Day in pictures

A red deer stag bellows in the woods after sunrise during the autumn rut at Richmond Park on Oct. 10, 2011 in London, England. Autumn sees the start of the rutting season where stags bellow in an attempt to attract females.

President Barack Obama walks out of the Oval Office to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Oct. 10, 2011 en route Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. to visit wounded soldiers.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg walks along the route during the 67th annual Columbus Day Parade on Oct. 10, 2011 in New York. This year over 35,000 marchers are expected to participate in the parade.

A pet horse is tethered on land known as The Cracker in Tipton that may be seized by bailiffs on Oct. 10, 2011 in Dudley, England. Horse lovers in Tipton are battling the local council over the tradition of keeping their horses tethered on public land near their homes.

Thai mahouts ride their elephants through the flooded streets Oct. 10, 2011 in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Over 260 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. Some areas of the country are experiencing the worst flooding in 50 years, mainly in the center, north and northeast.

Nicky Mackay riding Medieval Bishop (left) wins the Bathwick Tyres Maiden Auction Stakes at Salisbury Racecourse on Oct. 10, 2011 in Salisbury, England.

Samuel Offord of Australia competes in the Men's qualification during day four of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo 2011 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Oct. 10, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.

Rose Caulfield, from Hoboken, N.J., participates in a public session of yoga, led by yoga instructor Seane Corne, in collaboration with the "Occupy Wall Street" protests in Zuccotti Park on Oct. 10, 2011 in New York.

A wounded revolutionary fighter shows his injuries in Sirte, Libya on Oct. 10, 2011. A representative of Libya's ethnic Tuareg group says he believes Muammar Qaddafi is hiding in the southwestern desert near the borders with Niger and Algeria.

Bill Smith cuts a hay field with fall colors in the distance on Oct. 10, 2011 in Plainfield, Vt.

A young man is splashed by a wave while swimming in the waters of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Oct. 10, 2011. Hurricane Jova strengthened to a major, Category 3 hurricane Monday as it marched toward Mexico's Pacific coast.

A sign promoting zombie preparedness is seen in a hardware store on Oct. 10, 2011 in Omaha, Neb. The Westlake Ace hardware chain is offering tips on how to "zombie-proof" your house.

Japan's Ayaka Shimookawa (left) competes with Maya Lawrence of the U.S. during a women's individual qualifying match at the World Fencing Championship in Catania, Italy on Oct. 10, 2011.

Bhutanese students hold umbrellas as they practice a dance to be performed during the wedding festivities of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future Queen Jetsun Pema in the capital of Thimphu, Bhutan on Oct. 10, 2011. The 31 year-old reformist monarch of the small Himalayan Kingdom will wed his commoner bride later this week.

French basketball player Tony Parker trains with his teammates of the ASVEL team in Villeurbanne, France on Oct. 10, 2011.