Photos of the week: Shots fired in Hong Kong and two years to Rohingya exodus
From what is believed to be the first instance of a live round being fired by Hong Kong police in the direction of demonstrators in three months of escalating violence in the financial hub to two years since the dislocation of the Rohingya people from Myanmar –photos of the week from around the world.
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Police officers point their guns towards anti-extradition bill protesters after a clash, at Tsuen Wan, in Hong Kong. A Hong Kong police officer fired at least one gunshot on August 25 after a pro-democracy rally descended into violent clashes. It is believed to be the first time a live round has been fired by police in three months of escalating violence. (Tyrone Siu / REUTERS)
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A Nepalese priest performs rituals for a devotee during Kuse Aunsi festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. Kuse Aunsi is a festival of Nepal where fathers, living or dead, are honoured. Children with living fathers show their appreciation by giving presents and sweets and those whose fathers are deceased pay tributes at the Gokarneshwar temple. (Niranjan Shrestha / AP)
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A house is seen surrounded by land scorched by wildfires near Vila Nova Samuel, Brazil. Lingering smoke in the Amazon has caused concern among Brazilians who say that respiratory problems, particularly among children and the elderly, have increased as fires in the region rage. (Victor R. Caivano / AP)
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Women in procession dance outside a slavery memorial site near the Bodo river in Kanga Nianze village, in Tiassale, Ivory Coast. Men and women captured in Ivory Coast and sold into slavery 400 years ago would take their final bath in the river before being loaded onto ships. (Luc Gnago / REUTERS)
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