Best pictures from around the world

Published September 24, 2014
Japan's Kazuyasu Minobe (L) duels with South Korea's Jung Jinsun during the men's epee team fencing finals at Goyang gymnasium during the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon on September 23, 2014. — Photo by AFP
Japan's Kazuyasu Minobe (L) duels with South Korea's Jung Jinsun during the men's epee team fencing finals at Goyang gymnasium during the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon on September 23, 2014. — Photo by AFP
A Kurdish woman runs away from a water cannon near the Syrian border after Turkish authorities temporarily closed the border at the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, on September 22, 2014.— Photo by AFP
A Kurdish woman runs away from a water cannon near the Syrian border after Turkish authorities temporarily closed the border at the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, on September 22, 2014.— Photo by AFP
A Syrian Kurdish boy is vaccinated at the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province on September 23, 2014. — Photo by AFP
A Syrian Kurdish boy is vaccinated at the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province on September 23, 2014. — Photo by AFP
In this handout photograph received from the Delhi Police at the scene of the incident, an Indian schoolboy is confronted by a white tiger inside its enclosure at the Delhi Zoo in New Delhi on September 23, 2014. — Photo by AFP
In this handout photograph received from the Delhi Police at the scene of the incident, an Indian schoolboy is confronted by a white tiger inside its enclosure at the Delhi Zoo in New Delhi on September 23, 2014. — Photo by AFP
Tan Chye Chern of Malaysia bowls during the men's single's squad ‘A’ event of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, at the bowling venue in Anyang, near Incheon on September 23, 2014. — Photo by AFP
Tan Chye Chern of Malaysia bowls during the men's single's squad ‘A’ event of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, at the bowling venue in Anyang, near Incheon on September 23, 2014. — Photo by AFP
A spectator is pictured during team practice sessions at the Gleneagles golf course in Gleneagles, Scotland, on September 23, 2014, ahead of the 2014 Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the USA. — Photo by AFP
A spectator is pictured during team practice sessions at the Gleneagles golf course in Gleneagles, Scotland, on September 23, 2014, ahead of the 2014 Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the USA. — Photo by AFP

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