Best photos of September 2: Symbolic funerals in Nepal to King Haakon VIII taking the oath in Norway

  • Relatives mourn at symbolic funerals held for flood victims still missing, as effigies are cremated in accordance with Nepali Hindu rites, at a temple in Kathmandu. AFP
    Relatives mourn at symbolic funerals held for flood victims still missing, as effigies are cremated in accordance with Nepali Hindu rites, at a temple in Kathmandu. AFP
  • A crew member stands on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as it heads towards the port of Laem Chabang, Thailand. AFP
    A crew member stands on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as it heads towards the port of Laem Chabang, Thailand. AFP
  • A masked Israeli settler scuffles with foreign activists in the Kaabneh Bedouin community, near Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    A masked Israeli settler scuffles with foreign activists in the Kaabneh Bedouin community, near Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • Bharatiya Janata Party supporters engage in a skirmish with police during a protest against the state government in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir. AFP
    Bharatiya Janata Party supporters engage in a skirmish with police during a protest against the state government in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir. AFP
  • Vehicles cross the Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan, one of about 20 crossings linking Canada and the US. It opened last month. Reuters
    Vehicles cross the Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan, one of about 20 crossings linking Canada and the US. It opened last month. Reuters
  • Farmers at work in Karo, North Sumatra, as Mount Sinabung spews ash and thick smoke on the Indonesian island. AFP
    Farmers at work in Karo, North Sumatra, as Mount Sinabung spews ash and thick smoke on the Indonesian island. AFP
  • Boats head out to sea from Jimiya Fishing Port in Qingdao, China, as the autumn fishing season gets under way after a four-month summer moratorium. AFP
    Boats head out to sea from Jimiya Fishing Port in Qingdao, China, as the autumn fishing season gets under way after a four-month summer moratorium. AFP
  • Norway's King Haakon VIII takes the oath of allegiance to the constitution at the Norwegian parliament, with Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra by his side, in Oslo. EPA
    Norway's King Haakon VIII takes the oath of allegiance to the constitution at the Norwegian parliament, with Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra by his side, in Oslo. EPA