September 19, 2014

Supporters from the "No" Campaign react to a declaration in their favor, at the Better Together Campaign headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland. Scotland voted on Thursday on whether to stay within the United Kingdom or end the 307-year-old union.

Specialist Trader Neil Gallagher points to the ticker symbol for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. during the company's initial public offering (IPO), under the ticker "BABA," at the New York Stock Exchange in New York.

Rescuers use a rubber dinghy to rescue trapped residents after heavy monsoon rains, spawned by tropical storm Fung-Wong, flooded Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines and most parts of the metropolis.

Exiled Tibetan youth hold banners and shout slogans during a protest against a visit to India by Chinese President Xi Jinping, outside a hotel in New Delhi.

Helmets and a picture of a fallen rescue worker are placed along with a pennant of Mexico's flag at a memorial to mark the 29th anniversary of the 1985 earthquake, in Mexico City. The 1985 quake killed at least 10,000 people.

Pearly Kings and Queens plant poppies at the Tower of London. 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red' is an evolving art installation where 888,246 poppies will be planted in the moat by volunteers with the last poppy being planted on Nov. 11, 2014. Each poppy represents a British or Colonial fatality in World War I.

A Catalonian separatist supporter gestures as others wave Estelada flags in front of Catalonia's Parliament before the approval of a regional consultation law in Barcelona, Spain.

Artists perform during the opening ceremony for the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Local resident Andreas Gibson celebrates with employees outside the Fifth Avenue Apple store after being the first to exit with an iPhone 6 in hand on the first day of sales in Manhattan, New York.

A worker talks on a mobile phone in front of decorations at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Hundreds of thousands foreign and domestic tourists are expected to flock to the square to celebrate National Day, the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on Oct. 1.

A displaced Iraqi child, who fled from Islamic State violence in Mosul, wears a mask as he plays at Baherka refugee camp in Irbil.

Participants wave during the Cycle for Survival kick-off event as instructors lead rides in New York's Times Square. Cycle for Survival is a national movement to raise funds to beat rare cancers. More than $50 million has been raised since its founding in 2007.

A man works on a Pandal, a temporary platform, being built for the Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata, India. The festival will be celebrated from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3, and is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus.

The Mont Blanc massif at sunrise is seen from Geneva, Switzerland.