Pictures of the Day: Monday, Oct. 8, 2012

Posted Oct. 08, 2012, at 7:41 p.m.

Mohammed Ballas | AP

A Palestinian woman sorts olives during the olive harvest in the West Bank village of Kabatyeh, near Jenin on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Palestinians began to harvest olives in October, a staple for many local farmers that also use them to make oil.

Evan Vucci | AP

Cadets at Virginia Military Institute pray before a foreign policy speech by Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in Lexington, Va.

Shakil Adil | AP

Pakistani fishermen pull their net out of the sea onto the beach in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012.

Lionel Cironneau | AP

A woman sunbathes on the beach amid vehicle tracks in Cannes, southeastern France on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012.

Gabor Degre | BDN

Gage Stuart, 10, of Corinth flips as Chaz Nelson, 20, of Bangor executes a hard flip nose stall while skateboarding at the Bangor Skate Board park Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. The weather was ideal for such activities over the weekend giving the region a break from the rainy weather that is expected to continue. Buy Photo

Saurabh Das | AP

An artist paints idols of Hindu warrior goddess Durga, who destroys demons to prevail over evil, in New Delhi, India on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. The festival of Durga, who prefers to travel on a lion, will be celebrated from Oct. 20-24, 2012.

Carolyn Kaster | AP

President Barack Obama salutes as he boards Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in Los Angeles, en route to Bakersfield, Calif.