20 November 2014

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos

Adnan Khan directs his horse to perform in an attempt to attract people visiting Clifton beach in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. Khan earns his living by providing the horse ride to customers visiting a beach.
Adnan Khan directs his horse to perform in an attempt to attract people visiting Clifton beach in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. Khan earns his living by providing the horse ride to customers visiting a beach. 

A group of female spectators leave as another group follows a debate of the Iranian parliament on a vote of confidence for nominee for the post of science minister Fakhroddin Ahamadi Danesh Ashtiani proposed by the President Hassan Rouhani, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014.
A group of female spectators leave as another group follows a debate of the Iranian parliament on a vote of confidence for nominee for the post of science minister Fakhroddin Ahamadi Danesh Ashtiani proposed by the President Hassan Rouhani, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014.  
Snow covers a street at daybreak Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, in south Buffalo, N.Y. Buffalo-area officials are getting help from a neighboring county in their efforts to clear roads and provide emergency services during the snowstorm that has buried sections of western New York in more than 5 feet of snow.
Snow covers a street at daybreak Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, in south Buffalo, N.Y. Buffalo-area officials are getting help from a neighboring county in their efforts to clear roads and provide emergency services during the snowstorm that has buried sections of western New York in more than 5 feet of snow.  
A column of policemen occupy a gold mining camp as part of an operation to eradicate illegal mining in the area known as La Pampa, in Peru's Madre de Dios region, Nov. 12, 2014. Less than a month before Peru plays host to global climate talks, the government sent a battalion of police into southeastern jungles to dismantle illegal gold-mining mining camps.
A column of policemen occupy a gold mining camp as part of an operation to eradicate illegal mining in the area known as La Pampa, in Peru's Madre de Dios region, Nov. 12, 2014. Less than a month before Peru plays host to global climate talks, the government sent a battalion of police into southeastern jungles to dismantle illegal gold-mining mining camps. 
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish youth looks at a bullet hole at a synagogue a day after a shooting attack there in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. The synagogue attack, which left five people dead, was the deadliest in Jerusalem since 2008.
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish youth looks at a bullet hole at a synagogue a day after a shooting attack there in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. The synagogue attack, which left five people dead, was the deadliest in Jerusalem since 2008.   
A pro-democracy protester holds an umbrella sitting in front of a glass panel with a airport staff member inside Hong Kong International Airport Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. Three students who have led protests for greater democracy in Hong Kong were denied permission to travel to Beijing to meet with China's top officials.
A pro-democracy protester holds an umbrella sitting in front of a glass panel with a airport staff member inside Hong Kong International Airport Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. Three students who have led protests for greater democracy in Hong Kong were denied permission to travel to Beijing to meet with China's top officials.  
Residents and tourists watch as workers prepare a grave for the burial of a whale carcass on Popoyo beach, in Tola, Nicaragua, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014.
Residents and tourists watch as workers prepare a grave for the burial of a whale carcass on Popoyo beach, in Tola, Nicaragua, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014.  
Revelers set bull's horns on fire during the 'Toro de Jubilo' Fire Bull Festival in Medinaceli, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. The bull is covered with a thick layer of mud on the back and face to protect it from burns.
Revelers set bull's horns on fire during the 'Toro de Jubilo' Fire Bull Festival in Medinaceli, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. The bull is covered with a thick layer of mud on the back and face to protect it from burns.  
Winner Japan's Rika Hongo performs during Exhibition Program at the Cup of Russia ISU Grand Prix figure skating event in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014.
Winner Japan's Rika Hongo performs during Exhibition Program at the Cup of Russia ISU Grand Prix figure skating event in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014.  
Ayanna Williams displays her 23 inch (58 centimeter) nails at a book launch in London, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. The 56-year-old stars in a book entitled "Ripley's Believe it or Not! 2015 Annual, Reality Shock", a compendium of strange but true facts and stories.
Ayanna Williams displays her 23 inch (58 centimeter) nails at a book launch in London, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. The 56-year-old stars in a book entitled "Ripley's Believe it or Not! 2015 Annual, Reality Shock", a compendium of strange but true facts and stories.