Monday: The day in photos

A Ukrainian street musician dressed in traditional Cossack costume performs on a domra, a long-necked string instrument, to earn extra money, in downtown Kiev. Leaders of clashing Ukrainian parliamentary factions discussed legislation required to receive a crucial $16.5-billion loan from the International Monetary Fund as the country struggles to stay afloat amid a severe financial crisis.  (Efrem Lukatsky / Associated Press)

Acrobats from Mongolian State Circus perform “Contortionists” at the China Wuhan International Acrobatics Art Festival in Wuhan, China. The festival, one of the major acrobatics events in the country, is scheduled to run until Oct. 31, attracting performers from more than 12 countries and regions.  (China Photos / Getty Images)

Afghan workers take cover as a U.S. Army Chinook transport helicopter departs after bringing supplies to the Korengal outpost in the remote area of Afghanistan. The military flies in supplies to soldiers from the 1-26 Infantry based in the Korengal Valley, site of some of the fiercest fighting of the Afghan war.  (John Moore / Getty Images)

A rare white hedgehog curls up on a leather glove during its presentation at a hedgehog breeding home in Heinsberg, Germany. The color occurence is caused by depigmentation on the animal’s thorns and fur.  (Horst Ossinger / EPA)

Apprentices of German sports car maker Porsche stand behind one of their vehicles at the Porsche Leipzig GmbH plant in Leipzig, Germany. Porsche now claims a 74.1% stake in Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest automaker, through a 42.6% direct equity stake and options giving it another 31.5%.  (Sebastian Willnow / AFP / Getty Images)

Ivory Coast’s Mongolom Toure, left, and Issiaka Fofana take a break before the fourth stage of the 22nd Tour du Faso cycling race between Bobo Dioulasso and Banfora, Burkina Faso. The Tour du Faso represents the major cycling meeting in the riding calendar on the African continent.  (Christophe Ena / Associated Press)

Two boys, fleeing from the town of Kibumba, walk as a tank of the Congolese army moves on the road, about 21.7 miles north of the provincial capital of Goma. Thousands of Congolese people fleet to Goma from the Rugari town and from the Kibumba IDP’s camp after violence started between Forces loyal to renegade Laurent Nkunda and the Congolese army. DRC President Laurent Kabila named a new government of “combat and reconstruction” in a bid to pacify the giant central African country, shaken by an upsurge in rebel violence.  (Walter Astrada / AFP / Getty Images)

Eduardo Arellano Felix, one of the alleged leaders of the notorious Arellano Felix drug trafficking cartel, is presented during a news conference In Mexico City. Arellano Felix, 52, is under indictment for drug smuggling by a California court in the United States, which had offered a $5-million reward for his capture.  (Luis Acosta / AFP / Getty Images)