The day in photos

The day in photos

Aug 15, 2014

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A thirteen-week old white lion cub plays with his father Yabu , on August 15, 2014, at the zoo in La Fleche, western France. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER (Photo credit should read JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images)

A white lion cub plays with his father in a La Fleche, France, zoo. Getty

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Pope Francis gestures during a meeting with Asian youths at the Solmoe Shrine in Dangjin August 15, 2014. The pope began his five-day trip to South Korea on Thursday. The… Reuters

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Students of Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School are suspended in mid-air as they practise in a dress rehearsal for a stunt performance which is part of the opening ceremony of the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, at a stadium in Nanjing, Jiangsu province August 14, 2014. A total of 520 students took part in the performance named "Building the dream", which will be performed during the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games on August 16, local media reported. Picture taken August 14, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: SPORT SOCIETY OLYMPICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Martial arts students are suspended in air during a rehearsal in Beijing, China. Reuters

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Holidaymakers are seen in silhouette as they play in the waves during a warm and sunny summer day on the beaches of the Promenade Des Anglais in Nice, August 15, 2014. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TRAVEL TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Vacationers frolic at the beach in Nice, France. Reuters

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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 15: Father Murat Uzel leads prayer while blessing the faithful at the conclusion of Mass at the St. Jacob Syrian Orthodox Antioch Church on Assumption Day (in German: Maria Himmelfahrt) on August 15, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. In Christian tradition Assumption marks the day the Virgin Mary physically ascended to Heaven at the end of her earthly life. According to a church spokesman there are approximately 650 Syrian Orthodox families in Berlin served by four churches. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Syrian Orthodox Christians celebrate the Assumption in Berlin, Germany. Getty

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FERGUSON, MO - AUGUST 15: Standing in the parking lot of a gas station which was burned during rioting, Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson announces the name of the Ferguson police officer responsible for the August 9, shooting death of teenager Michael Brown on August 15, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. The officer was identified as Darren Wilson, a six year veteran of the police department. Brown's killing sparked several days of violent protests in the city. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Ferguson, Mo., Police Chief Thomas Jackson states that Officer Darren Wilson shot Michael Brown. Getty

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MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 15: A Liberian health worker disinfects a corpse after the man died in a classroom now used as Ebola isolation ward on August 15, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. People suspected of contracting the Ebola virus are being sent by health workers to the center, a closed primary school originally built by USAID. The Ebola epidemic has killed more than 1,000 people in four West African countries. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

A health worker disinfects a corpse in Monrovia, Liberia. Getty

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An Indian family plays in the water during Independence Day near the India Gate monument in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on parents to treat their sons and daughters equally on Friday, in his first speech marking the country's independence from colonial rule. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A family celebrates Indian Independence Day in New Delhi. AP

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Displaced Iraqis from the Yazidi community walk on the Delal bridge in Zakho, 300 miles (475 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. The U.N. this week declared the situation in Iraq a "Level 3 Emergency" a decision that came after some 45,000 members of the Yazidi religious minority were able to escape from a remote desert mountaintop where they had been encircled by Islamic State fighters. The extremist group views them as apostates and had vowed to kill any who did not convert to Islam. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Displaced Yazidi sect members walk on the Delal bridge in Zakho, Iraq. AP

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A Palestinian protester throws a glass bottle at Israeli soldiers during clashes, following a protest against the Israeli military action over Hamas in Gaza, in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday, Aug. 15 , 2014. Israel and Hamas are now observing a five-day temporary cease-fire in an attempt to allow indirect talks in Cairo to continue. The negotiations are meant to secure a substantive end to the monthlong Gaza war and draw up a roadmap for the coastal territory, which has been hard-hit in the fighting. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

A Palestinian protester throws a bottle at Israeli soldiers in Hebron, West Bank. AP

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Competitors gather for a last chance qualifier spot in the Pokémon trading card game for the 2014 Pokémon World Championships in Washington, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Competitors gather at the Pokémon World Championships in Washington. AP

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The signature of Pope Francis is seen on the guest book after he prayed in front of the birthplace of Saint Andrea Kim Dae-gun at the Solmoe Sanctuary in Dangjin, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis signs a guestbook in Dangjin, South Korea. AP

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Pro-Russian rebels hold their positions on the frontline near the village of Krasnodon, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Russia let Ukrainian officials inspect an aid convoy while it was still on Russian soil Friday and agreed that the Red Cross can distribute the goods in Ukraine's rebel-held city of Luhansk. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Pro-Russian rebels man their stations near Krasnodon, Ukraine. AP

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A dancer performs along with others during celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal in the Panama Canal in Panama City August 15, 2014. Dubbed one of the "seven wonders of the modern world", the Panama Canal marks its 100th anniversary from August 15 to 17 amidst a tough economic climate, greater competition and an expansion plagued by cost overruns and delays. REUTERS/Rafael Ibarra (PANAMA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY BUSINESS POLITICS MARITIME TRANSPORT)

A dancer celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal in Panama City. Reuters

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The Patrouille de France flies over Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier off the port of Toulon

The Patrouille de France pays tribute to the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings in Toulon, France. Reuters

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Balloons take to the skies from Simard Payne Memorial Park Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, in Lewiston, Maine, during the launch of the 2014 Great Falls Balloon Festival. (AP Photo/The Lewiston Sun-Journal, Russ Dillingham)

Balloons launch at the 2014 Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston, Maine. AP

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Flowers and photographs are displayed Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, in San Francisco, of a makeshift memorial for actor Robin Williams outside a home which was used in the filming of the movie "Mrs. Doubtfire." People continue to stop and look at the memorial on the steps of the Pacific Heights home. Williams was in the early stages of Parkinson's disease at the time of his death, his wife said Thursday. Authorities said he committed suicide. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Tributes to Robin Williams are placed outside the San Francisco home seen in “Mrs. Doubtfire.” AP

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In this photo taken on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, Dozer, a miniature pot-bellied pig owned by Shane Wilson of Eau Claire, Wis., sniffs the floor. Dozer who was given to Wilson and his wife as a wedding present and is a registered service animal for Wilson, who served in the Marines. (AP Photo/The Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Marisa Wojcik)

Dozer, a veteran service pig, sniffs a floor in Eau Claire, Wis. AP

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An Indian artist dressed as Hindu monkey-God Hanuman waits to perform during independence Day celebrations at Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Aug.15, 2014. India celebrates its 1947 independence from British colonial rule on Aug. 15. (Mahesh Kumar A.)

An artist dressed as Hindu monkey-god Hanuman waits to perform in Hyderabad, India. AP

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A group of family of the recent deceased walk past handmade boats for their ancestral spirits to sail in other world to the venue of public ceremony in Haiki, Nagasaki prefecture, southern Japan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014 as they celebrate the Bon Festival. Japanese believe that their ancestors' spirits return to their homes to reunite with their family during the three-day festival ending Aug. 15. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Mourners walk by handmade boats in the Bon Festival in Haiki, Nagasaki, Japan. AP

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Supporters of Pakistani anti-goverment cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri shelter from the rain under umbrellas, while waiting other supporters marching to Islamabad from Lahore, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Supporters of the Pakistani government and opposition protesters clashed on Friday during the second day of a march to the capital, Islamabad, aimed at forcing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Protesters take shelter under umbrellas in Islamabad, Pakistan. AP

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Polish Air Force C-130 Hercules aircrafts fly over Poland's national flag during a military parade marking Polish Armed Forces Day, in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Aug.15, 2014. Poland is holding its biggest military parade in years with tanks and soldiers moving through central Warsaw and military aircraft flying overhead. The parade comes on the August 15 holiday that honors a stunning Polish victory against Russian Bolsheviks in 1920. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Polish air force C-130 Hercules aircraft fly over Warsaw for Polish Armed Forces Day. AP

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto's news conference after talks at a residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Putin met with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto here on Friday to discuss interaction between the two countries, as well as international problems, first of all, the situation in Ukraine, the Kremlin press service reported. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Russian President Vladimir Putin AP

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Vessels anchor in the sea as storm clouds gather over the east coast of Singapore August 15, 2014. REUTERS/Edgar Su (SINGAPORE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY MARITIME CITYSCAPE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Ships anchor under storm clouds in Singapore. Reuters

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