Best photos from August 31
Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground right, gestures, as he attends the Judo World Cup in the city of Chelyabinsk in Siberia, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. Putin is calling on Ukraine to immediately start talks on a political solution to the crisis .Alexei Druzhinin/The Associated Press
A Somali government soldier holds his fighting position against suspected militants during an attack at the Jilacow underground cell inside a national security compound in Mogadishu August 31, 2014.FEISAL OMAR/Reuters
A woman calls for assistance after being trapped by water at a flooded Ryparken S-train station during a heavy rainstorm in Copenhagen August 31, 2014.SCANPIX DENMARK/Reuters
A boy from the Musqueam First Nation in Vancouver waits to participate in the Squamish Nation Youth Pow Wow in North Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 31, 2014.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
Maria Sharapova, of Russia, serves against Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, during the fourth round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, in New York.Kathy Willens/The Associated Press
Thousands of rubber ducks float in the Danoube river in front of the Parliament in Budapest August 31, 2014. Fifty-two thousand rubber ducks wearing sunglasses were dropped during the "The Great Rubber Ducky Race 2014".LASZLO BALOGH/Reuters
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter acknowledges the crowd while being honoured in on-field ceremony before his final game at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sunday, August 31, 2014.Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press
French firemen carry a victim in the rubble of a building after an explosion collapsed it, in Rosny-sous-Bois, outside Paris, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. French authorities say a four-story building in a northeastern Paris suburb has collapsed after an explosion, killing a child. More people are thought to underneath the rubbleChristophe Ena/The Associated Press
Tungurahua volcano erupts near Banos August 31, 2014. Tungurahua, which means "Throat of Fire" in the local Quechua language, has been classified as active since 1999.STRINGER/Reuters
Competitors dive into the water during the Elite Men Championship at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in Edmonton, Alta., on Sunday August 31, 2014.JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press
Aaron Clemens, 27, from Hamilton, Ontario, dressed as Captain America, salutes as he walks past at the 2014 FanExpo Canada at the Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario on August 31, 2014.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Inter Milan's Mauro Icardi (R) hits an aerial ball during their Italian Serie A soccer match against Torino at Olympic Stadium in Turin August 31, 2014.GIORGIO PEROTTINO/Reuters