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Pictures of the day
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Dupura Akhtar, cooks inside her flood-affected house in Ashigarh village, about 70 kilometers (44 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2014. Heavy rainfall for the past few days has affected several districts of Assam state, flooding dozens of villages and displacing thousands. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(02 of18)
Villagers sail on a boat through a flood-affected area in Ashigarh village, about 70 kilometers (44 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2014. Heavy rainfall for the past few days has affected several districts of Assam state, flooding dozens of villages and displacing thousands. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Prime Minister David Cameron Spends A Holiday In Cornwall(03 of18)
WADEBRIDGE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: Prime Minister David Cameron (L) with wife Samantha Cameron have coffee at Surfside cafe on Polzeath beach in Cornwall on August 19, 2014 in Wadebridge, England. The Prime Minister David Cameron is starting his second holiday of the summer. Mr Cameron has insisted he remains in control and fully able to manage the government's response to the growing crisis in Iraq whilst in Cornwall. (Photo by Matthew Horwood - WPA Pool /Getty Images) (credit:Matthew Horwood via Getty Images)
Prime Minister David Cameron Spends A Holiday In Cornwall(04 of18)
WADEBRIDGE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19: Prime Minister David Cameron (L) with wife Samantha Cameron have coffee at Surfside cafe on Polzeath beach in Cornwall on August 19, 2014 in Wadebridge, England. The Prime Minister David Cameron is starting his second holiday of the summer. Mr Cameron has insisted he remains in control and fully able to manage the government's response to the growing crisis in Iraq whilst in Cornwall. (Photo by Matthew Horwood - WPA Pool /Getty Images) (credit:Matthew Horwood via Getty Images)
(05 of18)
EMBARGOED TO 0001 TUESDAY AUGUST 19 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Singer and television personality Ashley Roberts poses in a bath of fruit and ice for the launch of Blossom Hill's Sun-Kissed red and white wine range. (credit:David Parry/PA Wire)
(06 of18)
BARCELONA, SPAIN - AUGUST 19: (L-R) FC Barcelona Sport Director Andoni Zubizarreta, Luis Suarez and FC Barcelona Jordi Mestre of FC Barcelona pose for the media during a press conference as part of his presentation as new FC Barcelona player at Camp Nou on August 19, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) (credit:David Ramos via Getty Images)
(07 of18)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) talks to German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere during their visit at the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) in Bonn, western Germany, on August 19, 2014. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ (Photo credit should read PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRIK STOLLARZ via Getty Images)
(08 of18)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd R) stands between members of the 'Die Johanniter' aid organisation during her visit at the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) in Bonn, western Germany, on August 19, 2014. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ (Photo credit should read PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRIK STOLLARZ via Getty Images)
(09 of18)
Niagara Falls is illuminated by colorful lights near the border between the United States and Canada in Washington D.C (credit:Xinhua /Landov / Barcroft Media)
(10 of18)
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Type-89 armored combat vehicles flare up a smoke screen during an annual live firing exercise at Higashi Fuji range in Gotemba, southwest of Tokyo, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(11 of18)
In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, people protest Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, for Michael Brown, who was killed by police Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. Brown's shooting has sparked more than a week of protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A man is detained by police during a protest Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. Brown's shooting has sparked more than a week of protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(13 of18)
People watch as Indian youth form human pyramids to break the "Dahi handi," an earthen pot filled with curd, an integral part of celebrations to mark Janmashtami in Mumbai, India, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Janmashtami is the festival that marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(14 of18)
Supporters of fiery anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, his images seen at background, take part in a protest, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Qadri led massive rallies Saturday in Pakistanâs capital, demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif step down over alleged fraud in last yearâs election in front of thousands of protesters. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(15 of18)
Children look out from a bus before leaving for the train station, ahead of a train journey to the Russian Siberian city of Irkutsk where they are being relocated, at a refugee camp set up by the Russian Emergencies Ministry about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the Russia-Ukrainian border, near Donetsk, Rostov-on-Don region, Russia, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Fighting across eastern Ukraine has forced nearly 344,000 people to flee their homes, according to U.N. figures released Friday. The U.N. says about 155,800 have left for other places inside Ukraine while 188,000 more have crossed into Russia. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(16 of18)
Forensic pathologist Shawn Parcells speaks during a news conference to share preliminary results of a second autopsy done on Michael Brown Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in St. Louis County, Mo. The independent autopsy shows 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot at least six times, and Parcells, who assisted former New York City chief medical examiner Dr. Michael Baden during the autopsy, said a graze wound on Brown's right arm could have occurred in several ways. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(17 of18)
Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino, left, shakes hands with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after a press conference inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Monday Aug. 18, 2014, where Assange confirmed he "will be leaving the embassy soon". The Australian Assange fled to the Ecuadorian Embassy in 2012 to escape extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted over allegations of sex crimes. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Workers hang outside the clock face as they clean the face of the clocktower popularly known as Big Ben at the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, as they undertake essential maintenance and cleaning of the four faces of the clock. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)