September 16, 2016

Swimmers from top to bottom; Uzbekistan's Shokhsanamkhon Toshpulatova, Ukraine's Anna Stetsenko, Poland's Joanna Mendak, Uzbekistan's Muslima Odilova and Fotimakhon Amilova compete in the Women's 100m Freestyle at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Venezuelan opposition activists march in Caracas, demanding the government set the date for a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro.

Advocates with Oxfam America place hundreds of life jackets on the ground along the New York City waterfront in Brooklyn to draw attention to the refugee crisis. Many of the life jackets had been used by adult and child refugees and collected on the beaches in Greece.

Alfonso Perez, of the Dominican Republic, cheers at the start of a naturalization ceremony for 755 new United States citizens at Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves baseball team in Atlanta, Georgia. Saturday marks Constitution Day and Citizenship Day in the U.S.

Egyptian soldiers stand on the deck of the BPC Anwar el-Sadat military cruise ship during a flag ceremony in Saint-Nazaire, western France.

A pair of Ronald Reagan's cowboy boots sit in a case at Christie's where items from the former U.S. president and Nancy Reagan's California home are to be auctioned in New York City. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute.

Residents hold up lanterns during the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival at a park in Hong Kong.

A man walks along empty benches in an Oktoberfest tent prior to the opening of the Oktoberfest beer festival at the Theresienwiese fairgrounds in Munich, southern Germany. The world's biggest beer festival opens on Sept. 17, 2016, and runs until Oct. 3, 2016.

Women hold umbrellas and wade through a waterlogged street in the rain in Hyderabad, India. Monsoon season in India begins in June and ends in October.

LED white roses are lit up as the sun sets at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park in Serdang outside of Kuala Lumpur.The roses are part of an installation, "Light Sensation," aimed to promote unity and celebrate Malaysia Day.

Members of the public admire vegetables on display on the first day of the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show held at the Great Yorkshire Showground, in Harrogate, northern England.

Bruce Harkness practices for the drum major competition during the start of the Highland Games and Festival at Loon Mountain, in Lincoln, New Hampshire.

Palestinians ride horses during a Bedouin festival in the central Gaza Strip.

A model wears a creation by designers Teatum Jones during their Spring/Summer 2017 runway show at London Fashion Week in London.