THIS WEEK WORLD

MALI

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita （center） pays his respects in front of the Independence Monument after taking the oath of office on September 4

GERMANY

Protesters wearing masks of German Chancellor Angela Merkel （right） and her challenger Peer Steinbrück demonstrate against energy policies of both candidates in Berlin on September 1

THE UNITED STATES

Diana Nyad （center）， 64， emerges from the Atlantic Ocean after completing a 111-mile swim without the security of a shark cage from Cuba to Key West， Florida， on September 2

INDIA

Indian artists make final preparations of an idol of the Hindu God Lord Ganesh in Hyderabad on August 30

COLOMBIA

Onlookers spray water on participants of the color run in Medellin on September 1

JAPAN

A birthday cake is displayed next to the anime character， Doraemon， to celebrate his birthday during the Fujiko F. Fujio exhibition in Tokyo on September 3