From fighting in DR Congo to a World Series win for the Red Sox, Al Jazeera showcases the week in pictures.
Congolese soldiers rest while being deployed against the M23 rebels near Goma, November 1. While the rebels have agreed to peace talks, the government has pursued a military option.
Hakimullah Mehsud, the former leader of the Pakistani Taliban, was killed by a US drone strike on November 1. The death occurred on the eve of peace talks with the government.
Also on November 1, a man opened fire in Terminal Three in the Los Angeles International Airport. One Transportation Security Administration official was killed and a half dozen other people were injured during the shooting.
Toronto(***)s police department said they had video showing Mayor Rob Ford (second from left) smoking a crack cocaine pipe. Ford has refused to resign despite mounting calls for him to do so.
Two French journalists were killed in northern Mali after interviewing Tuareg separatist fighters. The executions came as the government attempted to talk with rebels in the north to prevent a wider conflict in the country.
The Boston Red Sox baseball team celebrated their World Series championship victory on November 1. It was the the third time they have won in the past decade.
Police officers clash with protesters in front of City Hall in central Phnom Penh on October 30. The demonstrators were protesting against the government evicting them from their homes.
Gulay Samanci, a lawmaker with Turkey(***)s Justice and Development Party, wears a headscarf to mark the end of a longstanding ban on the garb in the parliamentary chamber.
Maasai women are spearheading an alternative rite of passage that excludes female genital mutilation.
Cameroonian girls are enduring a painful daily procedure with long lasting physical and psychological consequences.
For Ethiopia, a new dam holds the promise of much-needed electricity; for Egypt, the fear of a devastating water crisis.
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