Winnipeg Free Press > FP News Gallery > Day in Photos: Oct.21, 2012

  • A 15-day-old night monkey sits in a veterinarian's palm. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
  • MANAGUA - A nurse tends to paper work in the emergency ward in Managua, Nicaragua.
  • General view of the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. The Egyptian military on Monday assumed joint responsibility with the police for security and protecting state institutions until the results of a Dec. 15 constitutional referendum are announced. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
  • Residents cross a river using suspended ropes at Andap, New Bataan township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, a day after Typhoon Bopha made landfall. Typhoon Bopha, one of the strongest typhoons to hit the Philippines this year, barreled across the country's south on Tuesday, killing scores of people while triggering landslides, flooding and cutting off power in two entire provinces. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Images from around the world chosen by the photo desk at the Winnipeg Free Press.

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  • Beef from the XL Foods cattle processing plant is dumped at a landfill site near Brooks, Alta., Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

    Beef from the XL Foods cattle processing plant is dumped at a landfill site near Brooks, Alta., Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh) Photo Store

  • Emma the Sumatran Orangutan holds her unnamed three-day-old infant, at Chester Zoo, in Chester, England, Monday Oct. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/ Peter Byrne/PA)

    Emma the Sumatran Orangutan holds her unnamed three-day-old infant, at Chester Zoo, in Chester, England, Monday Oct. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/ Peter Byrne/PA) Photo Store

  • Indian children watch a Dussehra festival procession early morning in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. The Hindu festival Dussehra commemorates the triumph of Lord Rama over the demon king Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

    Indian children watch a Dussehra festival procession early morning in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. The Hindu festival Dussehra commemorates the triumph of Lord Rama over the demon king Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) Photo Store

  • Indian army soldiers patrol at the Indo China border in Bumla at an altitude of 15,700 feet (4,700 meters) above sea level in Arunachal Pradesh, India, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. India and China have a long history of tension, dating back to a 1962 war over their disputed border. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

    Indian army soldiers patrol at the Indo China border in Bumla at an altitude of 15,700 feet (4,700 meters) above sea level in Arunachal Pradesh, India, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. India and China have a long history of tension, dating back to a 1962 war over their disputed border. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) Photo Store

  • Muslim pilgrims pray at the top of Noor Mountain, near where the Hiraa cave is located on the outskirts of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

    Muslim pilgrims pray at the top of Noor Mountain, near where the Hiraa cave is located on the outskirts of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Photo Store

  • Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as pray inside and outside the Grand mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

    Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as pray inside and outside the Grand mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Photo Store

  • Kosovo police officers take cover behind shields as supporters of the opposition party

    Kosovo police officers take cover behind shields as supporters of the opposition party "Self Determination" throw stones during a protest in Kosovo capital Pristina on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. Kosovo police in riot gear fired tear gas and used batons to disperse dozens of ethnic Albanians protesting a meeting between Prime Minister Hashim Thaci and Serbian leader Ivica Dacic. Protest early Monday was called by Self-Determination, a hardline opposition group that opposes any talks with Serbia. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) Photo Store

  • In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2102, a powerful firecracker exploded near players and trainers of Anorthosis Famagusta which was thrown from Omonias fans during a soccer match between Anorthosis Famagusta and Omonia Nicosia at Antonis Papadopoulos stadium in Larnaca, Cyprus. Trainers were tending to Colombian forward Ricardo Laborde on Sunday. Video footage shows the trainers and Laborde writhing on the ground after the firecracker exploded inches from their faces. (AP Photo/Sakis Savides)

    In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2102, a powerful firecracker exploded near players and trainers of Anorthosis Famagusta which was thrown from Omonias fans during a soccer match between Anorthosis Famagusta and Omonia Nicosia at Antonis Papadopoulos stadium in Larnaca, Cyprus. Trainers were tending to Colombian forward Ricardo Laborde on Sunday. Video footage shows the trainers and Laborde writhing on the ground after the firecracker exploded inches from their faces. (AP Photo/Sakis Savides) Photo Store

  • In this, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 photo, an Indian performer disguised as Hindu Goddess Kali performs with fire during Navratri festival in Allahabad, India. Navratri or the festival of nine nights is an annual Hindu festival of worship and dance. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

    In this, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 photo, an Indian performer disguised as Hindu Goddess Kali performs with fire during Navratri festival in Allahabad, India. Navratri or the festival of nine nights is an annual Hindu festival of worship and dance. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) Photo Store

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