Today in Pictures, Oct 20, 2015

The aftermath of typhoon Koppu in the Philippines and fishing vessels caught fishing illegally in Indonesia were blown up by the Navy. These, and more from around the world, in Today in Pictures.

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Oct 20, 2015, 11:50 AM

A resident stands with his rescued sow and suckling piglets as people (background) wade through a flooded highway in Santa Rosa town, Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila on Oct 19, 2015, a day after typhoon Koppu hit Aurora province. Residents of flooded farming villages in the Philippines were trapped on their rooftops and animals floated down fast-rising rivers, as deadly Typhoon Koppu dumped more rain. PHOTO: AFP/TED ALJIBE

An Indonesian Navy ship patrol as a fishing vessels from Vietnam caught fishing illegally in Indonesian sea start to sink after it were blown up by the Navy, on the water of Pontianak, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, Oct 19, 2015. According to media reports, Indonesia has sunk foreign boats across the country, as part of an ongoing push to stop illegal fishing in its waters. PHOTO: EPA/YOHANES KURNIA IRAWAN

Two baby orangutans play with each other at the wildlife department in Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia, Oct 19, 2015. The Malaysian wildlife department in July seized two baby Sumatran orangutans, found in duffel bags, from traffickers who were attempting to sell them to buyers in Malaysia. According to local media, the orangutans will be returned to Medan, Indonesia on Tuesday. The illegal wildlife trade is estimated to be $8 billion a year worldwide, according to TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring network. PHOTO: REUTERS/OLIVIA HARRIS

Researchers prepare the plaster cast mould of a Roman boy from an ancient Roman city as they put the body through a CAT (Computerised Axial Tomography) scan in Pompeii. An expert team made up of archaeologists, radiologists, orthodontists and anthropologists began on September 2015 to use CAT scan technology to peer inside the plaster cast moulds of Pompeii's victims, in a study that has added more detail to previous findings. A 16-layer scan had to be used in order to penetrate the hardened plaster but the results showed up impressive skeletal remains and near perfect teeth. PHOTO: REUTERS/CIRO DE LUCA

A participant jumping off a platform for a wingsuit flight from Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan province. Some 16 participants from 12 countries are taking part in the extreme sport event. PHOTO: AFP

Ecuadorean special forces parachuters practice jumps at the Patria headquarter in Latacunga at the outskirts of the Cotopaxi volcano, one of the world's highest active volcanoes in Ecuador, Oct 19, 2015. Ecuadorian authorities are monitoring activity at Cotopaxi volcano, which prompted Ecuador's President Rafael Correa to maintain a yellow alert for eruptions as bursts of ash keep spewing from the snow-encircled crater of the volcano and falling in gusts on residential communities. PHOTO: REUTERS/GUILLERMO GRANJA

The dead body of Jomar Aguayo is seated at a table with domino tiles and with a condom placed in one of his hands in San Juan, Oct 19, 2015. Aguayo's family decided, with the help of a funeral home that specializes in embalming techniques, to have him sit at a table at his mother's bar for the wake. Aguayo was 23 years old when he was shot dead during a shootout, according to local media. PHOTO: REUTERS/ALVIN BAEZ

A court official stands in front of a cell as prisoners wait their for trial at Batam District Court, Indonesia Riau Islands, Oct 19, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/BEAWIHARTA

Ballet dancer Wayne Sleep (L) and book dealer George Lawson pose in front of "George Lawson and Wayne Sleep" by David Hockney at Tate Britain in London, Britain Oct 19, 2015. A recent gift from Hockney for Tate's collection, this is the first time the celebrated portrait has been shown in Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS/SUZANNE PLUNKETT

Cleaners abseil down one of the faces of Big Ben, to clean and polish the clock face, above the Houses of Parliament, in central London in this file picture taken Aug 19, 2014. London's 156-year-old Big Ben clock - which has already shown signs of its age this year by chiming late - may now need major repairs that could leave one of the British capital's major landmarks silent and covered in scaffolding for months to come. PHOTO: REUTERS/TOBY MELVILLE

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