• Professional sumo wrestler Toyonoshima, left, lifts up a junior sumo wrestler during an exhibition for children held at the central post office building in Tokyo at a ring temporarily constructed for the event on August 29, 2015. Tsuno Yoshikazu / AFP
    Professional sumo wrestler Toyonoshima, left, lifts up a junior sumo wrestler during an exhibition for children held at the central post office building in Tokyo at a ring temporarily constructed for the event on August 29, 2015. Tsuno Yoshikazu / AFP
  • Ilya Shkurenev of Russia reacts as he competes in the pole vault event of the men’s decathlon during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 29, 2015. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    Ilya Shkurenev of Russia reacts as he competes in the pole vault event of the men’s decathlon during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 29, 2015. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • Miami Marlins’ JT Realmuto reacts as he is hit by a pitch from Washington Nationals reliever Blake Treinen during the ninth inning of a baseball game at Nationals Park, Friday, August 28, 2015, in Washington. The Marlins won 4-3. Alex Brandon / AP
    Miami Marlins’ JT Realmuto reacts as he is hit by a pitch from Washington Nationals reliever Blake Treinen during the ninth inning of a baseball game at Nationals Park, Friday, August 28, 2015, in Washington. The Marlins won 4-3. Alex Brandon / AP
  • Cuba’s Yordani Garcia lays on the track after falling in a men’s 110m hurdles decathlon heat at the World Athletic Championships at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, Saturday, August 29, 2015. Wong Maye-E / AP
    Cuba’s Yordani Garcia lays on the track after falling in a men’s 110m hurdles decathlon heat at the World Athletic Championships at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, Saturday, August 29, 2015. Wong Maye-E / AP
  • Danielle Williams of Jamaica crosses the finish line to win gold in the Women’s 100 metres hurdles final as Tiffany Porter of Great Britain, left, falls during day seven of the 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships Beijing 2015 at Beijing National Stadium on August 28, 2015 in Beijing, China. Michael Steele / Getty Images
    Danielle Williams of Jamaica crosses the finish line to win gold in the Women’s 100 metres hurdles final as Tiffany Porter of Great Britain, left, falls during day seven of the 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships Beijing 2015 at Beijing National Stadium on August 28, 2015 in Beijing, China. Michael Steele / Getty Images
  • A migrant family from Syria arrives as the sun rises on the beach on the island of Kos after crossing a three mile stretch of the Aegean Sea from Turkey August 28, 2015 in Kos, Greece. Migrants from the Middle East and North Africa continue to flood into Europe at a rate that marks the largest migration since World War II. Win McNamee / Getty Images
    A migrant family from Syria arrives as the sun rises on the beach on the island of Kos after crossing a three mile stretch of the Aegean Sea from Turkey August 28, 2015 in Kos, Greece. Migrants from the Middle East and North Africa continue to flood into Europe at a rate that marks the largest migration since World War II. Win McNamee / Getty Images
  • An Hindu devotee prior taking a bath the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India on Saturday, Auguat 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. Bernat Armangue / AP Photo
    An Hindu devotee prior taking a bath the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, India on Saturday, Auguat 29, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. Bernat Armangue / AP Photo
  • A KL Monorail train operated by Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd. travels along an elevated track as protesters gather during the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections rally, also known as Bershih, near the Jamek Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday, August 29, 2015. Malaysian security forces tightened control of Kuala Lumpur, deploying water cannons and riot police as thousands of protesters headed to the historic Independence Square to demand Prime Minister Najib Razak’s resignation. Sanjit Das / Bloomberg
    A KL Monorail train operated by Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd. travels along an elevated track as protesters gather during the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections rally, also known as Bershih, near the Jamek Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday, August 29, 2015. Malaysian security forces tightened control of Kuala Lumpur, deploying water cannons and riot police as thousands of protesters headed to the historic Independence Square to demand Prime Minister Najib Razak’s resignation. Sanjit Das / Bloomberg
  • Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, arrive to take a dip in a holy pond during the first “Shahi Snan” (grand bath) at “Kumbh Mela”, or Pitcher Festival, in Trimbakeshwar, India, August 29, 2015. Shailesh Andrade / Reuters
    Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, arrive to take a dip in a holy pond during the first “Shahi Snan” (grand bath) at “Kumbh Mela”, or Pitcher Festival, in Trimbakeshwar, India, August 29, 2015. Shailesh Andrade / Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for August 29, 2015

Rob Gurdebeke

August 29, 2015

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