Today in Pictures: Oct. 24, 2011

Pigeons feed at the Jama Masjid at sunrise in New Delhi, India, Oct. 24, 2011.

( Mustafa Quraishi/AP Photo)

 

 

Libyans celebrate at Saha Kish Square in Benghazi, as Libya’s transitional government declares the official liberation of Libya after months of bloodshed that culminated in the death of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi, Oct. 23, 2011.  (Francois Mori/AP Photo)

 

 

Nancy Osbalderston, Barry Drummond, Nathan Young and Ruth Brill of the English National Ballet launch “Dance GB” at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, England, Oct. 24, 2011.  (Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

 

 

People try to save the trapped  under debris in Tabanli village near the city of Van after a powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey, collapsing some buildings and causing a number of deaths, an official said, Oct. 23, 2011.  (Abdurrahman Antakyali/Aatolia/AP Photo)

 

 

Captain Richie McCaw of the All Blacks lifts the Webb Ellis Cup after the 2011 IRB Rugby World Cup Final match between France and New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand, Oct. 23, 2011. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

 

 

A man pushes his boat with a passenger past a shop selling Buddha images in Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok Gov. Sukhumbhand Paribatra issued a dramatic warning to residents of the Thai capital to prepare for floodwaters to roll deeper into the city from suburban areas already choking under the deluge, Oct. 24, 2011.  (Apichart Weerawong/AP Photo)

 

 

Romanian orthodox priests follow the relics of Saint Andrew’s head in Bucharest, Romania, backdropped by the Romanian parliament building, the world’s largest civilian administrative building, formerly known as the House of the People, built at the request of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, Oct. 24, 2011. (Octav Ganea/AP Photo)

 

 

Jonathan William Travers of the United States cuts around a marker while competing in the men’s water skiing slalom final competition during the Pan American Games in Chapala, on the outskirts of Guadalajara, Mexico, Oct. 23, 2011.  (Dario Lopez-Mills/AP Photo)