Photos of the week: 9/9 - 9/16

Last Sunday, the country and many parts of the world stopped to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. Many flocked to the sites of the attacks, including the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, to mourn and remember those who were lost.

Elsewhere in the world, we watched as a super typhoon formed and hit parts of Asia, as Edward Snowden addressed the U.S. presidential Election via video, and as Muslims observed the Eid al Adha holiday and many made a pilgrimage to Mecca.

Click through the slideshow above to see photos from all of these stories and more, and be sure to check back next weekend to see our selection of the best photography from the coming week.

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