Residents of the Chamela community clear the debris left by Hurricane Patricia. — AFP

In this photograph taken on October 22, 2015, deaf-mute Indian woman, Geeta holds a photograph of a family in India which she believes is her family, during an interview at the EDHI Foundation. — AFP

A general view shows Jerusalem’s Old City’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound with the Dome of the Rock (center), Islam’s holiest site. — AFP

A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) yesterday shows Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad (center) meeting with a Russian delegation of parliamentarians. - AFP

In this photograph taken on October 16, 2015, an Afghan armed man Sohrab ,28, (second left) son of cafe owner Haji Mohammad Ashraf ,62, stands as residents make a security post outside his house in Maimana, the capital of the northern province. — AFP