The week in photos
Pro independence supporters wave "estelada" or pro independence flags during a rally of "Junts pel Si" or "Together for YES" in Barcelona, Spain. Catalans vote Sunday in regional parliamentary elections that the breakaway camp hopes will give them a mandate to put their region on a path toward independence.Emilio Morenatti/The Associated Press
Hilary Benjamin sits in a recliner that belongs to her good friends Julie and John Bercik, after what is believed to be a tornado hit their house on Sonny Boy Lane in Johns Island, S.C. "I've been in this chair so any times, it's just weird to sit in it like this", Benjamin said before helping the Berciks' clean up their house.Mic Smith/The Associated Press
Local residents walk into the Chand Baori stepwell in Rajasthan, India. One day every year, celebrants can enter the 100-foot-deep, 1,200-year-old stepwell.Alex Ogle/AFP / Getty Images
A Latino couple carry a pinata of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Los Angeles. Trump accused Mexico of illegally sending drugs, crime and rapists to the U.S.Robyn Beck/AFP / Getty Images
Canadian Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy reacts joyously following his release from prison after being pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.AFP / Getty Images
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) stands with Pope Francis during the pope’s arrival ceremony at the White House in Washington.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
A man who sells chewable tobacco covers his items as a municipal worker fumigates to prevent mosquitoes from breeding in Lucknow, India.Rajesh Kumar Singh/The Associated Press
Two girls from an Islamic commune walk to Eid Al Adha prayers in Makassar, Indonesia.Agung Parameswara/Getty Images
A metalsmith lights his cigarette while sharpening a knife for the annual Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.Farooq Naeem/AFP / Getty Images
University students in military uniforms and gas masks walk through chemicals during a special military training in Beijing, China.CHINA DAILY/Reuters
Sumo wrestlers hold up crying babies during a "Baby-cry Sumo" event at the Irugi Shrine in Tokyo. Japanese parents believe that sumo wrestlers can help make babies cry out a wish to grow up with good health.Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP / Getty Images
A male deer roars in a field near the village of Dobrovolya, southwest of Minsk.Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters