Week in pictures: From Hajj 2017 to Rohingya plight

David Gonzalez comforts his wife Kathy after being rescued from their home flooded by Tropical Storm Harvey in Orange, in the US state of Texas. [Jonathan Bachman/Reuters]
David Gonzalez comforts his wife Kathy after being rescued from their home flooded by Tropical Storm Harvey in Orange, in the US state of Texas. [Jonathan Bachman/Reuters]
People throw tomatoes at each other during the annual 'tomatina' fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, 50km outside Valencia, Spain. [Alberto Saiz/AP Photo]
People throw tomatoes at each other during the annual 'tomatina' fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, 50km outside Valencia, Spain. [Alberto Saiz/AP Photo]
A Palestinian protester tries to push a donkey away from the scene of clashes with Israeli troops following a protest against the nearby Jewish settlement of Qadomem, in the West Bank village of Kofr Qadom close to Nablus. [Mohamad Torokman/Reuters]
A Palestinian protester tries to push a donkey away from the scene of clashes with Israeli troops following a protest against the nearby Jewish settlement of Qadomem, in the West Bank village of Kofr Qadom close to Nablus. [Mohamad Torokman/Reuters]
People gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Jamila market in the Sadr City district of Iraq's capital, Baghdad. [Wissm al-Okili/Reuters]
People gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Jamila market in the Sadr City district of Iraq's capital, Baghdad. [Wissm al-Okili/Reuters]
A Rohingya woman looks on after being refused entry to Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh by the country's security forces. [Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters]
A Rohingya woman looks on after being refused entry to Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh by the country's security forces. [Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters]
Muslim pilgrims pray at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. [Khalil Hamra/AP Photo]
Muslim pilgrims pray at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. [Khalil Hamra/AP Photo]
SPLA-IO rebels fire weapons during an assault on government soldiers in the town of Kaya, on the border with Uganda, South Sudan. [Goran Tomasevic/Reuters]
SPLA-IO rebels fire weapons during an assault on government soldiers in the town of Kaya, on the border with Uganda, South Sudan. [Goran Tomasevic/Reuters]
People attend prayers for the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha at Gumuk Pasir Parangkusumo, south of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. [Hendra Nurdiyansyah/Antara/Reuters]
People attend prayers for the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha at Gumuk Pasir Parangkusumo, south of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. [Hendra Nurdiyansyah/Antara/Reuters]
North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew over Japan before plunging into the northern Pacific Ocean. Here, an undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang. [KCNA/Reuters]
North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew over Japan before plunging into the northern Pacific Ocean. Here, an undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang. [KCNA/Reuters]
A girl mourns as policemen carry the body of Abdul Rasheed, a police officer, who according to the Indian police was shot by suspected fighters in Anantnag, during his wreath laying ceremony in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir. [Danish Ismail/Reuters]
A girl mourns as policemen carry the body of Abdul Rasheed, a police officer, who according to the Indian police was shot by suspected fighters in Anantnag, during his wreath laying ceremony in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir. [Danish Ismail/Reuters]

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