Pictures of the day from The Huffington Post brings you the very best news and sports images, from around the world chosen and created by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza and Michael Cripps.
Pictures of the day
(01 of19)
Rescuers carry earthquake victims in Ludian county in Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan province on August 4, 2014. Rescuers laid out bodies in the streets after at least 398 people were killed by an earthquake in China, leaving the idyllic mountain landscape littered with scenes of devastation and sparking a huge rescue effort. (credit:STR via Getty Images)
(02 of19)
Skilot participants compete in the aqueous mud arena on August 4, 2014 in Pasuruan, Java, Indonesia. Skilot is a traditional mud surfing competition from Lekok Village, Pasuruan, played by clam seekers and fishermen in thanksgiving for the sea harvest. Children and adults take part in skilot competition by riding wooden surfboards in an watery mud arena. (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
(03 of19)
Police in Alhambra, California, brought a 150-pound tortoise into custody on Saturday (2nd August), but not before it tried 'to make a run for it'. The tortoise tried to escape from the police but luckily they managed to catch up. (credit:Rex)
(04 of19)
East Londoners don the new trend, sweeping the fashion scene, at The Kopparberg Urban Forest by decorating their beards with flowers
(05 of19)
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge speak with French President Francois Hollande (R) as they attend on August 4, 2014 at Le Memorial Interallie in Liege, Belgium, commemorations marking 100 years since the invasion of Belgium by Germany at the start of World War I. World leaders leaders on Monday commemorated the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, a small Balkans conflict that went global with the German invasion of neutral Belgium in August 1914. (credit:FRANCOIS LENOIR via Getty Images)
(06 of19)
Lichtbildstelle showing the maintainence ariel work platform hanging at an angle on the DC Tower after two window cleaners were trapped at 144 metres from the ground on the 48 floor in their platform at the front of the 'DC-Tower,' Austria's highest skyscraper, in Vienna, Austria
(07 of19)
Zombies attack two humans as they defend themselves during the Zombie Train ride in West Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday, July 6, 2014. Passengers ride the Zombie Train and use weapons to shoot zombies on an 18-mile round trip along the Sacramento River.
(08 of19)
In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, a 25-foot pleasure craft is engulfed in flames 3 miles north of Neah Bay, Wash., Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014. The man had been on the raft for nearly an hour Sunday when an agency helicopter hoisted him up and transported him to a hospital. Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer says she didn’t know his condition, but he was able to walk into the facility. It’s not yet known what caused the fire on the vessel that split in half and sank. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard)
(09 of19)
A marmot sits perched next to a rock on the Mount Roberts trail on Sunday
(10 of19)
The waters off the Haeundae Beach are covered with debris, in Busan, South Korea, after heavy rain from Typhoon Nakri fell in southern South Korea over the weekend. Police are investigating the origin of the debris.
(11 of19)
Australian singer Kylie Minogue performs during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland, on August 3, 2014. (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
(12 of19)
Fireworks light up the sky during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland, on August 3, 2014. (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
(13 of19)
British Prime Minister David Cameron attends the closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland, on August 3, 2014. (credit:ANDY BUCHANAN via Getty Images)
(14 of19)
An Israeli drone circles over Gaza City on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(15 of19)
Palestinians evacuate a survivor of an Israeli air strike that hit the Al Ghoul family building in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014. At least 40 people were inside the Al Ghoul family building in Rafah Camp when it was targeted by Israeli jet fighters, according to the Red Crescent and Gaza health official Ashraf al-Kidra. Many have been confirmed dead and over two dozen have been wounded. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(16 of19)
A U.S. Marine jumps from a helicopter after a raft is dropped as part of a demonstration during the Seafair Air Show, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, in Seattle. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(17 of19)
Filipino children play in the rain at a public park in suburban Navotas, north of Manila, Philippines on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014. The capital continues to experience sporadic monsoon rains enhanced by Typhoon "Halong," which is moving west northwest off the countryâs northeast and is forecast to blow this week toward southeastern Japan, according to Philippine government forecasters. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(18 of19)
Children play with foam bubbles from soap during the fair in honor of "Nuestra Senora de los Angeles" in the village of Las Pinedas near of Cordoba, Spain, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(19 of19)
A rescue worker is silhouetted against the setting sun in the flooded streets in the town of Misia, some 175 km north from the capital Sofia, Sunday, Aug. 03, 2014. The Skat River has burst its banks in northwestern Bulgaria following weeks of torrential rain, killing one person and forcing authorities to evacuate hundreds. Hundreds of properties have been swamped on Sunday in Misia, the worst-hit city. The situation in the area remains critical. Heavy rain has hit this Balkan country for weeks, with some 15 people killed in flood-related incidents. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)