The week in pictures

Wildfires rage across northern California on September 1. The massive wildfire is now 75 percent contained according to a state fire spokesman.

A tornado is seen over Koshigaya City, Saitama prefecture

A twister ploughed through the Japanese city of Koshigaya and Noda, an hour(***)s drive from central Tokyo, on September 2. Several dozen people were hospitalised.

Civilians gather at the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, 250 km north of Baghdad, on September 5. At least two people were killed and 19 others wounded in two separate car-bomb attacks. In the past few months, Iraq(***)s security situation has seriously deterioriated.

NASA Launches Robotic Explorer To The Moon

NASA(***)s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer observatory launches on September 6. LADEE is a robotic mission that will orbit the moon, where it will provide unprecedented information about the solar system and beyond.

Anti Syria Intervention Rally Held In Times Square

Demonstrators take part in an anti-war rally at Times Square on September 7 in New York City. Nationwide demonstrations are expected against US military action in Syria after the reported use of chemical weapons.

Australian parliamentary elections â?? voting

Australian voters cast ballots at the Federal Election in Sydney, Australia on September 7. Conservative candidate Tony Abbott decisively won the election - putting an end to Labor(***)s rule.

Tokyo wins bid to host 2020 Olympic Games

People celebrate after Tokyo won the bid to host the 2020 Olympics in Japan. Tokyo beat Istanbul in the deciding round of an IOC vote, after Madrid surprisingly went out against Istanbul in a first-round tie-breaker.