“Pictures of the Week: October 8, 2010″

A man walks past the graves of Greek and Cypriot soldiers who were killed in the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus at the Tymvos Macedonitissas military cemetery in the divided capital of Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, July 19, 2010. Greek and Cypriot soldiers were killed in 1974, 34 years ago, during the Turkish invasion and subsequent occupation of the northern part of the island of Cyprus.

A supporter of the Workers Party presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff shouts slogans at a campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro, Friday July 16, 2010. Brazil will hold elections Oct. 3.

Thai buddhist novices hold lotus flowers and candles while walking around a temple during a ceremony to mark their passage into monkhood in the run up to buddhist lent at Marble temple in Bangkok on July 18, 2010. Buddhist Lent is a time devoted to meditation where Buddhist monks retreat into their temple grounds and do not venture out for a period of three months.

Each week, the Denver Post compiles some of the week’s most poignant photos from around the world.

Bekijk de foto’s hier: http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/10/08/pictures-of-the-week-october-8-2010/2481/