Today in Pictures, Oct 1, 2015

A tree observation tower in the shape of an eagle eyrie in Germany and USS Ronald Reagan arrives in Japan. These, and more from around the world, in Today in Pictures.

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Oct 01, 2015, 03:42 PM

People visiting the 40m-high observation centerpiece of the 1,250m-long tree-top path in Prora, Germany. The beech forest on the island of Ruegen opened a Heritage Centre open with the tree observation tower in the shape of an eagle eyrie in 2013. About 700,000 had visited the centre in the last two years. PHOTO: EPA/JENS BUETTNER

The crew of the USS Ronald Reagan, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered super carrier, seen behind the American flag as the carrier arrives at the US naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Japan, on Oct 1, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/YUYA SHINO

US sailors on the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered super carrier, forming words in Japanese which mean loosely in English "Nice to meet you" upon the carrier as it arrives at the US naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Japan. The carrier replaces the USS George Washington which has returned to the US for eventual refueling and maintenance. PHOTO: REUTERS/KYODO

An Indonesian soldier dragging a hose while fighting a peatland fire in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra province on the island of Sumatra on Sept 30, 2015. Indonesia has sent nearly 21,000 personnel to fight forest fires raging in its northern islands but smoke cloaks much of the region with pollution readings in the "very unhealthy" range. PHOTO: REUTERS

Five-year-old Baraka Cosmas (right) from Tanzania holds hands with Elissa Montanati of the Global Medical Relief Fund in the Staten Island borough of New York. Albino body parts are highly valued in witchcraft and can fetch a high price. United Nations officials estimate about 75 albinos have been killed in the east African nation since 2000. PHOTO: REUTERS/CARLO ALLEGRI

Refugees and migrants arriving on a dinghy to the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean sea from Turkey on Sept 30, 2015. Europe's migrant crisis was set to be in focus at the UN with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon seeking to muster a global response to the exodus of people from Syria and elsewhere. PHOTO: AFP/ARIS MESSINIS

Pope Francis blessing the faithful as he leads the weekly audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican on Sept 30, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/MAX ROSSI

Stirling Castle is seen above morning mist, in Scotland on Sept 30, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/RUSSELL CHEYNE

A long exposure image shows star trails on a cold winter night above the farmhouse of Woodford Truffle farm, Groenfontein, in the Koue Bokkeveld, South Africa. Woodford Truffles is the first commercially viable truffle farm in South Africa. PHOTO: EPA/NIC BOTHMA

The shadow of a Belgian player in a warm-up session during a break in the play-off match between Belgium and Czech Republic at the CEV Volleyball Women's European Championship in Antwerp, Belgium, on Sept 30, 2015. PHOTO: EPA/LAURENT DUBRULE

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