Deadly floods in Spain - Editor's Choice - Picture of the Day - September 30, 2012

Beatriz, a resident of the southern city of Lorca, cries while cleaning a flooded area in Lorca, near Murcia, southeastern Spain, on September 30, 2012. Ten people in total have died in Spain in the regions of Andalusia and Murcia due to flash flooding brought on by downpours. The heavy rains have also damaged homes, caused the collapse of two bridges and forced roads to close. (Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images)

Editor's Choice Picture of the Day - September 28, 2012

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Nepalese gather around the burning wreckage at the crash site of a Sita Air airplane near Katmandu, Nepal, early Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. A plane carrying trekkers to the Everest region crashed and burned just after takeoff Friday morning in Nepal’s capital, killing the 19 Nepali, British and Chinese people on board, authorities said.

Editor's Choice Picture of the Day - September 27, 2012

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Groups of men stepped out of their shoes and put on high heels September 27, 2012 and took over part of the downtown Toronto and marched in their heels to raise awareness and funds for the White Ribbon Campaign. 

Google goes underwater

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The world’s first tablet-operated underwater camera, the SVII, utilizes special technology to bring the experience to life, taking up to 50,000 images that will be collected through continuous high-resolution, 360-degree panoramic imagery. When stitched together, these images will allow people to choose a location along the Great Barrier Reef, dip underwater and go for a viewer-controlled virtual dive in Google Maps.

READ MORE: Google offers underwater coral 'street views'

 

This special collection of underwater imagery highlights areas in the Great Barrier Reef and several other underwater spots in the Philippines and Hawaii.

 

 SVII              © Catlin Seaview Survey

 Bait Reef: Maori Wrasse © Catlin Seaview Survey 

Manta Ray, Lady Elliot Island © Catlin Seaview Survey

Opal Reef: Christmas Tree Worms © Catlin Seaview Survey

Heron Bommie, Heron Island © Catlin Seaview Survey

Clown Fish © Catlin Seaview Survey

 Hanauma Bay, Hawaii © Catlin Seaview Survey

  Holmes Reef © Catlin Seaview Survey

Apo Island, Philippines © Catlin Seaview Survey

 Holmes Reef: Dogfaced Puffer Fish © Catlin Seaview Survey

Holmes Reef © Catlin Seaview Survey

Holmes Reef: Oceanic Octopus © Catlin Seaview Survey

Editor's Choice Picture of the Day - September 25, 2012

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A Japan Coast Guard vessel sprays water against Taiwanese fishing boats, while a Taiwanese coast guard ship also sprays water in the East China Sea near Senkaku islands as known in Japanese or Diaoyu Islands in Chinese on September 25, 2012.  Coastguard vessels from Japan and Taiwan duelled with water cannon after dozens of Taiwanese boats escorted by patrol ships sailed into waters around the Tokyo-controlled islands.

 

Editor's Choice Picture of the Day - September 24, 2012

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A Free Syrian Army soldier, right, looks through a mirror which helps him see Syrian troops from the other side, as he takes his position with his comrade during fighting, at the old city of Aleppo city, Syria, Monday Sept. 24, 2012. Most of those fighting the regime of President Bashar Assad are ordinary Syrians and soldiers who have defected, having become fed up with the authoritarian government, analysts say. But increasingly, foreign fighters and those adhering to an extremist Islamist ideology are turning up on the front lines. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Word on the Street - Editor's Choice - Picture of the Day - September 23, 2012

Friends Sadie, 4, Anneli, 8, Abbey, 8, and Claire, 6, (last names not given) sit on the sidewalk reading their books during Word on the Street at Queen's Park in Toronto on Sunday, September 23, 2012. (Pawel Dwulit/Toronto Star)

The Tough Mudder in black-and-white

The Tough Mudder.... it's a gruelling race, sure, but these black-and-white photos turn the merely athletic into something truly dramatic. Six photos by Getty Images' Ryan Pierse from the race at Glenworth Valley in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 23, 2012:

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Oktoberfest begins - Editor's Choice - Picture of the Day - September 22, 2012

Revellers enjoy a ride in a roller coaster at the Munich Oktoberfest at the Theresienwiese in Munich, September 22, 2012. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital over the next two weeks for the 179th Oktoberfest, which starts today and runs until October 7. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)

Editor's Choice Picture of the Day - September 21, 2012

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A municipal agent leads suspected crack users away during an operation by Rio de Janeiro's Social Action Secretariat to bring crack addicts to shelters for rehabilitation, in the Madureira neighborhood September 21, 2012. Municipal agents approached people showing signs of crack abuse during the operation to offer to send them to the shelters as part of efforts by authorities to end crack use in Rio's slums. The exercise is mainly voluntary.