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
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An orphaned baby elephant feeds itself on August 12, 2014, during the World elephant day, at the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, at the Nairobi National Park, in Nairobi. Africa's elephants are under extreme threat from poaching, ivory trafficking, human-elephant conflict, and habitat loss. AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Spain's Victor Garcia, left, is on the ground while France's Yoann Kowal, Finland's Jarkko Kinnunen and Bulgaria's Mitko Tsenov, from left, pass by in their 3000m steeplechase heat during the European Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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US music star Lady Gaga waves upon her arrival at the Narita International airport in Narita, Chiba prefecture on August 12, 2014. Gaga is set to play two nights at the Chiba Marine Stadium in Tokyo on August 13 and 14 before heading to Seoul to perform at the Olympic Stadium on August 16. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
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British actor Hugh Bonneville, right, who plays "Downtown Abbey's" Lord Grantham, looks at his wax figure at Madame Tussauds in central London, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Models Walk Through Stage Full Of Live Ground Beetles In Nanning(05 of27)
NANNING, CHINA - AUGUST 11: (CHINA OUT) A model walks on a stage full of live ground beetles during Loren Chinese Top Model Contest on August 11, 2014 in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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The Toulomne-Calevaras Cal Fire Unit and an inmate crew work on setting a blackline, from the holding line to the oncoming fire, in order to create a buffer at the northeast corner of the Lodge Complex Fire, north of Laytonville, Calif. on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. Fires in far Northern California forest are threatening nearly 750 homes on Monday. (credit:PA)
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Brenton Thwaites, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Taylor Swift and Cameron Monaghan arrive at the New York premiere of "The Giver" at the Zeigfeld Theater on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in New York. (credit:Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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From left, Sistine Rose, Sylvester Stallone, Sophia Rose Stallone, Jennifer Flavin Stallone and Scarlet Rose Stallone arrive at the Lionsgate Los Angeles premiere of "The Expendables 3" at TCL Chinese Theatre on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Lionsgate/AP Images) (credit:Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP)
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From left, Sylvester Stallone, Harrison Ford and Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Lionsgate Los Angeles premiere of "The Expendables 3" at TCL Chinese Theatre on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Lionsgate/AP Images) (credit:Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP)
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The moon rises in the sky as seen through the Four Towers or C.T.B.A. (Cuatro Torres Business Area), one of the main symbols of Madrid, Spain, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Palestinian residents carry a child of the brother of Zakariah al-Aqrah, 21, away from the family's house, after al-Aqrah was killed during an operation by Israeli troops in the West Bank village of Qabalan near Nablus, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. The Israeli military said it killed Al-Aqrah early Monday morning after he opened fire on an Israeli force that had come to arrest him in connection with shootings targeting Israeli soldiers two weeks ago. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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U.S. F/A-18 fighter jets take off for mission in Iraq from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, in the Persian Gulf, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. U.S. military officials said American fighter aircraft struck and destroyed several vehicles Sunday that were part of an Islamic State group convoy moving to attack Kurdish forces defending the northeastern Iraqi city of Irbil. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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People raise their hands in the middle of the street as police wearing riot gear move toward their position trying to get them to disperse Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. The FBI opened an investigation Monday into the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who police said was shot multiple times Saturday after being confronted by an officer in Ferguson. Authorities in Ferguson used tear gas and rubber bullets to try to disperse a large crowd Monday night that had gathered at the site of a burned-out convenience store damaged a night earlier, when many businesses in the area were looted. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 12: Twelfth Doctor, Peter Capaldi, poses with his on-screen companion Jenna Coleman during a world tour to promote the new series of Doctor Who at Dendy Opera Quays on August 12, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) (credit:Lisa Maree Williams via Getty Images)
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A view of the sunrise from Alexandra Palace, north London. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 11: Robin Williams' hand and footprint impression is seen at the TCL Chinese Theatre on August 11, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
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Flowers and momentos left by fans are seen at Robin Williams' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is seen, August 11, 2014, in Hollywood, California. Academy Award-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams was found dead in his Marin County home earlier today of an apparent suicide. He was 63 years old. AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
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BOULDER, CO - AUGUST 11: A makeshift memorial for Robin Williams is set up in front of a home on August 11, 2014 in Boulder, Colorado. The exterior of the house was used in the opening credits for 'Mork & Mindy,' the comedy based in Boulder that catapulted Williams' career. Williams, 63, died at his Northern California home Monday in a suspected suicide, according to law enforcement officials. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images) (credit:Marc Piscotty via Getty Images)
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Flowers and momentos left by fans are seen at Robin Williams' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is seen, August 11, 2014, in Hollywood, California. Academy Award-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams was found dead in his Marin County home earlier today of an apparent suicide. He was 63 years old. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARK RALSTON via Getty Images)
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A fan places aminature Oscars statue and a 'I will miss you' note at Robin Williams' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is seen, August 11, 2014, in Hollywood, California. Academy Award-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams was found dead in his Marin County home earlier today of an apparent suicide. He was 63 years old. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARK RALSTON via Getty Images)
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The first Koala joey in the group has emerged from its mother's pouch, to the delight of keepers and visitors at Taronga Western Plains Zoo.The female joey, 'Rosea', is named after a species of flowering eucalypt and is the first joey for mother ‘Wild Girl’, who is already displaying all the right maternal behaviours.
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Hendrick’s Carnival of Knowledge, instilled knowledge, hosted a plethora of oddities and refreshed palates with a host of gin libations at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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A Palestinian sleeps on the rubble of his home in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. An Egyptian-brokered cease-fire halting the Gaza war held into Monday morning, allowing Palestinians to leave homes and shelters as negotiators agreed to resume talks in Cairo. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this image distributed on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, sand sculptures were created to celebrate National Play in the Sand Day at the Hilton Cabana Miami Beach, in Miami Beach, Fl. Hilton is inspiring travelers to Be A Weekender and book at HiltonWeekends.com. (Photo by Jeff Daly/Invision for Hilton Worldwide/AP Images) (credit:Invision for Hilton Worldwide)
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General view of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, the location of the Tenggerese villages where the Tenggerese Hindu Yadnya Kasada Festival is held on August 11, 2014 in Probolinggo, Java, Indonesia. The festival is the main festival of the Tenggerese people and lasts about a month. On the fourteenth day, the Tenggerese make the journey to Mount Bromo to make offerings of rice, fruits, vegetables, flowers and livestock to the mountain gods by throwing them into the volcano's caldera. The origin of the festival lies in the 15th century when a princess named Roro Anteng started the principality of Tengger with her husband Joko Seger, and the childless couple asked the mountain Gods for help in bearing children. The legend says the Gods granted them 24 children but on the provision that the 25th must be tossed into the volcano in sacrifice. The 25th child, Kesuma, was finally sacrificed in this way after initial refusal, and the tradition of throwing sacrifices into the caldera to appease the mountain Gods continues today. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) (credit:Ulet Ifansasti via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. Erdogan won Turkey's first direct presidential election Sunday. Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev smiles at right. (AP Photo/Alexei Druzhinin, RIA-Novosti, Presidential Press Service) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Supermoon over Boston