• A picador and his horse fall as a bull charges during the Atlantique corrida in Bayonne. AFP
    A picador and his horse fall as a bull charges during the Atlantique corrida in Bayonne. AFP
  • An Ivorian man with a painted face poses attends the Generation festival in Cocody village, Ivory Coast. The three century old festival honours the Ebrie people, members of the ethnic group Akan, who are best known for the large kingdom of Ashante, which evolved into what is now Ghana. The western most Akan peoples, the Agni, Baoul, and several smaller groups are descendants of people who fled from Ashante and now make up about one fifth of the Ivorian population. Each year the Ebrie gather to honour their ancestry. Legnan Koula / EPA
    An Ivorian man with a painted face poses attends the Generation festival in Cocody village, Ivory Coast. The three century old festival honours the Ebrie people, members of the ethnic group Akan, who are best known for the large kingdom of Ashante, which evolved into what is now Ghana. The western most Akan peoples, the Agni, Baoul, and several smaller groups are descendants of people who fled from Ashante and now make up about one fifth of the Ivorian population. Each year the Ebrie gather to honour their ancestry. Legnan Koula / EPA
  • Marc VDS Racing Team’s Australian rider Jack Miller comes off his Honda during MotoGP qualifying at the motorcycling British Grand Prix at Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire, southern England. Oli Scarff / AFP
    Marc VDS Racing Team’s Australian rider Jack Miller comes off his Honda during MotoGP qualifying at the motorcycling British Grand Prix at Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire, southern England. Oli Scarff / AFP
  • Members of the Saudi Arabia delegation arrive at Hangzhou Xiaoshan international airport before the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Damir Sagolj / Reuters
    Members of the Saudi Arabia delegation arrive at Hangzhou Xiaoshan international airport before the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Damir Sagolj / Reuters
  • The windscreen of a car inside of Gabon’s opposition leader Jean Ping’s headquarters in Libreville is shattered. Post-election violence in Gabon has claimed two more lives, sources said September 2, after President Ali Bongo was proclaimed winner of last week’s vote while main challenger Jean Ping claimed victory for himself. One of the two new victims was a policeman, the first member of the Gabonese security forces listed as killed in the violence sparked by the announcement on August 31 of Bongo’s victory in last weekend’s election. Marco Longari / AFP
    The windscreen of a car inside of Gabon’s opposition leader Jean Ping’s headquarters in Libreville is shattered. Post-election violence in Gabon has claimed two more lives, sources said September 2, after President Ali Bongo was proclaimed winner of last week’s vote while main challenger Jean Ping claimed victory for himself. One of the two new victims was a policeman, the first member of the Gabonese security forces listed as killed in the violence sparked by the announcement on August 31 of Bongo’s victory in last weekend’s election. Marco Longari / AFP
  • Bailey Mes of the Silver Ferns and Sharni Layton of the Diamonds compete for the ball during the International Test match between the Australian Diamonds and the New Zealand Silver Ferns at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne, Australia. Scott Barbour / Getty Images
    Bailey Mes of the Silver Ferns and Sharni Layton of the Diamonds compete for the ball during the International Test match between the Australian Diamonds and the New Zealand Silver Ferns at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne, Australia. Scott Barbour / Getty Images
  • Milwaukee Brewers’ Jake Elmore (7) reaches to touch home plate after sliding around the tag by Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh. Elmore was called safe, the Pirates challenged, and safe call stood. The Brewers won 7-4. Gene J. Puskar / AP Photo
    Milwaukee Brewers’ Jake Elmore (7) reaches to touch home plate after sliding around the tag by Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh. Elmore was called safe, the Pirates challenged, and safe call stood. The Brewers won 7-4. Gene J. Puskar / AP Photo
  • Olympic gold medallist Laurie Hernandez performs flips from the mound before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the baseball game between the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals in New York. Kathy Kmonicek / AP Photo
    Olympic gold medallist Laurie Hernandez performs flips from the mound before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the baseball game between the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals in New York. Kathy Kmonicek / AP Photo
  • Competitors prepare before the swim stage during the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Sunshine Coast, Australia. Matt Roberts / Getty Images
    Competitors prepare before the swim stage during the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Sunshine Coast, Australia. Matt Roberts / Getty Images
  • Store employee Talia Pershall, 16, places bottles of syrup back on a shelf while cleaning up at White’s Foodliner grocery store in Pawnee, Oklahoma following a 5.6 magnitude morning earthquake in north-central Oklahoma. The trembler in the edge of the state’s key energy-producing areas rattled the Midwest from Nebraska to North Texas. David Bitton / The News Press via AP
    Store employee Talia Pershall, 16, places bottles of syrup back on a shelf while cleaning up at White’s Foodliner grocery store in Pawnee, Oklahoma following a 5.6 magnitude morning earthquake in north-central Oklahoma. The trembler in the edge of the state’s key energy-producing areas rattled the Midwest from Nebraska to North Texas. David Bitton / The News Press via AP
  • Jason Day of Australia plays a shot on the fifth hole during the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts. David Cannon / Getty Images / AFP
    Jason Day of Australia plays a shot on the fifth hole during the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts. David Cannon / Getty Images / AFP

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World in focus — best photos for September 4, 2016

Rob Gurdebeke

September 04, 2016

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A look at the best photos from around the world today.

Who's who in Yemen conflict

Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government

Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south

Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory

'Champions'

Director: Manuel Calvo
Stars: Yassir Al Saggaf and Fatima Al Banawi
Rating: 2/5
 

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