• Refugees from Syria, Iraq and Pakistan sleep at the central station in Frankfurt, Germany. Refugees arrived on a train from Austria during the night. They will be taken to refugee shelters. Boris Roessler / EPA
    Refugees from Syria, Iraq and Pakistan sleep at the central station in Frankfurt, Germany. Refugees arrived on a train from Austria during the night. They will be taken to refugee shelters. Boris Roessler / EPA
  • A sleeping man can be seen through the window of a train after it arrived with refugees at the main railway station in Dortmund, western Germany. The country may take in one million refugees this year, up from the record 800,000 arrivals predicted so far, Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said. Maja Hitij / AFP Photo / DPA
    A sleeping man can be seen through the window of a train after it arrived with refugees at the main railway station in Dortmund, western Germany. The country may take in one million refugees this year, up from the record 800,000 arrivals predicted so far, Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said. Maja Hitij / AFP Photo / DPA
  • Mendocino County firefighters rest after defending homes in Hidden Valley Lake, in Lake County, Califoria. Two of California’s fastest-burning wildfires in decades overtook several Northern California towns, destroying homes and sending residents fleeing. Kent Porter / The Press Democrat via AP
    Mendocino County firefighters rest after defending homes in Hidden Valley Lake, in Lake County, Califoria. Two of California’s fastest-burning wildfires in decades overtook several Northern California towns, destroying homes and sending residents fleeing. Kent Porter / The Press Democrat via AP
  • A motorcycle sits among burnt remains from a wildfire in Middletown, California. Two of California’s fastest-burning wildfires in decades overtook several Northern California towns, destroying homes and sending residents fleeing. Kent Porter / The Press Democrat via AP
    A motorcycle sits among burnt remains from a wildfire in Middletown, California. Two of California’s fastest-burning wildfires in decades overtook several Northern California towns, destroying homes and sending residents fleeing. Kent Porter / The Press Democrat via AP
  • A Maasai Warriors cricket player gets ready to play a shot during a cricket match between Maasai Warriors and Glenvista Cricket Club invitational side at the Klipriviersberg Recreation Centre in Alberton. The Maasai Cricket Warriors, an ethnic group from Kenya, are visiting South Africa playing cricket to raise awareness for the fight against rhino poaching. In 2014, South Africa lost a record of 1,215 rhinos to illegal poaching. Stefan Heunis / AFP
    A Maasai Warriors cricket player gets ready to play a shot during a cricket match between Maasai Warriors and Glenvista Cricket Club invitational side at the Klipriviersberg Recreation Centre in Alberton. The Maasai Cricket Warriors, an ethnic group from Kenya, are visiting South Africa playing cricket to raise awareness for the fight against rhino poaching. In 2014, South Africa lost a record of 1,215 rhinos to illegal poaching. Stefan Heunis / AFP
  • People throw stones at a riot vehicle during clashes after the traditional rally to commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the 1973 Coup d’etat by General Augusto Pinochet in Santiago de Chile, Chile. During the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, according to official figures, some 3,200 Chileans were killed by state agents, of which 1,192 are still listed as missing prisoners. Felipe Trueba / EPA
    People throw stones at a riot vehicle during clashes after the traditional rally to commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the 1973 Coup d’etat by General Augusto Pinochet in Santiago de Chile, Chile. During the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, according to official figures, some 3,200 Chileans were killed by state agents, of which 1,192 are still listed as missing prisoners. Felipe Trueba / EPA
  • Novak Djokovic of Serbia follows the flight of his ball as he returns to Roger Federer of Switzerland during their men’s singles final match at the US Open Championships tennis tournament in New York. Eduardo Munoz / Reuters
    Novak Djokovic of Serbia follows the flight of his ball as he returns to Roger Federer of Switzerland during their men’s singles final match at the US Open Championships tennis tournament in New York. Eduardo Munoz / Reuters
  • Workers use court drying equipment after rain delayed the start of the men’s singles final match between Roger Federer of Switzerland and Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the US Open Championships tennis tournament in New York. Carlo Allegri / Reuters
    Workers use court drying equipment after rain delayed the start of the men’s singles final match between Roger Federer of Switzerland and Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the US Open Championships tennis tournament in New York. Carlo Allegri / Reuters

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World in focus — best photos for September 14, 2015

Rob Gurdebeke

September 14, 2015

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A look at the best photos from around the world.

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