A look at the best news photos from around the world.
September 8, 2016
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A man lays flowers at the World War Two memorial in the former village of Khatyn, Belarus. Nazi troops killed 149 villagers on March 22, 1943, most of them children and women, and burned down their houses. The village was never restored again, according to historians.
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Dancers perform at the Seoul International Drama Awards in Seoul, South Korea.
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A Kyrgyz rider plays the traditional Central Asian sport Buzkashi, also known as Kok-Boru or Oglak Tartis, during the World Nomad Games 2016 in Cholpon-Ata on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul, some 270 kms outside the capital Bishkek.
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Wheelchair extreme athlete Aaron 'Wheelz' Fotheringham somersaults through a giant O, after speeding down a ramp, during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 7, 2016.