September 7, 2014

Pro-democracy activists brace themselves during a drill to simulate the scenario of being sprayed with a water cannon at the upcoming "Occupy Central" movement rally in Hong Kong.

A soldier on horseback performs a sword attack during the Cavalry Day show in Warsaw, Poland.

Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain drinks champagne from his winner's trophy after winning the Italian F1 Grand Prix in Monza, Italy.

A white stork feasts on a cricket it caught on the pitch, during the cricket One Day International final between South Africa and Australia in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sept. 6, 2014.

A Kashmiri flood victim looses his balance on his makeshift boat after he was hit by a wave as he tries to travel to a safer place in Srinagar, India. Authorities declared a disaster alert in the northern region after heavy rain hit villages across the Kashmir valley, causing the worst flooding in two decades.

A Kurdish peshmerga fighter takes up position against the Islamic State on the Khazir frontline leading to Mosul, Iraq.

History enthusiasts ride vintage "Taxi de la Marne" during a parade, as part of activities to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First Battle of the Marne in Paris, France. Parisian taxis were requisitioned by the French Army to transport troops from Paris to the First Battle of the Marne in early September 1914 during WWI.

A rabbit jumps during the Kaninhop (rabbit-jumping) competition in Weissenbrunn vorm Wald, Germany.

Chimney sweeps standing on rooftops take part in a parade during the 33th International Meeting of Chimney Sweeps in the small village of Santa Maria Maggiore in the Vigezzo Valley, Italy. Some 1,000 chimney sweeps, coming from all over the world, celebrate and remember their particular ancient job, recalling the sacrifice of generations of chimney sweeps who emigrated from the valley since the 14th Century.

German Oliver Struempfl competes to set a new world record in carrying one liter beer mugs over a distance of 40 m (131 ft 3 in) in Abensberg.

Hot air balloons makes their way past the rising moon as the sun sets near Encinitas, California, USA, Sept. 6, 2014.

A tourist walks across the Manshuk Mametova glacier, about 3,550 meters (11,647 feet) above sea level, in the mountains of Tien Shan outside Almaty, Kazakhstan, Sept. 6, 2014.

Participants run through the "Electroshock Therapy" obstacle made of hanging electrical wire holding some 10,000 volts in the finish of the "Tough Mudder" endurance event series in Arnsberg, Germany, Sept. 6, 2014.