The burned building in Johannesburg, a week after the fatal Aug. 31 fire.
Police officers on the scene of the fire in Johannesburg on Aug. 31.
Lava approaching the town of Grindavik, Iceland, on Sunday. The authorities have ordered residents to evacuate.
Clockwise from top left: Johannes Fritz, an Austrian biologist; Nomcebo Zikode, a South African singer; Moha Alshawamreh, a Palestinian tech worker; Hwang In-suk, a South Korean poet; Shinjiro Atae, a J-pop idol; and María Mercedes Coroy, a Guatemalan actress.
Residents of a derelict building on Davies Street in Johannesburg in September. Owners of this and other similar buildings are asking a court to evict hundreds of desperate dwellers who say they can’t afford to go anywhere else.
South African rugby fans savored a second consecutive World Cup championship, meeting the returning victors at the Johannesburg airport on Tuesday.