Oct. 19, 2012. The world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, juts above the fog in what looks like a science fiction scene in Dubai. A natural phenomena occurs every year around this time as the temperature begins to drop and humidity meets cooler air, forming the rolling fog. (photo: Bjoern Lauen/National News—ZUMAPRESS.com)
From Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Los Angeles street journey and the second presidential debate to the world’s highest freefall and a pair of painted camels in Pakistan, TIME presents the best photographs of the week.
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