• A reveller’s reflection in the mirror she gets ready to participate in the “Fireball Festival” in the main street of Nejapa, 20km north of San Salvador, on August 31, 2015. Marvin Recinos / AFP Photo
    A reveller’s reflection in the mirror she gets ready to participate in the “Fireball Festival” in the main street of Nejapa, 20km north of San Salvador, on August 31, 2015. Marvin Recinos / AFP Photo
  • The “Fireball Festival” dating from 1922, is held in honour of Saint Jeronimo and recalls the 1658 eruption of the San Salvador volcano that destroyed Nejapa. Marvin Recinos / AFP Photo
    The “Fireball Festival” dating from 1922, is held in honour of Saint Jeronimo and recalls the 1658 eruption of the San Salvador volcano that destroyed Nejapa. Marvin Recinos / AFP Photo
  • Indonesian child jockey Egi, 8, poses for a photograph before he participates in a horse race marking Indonesia’s 70th independence anniversary, in Bima. Mast Irham / EPA
    Indonesian child jockey Egi, 8, poses for a photograph before he participates in a horse race marking Indonesia’s 70th independence anniversary, in Bima. Mast Irham / EPA
  • Visitors run away from a wave caused by a tidal bore which surged past a barrier on the banks of Qiantang River, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. China Daily / Reuters
    Visitors run away from a wave caused by a tidal bore which surged past a barrier on the banks of Qiantang River, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. China Daily / Reuters
  • A nomadic herder combs pashmina wool from a goat in the valley of Kharnak, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Prashanth Vishwanathan / Bloomberg
    A nomadic herder combs pashmina wool from a goat in the valley of Kharnak, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Prashanth Vishwanathan / Bloomberg
  • An Indian artist with his body painted with the likeness of a tiger dances during the ‘Pulikali’ or Tiger Dance procession in Thrissur, Kerala state, India. Arun Sankar K / AP Photo
    An Indian artist with his body painted with the likeness of a tiger dances during the ‘Pulikali’ or Tiger Dance procession in Thrissur, Kerala state, India. Arun Sankar K / AP Photo
  • A nomadic goatherd's tent sits illuminated at night in the valley of Kharnak, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Prashanth Vishwanathan / Bloomberg
    A nomadic goatherd's tent sits illuminated at night in the valley of Kharnak, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Prashanth Vishwanathan / Bloomberg
  • A girl walks by policemen on guard during a protest in Kiev. Genya Savilov / AFP Photo
    A girl walks by policemen on guard during a protest in Kiev. Genya Savilov / AFP Photo
  • A smoke grenade is thrown towards police during a clash between protesters and police after a vote to give greater powers to the east in front of the Parliament in Kiev, Ukraine. Efrem Lukatsky / AP Photo
    A smoke grenade is thrown towards police during a clash between protesters and police after a vote to give greater powers to the east in front of the Parliament in Kiev, Ukraine. Efrem Lukatsky / AP Photo

World in focus — best photos for September 1, 2015


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A look at the best photos from around the world.