A firefighter steps back while working to douse a forest fire in Alvaiazere, Portugal. (Francisco Seco/AP)
A helicopter drops water over a forest fire in Alvaiazere. More than 10 fires are active in Portugal, according to the Civil Defence. (RAFAEL MARCHANTE/REUTERS)
A Nepalese potter makes a pot on a wheel in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Niranjan Shrestha/AP)
Pro-Telangana and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters scuffle with police during a protest in New Delhi, India. The supporters were demanding a separate Telangana state carved out of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. (ADNAN ABIDI/REUTERS)
School principal Bonnie Kent welcomes students on their first day of school at Simon Fraser School in Vancouver. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)
A car is seen after falling into a sinkhole on the Highway 174 off-ramp at Jeanne D'arc Boulevard in Ottawa. A driver suffered minor injuries. (Ottawa Fire Department/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Performer Iuliia Mykhailova rehearses the Water Bowl act during a preview of Cirque du Soleil's latest show, Amaluna, in Toronto. The show opens September 6 and runs till November 4. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Mississippi delegates wave flags as they watch the first session of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. (CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS)
Parti Quebecois supporters cheer as election results are posted at the party headquarters in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson/THE CANADIAN PRESS)