Luglio 01, 2016
1 Mamadou Lawal Diallo, of Guinea, takes his Oath of Allegiance at a naturalization ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia. Nineteen new Americans took their oath as U.S. citizens at City Hall ahead of the July 4th holiday.
2 Activists of various groups and denominations gather on the steps of the Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, to celebrate Thursday's ruling of a federal judge who blocked a law on religious objections to same-sex marriage, moments before it was set to take effect Friday.
3 New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the New York Police Department 2016 graduation class at Madison Square Garden.
4 A protester carries yellow balloons featuring umbrellas, symbol of the Occupy Central movement, during a protest march on the day marking the 19th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese sovereignty from British rule, in Hong Kong, China.
5 A Miami-Dade police officer, left, and a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer, right, patrol outside of the departures area at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida. There is increased security at the airport on this Independence Day holiday weekend after Tuesday's terrorist attacks at Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport.
6 Maya Dirado dives off the starting block during the women's 200m backstroke preliminary heats in the U.S. Olympic swimming team trials at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
7 Demonstrators protest against the decision by public broadcaster the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) that it would not broadcast scenes of violent protest, in Cape Town, South Africa.
8 Actors dressed in World War 1 army fatigues gather in a group at Waterloo Station, to commemorate the start of the Battle of The Somme, in London, Britain.
9 A huge flowerbed is set for a flower festival outside GUM department store at Red Square in Moscow, Russia.
10 Serena Williams of the U.S celebrates a point against Christina McHale of the U.S during their women's singles match on day five of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London.
11 A fisherman rests on a pillar of an old damaged bridge in the waters of the Tawi river in Jammu, India.
12 Current champion Miki Sudo (L) poses with competitor Michelle Lesco during the official weigh-in ceremony for the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in Brooklyn, New York.
13 A view of the Colosseum after the first stage of the restoration work was completed in Rome, Italy. The Colosseum has emerged more imposing than ever after its most extensive restoration, a multi-million-euro cleaning to remove a dreary, undignified patina of soot and grime from the ancient arena, assailed by pollution in traffic-clogged Rome.
14 A Belgium fan before the EURO 2016 quater-final game, Wales v Belgium, in Lille, France.
15 A passenger stands on the foredeck of a ferry as it crosses the Mekong river from Arey Ksat to the main city of in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Ferries are used daily to transport villagers and products over the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers from Arey Ksat to Phnom Penh.
Luglio 03, 2016
1 Partially collapsed building of the famed Carlton Citadel Hotel (L), in the government-controlled side of the divided northern Syrian city of Aleppo
2 A man looks for victims at the site of a car bomb attack at a commercial area in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least 124 people were killed and 186 others were wounded in two separate bomb attacks.
3 People hold banners during a 'March for Europe' demonstration against Britain's decision to leave the European Union, in central London, Britain, July 2, 2016.
4 "Aloitadores" struggle with a wild horse during the "Rapa Das Bestas" (Shearing of the Beasts) traditional event in the Spanish northwestern village of Sabucedo in northwestern Spain.
5 The Polish aerobatic team 'Zelazny' performs during an air show within the so-called 'Szczecin Air Picnic' of the local Aeroclub in Szczecin, 02 July 2016.
6 A model presents a creation by Yuima Nakazato during the Fall/Winter 2016/2017 Haute Couture collection during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France.
7 Tia Rope and Joonas Saukkonen (L) and Katja Hyvarinen and Jukka Podduikin, all of Finland, compete during the Wife Carrying World Championships in Sonkajarvi, Finland, July 2, 2016.
8 A performer is suspended from high-wires during the outdoor aerial performance of the show "Place des Anges" (Angels' square), performed by French theater producers Gratte Ciel, in Kingston up Hull, north east England, July 2, 2016.
9 Jamie McMurray (1), Greg Biffle (16), Jimmie Johnson (48), Martin Truex Jr. (78), Danica Patrick (10) Ryan Newman (31), Chris Buescher (34), Paul Menard (27), Chase Elliott (24), Matt Kenseth (20), David Gilliland (35) and others wreck during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, July 2, 2016.
10 The last panel of China's world largest radio telescope named "FAST", is installed in Pingtang county, Guizhou Province.
11 People walk on the installation 'The Floating Piers' by Bulgarian-born artist Christo Vladimirov Yavachev, known as Christo, at the installation's last weekend near Sulzano, northern Italy, July 2, 2016.
Luglio 04, 2016
1 Yalenny Vargas arranges flags for the Fourth of July celebrations at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey.
2 Joey Chestnut, right, is declared the men's competition winner of Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, in New York.
3 Members of the choir arrive for a naturalization ceremony, where 146 people became United States citizens, at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, on Independence Day.
4 A Muslim man observes the position of the moon using a theodolite to determine the end of the month of Ramadan, as well as the first day to celebrate Eid al-Fitr festival, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
5 Jaffa Amin, the son of Uganda's late president Idi Amin Dada, views the wreckage of war planes destroyed during an Israeli operation on the Entebbe international airport in 1976 to rescue hostages, at Aero beach, south of Uganda's capital Kampala, July 3, 2016.
6 Curator Caroline de Guitaut shows off a preview of an exhibition entitled 'Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from The Queen's Wardrobe,' charting the reign of Britain's Queen Elizabeth via a display of her formal and informal outfits, at Buckingham Palace, in central London.
7 An Afghan man makes sweets at a small traditional factory during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in preparation for Eid al-Fitr in Kabul.
8 Alligators are stuck in the mud of the dry Pilcomayo river, which is facing its worst drought in almost two decades, on the border between Paraguay and Argentina, in Boqueron, July 3, 2016.
9 Tomomi Ota pulls a cart loaded with her humanoid robot Pepper as she boards a subway train in Tokyo, Japan.
10 Paramilitary policemen stand en masses in an attempt to block flood waters in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, July 3, 2016.
11 A Tate Modern representative poses for photographs next to "Jimson Weed/White Flower No.1" by American artist Georgia O'Keeffe, at a press launch for O'Keefe's retrospective exhibition of more than 100 works at the Tate Modern gallery in London. O'Keeffe is one of the iconic American artists of the 20th century, but the exhibition at Tate Modern is her biggest-ever show outside the United States.
12 A model presents a creation by Iris Van Herpen during the 2016-2017 fall/winter Haute Couture collection fashion show in Paris, France.
13 Sunflowers on a field near Zauchwitz, northeastern Germany
14 A man exercises on his boat in front of a wind power system made from plastic buckets, at a floating village in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Luglio 05, 2016
1 Members of the honor guard shout during a welcoming ceremony for Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.
2 People climb to board an overcrowded passenger train as they travel home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
3 Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, second right, bows in front of the coffins of victims in a weekend attack on a restaurant in Bangladesh, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo as the bodies are returned. Seven Japanese citizens were killed in the attack.
4 People collect free clothes outside a mosque ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Kolkata, India.
5 A Malaysian swings fireworks in a circular motion to celebrate the last day of the Muslims' holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, July 04, 2016.
6 Cars drive along the "Yenisei" M54 federal highway, with heavy clouds seen in the sky, through the Siberian Taiga area outside Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
7 Visitors gather outside Ark Encounter, 510-foot-long re-creation of Noah's Ark, in Williamstown, Kentucky. Ark Encounter is the brainchild of Australian-born creationist Ken Ham.
8 An employee wipes away tears as he walks through a flooded farm, where pigs cannot be moved due to environmental protection laws and epidemic-prevention measures, before he leaves for a safer place, in Liu'an, Anhui Province, China, July 4, 2016.
9 The Independence Day fireworks are set off above the Washington, D.C., skyline over the Lincoln Memorial; as seen from Arlington, Virginia, July 4, 2016.
10 British rider Mark Cavendish (C-R) of Team Dimension Data sprints to win the 3rd stage during the 103rd edition of the Tour de France cycling race, over 223.5 kilometers between Granville and Angers, France, July 4, 2016.
11 From left to right: Dr. Jim Green, Planetary Science Division Director, NASA; Scott Bolton, Juno principal investigator, Southwest Research Institute; Geoff Yoder, acting Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, NASA; Michael Watkins, director, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL); and Rick Nybakken, Juno project manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) celebrate in mission control of the Space Flight Operations Facility at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, after they received confirmation from the spacecraft that it had successfully completed the engine burn and entered the orbit of Jupiter, July 4, 2016.
12 Tourists walk through a lantern installation in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China, July 4, 2016.
Luglio 06, 2016
1 South Korea's K-1 tank fires smoke shells during a joint military drill between U.S. and South Korean Marines in the southeastern port of Pohang, South Korea.
2 Buddhist monks take shelter under a tarp to stay dry as they attend the birthday celebrations of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (not shown) at Drepung Loseling Monastery in Mundgod, in the southern state of Karnataka, India.
3 Bag pipers and drummers with red caps perform as thousands of people celebrate the beginning of the Sanfermines 2016 in Pamplona, northern Spain.
4 A model wears a creation by Jean-Paul Gaultier's Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2016-2017 fashion collection presented in Paris, France.
5 A brown shrike feeds her chick on a tree branch in a forest in Gangneung, a resort city in South Korea.
6 A girl lets her Henna tattoo dry before the biggest Muslim Festival, Eid al-Fitr, to mark the end of Ramadan, in Karachi, Pakistan, July 5, 2016.
7 Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam competes in the Women's High Jump qualification round during the European Athletic Championships at the Olympic stadium in Amsterdam.
8 Waves hit the back of a man at the Arabian Sea promenade in Mumbai, India.
Luglio 07, 2016
1 Peering deep into the core of the Crab Nebula, this close-up image captured by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope reveals the beating heart of one of the most historic and intensively studied remnants of a supernova, an exploding star.
2 A reveler is charged by a bull during the running of the bulls at the 2016 San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain.
3 Revelers run on Estafeta street to stay ahead of charging bulls as people watch from balconies during the first running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, Spain.
4 AeroMobil, a flying car prototype, is pictured during a ceremony marking the change of the rotating presidency of the European Council by Slovakia, in Brussels, Belgium.
5 Diamond Reynolds weeps after she recounts the incident that led to the fatal shooting of her boyfriend Philando Castile by Minneapolis police during a traffic stop, at a "Black Lives Matter" demonstration, outside the of the Governor's Mansion in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
6 Traditional Hungarian horsemen herd a team of horses on the Great Hungarian Plain in Hortobagy, Hungary.
7 A boy plays with a toy model of a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) after attending Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in the capital Mogadishu, July 6, 2016.
8 Experts of Deutsche Bahn railways inspect a bridge from a boat on the river Donau near Bogen, Germany.
9 People jump over a campfire during a traditional Ivana Kupala (Ivan the Bather) holiday celebration in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 6, 2016. The ancient tradition - originating from pagan times - is usually marked with grand overnight festivities during which people sing and dance around campfires, believing it will purge them of their sins and make them healthier.
10 The Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with Expedition 48-49 crew members Kate Rubins of NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) onboard, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
11 Young contortionists practice at a training school in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
12 The pack speeds downhill during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.1 miles), which begins in Arpajon-sur-Cere and finishes in Montauban, France.
13 A baby white-faced capuchin monkey sticks out its tongue, at Jungle Island in Miami, Florida, July 6, 2016.
14 Revelers jump in the air on the shore of Lake Balaton during the opening of Balaton Sound music festival in Zamardi, 110 km southwest of Budapest, Hungary, July 6, 2016.
15 A bird-shaped hot-air balloon flies during the 20th European Balloon Festival in Igualada, near Barcelona, Spain.
16 The Radio City Rockettes perform "Finale" in the 2016 New York Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall in New York, July 6, 2016. The show is running now through August 7, 2016.
Luglio 08, 2016
1 Five red roses are seen on the bronze medallion at The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, after five law enforcement officers were killed in Dallas on Thursday. The attack is one of the worst on U.S. law enforcement in 100 years and marks a grim milestone — the deadliest night for police officers since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
2 Protesters rally to denounce deploying the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul. U.S. and South Korean military officials say they're ready to deploy the advanced U.S. missile system in South Korea to cope with North Korean threats.
3 A man sits at the site of a suicide attack at the entrance of the Shi'ite Mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi in Balad, north of Baghdad, Iraq. Islamic State terrorists killed at least 35 people and wounded scores of others late Thursday in the attack.
4 A Filipino girl is carried along a flooded road in suburban Mandaluyong, east of Manila, Philippines, as monsoon downpours intensify while Typhoon Nepartak exits the country.
5 Soldiers who will be deployed during the Summer Olympic Games are presented during a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Roughly twice the security contingent at the London Olympics will be deployed during the August games.
6 People use excavators as they make their way to work through floodwaters in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.
7 A U.S. Park Service employee dusts off the statute of Thomas Jefferson as the sun streaks through the pillars at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., early in the morning,. The temperature was expected to reach the 90s (F) in the nation's capital.
8 Britain's Prince George walks with his father Prince William during a visit to the Royal international air show at RAF Fairford.
9 A reveler is gored by a Cebada Gago's ranch fighting bull during the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. A hospital official says five people were gored by bulls in a hair-raising second running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival.
10 Roger Federer of Switzerland, top, falls over during his men's semifinal singles match against Milos Raonic of Canada on day 12 of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London. Federer ended up losing the match.
11 Israeli Arabs stand under a waterfall during the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the Gan HaShlosha national park near the northern Israeli town of Beit Shean. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.
12 In this photo taken with slow shutter speed athletes compete in the 100m hurdles for the heptathlon at the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
13 A man surfs on a wave on the Reuss river during sunny weather in the town of Bremgarten, Switzerland.
14 Sand sculptures are seen on the Touquet Beach, northern France. Around 3,000 tons of sand were needed for 120 sculptures from 2 to 6 meters high as 30 artists sculpted their favorite celebrity.
15 A pigeon flies in front of a fountain during a sunny day in central Kyiv, Ukraine.
Luglio 09, 2016
1 A man rows a boat near a flooded house in Hefei, Anhui Province, China.
2 People pay their respects at a makeshift memorial at Dallas Police Headquarters following the multiple police shootings in Dallas, Texas.
3 Muslim women cry near coffins of their relatives, who are newly identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, which are lined up for a joint burial in Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
4 Opposition supporters shout slogans, during a gathering to demand a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela.
5 Women light candles during a candlelight vigil in honor of philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi in Quetta, Pakistan.
6 Dancers prepare to perform for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and King Goodwill Zwelithini Kabhekuzulu at the Durban Town Hall, South Africa.
7 Serena Williams of the United States celebrates winning her singles final match against Germany's Angelique Kerber at Wimbledon.
8 Nude models pose for a photograph by U.S. artist Spencer Tunick, for a project titled "Sea of Hull" in Hull city center, northern England.
9 Participants play with water guns during the Sinchon Water Gun Festival in Seoul, South Korea.
10 People throw colors in the air during a Holi color festival in Riga, Latvia.
11 Spectators cheer Britain’s Chris Froome as he rides to win the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 184 kilometers (114.3 miles) with start in Pau and finish in Bagneres-de-Luchon, France.
12 People are pictured during sunrise on a beach at the Parque Natural Municipal de Marapendi natural reserve near the Olympic park for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Luglio 10, 2016
1 Andy Murray of Britain kisses his trophy after beating Milos Raonic of Canada in the men's singles final on day fourteen of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London.
2 Members of the British Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, perform ahead of the British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England.
3 Spectators jump into the port followed by a bull during the traditional running of bulls "Bous a la mar" (Bull in the sea) on Denia's harbour near Alicante, Spain, July 9, 2016.
4 A man sits by a makeshift memorial inside a burned mall by a massive truck bombing last Sunday in the Karada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. Attack claimed by Islamic State group killed at least 186 people.
5 An aerial view of a lotus field in Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, July 9, 2016
6 Workers reinforce the electric pylons at a flooded area as Typhoon Nepartak approaches in Xuancheng, Anhui Province, China, July 9, 2016.
7 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and his Tanzanian counterpart John Pombe Magufuli, right, beat drums at the entrance of State House during an official welcome ceremony for Modi in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
8 People crowd the Caribbean Bay swimming pool as they try to escape a heat, in Yongin, South Korea.
9 Chinese panda Le Bao his birthday cake made with ice in a celebration for his fourth birthday at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea.
10 Revelers attend the Nashestvie open-air festival of Russian rock music in Tver region, Russia, July 9, 2016.
Luglio 11, 2016
1 Bosnian people pray in front of coffins during a funeral ceremony for the 127 victims at the Potocari Memorial complex near Srebrenica, 150 kilometers (94 miles) northeast of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2 A performer wearing a wolfskin strikes a pose during the Naadam Festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Mongolians celebrate the anniversary of Genghis Khan's march to world conquest on July 11, with the annual Naadam sports festival featuring traditional Mongolian events, including wrestling, archery, and horse racing.
3 A demonstrator is detained by police during protests in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
4 Iraqi people mourn at a makeshift shrine for victims of the Karrada suicide bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, July 10, 2016.
5 Members of Portugal's winning EURO 2016 team ride in an open bus on their return to Lisbon.
6 Displaced people, who fled Islamic State violence, are seen in Lake al-Tharthar, northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, July 10, 2016.
7 A woman sits amid the ruins after typhoon Nepartak swept through Minqing county, Fujian province, China, July 10, 2016.
8 A plane drops retardant while battling the Cold Springs Fire near Nederland, as viewed from Sugarloaf, Colorado, July 10, 2016.
9 A boy plays together with more than 100 drummers performing during the Baltic Drummers' Summit in Riga, Latvia, July 10, 2016.
10 Rice saplings of different colors and varieties are planted to form a 3D image of Mi Yue, a character from the TV series "The Legend of Mi Yue," at a rice paddy field in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China, July 10, 2016.
Luglio 12, 2016
1 People stand on the edge of the crater to watch the eruption of Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, Indonesia.
2 A Maori soldier runs alongside as New Zealand troops march down the Champs Elysees in Paris during a rehearsal of the annual Bastille Day military parade.
3 This aerial handout photo by the Italian Firefighter Press Office shows two commuters trains after their head-on collision in the southern region of Puglia, Italy. At least 20 people died and several others are reported injured.
4 Filipinos react to the Hague-based U.N. international arbitration tribunal's ruling favoring the Philippines in its case against China on the South China Sea dispute, in Manila, Philippines. The international tribunal has found that there is no legal basis for China's "nine-dash line" claiming rights to much of the South China Sea.
5 People gather to watch a bonfire burn in the Shankill Road area ahead of the Twelfth of July celebrations held by members of the Orange Order in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
6 A man with a mohawk hair cut and "Back The Blue" written on his head attends a candlelight vigil at Dallas City Hall remembering the police officers killed last week, in Dallas, Texas, July 11, 2016.
7 Residents walk on a bridge surveying damge caused by Typhoon Nepartak, in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China, July 11, 2016.
8 A view of the 'Manhattanhenge' sunset — when the setting sun aligns with the city's street grid — from Hunters Point South Park, in the Queens borough of New York City, July 11, 2016.
9 Flowers bloom near Castelluccio, a small village in central Italy’s Umbria region.
10 A waterspout dissipates on Lake Pontchartrain, as storm clouds enter the area in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Luglio 13, 2016
1 What is happening at 10 Downing Street? Britain's new Prime Minister Theresa May and husband Philip are moving into her official office in central London.
2 Who is leaving? Prime Minister David Cameron, his wife Samantha, and their children Nancy, Florence and Elwen (from left) leave 10 Downing Street, in London. Cameron formally resigned during a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
3 But who is staying? Larry the cat will remain at 10 Downing Street and will keep his "chief mouser" position.
4 A man holding a Palestinian flag protests as he sits in the scoop of an Israeli excavator to prevent it from clearing his land near the village of Deir Qaddis near the West Bank city of Ramallah.
5 School children are on the way to school on a packed auto-rickshaw in Ahmedabad, India.
6 This handout photo released by Solar Impulse 2 shows the solar-powered plane, piloted by Swiss pioneer André Borschberg, during the flyover of the pyramids of Giza prior to landing in Cairo, Egypt.
7 A model appears backstage before the start of the Gypsy Sport 2016 presentation during Men's Fashion Week in New York, July 12, 2016.
8 A woman is surprised by a toy bull during the Encierro Txiki (Little Bull Run) at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain.
9 Aiden Haas, left, and Lilli Alcala are crowned Mud King and Mud Queen at the 29th annual Mud Day in Westland, Michigan, July 12, 2016.
10 Penitents carry a statue of the Virgen del Carmen, the patron saint of fishermen, onto a boat at the Puerto de la Cruz on the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, July 12, 2016.
11 Children look for metal scraps at a pier in Manila, the Philippines.
Luglio 14, 2016
1 Troops wait near the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, France, before taking part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue.
2 A dike between two lakes is seen under demolition in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
3 The funeral procession for Philando Castile approaches the Cathedral of St. Paul where services will take place in St. Paul, Minnesota. The 32-year-old school cafeteria supervisor was killed after a policeman pulled over his vehicle a week ago.
4 A gamer uses the Pokemon Go application on his mobile in the main fish market in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
5 A fisherman on a jetty prepares to cast his line as the sun rises behind him, on the Atlantic Ocean in Bal Harbour, Florida.
6 Hindu devotees lose their balance as they pull the "Rath" or the chariot of Lord Jagannath, on the last day of the week-long celebration of Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, in Kolkata, India.
7 Five-year-old Adley Lausch, cries as she gets a kiss from her father, Lt., Adam Lausch, after he disembarked from the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman at Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia, July 13, 2016.
8 A cooling tower is seen under mechanical demolition in Binzhou, Shandong Province, China, July 13, 2016.
9 Britain's Chris Froome, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, right, Netherlands’ Bauke Mollema, center, and Australia’s Richie Porte, crash at the end of the twelfth stage of the Tour de France cycling race. It started in Montpellier and finishes in Mont Ventoux, France.
10 Fire damage is viewed from a Colorado National Guard Blackhawk helicopter after four days battling the blaze, outside Nederland, Colorado.
Luglio 15, 2016
1 A woman sits under French flags lowered to half-mast in Nice, a day after the deadly Bastille Day attack that killed at least 84 people.
2 Schoolchildren offer prayers to pay tribute to the victims of the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice, at a school in Ahmedabad, India.
3 Pallbearers touch the casket of Alton Sterling after placing it at the interment site at the Mount Pilgrim Benevolent Society Cemetery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sterling was shot July 5 outside a convenience store in an encounter with police that was caught on video.
4 Dallas Police officers watch an honor guard presentation for slain Dallas Police officer Michael Krol after a funeral service at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas.
5 A tribal man walks with a fishing rod in a paddy field at Moronga village, along the Assam-Meghalaya state border, India. More than 70 percent of India's 1.25 billion citizens engage in agriculture.
6 Adam West prepares to move a ladder from in front of the stage screen that displays an American flag as preparations continue for the Republican National Convention, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
7 Bubba Watson of the U.S. and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy use umbrellas to shelter from the rain on the 14th hole during the second round of the British Open at Royal Troon, Scotland, Britain.
8 Competitors solve Rubik's cubes using their feet during the Rubik's Cube European Championship in Prague, Czech Republic.
9 A performer helps another with her hair before a shortened version of a Naadam festival, a traditional Mongolian cultural and sporting event, held during the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
10 Movistar Team rider Nairo Quintana of Colombia rides during the Tour de France individual time trial, Stage 13, from Bourg-Saint-Andeol to La Caverne du Pont-d'Arc, France.
11 A Palestinian youth dives into the sea to cool off during a hot day at the seaport of Gaza City.
12 Yoga enthusiasts practice amid flowers in a park in Zhangye, Gansu Province, China.
Luglio 17, 2016
1 A protester carrying a peace flag walks in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, where the Republican National Convention is going to be held on July 18.
2 Baton Rouge police block Airline Highway after police were shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Authorities say three law enforcement officers were dead, and several injured.
3 Coffins with victims of the thwarted coup are lined up for a funeral service in Ankara, Turkey.
4 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wipes his tears during the funeral of Mustafa Cambaz, Erol and Abdullah Olcak, killed Friday while protesting the attempted coup, in Istanbul.
5 A new married couple poses for photos in front of the Bosporous bridge in central Istanbul, Turkey. Rather than toppling the country's strongman president, a failed military coup appears to have bolstered Recep Tayyip Erdogan's immediate grip on power and boosted his popularity.
6 A man looks on as Syrian civil defense workers look for survivors under the rubble of a collapsed building following reported air strikes in the rebel-controlled neighbourhood of Karm Homad in the northern city of Aleppo.
7 Missing persons leaflets are posted days after a truck attack on the Promenade des Anglais on Bastille Day that killed scores and injured as many in Nice, France.
8 A man practices surfing at Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 16, 2016.
9 A woman and a child use plastic bags to cover from the rain as they cross the Colombian-Venezuelan border over the Simon Bolivar international bridge after shopping, in San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela, July 16, 2016.
10 Students perform with soccer balls during an opening ceremony of a soccer event, in Dalian, Liaoning province, China, July 16, 2016.
11 Moto2 driver Franco Morbidelli from Italy crashes during the race on the Sachsenring in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany.
12 Visitors look at tropical fish transported from Japan's southern island of Okinawa displayed in a giant 14-ton fish tank at the Sony Square event space in Tokyo.
Luglio 18, 2016
1 People gather at a makeshift memorial to observe a minute of silence to honor 84 people killed by a truck rampage on the famed Promenade des Anglais in Nice, southern France.
2 People carry the coffin of Sehidmiz Murat Inci, a victim of the coup attempt, during his funeral ceremony at the Kocatepe Mosque in Ankara, Turkey.
3 A time-exposure photo shows the Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket, left, as it lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
4 An East Baton Rouge Sheriff vehicle is seen with bullet holes in its windows near the scene where police officers were shot, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 17, 2016.
5 People watch the flooded Jinsha River from a sightseeing platform at Tiger Leaping Gorge, in Diqing, Yunnan Province, China.
6 Heavy machinery is used as Encinitas lifeguards work to remove the carcass of a large humpback whale that washed ashore in Leucadia, California.
7 People watch as a traditional bull charmer balances a fully grown bull on his thighs for a performance during a protest against the Karnataka state government in Bangalore, India. Members of the Kole Basava community are demanding housing and basic amenities from the state government.
8 Kamaz truck team Airat Mardeev and co-driver Aydar Belyaev compete in the Gobi Desert during the 9th special stage of the Silkway Rally. One hundred-thirty competitors are racing 10,734 kilometers, passing three countries and two continents, from Moscow to Beijing.
9 Dolls are seen on the balcony of artist and collector Etanis Gonzalez in Caracas, Venezuela.
10 A contestant performs a stunt on a bicycle during a competition in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, China.
11 A runner tries to get the attention of a bull, named Santon, during the 'Toro de Cuerda' (Bull on Rope) festival at Plaza de Espana square in Grazalema, southern Spain.
12 Children play in the water fountain at Asuka park in Tokyo, Japan.
13 Tents are seen set up along a mountain road during a camping festival in Luoyang, Henan province, China.
14 People raise balloons during the second day of the International Cantoya Festival in Patzcuaro, Michoacan State, Mexico.
Luglio 19, 2016
1 Buddhists carry candles while encircling a large Buddha statue during Asanha Puja Day, the eve of the Buddhist Lent, at a temple in Nakhon Pathom province on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand.
2 A man shows his tooth to an Indian policemen as he seeks permission to see a doctor after he was stopped during a curfew in Srinagar, India.
3 A Turkish special forces policemen walks in front of their damaged base, which was attacked by the Turkish warplanes during the failed military coup last Friday, in Ankara.
4 Tahar, center, the father of Kylan Mejri, a 4-year-old boy who was killed in Thursday's truck attack, is comforted by relatives at the ar-Rahma mosque in the eastern Nice suburb of Arian, France. Tahar's wife Olfa Kalfallah, 31, also was killed in the attack.
5 The silhouette of the statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado hill stands out against the full moon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
6 Republican National Convention delegates yell as the Republican National Committee Rules Committee announces it will not hold a recorded vote on the Rules Committee's Report, and rejects the efforts of anti-Trump forces to hold a roll-call vote, at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, July 18, 2016.
7 A boy swims in algae-filled water at a beach in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 18, 2016.
8 Lightning is seen in the sky over the Ostankino TV tower during a storm in Moscow, Russia, July 18, 2016.
9 Oakland Athletics left fielder Coco Crisp dives for, but can't catch, a line drive from Houston Astros' Luis Valbuena during the second inning of a baseball game, in Oakland, California, July 18, 2016.
10 Dechia Gerald, wife of slain Baton Rouge police officer Matthew Gerald, cries while holding their children Fynleigh, left, and Dawclyn, right, at the Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 18, 2016.
11 Participants cross a bridge over the Waal River during the first day of the 100th edition of the annual four-day march of Nijmegen, in the Netherlands.
12 Detainees look out from a prison cell at a compound of the Lukyanivska detention center in Kyiv, Ukraine.
13 Hundreds of traditional boats sail near Camaret after leaving the port of Brest, western of France, for a parade between Brest and Douarnenez. Hundreds of sailing ships passed through the famous Tas-de-Pois passage in Britany for the main final parade of the the Brest 2016 Maritime festival.
Luglio 20, 2016
1 Mount Bromo spews ash as Hindu villagers and visitors gather ahead of Kasada ceremony, when villagers and worshipers throw offerings such as livestock and other crops into the volcanic crater in Probolinggo, Indonesia.
2 Sub-saharan refugees and migrants on an overcrowded dinghy wait to be rescued by a team of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms, 24 miles north of Sabratha, near Libya, July 19, 2016.
3 Roxana Casillas, one of the artists behind the Trump Hut, a luxury camping hut modelled on the hairstyle of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, exits the den near the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, July 19, 2016.
4 A woman walks past Micah Naziri and Jaimes Campbell, advocates for open carry, as they patrol the streets of Cleveland with their assault weapons during the Republican National Convention in Ohio, July 19, 2016.
5 Mourners carry the body of Muhey al-Tabakhi, 12, during his funeral in the West Bank town of Al-Ram, near Jerusalem. A Palestinian hospital official said the boy was killed after clashes erupted between Israeli forces and protesters in the West Bank.
6 An Indian farmer carries a tray of red chillies to dry on a roof in the village of Sanour on the outskirts of Patiala.
7 Police cars and other vehicles, which will serve during the upcoming G20 summit, are seen at a parking area in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China.
8 Firefighters stand on a scorched hillside as a wildfire burns in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles, California, July 19, 2016.
9 Olivia Coyte feeds the pigeons in St James's Park in London, Britain.
10 The Mohammed VI Bridge illuminates the desert outside Morocco's capital city, Rabat.
Luglio 21, 2016
1 Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire weapons during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya.
2 Indian Pnar, or Jaintia tribesmen, carry 'Rongs' (chariots) and dance in muddy waters during Behdienkhlam festival celebrations at Tuber village, in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya. Behdienkhlam is a traditional festival of the Pnars celebrated after sowing is done, seeking a good harvest and to drive away plague and diseases.
3 Police run toward a flaming barricade set by striking truckers in Bogota, Colombia, July 20, 2016. Hundreds of truckers - demanding a higher price for freight, lower fuel prices and fewer license regulations for cargo - clashed with police on the 41st day of their strike, which has made food scarce in some areas of the country.
4 An aerial view shows of a flock of sheep in Inner Mongolia's Gobi Desert.
5 Ballistic rockets are seen launching during a drill by the Hwasong artillery units of the KPA Strategic Force in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang, North Korea.
6 Participants eat chili as they bath in ice water during a chili eating competition in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, July 20, 2016.
7 Villagers catch coin offerings released by Hindu devotees of the Tengger tribe during the Yadnya Kasada festival, on the crater of Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, Indonesia. During the annual festival the Tenggerese climb Mount Bromo, an active volcano, and seek the blessing from the main deity Hyang Widi Wasa by presenting offerings of rice, fruit, livestock and other local produce.
8 Togolese stilt walker group "Afuma" performs during the 41st edition of Paleo in Nyon, the biggest open-air music festival in Switzerland, July 20, 2016.
Luglio 22, 2016
1 A member of a police honor guard carries an American flag after funeral services for Baton Rouge police officer Matthew Gerald at the Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
2 Police secures the area of a subway station Karlsplatz (Stachus) near a shopping mall following a shooting in Munich, Germany. Several people were killed in a shooting rampage by a lone gunman in a Munich shopping center, media report.
3 People attend Friday prayers in Fatih mosque, Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish lawmakers approved a three-month state of emergency that allows the government to extend detention times and issue decrees.
4 Balloons fall after Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, addresses the delegates during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, July 21, 2016.
5 This handout photo issued by William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, shows Prince George with the family dog Lupo, at Sandringham in Norfolk, England. Prince George celebrates his third birthday on July 22, 2016.
6 People watch hot air balloons flying overhead during a two-day international hot air balloon festival in Eshkol Park near the southern city of Netivot, Israel.
7 Members of the League of Hatters walk in front of the convention center on day one of Comic-Con International held at the San Diego Convention Center, in San Diego, California, July 21, 2016.
8 Mini team Yazeed Mohamed al-Rahji and copilot Timo Gottschalk compete in Inner Mongolia's Gobi desert, ending the 13th special stage of the Silkway rally.
9 A Filipino girl takes a dip in a used tire at a vulcanizing shop in suburban Manila, Philippines.
10 German driver Nico Rosberg steers his Mercedes as teddy bear is placed on a chair during the second practice session for Sunday's Formula One Hungary Grand Prix, at the Hungaroring racetrack, in Budapest, Hungary.
11 Singer Sia performs on ABC's 'Good Morning America' in Central Park, New York City.
Luglio 24, 2016
1 Men carry the coffin of a victim a day after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan.
2 An aerial view of the Christ the Redeemer statue standing above Guanabara Bay, less than two weeks before the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazi.
3 Acrobats on Olympics rings and musicians perform as the Olympic torch is relayed along Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo's financial center, Brazil.
4 Tens of thousands of people attend a funeral procession to carry the body of Kem Ley, an anti-government figure and the head of a grassroots advocacy group "Khmer for Khmer", to his hometown, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Kem Ley was shot dead on July 10.
5 The pack with Britain's Chris Froome, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, is reflected in a roadside mirror during the 21st stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 113 kilometers (70.2 miles) with start in Chantilly and finish in Paris, France.
6 Hostesses pose for photos during a break from the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Chengdu in Southwestern China's Sichuan province.
7 A Cessna L19 Bird Dog flies over San Lorenzo beach during an aerial exhibition in Gijon, northern Spain.
8 Inmate handcrew firefighters shield themselves from embers and heavy smoke as flames close in on houses at the Sand Fire near Santa Clarita, California, July 23 2016. Fueled by temperatures reaching about 108° F, the wildfire began has grown to 11,000 acres.
9 A boy rides on his father's shoulders through a field of sunflowers during a three-day sunflower festival in the town of Nogi, Tochigi prefecture, some 70 kms north of Tokyo, Japan, July 23, 2016.
10 Athletes swim from Asia to Europe in the Bosporus strait during the Bosporus Cross-Continental Swimming Race in Istanbul, Turkey.
11 Dancers perform on stilts in honor of Saint Mary Magdalene in a street for the traditional ''Danza de Los Zancos'' (Los Zancos Dance), in the small town of Anguiano, northern Spain, July 23, 2016.
Luglio 25, 2016
1 Indian paramilitary soldiers take shelter during clashes with Kashmiri stone throwers in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir.
2 Law enforcement officers seen in a reflection gather in front of the Living Faith Christian Center before funeral services begin for Baton Rouge Police Department officer Montrell Jackson in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
3 A man carries an empty casket for a funeral ceremony, in Kabul. Afghanistan held a national day of mourning, a day after a suicide bomber killed at least 80 people who were taking part in a peaceful demonstration in Kabul. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State group.
4 Protesters yell as DNC Chairwoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., arrives for a Florida delegation breakfast in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the first day of the Democratic National Convention. She announced she would step down as DNC chairwoman at the end of the party's convention, after some of the 19,000 emails, presumably stolen from the DNC by hackers, were posted to the website Wikileaks.
5 Hillary Clinton campaign staffer Liz Hart (L) reacts as fellow campaign staffer Andrew Binns proposes on stage at the Wells Fargo Center the day before the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 24, 2016.
6 Migrants, mainly from Afghanistan and Pakistan, stage a hunger strike near the village of Horgos, Serbia.
7 A man carries a strip of garlic during the garlic fair in Vitoria, northern Spain.
8 Vehicles are seen stranded at a crossroads during a heavy rainfall in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China, July 24, 2016.
9 Two knights charge each other with lances in a tournament during the European Championship in Knight Joust at the Spoettrup medieval castle in Denmark.
10 Second-place finisher Romain Bardet (L), Tour de France 2016's winner Great Britain's Christopher Froome (C), and third-place finisher, Colombia's Nairo Quintana, celebrate on the podium on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, at the end of the 103rd edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Chantilly and Champs-Elysees, July 24, 2016.
Luglio 26, 2016
1 Young people from around the world dance with a nun at the market square in Krakow, Poland, ahead of the official opening of the World Youth Day, with the participation of Pope Francis.
2 A tourist looks at a fountain at the Atomium in Brussels, Belgium.
3 Hooded Police officers conduct a search in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy, France, following an attack on a church that left a priest dead. Two attackers invaded a church during morning Mass near the Normandy city of Rouen, killing an 84-year-old priest by slitting his throat and taking hostages before being shot and killed by police, French officials said.
4 A hillside erupts in flame as a raging wildfire burns in Placerita Canyon in Santa Clarita, California, July 25, 2016.
5 Indian schoolchildren hold masks bearing the image of former Indian president A.P.J Kalam ahead of the first anniversary of his death during a remembrance event at a school in Chennai.
6 Supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) react as they listen to him during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 25, 2016.
8 Men transport a casualty at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel held Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, July 25, 2016.
9 Solar Impulse 2, the solar powered plane, piloted by Swiss pioneer Bertrand Piccard, is seen before landing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to finish the first around the world flight.
10 This frame grab from Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) Four Corners program broadcast on July 25, 2016, allegedly shows a teenage boy hooded and strapped into a chair at a youth detention center in the Northern Territory city of Darwin. The Australian government ordered an inquiry after graphic evidence emerged of prison guards assaulting teenage boys, with one shown hooded and shackled in scenes likened to Guantanamo Bay.
11 A DC-10 fire fighting aircraft makes a retardant drop as fire fighters continue to battle the so-called Sand Fire in the Angeles National Forest near Los Angeles, California, July 25, 2016.
12 A forest guard keeps vigil at the flooded Kaziranga National Park, east of Gauhati, northeastern Assam state, India.
13 An aerial view shows people strolling through a crop circle on a field near Mammendorf, southern Germany.
14 Sama Dizayee from VOA Kurdish Service took this picture during the lightening from her building's rooftop on SW Waterfront in D.C., July 25, 2016.
15 Children take shelter under a tree as it rains in New Delhi, India.
16 A man who has fallen off a bridge lies in the water as waves approach, on the banks of Qiantang River in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, July 25, 2016.
17 Belgian scientists Marjolein Vanoppen and Sebastiaan Derese (R) demonstrate the use of a machine that uses solar energy to turn urine into drinkable water and fertilizer, at the University of Ghent, Belgium.
Luglio 27, 2016
1 A group of folk dancers rehearse prior to the arrival of Pope Francis at the military airport in Krakow, Poland. Pope Francis is in Poland to meet young Catholics from around the globe and visit the Auschwitz death camp and many Catholic places in this deeply religious nation.
2 Four F-22 Raptors fly in formation after a mid-air refueling exercise with a KC-135R Stratotanker as they participate in the multi-national military exercise RIMPAC in Honolulu, Hawaii, July 26, 2016.
3 In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrians carry the body of a victim from a building damaged in twin bombings struck Kurdish town of Qamishli, killing 44 people and wounding dozens more.
4 Gloria Darden, center, the mother of Freddie Gray, wipes away tears at a news conference held by Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby after prosecutors dropped remaining charges against the three Baltimore police officers who were awaiting trial in her son’s death, in Baltimore, Maryland. The decision by prosecutors comes after a judge had already acquitted three of the six officers charged in the case.
5 A boy rows his makeshift raft in the weed covered Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad, India.
6 The Loneliest Young Star: An unusual celestial object called CX330 was first detected as a source of X-ray light in 2009. It has been launching “jets” of material into the gas and dust around it.
7 Orthodox believers and clergymen march to prayer in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, in observance of the holiday marking the adoption of Christianity in the 10th century by what is now Russia and Ukraine.
8 Riot police secure a police station, which is being held by an armed group, in Yerevan, Armenia. A police spokesman says two of the gunmen who have been holding the police station for more than a week have surrendered after an exchange of gunfire.
9 Smoke from the Soberanes Fire combined with a marine layer reduces visibility over Bixby Bridge on State Route 1 north of Big Sur, California, July 26, 2016.
10 Satoshi Uematsu, suspected of a deadly attack at a facility for the disabled, is seen inside a police car as he is taken to prosecutors, at Tsukui police station in Sagamihara, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo.
11 A hawk with a big catch, flying over Belmont Bay in Virginia.
12 People exercise along Copacabana beach as the sun rises in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Luglio 28, 2016
1 Pope Francis is helped after falling as he arrives at the Jasna Gora shrine in Czestochowa, Poland.
2 Pilgrims react as they take pictures of Pope Francis during the World Youth Days in Krakow, Poland.
3 An Indian paramilitary soldier tries to avoid stones thrown at him by Kashmiri protesters during a protest in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir.
4 German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves a news conference in Berlin.
5 A child climbs onto a giant mockup laptop keyboard during a promotion event at a shopping center in Beijing, China.
6 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton hugs President Barack Obama as she arrives onstage at the end of his speech on the third night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 27, 2016.
7 A man crosses a walkway over the Arga River as the sun sets in Pamplona northern Spain, July 27, 2016.
8 A car is buried under a collapsed wall after a heavy rainfall in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China.
9 Skydiver Luke Aikins jumps from a helicopter during his training in Simi Valley, California.
10 A shaman, dressed with the traditional Yi costume, performs at the Torch Festival, in Xichang, China's Sichuan province, July 27, 2016.
Luglio 29, 2016
1 Karla Ortiz, 11, of Las Vegas, dives into balloons on the floor after the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
2 Pope Francis, background, is framed by a barbed wire as he prays in front of the memorial at the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, in Oswiecim, Poland. Francis paid a somber visit to the camp Friday, becoming the third consecutive pontiff to make the pilgrimage to the place where Adolf Hitler's forces killed more than 1 million people, most of them Jews.
3 A man walks behind a giant Turkish flag at Besiktas area in Istanbul. The government crackdown in the coup's aftermath has strained Turkey's ties with key allies including the United States.
4 An elderly man rows a boat past flooded houses at Sildubi village, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. Torrential monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding in Assam state and forced around 1.2 million people to leave their water-logged homes.
5 Painted handprints with names of teachers and students are on a playground bench at the new Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The names are not those of people killed in the 2012 massacre at the school.
6 An opposition supporter stands next to a banner during a protest to demand the opening of international humanitarian aid meant to bring medicine and food into the country, in Caracas, Venezuela. The banner reads "Venezuela wants freedom."
7 Muslim worshipers hold a minute of silence in front of the memorial at the Saint Etienne church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy, France. Four days after the hostage-taking in the town, officials and worshipers of the Muslim community paid tribute to Father Jacques Hamel and the Christian community after the Friday prayer at the Yahya Mosque.
8 A woman holds up a sign that reads "Ayotzinapa lives - 43 are missing" next to pictures of the 43 missing students of Ayotzinapa College on a police fence outside the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace during a protest against the visit to Argentina by Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
9 Intor Montoro Carba, a military special forces officer, holds Jeremy Bock for a photo, before the start of a military parade marking the country's Independence Day in Lima, Peru. Peru declared it's independence from Spain in 1821.
10 Cliff Meidl, two-time U.S. Olympic athlete, models the official Team USA Opening Ceremony flag-bearer outfit which will include special electroluminescent panels, at the Polo Ralph Lauren store in New York City.
11 Volunteers pose for a photograph with a set of Olympic Rings inside Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
12 Visitors walk into a large pool filled with faux confetti-colored sprinkles, the biggest attraction of ice cream-themed works of art previewed at the Museum of Ice Cream, July 28, 2016, in New York. The museum opens on Friday and runs through Aug. 31.
13 In this photo taken with slow shutter speed, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain starts for a Formula One training session in Hockenheim, Germany. The German Formula One Grand Prix takes place in Hockenheim on Sunday, July 31, 2016.
14 The Christ the Redeemer statue stands atop the Corcovado Mountain, left, at dawn in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, seen illuminated at right, will host the rowing and canoe sprint events.
Luglio 31, 2016
1 A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government gestures after other fighters fire artillery at Islamic State fighters during a battle in Sirte, Libya.
2 A family rows a banana raft in a flood affected area in Morigaon district, east of Gauhati, northeastern Assam state, India.
3 A performer prepares to take part in a ceremony to mark the one year anniversary of Beijing's successful bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics at the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing, China.
4 Participants fight for the ball during a handball match at the so called "Wattoluempiade" (Mud Olympics) in Brunsbuettel at the North Sea, Germany, July 30, 2016.
5 A tank's barrel is seen on the course of the Tank Biathlon competition during the International Army Games 2016 in Alabino, outside Moscow, Russia.
6 A man jumps from the Old Bridge during 450th traditional diving competition in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
