Pictures of the Week: August 31 – September 7

Muhammed Muheisen–AP
Muhammed Muheisen–AP
Aug. 31, 2012. A Syrian child Hassan Kakaagi, 2, who fled his home with his family due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, suffers from malnutrition, as he and his family take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, near the Syrian town of Azaz.

From an eruption on the sun and the death of Rev. Sun Myung Moon in South Korea to Redhead Day in the Netherlands and students heading back to school around the world, TIME presents the best images of the week.

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