Photos of the Day: Oct. 6, 2015

Originally published October 6, 2015 at 8:51 am Updated October 6, 2015 at 9:18 am

A Golden Mantled Rosella sits on a branch at the World of Birds wildlife sanctuary in Cape Town, South Africa October 6, 2015. This sanctuary is the largest bird park in Africa with over three thousand birds, monkeys and small animals of four hundred different species in walk through enclosures that attract tens of thousands of international visitors each year. EPA/NIC BOTHMA

A photo made available October 6, 2015 of migrants who recently arrived across the Mediterranean Sea from Turkey, taking a swim in the sea in the port of Mytilene, Lesbos island, Greece, October 5, 2015. An estimated 100,000 refugees and migrants arrived on the Greek islands during August, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard. EPA/ZOLTAN BALOGH

Migrants are given first aid by members of the Spanish Red Cross (unseen) as they arrive at the seaport in Motril, Spain, October 5, 2015. Some 26 Sub-Saharan migrants, 20 men and six women, were rescued by Spanish authorities off the coast of Motril on October 5, media reported. EPA/PAQUET

U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Resolute Support Mission Commander Gen. John Campbell arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Situation in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Pope Francis leads the XVI Ordinary Meeting of the Synod of Bishops at the Synod Hall, Vatican City, October 6, 2015. Nearly 300 cardinals, bishops and prelates from around the world were debating the controversial question of whether the Catholic Church should soften its stance towards divorcees and homosexuals. The summit that ends October 25 and is known as the synod, started 04 October with a mass in St Peter’s Cathedral. EPA/ETTORE FERRARI

In this aerial photo railroad passenger cars from a derailed Amtrak passenger train are surrounded by foliage, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, in Northfield, Vt. The train, the Vermonter, was headed from Vermont to Washington, D.C., when it apparently struck rocks that were on the tracks. No life-threatening injuries were reported. (Stefan Hard/Barre-Montpelier Times Argus via AP)

Will Brennan, Matt Talley and Tyler Bahnmuller take a canoe to investigate their homes following flooding in the area October 5, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The state of South Carolina experienced record rainfall amounts over the weekend which stranded motorists and residents and forced hundreds of evacuations and rescues. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Staff members embrace as they arrive on the campus of Umpqua Community College as it reopens on October 5, 2015 in Roseburg, Oregon. Despite crime scene tape still being stretched aroud large areas of the school, the campus was opened to staff and faculty today for the first time since October 1, when 26-year-old Chris Harper-Mercer went on a shooting rampage killing nine people and wounding another nine before he was killed. The campus is scheduled to open to students in the afternoon and classes are scheduled to resume next week. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A Kashmiri flower vendor rows his boat at the floating vegetable market on Dal lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Vegetables traded in this floating market are supplied to Srinagar and many towns across the Kashmir valley. It’s one of the major sources of income for the lake dwellers who spend years carefully nurturing their floating gardens from the weed and rich soil extracted from the lake bed. Sometimes a boat will weave through, selling flowers to the tourists who stay in the houseboats. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

William C. Campbell, RISE associate with Drew University, at his home after the announcement that he won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine, in North Andover, Massachusetts, USA, October 5, 2015. The Nobel committee awarded this year’s Nobel prize in medicine or physiology jointly to Irish-born William Campbell, Satoshi Omura of Japan and Tu Youyou, the first ever medicine laureate from China. EPA/CJ GUNTHER

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Commander Gabe Somma (L) stands next to U.S. Coast Guard Captain Mark Fedor as he speaks to the media at U.S. Coast Guard Station Miami, about the sinking of the 790-foot container ship El Faro on October 5, 2015 in Opa Locka, Florida. The Coast Guard has concluded that the ship most likely sank after encountering Hurricane Joaquin last Thursday, but Coast Guard cutters and aircraft and a U.S. Navy plane continued searching for the 33 missing crew members. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (L) greets a woman at a town hall event at Manchester Community College October 5, 2015 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Clinton discussed proposals to address gun violence in the United States. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Visitors stand in front of a painting entitled ‘The Duchess of Alba’ by Spanish painter Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) during a preview of the exhibition ‘Goya, The Portraits’ at the National Gallery in London, Britain, October 6, 2015. The exhibition opens to the public from October 7 to January 10, 2016. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA

In this photo taken on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, elephants cross the road in Hwange National Park, about 700 kilometers south west of Harare. Fourteen elephants were poisoned by cyanide in Zimbabwe in three separate incidents, two years after poachers killed more than 200 elephants by poisoning, Zimbabwe’s National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

A woman cleans glass products from the Biot Glass Factory washed to the street after the floods in Biot, southern France, October 5, 2015. At least 20 people have been confirmed dead, while some remain missing from an overnight floods in southern France as residents were warned to prepare for more inclement weather. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER

A Palestinian seeks cover from tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes following an Israeli army arrest operation in the West Bank city of Nablus, October 6, 2015. Soldiers arrested four Palestinians after raiding their homes before dawn, local sources said. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the trading day in New York, New York, USA, on October 5, 2015. The Dow Jones industrial average gained a little over 300 points in the day. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) walk through a portico to an economic forum in Bangalore, India, October 6, 2015. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Premier Narendra Modi were in India’s information technology hub for talks on boosting cooperation in related fields. Merkel is on a three day visit to the country. EPA/KAY NIETFELD

The Indian Air Force’s ‘Sarang’ helicopters team show their aerobatics skills in a rehearsal for the Indian Air Force Day at the Hindon air force station outside New Delhi, India, October 6, 2015.The Indian Air Force was established in 1932 and will celebrate its 83rd anniversary on 08 October. EPA/RAJAT GUPTA

Max Schrems, left, and his lawyer Herwig Hofmann, right, walk in the hallway at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Europe’s highest court has ruled in favor of an Austrian law student who claims a trans-Atlantic data protection agreement doesn’t adequately protect consumers. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Anti-austerity protesters gather outside Manchester Central during on the second day of the Conservative party conference on October 5, 2015 in Manchester, England. The second day of the 2015 autumn conference is being dominated by the economy and the appointment of Labour peer Lord Adonis as head of the National Infrastructure Division (NIC) which will will advise the Government on road, rail, housing and energy projects. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Window washers use cables to lower themselves from a skyscraper while working on a polluted day in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Air quality readings in the city on Tuesday were at levels considered hazardous by international measuring standards. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

In this photo released by Chile’s Congress, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry poses for photos wearing sunglasses made of plastic fish net recycled from the sea, given to him during his visit to Congress in Valparaiso, Chile, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. Kerry is in Chile for the Our Ocean international conference on marine protection. The glasses were made by Chilean company Karun in association with Bureo. (Rene Lescornez Alonso/Chile’s Congress via AP)

The sunset illuminates clouds over Boston harbor and the city skyline Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Models present creations from the Spring/Summer 2016 Ready to Wear collection by German designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, October 6, 2015. The presentation of the Women’s collections runs from September 29 to October 7. EPA/IAN LANGSDON

Dutch speed skaters (L-R) Sanneke de Neeling, Gerben Jorritsma, Douwe de Vries, Hein Otterspeer, Sven Kramer, Kjeld Nuis, Jan Smeekens, Wouter Olde Heuvel, Patrick Roest, and Roxanne van Hemert attend the presentation of the Dutch Lotto Jumbo speed skating team for the 2015-16 season in Utrecht, Netherlands, October 5, 2015. EPA/JERRY LAMPEN

Rafael Nadal of Spain in action against Wu Di of China during their first round match in the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, October 6, 2015. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG

Seattle Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor (31) knocks the ball loose from Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson (81) in the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, in Seattle. The fumble went out of bounds in the end zone and was ruled a touchback. The Seahawks beat the Lions 13-10. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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