lopez during a concert at Jose Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires.  (Juan Mabromata / AFP/Getty Images))

Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov perform their figure skating short program at the Cup of Russia ISU Grand Prix in Moscow on Friday.  (Ivan Sekretarev / Associated Press)

Smoke rises over Catano from a gasoline warehouse and distribution center belonging to the Caribbean Petroleum Corp. An explosion at the site sent earthquake-force shock waves across Puerto Rico’s capital and set more than a dozen tanks on fire. No one was reported killed in the blast, in the suburb of Bayamon. The cause was unknown.  (Andres Leighton / Associated Press)

South Korean air force jets perform a fly-by during the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition at a military airport in Seongnam, just outside the capital. The event also marks the 60th anniversary of the South Korean air force.  (Kim Jae-hwan / AFP/Getty Images)

An Air Force aircraft handler disconnects cable from Air Force One before President Obama’s departure.  (Cliff Owen / Associated Press)

Felix, an African elephant, enjoys an early Halloween treat at the Maryland Zoo.  (Rob Carr/ Associated Press)

A charcoal seller waits for customers at his shop in Kabul, Afghanistan.  (Farzana Wahidy / Associated Press)

Mayumba, a 5-month-old gorilla, clings to its mother, Mumbah, at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park near Hythe, England.  (Gareth Fuller / Associated Press)

The Hungarian parliament building in Budapest is illuminated in the colors of the national flag to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 uprising against Soviet occupation.  (Ferenc Isza / AFP/Getty Images)

A man wearing a mask of French President Nicolas Sarkozy takes part in a protest alleging nepotism involving Sarkozy’s 23-year-old son, Jean, who had been seeking a job managing France’s wealthiest business district. The paper reads “Daddy’s boy diploma.”  (Oliver Laban-Mattei AFP / Getty Images)

An Indo-Tibetan Border Police contingent observes the 48th anniversary of the force’s founding.  (Prakash Singh AFP / Getty Images)

A young girl pulls her brother and some pumpkins in a wagon as they visit a pumpkin patch.  (Jim Watson AFP / Getty Images)

Cirque du Soleil artists perform in “Varekai,” the first Cirque show to be performed in Russia. The circus sold 80,000 tickets for its Russian debut, and will extend its tour there by two weeks.  (Dmitry Kostyukov AFP / Getty Images)

The Eiffel Tower is festooned with state-of-the-art LED spotlights that shimmer and change color for its first light show as part of its 120th anniversary celebrations. The Eiffel Tower was inaugurated on March 31,1889. The event is sponsored by automaker Citroen, which is marking its 75th anniversary. The daily lights shows for three months can be viewed at toureiffel.citroen.com  (Horacio Villalobos / EPA)

British riot police officers guard one of the entrances of the offices of BBC in West London, during a demonstration to protest the appearance of British National Party leader Nick Griffin appeared on the BBC’s political debate show “Question Time.” It was the first time a member of the ultranationalist party had appeared, a decision that has triggered protests from lawmakers and the public.  (Lefteris Pitarakis / Associated Press)

A cyclist takes advantage of pleasant weather in ride through a park in Hanover, northern Germany. Temperatures are rising again over the weekend, but clouds and rain will be seen in most parts of the country.  (Nigel Treblin / AFP/Getty Images)

Yankees’ shortstop Derek Jeter hops over Angels’ catcher Jeff Mathis to turn a double play in the second inning of Game 5 of the American League Championship Series at Angel Stadium. The Angels came back in the bottom of the seventh inning after falling behind to win the game, 7-6. Game 6 will be in New York on Saturday; Yankees lead the series, 3-2.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Mohammed Shuhadeh, 70, sits in front of a wall decorated with “before and after” photographs of people he trained at his small gym in the West Bank town of Jenin. Shuhadeh, a boxing champion in the 1980s, says he was the first to open a gym in the Palestinian territories 40 years ago.  (Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press)

An Afghan police officer patrols in Kunduz, where more than 4000 German troops are serving in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said some critics were starting to say that the cost of engagement in the 8-year war was too high, but he believed “the cost of inaction would be far higher.”  (Michael Kappeler / AFP/Getty Images)

A worker is seen at an archaeological site near the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem’s Old City.  (Sebastian Scheiner / Associated Press)

Tourists sit at a cafe terrace on the flooded Piazza San Marco (St Mark’s Square) in Venice. The high water, a convergence of high tides and a strong sirocco, stood at 3.4 feet.  (Andrea Pattaro / AFP/Getty Images)

A visitor takes a picture at the newly opened Turkuazoo aquarium in Istanbul. Turkey’s first giant aquarium, an 86,000-square feet complex, has 29 different collections of freshwater and saltwater fish and sharks.  (Tolga Bozoglu / EPA)

Journalists get a preview of a work titled “Bridget Bardo,” part of a monumental lighting exhibition by U.S. artist James Turrell opening Oct. 24 at the Wolfsburg Art Museum. The Wolfsburg Project runs until April 5, 2010.  (Nigel Treblin / AFP/Getty Images)

An ethnic Tamil woman and her children wait to be taken home after months of living in a refugee camp north of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, as the government returned 4,300 ethnic Tamils to their formerly rebel-held villages.  (Eranga Jayawardena / Associated Press)

Pantomime actors board a train on their way to a performance saluting the 53rd anniversary of the Hungarian revolution and fight for independence against Soviet rule in 1956. Actors reenacting scenes of the revolution perform at various locations in the city center.  (Karoly Tomai / EPA)

A Belarus soldier walks through a cloud of tear gas during the obstacle course portion of the physical test to become a member of the Madder Berets special forces unit.  (Viktor Drachev / AFP / Getty Images)

Philadelphia pitcher Brad Lidge celebrates the Phillies’ 10-4 win over the Dodgers in Game 5 of the National League championship series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Phillies won the series, four games to one, to advance to the World Series for the second consecutive year.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Fall shows its colors in the nation’s capital.  (Mark Wilson / Getty Images)

A blue-sided leaf frog, an endangered species known as Agalychnis annae, climbs at the National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica in Heredia.  (Kent Gilbert / Associated Press)

Fans of the Turkish team Besiktas provide their own fireworks at a UEFA Champions League match against Wolfsburg in northern Germany. The teams played to a 0-0 draw, leaving Manchester United in control in the tournament’s Group B.  (John MacDougall / AFP/ Getty Images)

Lebanese police commandos hold shooting target boards during an exercise at the Internal Security Forces headquarters in Dbayeh, Lebanon, north of Beirut.  (Ramzi Haidar / AFP/Getty Images)

Ladybugs make their seasonal appearance in the Midwest.  (Seth Perlman / Associated Press)

Mark Streit of the New York Islanders casts a striking shadow as he warms up before a game against the Carolina Hurricanes at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.  (Jim McIsaac / Getty Images)

Palestinian security forces arrest a man during a raid in the West Bank village of Beit Fajar, near Bethlehem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to lead his people to peace with Israel. “Peace with our Palestinian neighbors is possible, but it requires leadership and courage from both sides,” Netanyahu told a conference in Jerusalem.  (Musa Al-Shaer / AFP/Getty Images)

A priestess in ancient Olympia, Greece, releases a dove during a rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the 2010 Vancouver Games. The torch was lighted using the rays of the sun in the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were started in 776 BC. Torchbearers will carry the Olympic flame through Greece for eight days before a hand-over event on Oct. 29 in Athens, after which it goes to Canada.  (Milos Bicanski / Getty Images)

Pope Benedict XVI waves from the popemobile on occasion of his general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican city.  (Ettore Ferrari / EPA)

Civil defense members carry the body of a victim at the site where a Sudanese cargo plane crashed while taking off from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. All six crew members were killed, Sharjah civil aviation director Khaled Qassimi said.  (Ali Haider / EPA)

Former Dallas Mavericks basketball player Rolando Blackman, left, shows Lebanese boys how to dribble the ball during a youth basketball clinic in a school in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon.

The U.S. Embassy in Beirut, in collaboration with the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is hosting WNBA President Donna Orender in Lebanon as a sports envoy. Orender is accompanied by Blackman and WNBA player Ebony Hoffman. The three will conduct a series of basketball clinics for more than 300 boys and girls ages 10 to 17 in four cities this week.  (Mohammed Zaatari / Associated Press)

Jessica Wajner performs at the Miss Pole Dance Argentina 2009 competition in Buenos Aires. Wajner came in second in the Argentina contest and took third place in the Miss Pole Dance South America 2009 competition.  (Juan Mabromata / AFP/Getty Images)

Torii Hunter watches the final moments of the Angels’ 10-1 loss to the New York Yankees in Game 4 of the American League championship series at Angel Stadium in Anaheim.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees reacts after sliding home safely past Angels catcher Mike Napoli in the third inning of Game 4 of the American League championship series at Angel Stadium in Anaheim.  (Alex Gallardo / Los Angeles Times)

In the Belarusian capital of Minsk, a squirrel searches a hand for a peanut.  (Sergei Grits / Associated Press)

The 2010 Tournament of Roses Royal Court has been announced: Lauren Rogers, June Ko, Michelle Van Wyk, Queen Natalie Anne Innocenzi, Katherine Hernandez, Kinsey Stuart and Ashley Thaxton. The announcement concludes a monthlong process that began with more than 1,100 Pasadena-area young women participating in tryouts. The Rose Queen and Royal Court will reign over the 2010 New Year’s Day festivities, culminating with the 121st Rose Parade and the 96th Rose Bowl Game.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

The Black Eagles, the aerobatic team of T-50 jets belonging to South Korea’s air force, fly in formation during the opening of the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition 2009 at the Seoul Military Airport in Seongnam, south of Seoul. About 270 defense firms from 27 countries will attend the biennial international aerospace and defence exhibition from October 20 through 25.  (Kim Jae-hwan / AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama leaves Air Force One at JFK International Airport in New York, where he began a fundraising push to help Democrats win elections next month and to help bolster his party’s coffers.  (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)

Filipino elementary school students use chairs to cross a flooded yard on their school grounds in Taytay, east of Manila. The region has been hit by two devastating storms recently and is bracing for Typhoon Lupit.  (Noel Celis / AFP/Getty Images)

A girl holds a Honduran flag as she watches supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya demanding his return to power in Tegucigalpa, the capital. Opposition radio and television stations have returned to the air after the government lifted a three-week broadcast ban.  (Arnulfo Franco / Associated Press)

People in Berlin walk past a painting on the so-called East Side Gallery -- a portrait of the late Soviet nuclear physicist, dissident and human rights activist Andrei Sakharov. This particular stretch of the wall was taken over by artists who decorated the yet-untouchable east side with artwork and political statements, after the wall was taken down in 1989-1990. The wall is currently undergoing renovation work ahead of Nov. 9, the 20th anniversary of its fall.  (John MacDougall / AFP/Getty Images)

Algerians protesting housing conditions line up by their homes during clashes in the Diar Eshams suburb of Algiers. Protesters threw stones and Molotov cocktails at riot policemen for the second day of clashes.  (Fayez Nureldine / AFP/Getty Images)

Barcelona’s Gerard Pique, right, vies for the ball with Rubin Kazan’s Cesar Navas, center, and Lasha Salukvadze in Champions League play. Rubin Kazan stunned host Barcelona, 2-1.  (David Ramos / Associated Press)

A horse eats his breakfast shortly before sunrise.  (Charles Krupa / Associated Press)

A child on his way to school looks for a dry spot to cross the road at 83rd Street and Wall Street, where the intersection was flooded after one of the three early-morning water main breaks.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

A police officer and journalists examine a hole caused by a suicide bombing at International Islamic University. Two suicide attackers bombed a women’s cafeteria and a faculty building, killing at least five people.  (Anjum Naveed / Associated Press)

Wind-shaped ice crystals cling to a branch of a rowan tree in the Black Forest.  (Rolf Haid / EPA)

Rescuers search for victims after a five-story building under construction collapsed. At least six people were killed, and 17 others were reported missing. The cause of the collapse is under investigation.  (Simon Mania / AFP/Getty Images)

A man sitting in the trunk of a car leads his horses down a road.  (Petko Nalbantov / EPA)

Shiite rebels shout slogans after the state security court delivered sentences in connection with deadly clashes near Sana’a in 2008 that killed hundreds of people. The court sentenced 10 rebels to death, and an additional five face 15 years in prison.  (Yahya Arhab / EPA)

A great white shark is attracted by a lure on the “Shark Lady Adventure Tour.” The lure, usually a tuna head, is attached to a buoy and thrown into the water in front of a cage with the divers on the tour.  (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)

Angels shortstop Erick Aybar tags out Yankees runner Brett Gardner on an eighth-inning stolen-base attempt Monday at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. The Angels defeated New York, 5-4, and trail 2-1 in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Scenic Artists Dena D’Angelo, left, and Gayle Etcheverry, right, prepare to spray a fresh coat of paint on one of two 24-foot-tall Oscar statues Monday morning at a undisclosed Los Angeles County location in preparation for the Governors Awards and the 82nd Academy Awards. All the Oscar statues are getting a new coat of paint that will have more shine this year, with a darker base that more closely resembles the statuette. The scenic artists are using a low VOC paint that has no metal and is more California compliant. The academy will present the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producer-executive John Calley, and honorary awards to actress Lauren Bacall, producer-director Roger Corman and cinematographer Gordon Willis. All four awards will be presented at the academy’s inaugural Governors Awards event on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center. The Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Two clowns pose during the opening ceremony of the 14th Latin American Clown Convention in Mexico City. At least 500 clowns are taking part in the event, which features workshops and classes.  (Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP/Getty Images)

Hannah Sturm, 8, left, and her sister Abigail, 10, enjoy a ride at the North Carolina State Fair.  (Travis Long / Associated Press)

Hungarian firefighters gather in downtown Budapest demanding higher wages and protesting proposed austerity measures in the 2010 budget. Three firefighters’ unions said the proposed budget cuts, amounting to about $10 million, would jeopardize basic firefighting operations.  (Bela Szandelszky / Associated Press)

Confiscated firearms are burned at the Philippine national police headquarters in Manila, in a ceremony to commemorate the 9th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons. Philippines’ police warned warlords to turn in unlicensed firearms ahead of the May 2010 presidential vote to prevent bloodshed.  (Noel Celis / AFP/Getty Images)

A man begs on a busy walkway in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s unemployment fell to 5.3% between July and September, the first decline since the start of the global economic crisis, official data showed. The sectors that saw improvement included construction, information and communications, arts, entertainment and recreation.  (Ed Jones / AFP/Getty Images)

Neighborhood life goes on even as a police officer aims a weapon during an operation in the Jacarezinho slum. At least 12 people were killed and a police helicopter was shot down in open warfare among Rio street gangs over the weekend.  (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

An archaeologist brushes away dirt to reveal human remains at a dig near in eastern Germany. The remains are believed to belong to a woman who lived sometime between 2700 BC and 2200 BC.  (Jens Schlueter / AFP/Getty Images)

A Secret Service agent keeps watch from the roof of Sidwell Friends School, where President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attended parent-teacher meetings with the instructors of their daughters Malia and Sasha.  (Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images)

Immigrants take part in a demonstration in downtown Rome demanding that they be granted official papers. Tens of thousands of people took to the city’s streets Saturday to protest racism and new legislation to fight illegal immigration.  (Christophe Simon / AFP/Getty Images)