• Spectators watch as runners compete in the 42nd Berlin marathon, in Berlin, Germany. Hannibal Hanschke / Reuters
    Spectators watch as runners compete in the 42nd Berlin marathon, in Berlin, Germany. Hannibal Hanschke / Reuters
  • A palace guard stands for a portrait photograph at the entrance to the Emir of Katsina’s palace before the start of the Durbar street procession in Katsina, northwest Nigeria. Durbar is celebrated across the northern part of Nigeria as part of Islamic “Sallah” festivals. Akintunde Akinleye / Reuters
    A palace guard stands for a portrait photograph at the entrance to the Emir of Katsina’s palace before the start of the Durbar street procession in Katsina, northwest Nigeria. Durbar is celebrated across the northern part of Nigeria as part of Islamic “Sallah” festivals. Akintunde Akinleye / Reuters
  • Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain tosses his trophy into the air as he stands on the podium after winning the Japanese F1 Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Toru Hanai / Reuters
    Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain tosses his trophy into the air as he stands on the podium after winning the Japanese F1 Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Toru Hanai / Reuters
  • A boy reacts as a butterfly stops on his nose during a butterfly exhibition at a park in Kunming, Yunnan province, China. Stringer / Reuters
    A boy reacts as a butterfly stops on his nose during a butterfly exhibition at a park in Kunming, Yunnan province, China. Stringer / Reuters
  • Germany’s Quirin Herterich walks on the line during the Highline Extreme event in Moleson peak, western Switzerland. Fifty of the European best slackliners compete on six different lines ranging from 45 metres to 495 metres. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
    Germany’s Quirin Herterich walks on the line during the Highline Extreme event in Moleson peak, western Switzerland. Fifty of the European best slackliners compete on six different lines ranging from 45 metres to 495 metres. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
  • A fishing boat overcrowded by Syrian refugees approaches at a beach on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea from the Turkish coast to Lesbos. Yannis Behrakis / Reuters
    A fishing boat overcrowded by Syrian refugees approaches at a beach on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea from the Turkish coast to Lesbos. Yannis Behrakis / Reuters
  • The wind lifts Pope Francis’ mantle as he delivers his speech in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Tony Gentile / Pool Photo via AP
    The wind lifts Pope Francis’ mantle as he delivers his speech in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Tony Gentile / Pool Photo via AP
  • John Klatt and the Air National Guard MXS (right) and Mike Wiskus and the Lucas Oil Pitts take to the skies at the Memphis Airshow, in Millington, Tenn. Brandon Dill / Invision for John Klatt Airshows, Inc / AP
    John Klatt and the Air National Guard MXS (right) and Mike Wiskus and the Lucas Oil Pitts take to the skies at the Memphis Airshow, in Millington, Tenn. Brandon Dill / Invision for John Klatt Airshows, Inc / AP
  • Heavyweight boxer Deontay Wilder jumps reacts after defeating Johann Duhaupas, of France, after the referee calls a TKO in the eleventh round during a WBC heavyweight title boxing match in Birmingham, Alabama. Mark Almond / The Tuscaloosa News via AP
    Heavyweight boxer Deontay Wilder jumps reacts after defeating Johann Duhaupas, of France, after the referee calls a TKO in the eleventh round during a WBC heavyweight title boxing match in Birmingham, Alabama. Mark Almond / The Tuscaloosa News via AP
  • People watch rescuers try to pull 50-year-old woman Zhao Hongxia out of a well in Xinhu township of Changchun, Jilin province, China. Zhao, who suffered from mental illness, was killed after falling into and being stuck in the well at a depth of 13 metres for over five hours. The well was very narrow so rescuers had to excavate a wider opening and dismantle the well piece by piece to reach her, local media reported. Stringer / Reuters
    People watch rescuers try to pull 50-year-old woman Zhao Hongxia out of a well in Xinhu township of Changchun, Jilin province, China. Zhao, who suffered from mental illness, was killed after falling into and being stuck in the well at a depth of 13 metres for over five hours. The well was very narrow so rescuers had to excavate a wider opening and dismantle the well piece by piece to reach her, local media reported. Stringer / Reuters

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World in focus — best photos for September 27, 2015

Rob Gurdebeke

September 27, 2015

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