Pictures of the Week: October 5 – 12

Baz Ratner—Reuters
Baz Ratner—Reuters
Oct. 8, 2012. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men dance during Simhat Torah celebrations in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood. The worshipers are marking the end of the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah and the beginning of the next cycle.

From the Taliban shooting of a 14-year-old activist in Pakistan to the vice-presidential debate in Kentucky to angry protests against the German Chancellor’s visit in Greece and a human tower in Spain, TIME presents the best images of the week.

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