Best pictures from October 22
A Thai resident uses a makeshift float to keep his dog dry as he pulls a woman along flooded streets in Rangsit district on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand.
Queen Elizabeth II, second left, laughs with 6 ft 8 in tall Australian basketball star Liz Cambage, and Prime Minister Julia Gillard, right, at a reception at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia.
Migrating cranes fly at sunset near Straussfurt, central Germany.
Australian Wallabies' Ben McCalman is tackled by Wales' flanker Toby Faletau during the 2011 Rugby World Cup bronze final match Wales vs Australia at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.
A young zebra that was born September 26th stands beside its mother at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany.
The Soyuz VS01 lifts off carrying the first two satellites in Europe's Galileo global positioning system, from the Guiana Space Center in Sinnamary, French Guiana.Reuters
A child plays in front of an apartment complex in Jakarta, Indonesia.
A woman, evacuated from an area affected by floods, sits near tents as she seeks shelter with thousands of others at a check-in hall that is not in use at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok.
A potter makes an earthen lamp at a workshop for the upcoming Diwali festival in Jammu, India.
Visitors study the installations at the International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC) at the Grand Palais in Paris.
Engineer Thomas Dwyer stands with the new Bionic Exoskeleton as members of the public walk by during its launch at the Excel centre in London, England. The device is designed to aid wheelchair users and those who have suffered from spinal chord injuries to stand and walk.
An orphan reacts as she is carried away by a police officer during the closure of the Son of God orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The children who lived there were loaded into a UNICEF bus and taken to new homes.
Canada's synchronized swimming team performs during the free routine finals at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Canada won gold.
Canada's Miranda Ranieri, left, battles against Colombia's Silvia Angulo, right, for the gold medal in women's team squash during the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Canada won gold.