A labourer works at a bamboo market by the river Brahmaputra during monsoon rains in Gowahati, India.
An paramilitary force soldier takes shelter from rain outside a closed shop during a curfew in Jammu. Curfew continued in some parts of the Indian portion of Kashmir on Wednesday following clashes between Hindus and Muslims during the Eid holiday celebrations that claimed three lives.
Soldiers guard near the Red Fort monument, the main venue for Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi.
A man takes a souvenir photo for a family on a lotus-shaped man-made island near the water lily planted on a lake at Zizhuyuan Park, known as Purple Bamboo Park in Beijing, China. Photo: AP
A volunteer carries balloons for Cory Booker's primary election night celebration in Newark, N.J. Photo: AP