Children sit on a tire in Turkham Nangarhar bordering Pakistan. Turkham is a border-crossing town in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan and the Khyber Agency of Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. (AFP)

Indonesia's navy soldiers march during a ceremony to mark the 66th anniversary of the Indonesia National Military at the Cilangkap military headquarters in Jakarta. (Reuters)

Indian artists Kandha Panday, right, and Shiva Sharma dressed as Hindu god Rama and his brother Lakshman have paint applied to their faces ahead of a religious procession during the Dussehra festival in Allahabad, India. (AP)

A riot policeman punches Greek photojournalist Tatiana Bolari during a demonstration in Athens' Syntagma (Constitution) Square. (Reuters)

A worker lies on cotton as he rests at a cotton purchase station in Wuhu, Anhui province. (Reuters)

Dancers participate in a celebration of Matsu, the Chinese goddess of the sea on Nangan Island in Taiwan's outlying Matsu Island chain. Falling on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, worshipers celebrate the anniversary of the island's beloved goddess Matsu, known as the protector of fishermen. (AP)

A photo provided by the Association of Surfing Professionals shows Ramzi Boukhiam, of Morocco, competing in the Quiksilver Pro France surfing competition, in Hossegor, France. (AP)

An ethnic Pa-O woman carries firewood near the Inle Lake. Inle Lake, Burma's second largest lake, is located 908 meters above sea level at Shan Hills and is one of the country's most popular tourist sites. (Reuters)