Photos of the day

A selection of some of the top AP photos taken over the past 24 hours. 

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Brazil Rio Violence

Woman squeezes against the wall as soldiers patrol in an alley during an operation in Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Shootouts erupted in several areas of Rio de Janeiro on Friday, prompting Brazilian authorities to shut roads, close schools and ask for the Army to intervene. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Bangladesh Myanmar Attacks

Newly set up tents cover a hillock at a refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, in Taiy Khali, Bangladesh, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. More than 420,000 Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh in less than a month, with most ending up in camps in the Bangladeshi district of Cox's Bazar, which already had hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who had fled prior rounds of violence in Myanmar. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Mexico Earthquake

Volunteers and soldiers remove a destroyed vehicle from a parking lot of a four-story clothing factory felled by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, in Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Mexican officials are promising to keep up the search for survivors as rescue operations stretch into a fourth day following Tuesday's major earthquake that devastated Mexico City and nearby states. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Comfort Women Statue

Former World War II "comfort woman" Yongsoo Lee, 89, of South Korea, stands by a statue of Haksoon Kim while looking at the "Comfort Women" monument after it was unveiled Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in San Francisco. The monument was dedicated to the young women victims of Japanese military sexual slavery from 1932 until the end of World War II in 1945. Haksoon Kim was the first to break the silence about "comfort women" in 1991. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

APTOPIX Mexico Earthquake

Rescuers race to save people believed to be still alive inside a collapsed office building in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City, as night falls Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, three days after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Hope mixed with fear Friday in Mexico City, where families huddled under tarps and donated blankets, awaiting word of their loved ones trapped in rubble. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Italy Europe Brexit

Britain's chief Brexit negotiator David Davis, left, and Florence Mayor Dario Nardella turn around to listen to a journalist's question after British Prime Minister Theresa May delivered her speech, in Florence, Italy, Friday Sept. 22, 2017. May will try Friday to revive foundering Brexit talks — and unify her fractious government — by proposing a two-year transition after Britain's departure from the European Union in 2019 during which the U.K. would continue to pay into the bloc's coffers. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool)

Spain Catalonia

People sleep on the ground during a protest in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Hundreds of demonstrators spent the night at the gates of Catalonia's judiciary body in Barcelona to demand the release of a dozen officials arrested in connection with a vote on independence that Spanish central authorities are challenging as illegal. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria

Dead horses lie on the side of the road after the passing of Hurricane Maria, in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Friday, September 22, 2017. Because of the heavy rains brought by Maria, thousands of people were evacuated from Toa Baja after the municipal government opened the gates of the Rio La Plata Dam. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

China Credit Rating

Construction workers take their lunch break outside of a construction site in the central business district in Beijing, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. China's Finance Ministry on Friday criticized the cut in the Standard & Poor's rating agency's credit rating on Chinese government borrowing as a "wrong decision" and said it ignores the country's economic strength. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Mexico Earthquake Pets

Algeria, left, and Jacinto, rest at a temporary home in the aftermath of a 7.1-magnitude earthquake, in Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. The dog and the pig fled with their owners during Tuesday’s powerful earthquake that devastated Mexico City and nearby states. Dozens of other animals have had to flee with their owners from buildings still in danger of collapse. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Rays Orioles Baseball

Baltimore Orioles left fielder Trey Mancini reaches into the crowd in vain for a solo home run hit by Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria in the third inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Czech Republic Tennis Laver Cup

Europe's Roger Federer, left, and Rafael Nadal, right, watch the Laver Cup tennis match between Europe's Dominic Thiem and World's John Isner in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. The competition pits a team of the best six European players against the top six from the rest of the world. It is named after Australian tennis legend Rod Laver. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Russia Stalin's Bust

Students of a military-sponsored school attend the opening of a series of Russian leaders, including Vladimir Lenin, background right, and Josef Stalin, background center, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. The Russian Military-Historic Society, an organization founded by President Vladimir Putin and led by his culture minister, unveiled the sculptures Friday to expand its "alley of rulers" at a Moscow park, which until now had featured busts of Russian monarchs. It described the new display as part of efforts to preserve Russian history. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Italy Fashion Versace

From left, Carla Bruni, Claudia Shiffer, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Helena Christensen wear creations as part of the Versace women's Spring/Summer 2018 fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Britain Tattoo Convention

A man with a decorated face looks on during The International Tattoo Convention in London, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. The convention, which runs until Sept. 24, hosts more than 400 of the most prominent and talented tattoo artists on the planet, showcasing their skills and styles in public. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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