Supporters of political party Nida Tunis (Tunisia Calls) celebrate their victory in parliamentary elections in Tunis. Nida Tunis took about 35 percent of the seats in parliament, giving it the right to choose a prime minister and form a governing coalition. Hassene Dridi/AP
Protestors march past graffiti reading 'Blaise is a virus,' referring to Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore, in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso. Tens of thousands of protesters called for Compaore to abandon plans to hold a referendum on changing term limits to allow him to stay in power. Joe Penney/Reuters
Marcus Cirillo, 5, covers his ears during a salute, part of the funeral procession for his father, Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, in Hamilton, Ontario. Cpl. Cirillo was one of two soldiers killed in a pair of attacks police said were carried out independently by radical recent converts to Islam, at a time when Canada's military is stepping up its involvement in air strikes against Islamic State militants in the Middle East. Mark Blinch/Reuters
Iraqi families surrender to Shi'ite fighters and the Iraqi Army after they took control of Jurf al-Sakhar from Islamist State militants. The families, who were in militant-held areas, surrendered to be transported to safe areas and escape clashes between militants and Iraqi security forces. Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud/Reuters
Protesters open their umbrellas, symbols of the pro-democracy movement, as they mark exactly one month since they took to the streets of Hong Kong's financial district. Protesters are demanding full democracy in the former British colony that returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Damir Sagolj/Reuters