This week around the world...



Muslims attend a mass prayer session Tarawih marking the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in a mosque in Makassar of Indonesia's South Sulawesi province.
 


Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers place sandbags to block a breaching dyke after heavy rainfalls hit the Fangshan district of Beijing, China.
 


An indigenous child swims in the Sao Miguel River during the Meeting of Traditional Cultures of Chapada dos Veadeiros. The annual event, currently in its 12th edition, celebrates Brazilian popular culture and the intersection between the various manifestations of traditional culture around the Midwest and across the country.
 


The audience reacts to US President Barack Obama's speech during the 2012 National Urban League Conference in New Orleans, US.
 


AC Milan's Mattia Valoti, right, is challenged by Schalke 04's Alexander Baumjohann during their friendly soccer match in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
 


A supporter of jailed members of female punk band Pussy Riot looks on with his mouth sewed up as he protests outside the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia.
 


Viktoria Komova of Russia attends a gymnastics training session at the North Greenwich Arena in London.
 


Soldiers jump as they take part during a military training session in muddy water at a military base in Jinan, Shandong province, China.
 
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