• Nepali Hindu women dance after paying homage to Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, as they celebrate the Teej festival at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu. Prakash Mathema/AFP
    Nepali Hindu women dance after paying homage to Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, as they celebrate the Teej festival at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu. Prakash Mathema/AFP
  • Farmers harvest lotus roots in Haian in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
    Farmers harvest lotus roots in Haian in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
  • A Syrian digs a cave in the southern countryside of Idlib province in anticipation for an upcoming offensive. Amer Alhamwe/AFP
    A Syrian digs a cave in the southern countryside of Idlib province in anticipation for an upcoming offensive. Amer Alhamwe/AFP
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a session of parliament in Berlin. Filip Singer/EPA
    German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a session of parliament in Berlin. Filip Singer/EPA
  • Books encircle the main hall of the Bibliothek des Rechtswissenschaftlichen Instituts of the University of Zurich, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
    Books encircle the main hall of the Bibliothek des Rechtswissenschaftlichen Instituts of the University of Zurich, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
  • Members of the Malaysian Armed Forces take part in a Trooping of Colours ceremony, in conjunction with Malaysian King Sultan Muhammad V's official birthday, in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Ahmad Yusni/EPA
    Members of the Malaysian Armed Forces take part in a Trooping of Colours ceremony, in conjunction with Malaysian King Sultan Muhammad V's official birthday, in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Ahmad Yusni/EPA
  • A soldier waves after visiting a natural history museum and zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea. Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
    A soldier waves after visiting a natural history museum and zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea. Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
  • Brazil forward Neymar dribbles the ball as El Salvador defender Roberto Dom’nguez chases him during an international friendly soccer match at FedEx Field in Landover, US. Geoff Burke/Reuters
    Brazil forward Neymar dribbles the ball as El Salvador defender Roberto Dom’nguez chases him during an international friendly soccer match at FedEx Field in Landover, US. Geoff Burke/Reuters
  • Beachcombers ride on a donkey-pulled cart during their search for seashells that have washed in with the tide, in Huludao, Liaoning province, China. Reuters
    Beachcombers ride on a donkey-pulled cart during their search for seashells that have washed in with the tide, in Huludao, Liaoning province, China. Reuters
  • Johnny Mercer's Fishing Pier juts into the Atlantic Ocean two days before Hurricane Florence is expected to strike Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, US. Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA
    Johnny Mercer's Fishing Pier juts into the Atlantic Ocean two days before Hurricane Florence is expected to strike Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, US. Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA
  • This aerial photo shows a bulldozer working on imported mineral powder at a port in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
    This aerial photo shows a bulldozer working on imported mineral powder at a port in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
  • EMT with the Fire Department of New York and first responder Jason Butscher takes a photo while standing within the Tribute In Light installation as it is illuminated over lower Manhattan marking the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
    EMT with the Fire Department of New York and first responder Jason Butscher takes a photo while standing within the Tribute In Light installation as it is illuminated over lower Manhattan marking the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
  • A pigeon flies over the river Main with the European Central Bank in the background in Frankfurt, Germany. Michael Probst/AP Photo
    A pigeon flies over the river Main with the European Central Bank in the background in Frankfurt, Germany. Michael Probst/AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for September 12, 2018

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