• Devotees light up paper money during an event to mark the Hungry Ghost Festival in Yuen Long district, Hong Kong. AFP
    Devotees light up paper money during an event to mark the Hungry Ghost Festival in Yuen Long district, Hong Kong. AFP
  • Pornchai Kaokaew of Thailand and Muhamad Norhaffizi Abd Razak of Malaysia in action during the Men's Team Regu Gold Medal Match at the Asian Games, Palembang, Indonesia. Reuters
    Pornchai Kaokaew of Thailand and Muhamad Norhaffizi Abd Razak of Malaysia in action during the Men's Team Regu Gold Medal Match at the Asian Games, Palembang, Indonesia. Reuters
  • A woman hugs her family member after she was rescued during a fire at a residential building in Mumbai, India. Reuters
    A woman hugs her family member after she was rescued during a fire at a residential building in Mumbai, India. Reuters
  • Rohingya refugees offer Eid Al Adha prayers at the Jamtoli refugee camp in Ukhia district near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. AFP
    Rohingya refugees offer Eid Al Adha prayers at the Jamtoli refugee camp in Ukhia district near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. AFP
  • South Korean Kim Byeongosun, 88, meets with his North Korean younger sister Kim Sun-ok, 81, during the last-day of inter-Korean family reunions at Mount Kumgang resort, North Korea. EPA
    South Korean Kim Byeongosun, 88, meets with his North Korean younger sister Kim Sun-ok, 81, during the last-day of inter-Korean family reunions at Mount Kumgang resort, North Korea. EPA
  • A man holds a picture of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez as he takes part in a rally in support of the economic measures taken by President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas. AFP
    A man holds a picture of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez as he takes part in a rally in support of the economic measures taken by President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas. AFP
  • Rohingya refugee children ride on a swing ride on the day of Eid Al Adha in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Reuters
    Rohingya refugee children ride on a swing ride on the day of Eid Al Adha in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Reuters
  • Muslims attend a prayer service to celebrate Eid Al Adha in Labuhan Lombok village, on Indonesia's Lombok island. AFP
    Muslims attend a prayer service to celebrate Eid Al Adha in Labuhan Lombok village, on Indonesia's Lombok island. AFP
  • Residents playing with water on a field next to their temporary shelter in the village of Sugian on Indonesia's Lombok island, after a series of recent earthquakes. AFP
    Residents playing with water on a field next to their temporary shelter in the village of Sugian on Indonesia's Lombok island, after a series of recent earthquakes. AFP
  • Tourists visit navy ships that arrived at Cozumel island, in Mexico. The ships of Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico participate in the ship race Velas Latinoamerica. EPA
    Tourists visit navy ships that arrived at Cozumel island, in Mexico. The ships of Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico participate in the ship race Velas Latinoamerica. EPA

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