October 27, 2014

Marines and sailors with Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan load onto a KC-130 aircraft on the Camp Bastion flightline, Afghanistan. The Marine Corps ended its mission in Helmand province the day prior and all Marines, sailors and service members from the United Kingdom withdrew from southwestern Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson)

Francesca Tuazon, 17, right, and Nicole Buell, 17, view a growing memorial on a fence around Marysville Pilchuck High School, in Marysville, Washington, USA. On Oct. 24, a student opened fire in the school cafeteria, killing two fellow students before taking his own life.

A purple-rumped sunbird pecks at its own image reflected off a window at an office in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo.

This Oct. 26, 2014 photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the lava flow from an eruption that began on the June 27. The volcano remains active and the lava continues to advance towards the northeast, threatening the town of Pahoa on the Big Island of Hawaii. Dozens of residents in this rural area of Hawaii were placed on alert as flowing lava continued to advance.

Flowers and leaves of torenia glow green when the blue LED casts over the plant at the preview of the "Light" exhibition at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo, Japan.

Crowds gather to see the red ceramic poppies that form part of the art installation "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" at the Tower of London.

Zheng Feng, an amateur climber has his wedding pictures taken with his bride on a cliff in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, China, Oct. 26, 2014.

Honor guards salute during the welcoming ceremony for the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany.

A model presents a creation at MGPIN 2015 Mao Geping Makeup Trends Launch collection during China Fashion Week in Beijing.

Plant holders in the shape of human faces hang from a tree at Wat Rong Khun, a contemporary and unconventional Buddhist temple in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand, designed in 1997 by the Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat. (Photo taken by Matthew Richards/Thailand on Oct. 26, 2014)