October 24, 2014
![Umbrellas, symbol of pro-democracy demonstrators, hang between footbridges at the protesters' encampment in central Hong Kong, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8de4374e-f786-4397-8ad2-f0d36942bada_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fd0a9030-9475-4150-a05e-c711be751d72_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5c5bc5a8-cdd6-44b2-97d3-2aa77c55cab7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/14cc1aca-0ae5-4fc0-b3fe-2b7e54fd1dbd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.