September 8, 2014

An aerial view shows a damaged bridge across the River Tawi at Mandal village on the outskirts of Jammu, India.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush stand to leave after speaking during the launch of the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program at the Newseum in Washington, DC.

People release paper lanterns ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Yichun, Jiangxi province, China, Sept.7, 2014.

Birds fly while the sun sets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

A shopowner displays a Yes sign above his shop in Eyemouth, Scotland. Polls predict a very close vote in the upcoming landmark referendum on Scottish independence from Britain on September 18.

Fireworks explode above St. Basil's Cathedral during the final day of the International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower" in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 7, 2014.

A truck creates a wake as its driver tries to navigate a severely flooded street amid heavy rains in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Storms that flooded several Phoenix-area freeways and numerous local streets during the morning commute set an all-time record for rainfall in Phoenix in a single day.

A great-grandmother, now in her nineties and having spent a lifetime rice farming, sits contentedly in her garden in northeastern Thailand without the need for internet, television or telephone, Sept. 4, 2014. (Photo taken by Matthew Richards/Thailand/VOA

Devotees carry an idol of Hindu elephant god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, during a procession through the streets before immersing it in the waters of the Arabian Sea on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.

A man climbes a vertical wall at the 'Bleau' indoor climbing gym, in Ghent, western Belgium.

Festival goers throw their t-shirts in the air at the request of performer Major Lazer, at Bestival, held at Robin Hill Adventure Park, Isle of Wight, England, Sept. 7, 2014.

Dallas Cowboys tight end Gavin Escobar (89) is brought down by San Francisco 49ers strong safety Antoine Bethea (41) in the first half of an NFL football game, in Arlington, Texas, USA, Sept. 7, 2014.