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Gambling Conference

Valerie Dunwoody portrays "Rose" by a bank of new "Titanic" video slot machines by Bally Technologies during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) convention at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. The slots are themed after the 1997 movie Titanic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

2013 El Sueno De Esperanza Gala

Dania Ramirez, from left, Eva Longoria, and Edy Ganem arrives at the 2013 El Sueno De Esperanza Gala at the Club Nokia L.A. Live on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 in Los Angeles.

GERMANY WEATHER FEATURE

A woman walks her dog on a foggy morning in the Karlsaue public park in Kassel , Germany, 25 September 2013. Meteorologists predict cloudy weather until the evening of 25 September in the region of Kassel

HONG KONG-ENVIRONMENT-WASTE-RECYCLING

A worker looks on in front of an hydraulic press at a waste paper collection outlet in Hong Kong on September 25, 2013. While the former British colony already recycles around half of its waste, its per capita generation of domestic waste remains significantly higher than other leading Asian cities, including Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei.

NIGERIA-AGRICULTURE-TRADITION

Palm wine tapper Anthony Ozioko tries to untie the rope after alighting from a 50-foot palm tree to tap palm wine at Eha-Alumona town, Nsukka district of southeastern Nigeria on August 8, 2013. Nigerians have been drinking the sap from Raffia trees, a species of palm, since long before the country existed. Palm wine was once the region's main social drink, an almost mandatory offer at events like weddings and concerts.The proliferation of beer and foreign liquor have in part curbed the demand for the more traditional drink.

Germany Frankfurt Auto Show

BMW development head Herbert Diess presents the new BMW i3 electric car during the first press day of the 65th Frankfurt Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. More than 1,000 exhibitors will show their products to the public from Sept. 12 through Sept.22, 2013

Nepal Hindu Festival

Nepalese women bathe in the Bagmati River on Rishi Panchami in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. Rishi Panchami is a purifying and atonement day for Hindu women in Nepal.

Turkey Syria

Syrian refugees gather at the Turkish Cilvegozu border gate, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. With opposition to military action growing among Americans and lawmakers, President Barack Obama is heading to Congress on Tuesday with fresh hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough that would allow Syria's government to avert U.S. missile strikes if it surrenders its chemical weapons arsenal.

GERMANY FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW

Chairman of Opel, Karl-Thomas Neumann, sits in an Opel Monza Concept at the press day of the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany, 10 September 2013. One of the most important car exhibitions in the world, Frankfurt Motor Show will be opened officially 12 September by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, running until 22 September

TANZANIA SANOFI

An undated commercial handout released by Sanofi on 25 September 2013. An International Team of people with Type 1 Diabetes reached the summit of the Kilimanjaro. The World Diabetes Tour association, in partnership with Sanofi, showed that when people with diabetes strive for good control, they can achieve extraordinary goals. Learn more www.epresspack.net/t1diabetes-kilimanjaro-expedition.

SYRIA-CONFLICT-ALEPPO-WEAPONS

Abu Mohammad, 39, checks an AK47 at his gun shop in the Fardos district of Syria's northern city of Aleppo on September 21, 2013. While most Syrians get poorer with every day of war, Aleppo's main gun seller Abu Mohammad is doing just fine by selling firearms, including rocket-propelled grenades, ammunition and even swords.

INDONESIA WORLD SCHOOL MILK DAY

Indonesian pupils drink milk as schoolchildren celebrate World School Milk Day 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia, 25 September 2013. World School Milk Day, celebrated annually in September, has grown to become an annual celebration in more than 40 countries around the world. In 2011 milk consumption in Indonesia reached 12.85 liters per capita per year which is fewer than in some other Asian countries such as in Malaysia with 50.9 liters per capita per year, Thailand 33.7 liters per year, Singapore 44.5 liters per years, India 47.1 liters per year, Vietnam 14.3 liters per year, the Philippines 13.7 liters per year a statistics from the FAO

SOUTH KOREA CURIOSITIES

A variety of scarecrows is liend up along a street at an event in Yeongdeok-gun, South Korea, 25 September 2013.

The Premiere of Swarovski Entertainment's first film ROMEO & JULIET

Hailee Steinfeld, left, and Taylor Swift attend the premiere of Swarovski Entertainment’s first film ROMEO & JULIET, distributed by Relativity Media and in theaters nationwide October 11th on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 in Hollywood, Calif

SOUTH KOREA WEATHER FEATURE

Flowers of the species Cosmos are in full bloom in Chuncheon, South Korea, 25 September 2013.

JAPAN-GOLD-CHRISTMAS

A sales clerk of Japan's Tokashimaya department store displays a 1 billion yen (10 million USD) Christmas tree at a gold products exhibition in Tokyo on september 25, 2013. The gold colored Christmas tree was decorated with 1 billion yen worth gold products such as cups, pots and candlestand at the one week exhibition.

Kenya Mall Attack

Mary Italo, center right, grieves with other relatives for her son Thomas Abayo Italo, 33, who was killed in the Westgate Mall attack, as they wait to receive his body at the mortuary in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. Thomas was an accountant and the breadwinner of the family who helped look after Mary who is sick, according to relatives. Kenyan authorities prepared for the gruesome task of recovering dozens more victims than initially feared after the country's president declared an end Tuesday to the four-day siege of a Nairobi mall by al-Qaida-linked terrorists.

CHINA AVIATION EXPO

Recreational vehicles are shown as must-have accessories for potential private airplane owners as aviation manufacturers from around the world vie for a part of the burgeoning market in China at Aviation Expo/China 2013 in Beijing, China, 25 September 2013. Major players from the US and Europe are facing increasing competition from China's fast growing domestic aviation industry.

THAILAND-LABOUR-RIGHTS-MIGRATION-FISHING

This picture taken on September 20, 2013 shows labourers unloading fish from a trawler at a port in Pattani, southern Thailand. Each day a small army of labourers from countries including Myanmar and Cambodia -- some legal, some undocumented -- man rusting trawlers or help offload and sort the catch at ports around the country.

THAILAND-LABOUR-RIGHTS-MIGRATION-FISHING

This picture taken on September 20, 2013 shows a girl sorting fish after they were unloaded from a trawler at a port in Pattani, southern Thailand. Each day a small army of labourers from countries including Myanmar and Cambodia -- some legal, some undocumented -- man rusting trawlers or help offload and sort the catch at ports around the country.

Syria Aid Distribution Woes

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2013, file photo, Syrian refugees wait for food aid at Kawergost refugee camp in Irbil, Iraq. Around 34,000 Syrians, the vast majority of them Kurds, have fled the region over a five-day stretch and crossed the border to the self-ruled Kurdish region of northern Iraq. As the Syrian crisis rages and debate heats up over Syria's chemical weapons, U.S. officials are fighting a quieter battle: The delivery of nearly $1.3 billion in assistance in a war zone so chaotic that ambulances are used as target practice and aid is halted by armed men at random checkpoints