A monkey cowers as its handler approaches during training for a circus in Suzhou, Anhui province, ChinaWilliam Hong/ReutersFlamingos are seen in a nature reserve in Panyu district south of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, ChinaAlex Lee/ReutersCompetitors fight during the Hungarian wrestling championship in BudapestLaszlo Balogh/ReutersPeople are covered in coloured powder during The Colour Run in the Dubai AutdromeFrancois Nel/Getty ImagesKealii Mamala of Hawaii surfs a large wave at Praia do Norte in Nazare, PortugalRafael Marchante/ReutersPeople walk on a bridge near damaged cars after the river Massane flooded the city of Argeles-sur-Mer, southern FranceRaymond Roig/AFPMembers of the Skipper yacht club dressed as Father Frost (the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus), mark the end of the sailing season on the Yenisei River, outside Russia's Siberian city of KrasnoyarskIlya Naymushin/ReutersA competitor takes part in the UK Christmas Tree Throwing Championships in Keele, StaffordshireDarren Staples/ReutersWarwick Davis attends the UK premiere of the film Get Santa at Vue West End in LondonTim P Whitby/Getty ImagesMadonna sits among children during a visit to the Mkoko Primary School, one of the schools her Raising Malawi organisation has helped to build, in Kasungu District, MalawiAmos Gumulira/AFPEcumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople blesses Pope Francis in IstanbulTony Gentile/ReutersAn image of 18-year-old Mike Brown is seen on the tie of his father Michael Brown Sr as he attends Sunday service under a makeshift tent next to the destroyed Flood Christian Church in Ferguson, MissouriAdrees Latif/ReutersPolice officers use pepper spray as they clash with pro-democracy protesters outside Hong Kong's government complexChris McGrath/Getty ImagesInjured protesters are treated during a rally close to the chief executive office in Hong KongBobby Yip/Reuters
