Today in Pictures, July 9, 2015

An Afghan youth practising his parkour skills and Kashmiri Muslim women pray upon seeing a relic. These, and more from around the world, in Today in Pictures.

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Jul 09, 2015, 03:51 PM

An Afghan youth practices his parkour skills behind the ruins of Darul Aman Palace in Kabul. Parkour, which originated in France in the 1990s and is also known as free-running, involves getting around urban obstacles with a fast-paced mix of jumping, vaulting, running and rolling. PHOTO: AFP

Kashmiri Muslim women pray upon seeing a relic, believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Mohammad, displayed to devotees on the death anniversary of Hazrat Ali at Hazratbal shrine during the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar on July 9, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

Filipinos cross a swelling river in Las Pinas city, south of Manila, Philippines, July 9, 2015. According to the Philippines State weather forecast, heavy rainfall is expected in Metro Manila and nearby provinces. Photo: EPA

A woman rides a bicycle through the old town area in Hoi An, Vietnam's central Quang Nam Province. The old town area of Hoi An, a well-preserved example of a traditional Asian trading port, is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. PHOTO: AFP

Ayelet Bick takes a photograph of herself next to a Star Wars figure during the preview evening of Comic-Con 2015 in San Diego, California, USA, July 8, 2015. Comic-Con opens on July 9, 2015. PHOTO: EPA

Docent Melissa Jamison tends to a group of Monarch butterflies while working in the Butterfly Encounter at the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell, Georgia, USA, July 8, 2015. The exhibit which allows visitors the opportunity to feed the area's native winged insects. PHOTO: EPA

An Indonesian Muslim devotee prays over a Quran as the month of Ramadan continues at a mosque in Surabaya on the eastern Java island on July 8, 2015. Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country. PHOTO: AFP

A bull from El Tajo y la Reina ranch slips during the second bull run of the Fiesta de San Fermin in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2015. The festival, locally known as Sanfermines, is held annually in commemoration of the city's patron saint. PHOTO: EPA

A visitor photographs an Air Jordan I during a preview for "The Rise of the Sneaker Culture" exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum in the Brooklyn borough of New York, July 8, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

Fishing boats are docked at a harbour as Typhoon Chan-hom approaches the northeastern coastal town of Nanfangao in Ilan county, northern Taiwan, July 9, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

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