--- description: From the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and preparations for Yom Kippur to flash-flooding in Colorado and a rabbit and leopard cub testing their natural instincts, TIME presents the best images of the week. title: TIME's Best Pictures of the Week: September 6 - September 13, 2013 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a319c1187c17218/6987a730524fc00287def431/0a02961293504cd7b36d79c5f64c4e9e-0.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [LightBox](/tag/time-section-lightbox/) ## LightBox Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Pictures of the Week: September 6 - September 13 by [TIME Photo Department](/author/time-photo-department/) and [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) Sep 13, 2013 2:25 PM CUT  Sept. 10, 2013\. The Tribute in Light rises above buildings in lower Manhattan in New York. The light display commemorates the twin towers of the World Trade Center that were destroyed in terrorist attacks 12 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. Sept. 10, 2013\. The Tribute in Light rises above buildings in lower Manhattan in New York. The light display commemorates the twin towers of the World Trade Center that were destroyed in terrorist attacks 12 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001.Mark Lennihan—AP by [TIME Photo Department](/author/time-photo-department/) and [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) Sep 13, 2013 2:25 PM CUT From the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and preparations for Yom Kippur to flash-flooding in Colorado and a rabbit and leopard cub testing their natural instincts, TIME presents the best images of the week.  Sept. 10, 2013\. The Tribute in Light rises above buildings in lower Manhattan in New York. The light display commemorates the twin towers of the World Trade Center that were destroyed in terrorist attacks 12 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. Mark Lennihan—AP  Sept. 9, 2013\. Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning the US Open Final. Carl Recine—Action Images/ZUMA Press  Sept. 12, 2013\. A pair of water spouts form on Lake Michigan southeast of Kenosha, Wis. Kevin Poirier—AP  Sept. 10, 2013\. Tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers (not pictured) hangs in the air over Palestinian protesters during clashes at a protest against the Jewish settlement of Shelo, near Nablus, West Bank. Alaa Badarneh—EPA  Sept. 9, 2013\. A model backstage at the Thom Browne Spring Summer 2014 summer, part of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. Boisiere/SIPA USA  Sept. 9, 2013\. DPRK leader Kim Jong Un waves during the celebration marking the 65th founding anniversary of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square. Zhang Li—Xinhua Press/Corbis  Sept. 10, 2013\. A rabbit hops to avoid a five-month-old leopard cub during a test of the cub's wild natural instincts at a wildlife park in Qingdao, Shandong province. The test is part of the park's body examination procedure on recently born tigers, lions and leopards. China Stringer Network/Reuters  Sept. 6, 2013\. A man swims against the current at the entrance to Narrabeen Lake on a warm, spring day in Sydney. David Gray—Reuters  Sept. 6, 2013\. An Indian woman arranges fish for drying at a harbor in Chennai, India. Arun Sankar K.—AP  Sept. 6, 2013\. An 18-meter-high rubber duck is reflected in the water at Beijing's Garden Expo Park. After touring 13 cities in 10 countries, a giant rubber duck designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman will float first at Beijing Garden Expo Park and then at the Summer Palace from September to October in Beijing. Feng Li—Getty Images  Sept. 6, 2013\. A security agent walks along the shadow-speckled outside wall of former South African President Nelson Mandela's residence in Johannesburg, South Africa. Rebecca Blackwell—AP  Sept. 6, 2013\. Kai Kai, a male Giant Panda, sniffs at his custom-made birthday cake of bamboo, flowers and vegetables at the River Safari, part of the Wildlife Reserves and the Singapore Zoo in Singapore. Wong Maye-E—AP  Sept. 6, 2013\. U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama jogs with children at a back-to-school event at Orr Elementary School in Washington. Gary Cameron—Reuters  Sept. 10, 2013\. Ahmad Abu Layl, a 15 year-old fighter from the Free Syrian Army, aims his weapon as his father stands behind him in Aleppo, Syria. Reuters  Sept. 6, 2013\. The wife of Palestinian prisoner Ra'fat al-Qarawi lays in a hospital bed after she gave birth to a baby boy in the West Bank City of Nablus. al-Qarawi smuggled his sperm sample from the jail, used for a successful artificial insemination operation. Nedal Eshtayah—APA/Landov  Sept. 6, 2013\. A message is seen on the bottom of the "Cross", intersecting steel beams found in the rubble of 6 World Trade Center that was destroyed on September 11, 2001, displayed in The National September 11 Memorial and Museum, under construction, at the World Trade Center site in New York. Brendan McDermid—Reuters  Sept. 6, 2013\. The "Cascamorras" Alex Baena (C) is jostled by people splashed with different colored paints during the traditional festivities of the Cascamorras, in Guadix, near Granada. Jorge Guerrero—AFP/Getty Images  Sept. 6, 2013\. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) leaves after a bilateral meeting with China's President in Saint Petersburg on the sideline of the G-20 summit. Jewel Samad—Getty Images  Sept. 7, 2013\. Nuns pray in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. Filippo Monteforte—Getty Images  Sept. 7, 2013\. Chinese modern dancers perform during an opening for disabled artists 'Feet Happy' Xi Fu and friends exhibition opening at Bed Bar in a hutong of Beijing, China. How Hwee Young—EPA  Sept. 6, 2013\. A frog is captured during a lift off of NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. NASA/Reuters  Sept. 7, 2013\. Former basketball star Dennis Rodman shows a picture which he took with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as he arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport. Kim Kyung-Hoon—Reuters  Sept. 7, 2013\. Issa, 10 years old, assembles a locally handmade mortar shell in a weapons factory of the Free Syrian Army in Aleppo. Hamid Khatib—Reuters  Sept. 7, 2013\. Parents of freshmen students sleep on mats laid out on the floor of a gymnasium at Huazhong Normal University in Wuhan, Hubei province. China Daily/Reuters  Sept. 7, 2013\. Decorated cows make their way back to a farm in St. Martin near Lofer, Austrian province of Salzburg. Kerstin Joensson—AP  Sept. 7, 2013\. Australia's conservative leader Tony Abbott gestures as he walks to the stage to claim victory in Australia's federal election during an election night function in Sydney. David Gray—Reuters  Sept. 7, 2013\. A superman balloon floats past the Belgian Parliament during the Balloon's Day Parade in Brussels, Belgium. Olivier Hoslet—EPA  Sept. 8, 2013\. Serena Williams of the United States celebrates winning her women's singles final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on Day Fourteen of the 2013 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Joe Scarnici—Getty Images  Sept. 8, 2013\. Models are seen during rehearsal before the threeASFOUR Spring/Summer 2014 collection show at the New York Fashion Week. Eric Thayer—Reuters  Sept. 8, 2013\. Indian artists work on idols of Hindu goddess Durga at a studio in Kolkata, India. The idols are are being prepared ahead of the Hindu festival Durga Puja which falls on Oct. 10. Bikas Das—AP  Sept. 8, 2013\. An astronomical phenomenon can be followed in some Brazilian cities and in other parts of the world: the conjunction of Venus with the moon, behind the Cristo redentor statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Antonio Lacerda—EPA  Sept. 8, 2013\. U.S. soldiers stand over the dead body of an insurgent after a suicide attack in Maidan Shar, the capital city of Wardak province south of Kabul. Shah Marai—AFP/Getty Images  Sept. 8, 2013\. A Free Syrian Army fighter takes up a shooting position in Ogiwl, Aleppo, Syria. Hamid Khatib—Reuters  Sept. 8, 2013\. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry talks with members of the Arab League Peace Initiative following their meeting at the United States Embassy in Paris. Susan Walsh—AFP/Getty Images  Sept. 8, 2013\. Buddhist devotees offer gold leaves to paste on to Myanmar's famed Kyaik-Hti-Yoe (the Golden Rock) pagoda in Kyaik Hto, Mon State, about 210 kilometer (130 miles) from Yangon, Myanmar. Khin Maung Win—AP  Sept. 8, 2013\. The north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge is seen surrounded by fog in San Francisco, Calif. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  Sept. 8, 2013\. The Jacksonville Jaguars take the field during a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. Mike Ehrmann—Getty Images  Sept. 9, 2013\. A Syrian refugee who arrived with her family from Damascus, carries a child as she enters her tent at the Majdal Anjar refugee camp in Bekaa Valley near the Syrian border in eastern Lebanon. Jamal Saidi—Reuters  Sept. 9, 2013\. A Palestinian child removes a migrant quail out from a net after catching it on the beach of Gaza City. Hatem Moussa—AP  Sept. 9, 2013\. Afghan guards of honor carry a wreath during a ceremony commemorating the 12th anniversary of Ahmad Shah Massoud's death in Kabul. Ahmad Jamshid—AP  Sept. 9, 2013\. Protesters demonstrating against corruption simulate the burial of city councilor Chiquinho Brazao, in front of the city hall in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Yasuyoshi Chiba—Getty Images  Sept. 9, 2013\. Children peer from a window of their home in the village of Bukulmez, near Cilvegozu, Turkey. Gregorio Borgia—AP  Sept. 9, 2013\. Indian people carry an idol of Hindu god Ganesha into a taxi to be taken home in Mumbai. The ten-day long Ganesh festival began Monday and ends with the immersion of Ganesha idols in water bodies on the 10th day. Rafiq Maqbool—AP  Sept. 9, 2013\. A Buddhist devotee spins prayer wheels as she walks around the Swayambhunath Stupa while offering prayer in Kathmandu. Navesh Chitrakar—Reuters  Sept. 9, 2013\. Gulista, a 24-year-old woman, lies with her 8-month-old son Ayan for treatment at a district hospital after they were injured in communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar, about 125 kilometers (78 miles) north of New Delhi. Rajesh Kumar Singh—AP  Sept. 9, 2013\. Indian policemen chase Kashmiri government employees before detaining them during a protest in Srinagar, India. Mukhtar Khan—AP  Sept. 9, 2013\. Indian police detain a government employee during a demonstration in Srinagar. Danish Ismail—Reuters  Sept. 9, 2013\. An ultra-Orthodox Jewish girl wears a plastic bag over her head to avoid getting dirty as she performs the Kaparot ritual in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood ahead of Yom Kippur. Ronen Zvulun—Reuters  Sept. 9, 2013\. A helicopter drops water on the Morgan fire as it advances down a rugged hillside at Mount Diablo State Park near Clayton, Calif. Noah Berger—Reuters  Sept. 10, 2013\. President Barack Obama walks along the West Wing Colonnade toward the Oval Office of the White House in Washington D.C. Pablo Martinez Monsivais—AP  A homeless man sleeps under an American Flag blanket on a park bench in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Sept. 10, 2013. Spencer Platt—Getty Images  Sept. 10, 2013\. Pictures of victims of human rights abuse are displayed before a ceremony to commemorate 40 years of the military coup at the "Parque Por La Paz" (Park for Peace) on the grounds of the former Villa Grimaldi torture center in Santiago, Chile. Ivan Alvarado—Reuters  Sept. 10, 2013\. A Palestinian tunnel worker sleeps at the entrance of a smuggling tunnel dug beneath the Gaza-Egypt border in Rafah. Eyad Al Baba—APA Images/ZUMA Press  Sept. 10, 2013\. A Palestinian man works inside a smuggling tunnel which connects the Gaza Strip and Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. Ali Ali—EPA  Sept. 10, 2013\. Palestinian tunnel workers smoke cigarettes as they rest inside a smuggling tunnel flooded by Egyptian security forces, beneath the Gaza-Egypt border in the southern Gaza Strip. Egyptian security forces have stepped up a crackdown campaign on smuggling tunnels on the border between Egypt and Gaza Strip since last July, Hamas officials said. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa—Reuters  Sept. 10, 2013\. A young Free Syrian Army fighter sleeps on a mattress in the old city of Aleppo, Syria. Nour Kelze—Reuters  Sept. 10, 2013\. A rubbish collector holds an empty soda bottle while a woman walks past with an umbrella on a shopping street in Beijing. Alexander F. Yuan—AP  Sept. 10, 2013\. Blind and visually-impaired students practice a 'blind goal game' at the Yangon Education Centre for the Blind (Khaweichan) in Yangon. Soe Than Win—AFP/Getty Images  Sept. 11, 2013\. A boy dives to catch the ball while playing cricket in a water-logged playground in the southern Indian city of Chennai. Babu—Reuters  Sept. 10, 2013\. An Indian woman paddles a banana raft to cross flood waters with her children in Burhaburhi, Assam, India. Anupam Nath—AP  Sept. 10, 2013\. The mother of one of the four men, found guilty of the fatal gang-rape of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi last year, cries upon seeing the news on a court verdict on a TV inside her house at a slum in New Delhi. Mansi Thapliyal—Reuters  Sept. 10, 2013\. A blood stain is framed by flowers at the site where the body of Ahmet Atakan was found in Hatay, Turkey. Ahmet Atakan, 22 years old, died after being hit in the head by a teargas canister shot by police during a an anti-government protest, the Atakan family has said. Gregorio Borgia—AP  Sept. 10, 2013\. A picture of Ahmet Atakan, 22 years old, is shown by a friend during his funeral service in Hatay, Turkey. Gregorio Borgia—AP  Sept. 11, 2013\. A note left on a name at the North Pool at the 9/11 Memorial during a ceremony marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Justin Lane—EPA  Sept. 10, 2013\. A girl plants some of the 3000 flags placed in memory of the lives lost in the September 11, 2011 attacks, at a park in Winnetka, Illinois. Jim Young—Reuters  Sept. 11, 2013\. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama put their hands on their hearts during the playing of "Taps" as they stand on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Charles Dharapak—AP  Sept. 11, 2013\. A man walks through the 9/11 Empty Sky memorial at sunrise across from New York's Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. Gary Hershorn—Reuters  Sept. 11, 2013\. A cloud hides a booster tower on the top of Higa de Monreal mountain in Navarra, Spain. Jesus Diges—EPA  Sept. 11, 2013\. A model presents a creation by The Blonds during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. Jason Szenes—EPA  Sept. 11, 2013\. Production crew work on final details on the runway set for the showing of the J. Mendel Spring 2014 collection in New York. Bebeto Matthews—AP  Sept. 11, 2013\. Democratic candidate for Mayor Bill de Blasio (C) and daughter Chiara (R) celebrate at his primary night party in New York City. Mario Tama—Getty Images  Sept. 11, 2013\. An Indian girl feeds a child outside her home in New Delhi. Tsering Topgyal—AP  Sept. 11, 2013\. A swimmer passes a temporary floating sculpture as he trains on the Serpentine Lake at Hyde Park in London. Toby Melville—Reuters  Sept. 12, 2013\. Afghans watch their national football team as they celebrate victory in the South Asian Football Federation Championship at the stadium in Kabul. Shah Marai—AFP/Getty Images  Sept. 11, 2013\. Residents living along the coast near the area of a stand-off between the Philippine military and Muslim gunmen in Zamboanga are pictured after evacuating the city's boulevards to their wooden boats and the coast on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. The previous day, Muslim militants used 180 residents as 'human shields', according to officials, as they traded gunfire during a standoff after an attack on a southern city. Ted Aljibet—AFP/Getty Images  Sept. 12, 2013\. A woman's hands are secured behind her back as she is arrested with over a hundred others as they block the intersection outside the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington. They were protesting Congress' inaction on comprehensive and inclusive immigration reform. Carolyn Kaster—AP  Sept. 12, 2013\. Peasants belonging to the group called the "400 villages" dance in their underwear during a demonstration to demand an audience with the Federal District authorities in Mexico City. Edgard Garrido—Reuters  Sept. 12, 2013\. Jyoti Amge's poses for photos at the Empire State building observation deck in New York. Standing 24.7 inches tall, Amge holds the Guinness title for worldís shortest woman and came to New York to promote the Guinness World Records 2014 edition book. Mary Altaffer—AP  Sept. 12, 2013\. Ultra-Orthodox Jews prayer on the Hayarkon river banks as they participate in a Tashlich ceremony in the ultra-Orthodox Israeli town of Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv, before the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which starts at sundown on Sept. 13. Ariel Schalit—AP  Sept. 12, 2013\. Ophthalmologists perform an operation on an Indian patient on board the ORBIS, an eye hospital on board a DC-10 jet, at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. On board, the local doctors, nurses and technicians work alongside the ORBIS international medical team to exchange knowledge and improve skills. The mobile teaching hospital is a tool to help prevent blindness in developing countries. Dibyangshu Sarkar—AFP/Getty Images  Sept. 12, 2013\. Firefighters use flashlights while checking an area where they fought off flames during a massive fire at the Seaside Park boardwalk, in Seaside Park, N.J. Julio Cortez—AP  Sept. 12, 2013\. A geyser of water shoots out of a sewer on Canon Avenue in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Michael Ciaglo—AP  Sept. 13, 2013\. South Korean army soldiers take a rest before they reenact the Battle of the Naktong Bulge near the Waegwan railway bridge in Waegwan, South Korea. 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