A look at the best news photos from around the world.
September 17, 2015

9
View of the Christ the Redeemer statue with the new moon in the background, forming a shape as if the statue had wings, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 16, 2015.

10
Sandstone sculpted by water and wind erosion is seen in a slot canyon, one of hundreds that surround Lake Powell near Page, Arizona, USA.

11
A flock of sheep graze on the land during as sun sets, in Navaz, near to Pamplona, northern Spain, Sept. 16, 2015.

12
A fireman prepares to extinguish a forest fire in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Indonesia has intensified efforts to extinguish forest fires that cause the haze, which blanketed parts of the archipelago and neighboring countries.