News in Pics, October 14: Best photos from around the world

A protester is covered in red paint during a demonstration against the government of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha and in support of the release of political prisoners outside Bangkok Remand Prison in Bangkok. Credit: AFP Photo

A farmer works at a cannabis plantation in the Panjwai district of Kandahar in Afghanistan. Credit: AFP Photo

A Palestinian woman stands with others (not pictured) as they gather near an Israeli army checkpoint as they wait to reach their olives fields on the other side of Israel's separation barrier (background) after they received an special Israeli permission to harvest their olive trees. Credit: AFP Photo

A supporter of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, holds portraits of him (R) and Venezuela's national heroe Simon Bolivar, during a march to commemorate the day of Indigenous Resistance, in Caracas. Credit: AFP Photo

Rain clouds are seen over the Central business district as Hong Kong battened down for the second time in less than a week as Tropical Cyclone Kompasu prompted forecasters to raise their alert level and usher in mandatory safety measures. Credit: AFP Photo

Police work at the scene where a man armed with bow killed several people before he was arrested by police in Kongsberg, Norway. Credit: AFP Photo