A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 9, 2017
![A relative cries in an alleyway near the body of a man who had been shot in the head, as angry people shout at the police, in the Mathare slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Kenya's election took a violent turn in the country's capital.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ffd859c3-1241-42d8-9a21-895b21eb7966_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A relative cries in an alleyway near the body of a man who had been shot in the head, as angry people shout at the police, in the Mathare slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Kenya's election took a violent turn in the country's capital.
![Indian volunteers for animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wear costumes depicting elephants during a protest in New Delhi. PETA is calling for an end to the use of elephants in shows and performances.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8e6643fe-8cce-41f5-9f51-ad78ec9fcab2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indian volunteers for animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wear costumes depicting elephants during a protest in New Delhi. PETA is calling for an end to the use of elephants in shows and performances.
![A navy diver enters into the gallery during a military display at Singapore's 52nd National Day celebrations at Marina Bay in Singapore.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7cb01b43-19a0-4e20-a4cc-5d494a03fcd4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A navy diver enters into the gallery during a military display at Singapore's 52nd National Day celebrations at Marina Bay in Singapore.
![A scuba diver is surrounded by schools of silverside fish in the Devil's Grotto area near George Town, Cayman Islands.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1eff4762-1951-4fab-9561-c84b09241466_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A scuba diver is surrounded by schools of silverside fish in the Devil's Grotto area near George Town, Cayman Islands.