Villagers stand in neck-deep water in a protest against the state government’s move to increase water levels of regional dams, causing flooding of their farmland, at Khandwa village of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. (AFP)

Thousands of protesters show their refusal for the launch of national education in schools as they take part in a demonstration outside government headquarters in Hong Kong. (Reuters)

Texas Rangers’ Ian Kinsler, bottom left, beats the tag by Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas after hitting a triple during the 10th inning of a baseball game, September 6, 2012, in Kansas City, Missour. (AP)

People run as falling rocks land near their vehicle after the area was hit by earthquake in Zhaotong town, Yiliang County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. A series of earthquakes collapsed houses and triggered landslides in a remote mountainous part of southwestern China where damage was preventing rescues and communications were disrupted. (AP)

A Saluki dog wearing a gold collar takes part in the Arabian Saluki beauty contest at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian exhibtion in the Emirati capital. (AFP)

NATO-led peacekeepers in Kosovo (KFOR) stand at attention during a KFOR change of command ceremony in Pristina, Kosovo. (AFP)

An Indonesian carries buckets of water he collected from a dried up lake in Gunung Kidul, central Java. Some parts in the densely populated island have been hit by drought, forcing villagers to walk miles to find water. (AP)

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany is reflected in a firefighter helmet, during the second free practice at the Monza Formula One circuit, in Monza, Italy. (AP)

American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift performs at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, September 6, 2012. (AP)