Posted September 16th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-4)
A Russian Soyuz TMA-21 space capsule descends about 150 km southeast of the Kazakh town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. NASA Astronaut Garan, Russian Cosmonauts Borisenko and Samokutyayev are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 27 and 28 crews. (AP)
Malaysians celebrate the 48th anniversary of Malaysia Day as well as the 54 years of Independence Day, in Kuala Lumpur. (Reuters)
Pakistani Navy personnel distribute aid to flood-affected villagers in Jhudo district. (AFP)
A resident carries a potted plant through floodwaters in Ang Thong province, 100 km (62 miles) north of Bangkok, Thailand. (Reuters)
Fighters loyal to Libya's new leaders fire their artillery during clashes with pro-Gadhafi armed men in the city of Bani Walid, southeast of Tripoli. (AFP)
A local rural worker stands near a carcass in a field covered with ash from Chile's Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano chain, which has been in a state of eruption since June 4, in the mountain resort of San Martin de Los Andes in Argentina's Patagonia region, September 15, 2011. (Reuters)
A man sets himself on fire outside a branch of Piraeus bank in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece. (AP)
Dancers rehearse ahead of their performance of ASA, a co-production between EDNO and the dance company Derida Dance, as part of Sofia Dance Week. The fourth annual Sofia Dance Week takes place from September 26 to October 1, 2011. (Reuters)
Grower Derek Neumann arrives with his award winning giant cabbage at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show in Harrogate, northern England. (Reuters)
A performer plays a game on an iPad while waiting for a Beijing opera performance, ahead of the closing ceremony of the 1st young Beijing Opera actors' arena contest in Beijing, China. (Reuters)