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Hot Shots Photos of the Day: Human Towers, Mecca Tent City, Oktoberfest Ends

By David Sim David Sim
Published 06 October 2014, 11:21 AM BST
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moon balloon
A hot air balloon floats past an almost full moon on a warm evening near Encinitas, California Reuters
typhoon
High waves batter a breakwater at a port at Kihou town in Mie prefecture, as typhoon Phanfone slammed into Japan AFP
castellers
Castellers Colla Vella Xiquets de Valls form a human tower called "castell" during a biannual competition in Tarragona, Spain. The formation of human towers is a tradition in the area of Catalonia Reuters
castellers
Castellers de Vilafranca form a human tower, called a "castell", during a competition in a stadium in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain Reuters
castellers
Medical staff carry a member of Castellers de Vilafranca who fell while forming a human tower in Tarragona Reuters
waiter run
People take part in the Bellboy category during the Berliner Kellnerlauf (Berlin Waiter Run) Reuters
salar de uyuni
A participant runs across the Salar de Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia during the K42 Adventure Marathon Reuters
football rain
Boca Juniors' Cristian Erbes slips on the ground during an Argentine First Division match against River Plate in Buenos Aires Reuters
australian rugby
John Sutton lifts the trophy as the South Sydney Rabbitohs celebrate victory in the 2014 NRL Grand Final match against the Canterbury Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia Getty
rugby france
Oyonnax's Tongan lock, Wiliami Maafu catches the ball during the French Top 14 rugby union match between Oyonnax and Toulon at the Charles-Mathon Stadium in Oyonnax AFP
wenger mourinho
Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger and Chelsea's manager Jose Mourinho are kept apart by official Jonathan Moss during their Premier League football match at Stamford Bridge in London Getty
lewis hamilton
Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton waits to receive the trophy after winning the Japanese F1 Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit, with second-placed team mate Nico Rosberg and third-placed Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany. The race was stopped after 44 laps after Jules Bianchi crashed Reuters
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after beating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during the men's singles final match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing Reuters
Nigel farage
Nigel Farage, leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party, arrives for an extra-ordinary meeting of the Action for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland in the northern Swiss town of Winterthur Reuters
shrien Dewani
Shrien Dewani appears at Western Cape High Court for the start of his trial. The British businessman is accused of arranging the murder of his wife in 2010, just days after their marriage Getty
Oktoberfest 2014
Bavarian riflemen fire their traditional salute on the last day of the 2014 Oktoberfest in Munich Getty
hindu festival
Hindu devotees watch an effigy of the Hindu demon king Ravana, stuffed with firecrackers, burn during the Hindu festival of Dussehra in Amritsar, India AFP
hajj mecca tents
An aerial view of the tent city set up for Muslim pilgrims in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia Reuters
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