Around the world in photos

By CHRISTOPHER SMITH Photo Editor on Oct 2, 2012, at 10:16 PM  Updated on 10/02 at 10:16 PM

Ultra Orthodox Jews dance as they celebrate the holiday of Sukkot at a yeshiva in the Ultra Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Here is a look at some of the best photos from Associated Press photographers around the globe.

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Rescuers check on a half submerged boat after it collided Monday night near Lamma Island, off the southwestern coast of Hong Kong Island Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. Authorities in Hong Kong have rescued 101 people after a ferry collided with a tugboat and sank. A local broadcaster says eight people died. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)


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An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Jeremy F. Hardison Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Hardison, of Maysville, N.C., died in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)


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South Africa's bowler Faf du Plessis dives unsuccessfully to catch a ball during the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Super Eight match between India and South Africa in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 . (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)


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Nepalese students participate in an event to mark International Day of Non-Violence, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)


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A shadow is cast across the stage as a stand-in for the Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks at the podium during a rehearsal for a debate at the University of Denver Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, in Denver. Romney and President Barack Obama will hold their first debate Wednesday, Oct. 3. (AP Photo/David Goldman)


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An Indian villager looks from atop a tree as forest officials and villagers search for a rhinoceros that possibly strayed from the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary in Rani Chapori, an island in the river Brahmaputra in Suwalkuchi in Assam state, India, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. The rhinoceros is being guarded round the clock against poachers with an Indian Air Force helicopter requisitioned to airlift it to safety. At least four rhinos were killed by poachers recently sparking outrage in the state, home to the world's largest concentration of the rhinos. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)


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A Bangladeshi Buddhist woman prays in front of a damaged statue at a Buddhist temple which was torched during an overnight attack in Ramu in the coastal district of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. About 1,000 Buddhist families fled their villages after rioters burned at least 10 Buddhist temples and 40 homes and looted shops in anger over a Facebook photo of a burned Quran. Authorities in Bangladesh have ordered security officials to remain alert around official camps of Rohingya Muslims following the attacks.(AP Photo/A.M.Ahad)


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A boy dressed as a soldier salutes during a campaign caravan of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez from Barinas to Caracas, in Sabaneta, Venezuela, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Venezuela's presidential election is scheduled for Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) Hugo Chavez


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A taxi driver is detained by police officers during a protest to demand a government subsidy in oil prices in Managua, Nicaragua, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)


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Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard speaks to reporters during their NBA basketball media day at the team's headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)


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Indian children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi wait for the start of a rally against violence to mark the birth anniversary of Gandhi in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)



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