Today in Photos (Oct.1)

View a gallery of photos from around the world on Thurs., Oct. 1, 2015.

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Thu., Oct. 1, 2015

In this image made from video provided by Hadi Al-Abdallah, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, smoke rises after airstrikes in Kafr Nabel of the Idlib province, western Syria, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. Russian jets carried out a second day of airstrikes in Syria Thursday, but there were conflicting claims about whether they were targeting Islamic State and al-Qaeda militants or trying to shore up the defenses of President Bashar Assad.

Hadi Al-Abdallah Associated Press
A Bangladeshi laborer carries a basket on his head and enters an underpass in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. Despite the government's banning of several radical Islamic groups, intelligence sources have confirmed that several hard-line groups are active in Bangladesh where almost 90 percent of its 160 million people are Muslim.

A.M. Ahad Associated Press
Employees of Amazon Organics, a pot dispensary in Eugene, Ore., help customers purchase recreational marijuana on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. Oregon marijuana shops began selling marijuana Thursday for the first time to recreational users who are at least 21 years old, marking a big day for the budding pot industry.

Ryan Kang Associated Press
Tourists ride a vintage American convertible during sunset on the Malecon in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015.

Desmond Boylan Associated Press
Kendall Jenner wears a creation for Balmain as part of the Spring-Summer 2016 ready-to-wear fashion collection presented during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015.

Thibault Camus Associated Press
A worker prepares to tow a stranded vehicle from a flooded road on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Guilderland, N.Y. The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for much of the eastern half of upstate New York as a storm dumps more than two inches of rain across the region.

Mike Groll Associated Press
Harrisonburg emergency responders help a family evacuate their home as floodwaters block the road in Harrisonburg, Va., on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings Tuesday in southwest and central Virginia, among other areas, with 2 to 4 inches or rain forecast from the Blue Ridge to the Alleghany Mountains.

Daniel Lin Associated Press
Fireworks explode over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor to celebrate the 66th anniversary of China's National Day in Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015.

Kin Cheung Associated Press