Best pictures from September 1
Dust envelops art installations during the Burning Man 2013 arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, September 1, 2013. The federal government issued a permit for 68,000 people from all over the world to gather at the sold out festival, which is celebrating its 27th year, to spend a week in the remote desert cut off from much of the outside world to experience art, music and the unique community that develops.JIM URQUHART/Reuters
The Man burns during the Burning Man 2013 arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, August 31, 2013. The federal government issued a permit for 68,000 people from all over the world to gather at the sold out festival, which is celebrating its 27th year, to spend a week in the remote desert cut off from much of the outside world to experience art, music and the unique community that develops.JIM URQUHART/Reuters
Girls, displaced by recent fighting between Congolese army and the M23 rebels, cover themselves from the cold in Munigi village near Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo September 1, 2013. Fighting erupted on Saturday between eastern Congolese rebels and the army, which said it would push on with an offensive to recapture all territory controlled by insurgents despite their call for a ceasefire.THOMAS MUKOYA/Reuters
People take part in a group yoga practice at the Grand Palais in Paris, September 1, 2013.BENOIT TESSIER/Reuters
A migrating stork is held in a police station after a citizen suspected it of being a spy and brought it to the authorities in the Qena governorate, some 450 kilometers (280 miles) southeast of Cairo, Egypt. Officials say the man suspected the bird was an undercover agent because it carried an electronic device.Uncredited/The Associated Press
Canada's Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, front, and Sara-Jane Caumartin celebrate after winning the C2 Women 500m final during the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013.Frank Augstein/The Associated Press
Atlanta Braves second baseman Dan Uggla can't get his glove on a line drive single by Miami Marlins' Christian Yelich during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in Atlanta.John Amis/The Associated Press
Justo Marquez, 50, carries a cross during a peace march as he walks along the road of the Gibraltar International airport, after entering the British territory of Gibraltar, at its border with Spain in Gibraltar, south of Spain September 1, 2013. Marquez began his peace march on Thursday from Malaga to resolve Spain's dispute with Gibraltar by carrying a three-metre high cross on an 135km (83 miles) peace march to The Rock. Marquez is carrying a sign that reads, "No more hunger. No more war. Peace in the world".JON NAZCA/Reuters
A fan wears flip-flops decorated with tennis balls while watching a doubles match during the third round of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in New York.David Goldman/The Associated Press
Jorge Lorenzo of Spain jumps on the podium after winning the MotoGP race of the British Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit in Silverstone, England, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. At left is Marc Marquez, who finished second, and at right Dani Pedrosa who was third.Matt Dunham/The Associated Press
Malaysian students wave their national flags during the 56th National Day celebrations at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. The country hold celebrations to commemorate its independence from British colonial rule on Aug. 31, 1957.Lai Seng Sin/The Associated Press