The famous Mon Bridge and what happened at parliament are main highlights on Oct 17, 2014.
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Soldiers and local people jump into the Songkaria River after completing the reconstruction of the famed Mon Bridge in Sangkhla Buri district of Kanchanaburi province. — Piyarat Chongchareon
National Legislative Assembly president Pornpetch Wichitcholchai puts his head into his hands as he chaired a meeting on a petition to impeach the former speakers of the now defunct House of Representatives and Senate. — Chanat Katanyu
Rescue workers bring victims of a bus crash out of the ravine in Phrae province. The accident of the bus bound for Udon Thani from Chiang Mai on Oct 16, 2014, killed a driver and injured at least 18 passengers. — Taweeksak Sukkasem
Myanmar fans cheer as they watch Asian Football Confederation U-19 soccer match between Myanmar and the United Arab Emirates at Thuwunna stadium in Yangon. — AP
Multimedia journalist Patricia Evangelista poses for photographs after receiving the AFP Kate Webb Prize in Singapore for her compelling reporting on conflict and disaster in her native Philippines. — AFP
Rescue workers stand around a collapsed ventilation grate at an outdoor theatre in Seongnam, South Korea. Sixteen people were killed after the ventilation grate collapsed during a concert by popular girls' band 4Minute. — AP
A wooden sign which reads "Prime Minister Shinzo Abe" is seen on a ritual offering, a masakaki tree, from the prime minister to the Yasukuni Shrine, inside the main shrine as a visitor prays at the front shrine in Tokyo. Mr Abe sent a ritual offering to the shrine, prompting sharp rebukes from China and South Korea. — Reuters
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Rafael Ramirez Carreño (centre) casts his vote for new Security Council members during a meeting of the General Assembly on Oct 16, 2014, at UN headquarters. Venezuela, New Zealand, Spain, Angola and Malaysia were elected to coveted seats on the United Nations Security Council. — AP Photo/United Nations
From left: European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia, European Council president Herman Van Rompuy and Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammad Najib Razak during a press conference at the end of the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting in Milan. — AP
