Best photos of August 17: Marble-waste site in Rajasthan to mass wedding in Erbil

  • A sprawling expanse of white marble waste in Rajasthan's Kishangarh city, India, is drawing visitors to a landscape that resembles a snow-covered valley more than a dumping ground. AFP
    A sprawling expanse of white marble waste in Rajasthan's Kishangarh city, India, is drawing visitors to a landscape that resembles a snow-covered valley more than a dumping ground. AFP
  • Athletes take on the water jump in the 3000m Men's Steeplechase Final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, Britain. EPA
    Athletes take on the water jump in the 3000m Men's Steeplechase Final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, Britain. EPA
  • A dog dressed in an Ekeko (Andean god of abundance) costume takes part in a parade on the feast day of San Roque, in La Paz, Bolivia. Reuters
    A dog dressed in an Ekeko (Andean god of abundance) costume takes part in a parade on the feast day of San Roque, in La Paz, Bolivia. Reuters
  • The aftermath of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Colombia last week, killing nearly 300 people with the death toll expected to rise. Pictured is a neighbourhood in Quibdo. AFP
    The aftermath of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Colombia last week, killing nearly 300 people with the death toll expected to rise. Pictured is a neighbourhood in Quibdo. AFP
  • A military skydive takes place over the Presidential Palace in Jakarta during a ceremony marking Indonesia's 81st independence day. Reuters
    A military skydive takes place over the Presidential Palace in Jakarta during a ceremony marking Indonesia's 81st independence day. Reuters
  • Tourists pose for photos next to the twisted roots of a tree at the Dray Nur waterfall in Dak Lak province, Vietnam. AFP
    Tourists pose for photos next to the twisted roots of a tree at the Dray Nur waterfall in Dak Lak province, Vietnam. AFP
  • Goats avoid a crack in the road in Marapokot, East Nusa Tenggara, following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in eastern Indonesia. AFP
    Goats avoid a crack in the road in Marapokot, East Nusa Tenggara, following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in eastern Indonesia. AFP
  • Scores of couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony on the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, in Akre, 100km north of Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. AFP
    Scores of couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony on the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, in Akre, 100km north of Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. AFP