Posted November 2nd, 2012 at 3:44 pm (UTC-5)
Commuters wait for express buses to Manhattan from the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Four days after Sandy smashed into the Northeast, rescuers were still discovering the extent of the devastation, and anger mounted over gasoline shortages, power outages and waits for relief supplies. (Reuters)
Customers Kota Suzuki, left, and Mio Kawai wait in line to buy Apple’s iPad Mini at a store in Tokyo, Japan. The new, smaller version of the iPad tablet went on sale Friday. (AP)
Employees of the Greek Technical Chamber hold a protest outside the finance ministry in Athens. Greece needs to push through spending cuts and tax measures as well as a raft of economic reforms to satisfy lenders and secure more bailout money next month to avoid bankruptcy. (Reuters)
A Christian woman and her daughter put a candle on the grave of her relative at a cemetery as they observe All Souls Day in Kolkata, India. (Reuters)
Iranian students show their palms which read in Persian,’Crazy of martyrdom’ (bottom, L) and ‘Nuclear scientist’ (bottom R) outside the former U.S. embassy in Tehran, during a rally to mark the 33rd anniversary of seizure of the embassy which saw Islamist students hold 52 diplomats hostage for 444 days. (AFP)
A member of the jury, Jean-Luc Bodeux of Belgium, inspects a beer at the start of the Brussels Beer Challenge. Brewers from 16 countries gathered for a three-day beer-tasting contest. A jury of 40 international experts will select the best beer of the 500 showcased. (Reuters)
Russian soldiers dressed in Red Army World War II uniforms prepare to march during a rehearsal for the Nov. 7 parade in Red Square in Moscow. The parade marks the 71st anniversary of a parade on Red Square when soldiers went directly to the front during World War II. (AP)
The Luna Rossa AC72 catamaran sails in the Hauraki Gulf in Auckland, New Zealand. The catamaran, skippered by Max Sirena, is the Italian challenger in the 34th America’s Cup that will be held in San Francisco in 2013. (Reuters)
Sergei Voronov of Russia competes during the men’s short program at the Cup of China ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Shanghai. (Reuters)
Space shuttle Atlantis make its way from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the Visitor Complex at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Atlantis will be on display in July, 2013. (AP)
A street artist blows soap bubbles at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic. (Reuters)