Best photos of September 1: Harvesting frankincense in Oman to an earthquake in Afghanistan

  • Harvesters rest by a Boswellia tree after collecting frankincense in Oman's Dawkah valley, part of the Unesco-listed Land of Frankincense. AFP
    Harvesters rest by a Boswellia tree after collecting frankincense in Oman's Dawkah valley, part of the Unesco-listed Land of Frankincense. AFP
  • A worker near the pulpit during final renovations of Mosul’s historic Great Mosque of Al Nuri with its 12th-century ‘Al-Hadba’ leaning minaret. AFP
    A worker near the pulpit during final renovations of Mosul’s historic Great Mosque of Al Nuri with its 12th-century ‘Al-Hadba’ leaning minaret. AFP
  • Palestinians sit outside Al Shifa Hospital where casualties of Israeli air strikes on Gaza city the previous night were taken. AFP
    Palestinians sit outside Al Shifa Hospital where casualties of Israeli air strikes on Gaza city the previous night were taken. AFP
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, hugs Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre in Tianjin, China. AP
    Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, hugs Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre in Tianjin, China. AP
  • A man carries a newborn buffalo calf through a flooded road after monsoon rains near the Chenab River in Punjab, Pakistan. Reuters
    A man carries a newborn buffalo calf through a flooded road after monsoon rains near the Chenab River in Punjab, Pakistan. Reuters
  • A competitor falls from the greased 'gostra' pole during St Julian’s feast in Malta. Reuters
    A competitor falls from the greased 'gostra' pole during St Julian’s feast in Malta. Reuters
  • Indonesian army shields lie on the ground near the Grahadi State Building, a heritage site recently burned during protests in Surabaya. AFP
    Indonesian army shields lie on the ground near the Grahadi State Building, a heritage site recently burned during protests in Surabaya. AFP
  • An injured Afghan boy receives treatment at a hospital after an earthquake in Afghanistan's Jalalabad. AFP
    An injured Afghan boy receives treatment at a hospital after an earthquake in Afghanistan's Jalalabad. AFP