THIS WEEK WORLD

BULGARIA

An artist from the Balloonic dance troupe performs during the official opening of the annual Sofia Dance Week festival on September 14

THE UNITED STATES

Emergency vehicles and law enforcement personnel respond to a shooting at an entrance to the Washington Navy Yard on September 16， which left 13 dead by September 17

MEXICO

A couple wades across a flooded street in Acapulco following tropical storm Manuel， which landed on the Pacific coast of the country on September 15

JAPAN

A new solid-fuel rocket carrying a telescope for remote observation of planets launches at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Uchinoura Space Center on September 14

ITALY

The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship begins to emerge on September 16 near the harbor of Giglio Porto. Thirty-two people died when the vessel， with 4，200 passengers onboard hit rocks in January 2012

HOLLAND

Dutch cavalry horses and their riders are exposed to smoke on September 16 as they undergo a stress test