Best photos of August 31: Malaysian National Day to new school year in Dubai

  • Performers wave Malaysian flags during the country's 69th National Day celebrations in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Reuters
    Performers wave Malaysian flags during the country's 69th National Day celebrations in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Reuters
  • Members of the Royal Guard stand during a ceremony outside the Royal Palace, following the death of Norway's King Harald V, in Oslo. Reuters
    Members of the Royal Guard stand during a ceremony outside the Royal Palace, following the death of Norway's King Harald V, in Oslo. Reuters
  • A mourner is overcome with grief at the funeral of people killed in an armed gang attack, in Kenscoff, Haiti. Reuters
    A mourner is overcome with grief at the funeral of people killed in an armed gang attack, in Kenscoff, Haiti. Reuters
  • Relatives comfort the parents during their son's cremation in the aftermath of deadly flash floods, in Nepal's Chitwan district. AFP
    Relatives comfort the parents during their son's cremation in the aftermath of deadly flash floods, in Nepal's Chitwan district. AFP
  • Novak Djokovic on his way to being knocked out of the US Open men's singles in the first round by Argentina's Mariano Navone, at Flushing Meadows, New York City. AFP
    Novak Djokovic on his way to being knocked out of the US Open men's singles in the first round by Argentina's Mariano Navone, at Flushing Meadows, New York City. AFP
  • A male orangutan receiving treatment during a rescue operation in Indonesia. He was found unconscious and struggling to breathe on a palm-oil plantation, affected by smoke from wildfires. EPA
    A male orangutan receiving treatment during a rescue operation in Indonesia. He was found unconscious and struggling to breathe on a palm-oil plantation, affected by smoke from wildfires. EPA
  • An unusual welcome for pupils at Queen Elizabeth's School in Dubai, on the first day of the new academic year. Antonie Robertson / The National
    An unusual welcome for pupils at Queen Elizabeth's School in Dubai, on the first day of the new academic year. Antonie Robertson / The National