• Marabou storks stand on a pile of recyclable plastic materials at a refuse site on the outskirts of Nairobi. Thomas Mukoya / AP Photo
    Marabou storks stand on a pile of recyclable plastic materials at a refuse site on the outskirts of Nairobi. Thomas Mukoya / AP Photo
  • After helping the driver of the submerged truck get to safety, a man floats on the freeway flooded by Hurricane Harvey near downtown Houston. Charlie Riedel / AP Photo
    After helping the driver of the submerged truck get to safety, a man floats on the freeway flooded by Hurricane Harvey near downtown Houston. Charlie Riedel / AP Photo
  • Revellers play with fireworks during the annual 'Corda' festival in the village of Paterna near Valencia, Spain. Heino Kalis / Reuters
    Revellers play with fireworks during the annual 'Corda' festival in the village of Paterna near Valencia, Spain. Heino Kalis / Reuters
  • Thailand's Ramnarong Sawekwiharee, left, competes against Indonesia's Reinaldi Atmanegara during their men's under 54kg taekwondo semi-final match at the South East Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur. Mohd Rafsan / AFP Photo
    Thailand's Ramnarong Sawekwiharee, left, competes against Indonesia's Reinaldi Atmanegara during their men's under 54kg taekwondo semi-final match at the South East Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur. Mohd Rafsan / AFP Photo
  • Visitors at the Jungle and Future Park in Tokyo reach out to touch colourful balloons known as "sound spheres" in an art and interactive music installation by teamLab. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo
    Visitors at the Jungle and Future Park in Tokyo reach out to touch colourful balloons known as "sound spheres" in an art and interactive music installation by teamLab. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo
  • A Muslim pilgrim prays at Jebel Al Nour where the Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Quran through Jabril in the Hera cave in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Suhaib Salem / Reuters
    A Muslim pilgrim prays at Jebel Al Nour where the Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Quran through Jabril in the Hera cave in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Suhaib Salem / Reuters
  • Tyrone Peachey of the Penrith Panthers is tackled by Kurt Mann of the St George Illawarra Dragons during their NRL match in Sydney. Mark Metcalfe / Getty Images
    Tyrone Peachey of the Penrith Panthers is tackled by Kurt Mann of the St George Illawarra Dragons during their NRL match in Sydney. Mark Metcalfe / Getty Images
  • Japan's Tsubasa Tomii pitches during the first inning of Little League World Series Championship baseball game against Lufkin, Texas. Matt Slocum / AP Photo
    Japan's Tsubasa Tomii pitches during the first inning of Little League World Series Championship baseball game against Lufkin, Texas. Matt Slocum / AP Photo
  • A Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jet of the Russian Knights aerobatic team performs a stunt at an airbase outside Moscow. Andrey Volkov / Reuters
    A Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jet of the Russian Knights aerobatic team performs a stunt at an airbase outside Moscow. Andrey Volkov / Reuters

World in focus - best photos for August 28, 2017


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