Thursday Oct. 1, Our World In Pictures
CYPRUS — Island Celebrates Independence: Members of the Special Forces march during the annual Independence Day military parade in Nicosia on Thursday. The divided island is celebrating 55 years of independence amid peace talks to decide whether rival Greek and Turkish communities will herald the birth of a future unified state. The island has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded in response to a coup aimed at uniting the island with Greece. The country gained independence from Britain in 1960.
CHINA — Costumed Celebrants Take to Streets: Residents in ethnic minority costumes gather in a square to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in Urumqi on Thursday.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.