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(01 of23)
Recruits of the Azov far-right Ukrainian volunteer battalion take their oaths during a ceremony in Kiev, on August 14, 2015. Two people were killed in another round of intense shelling between Western-backed Ukrainian government's forces and pro-Russian fighters in the separatist east, officials from both sides said. Ukraine's military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said one soldier was killed and six wounded in the past 24 hours of fighting across the mostly Russian-speaking war zone. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SERGEI SUPINSKY via Getty Images)
(02 of23)
US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) walks next to the Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Havana Jeffrey DeLaurentis (2-L) upon his arrival at Jose Marti international airport in Havana on August 14, 2015. Kerry visited Cuba on Friday to raise the US flag over the newly reopened embassy, sealing Washington's historic rapprochement with Havana. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADALBERTO ROQUE via Getty Images)
(03 of23)
Lord Greville Janner leaves at Westminster Magistrates' Court with his daughter on August 14, 2015 in London, England. The 87-year-old ex-MP, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2009, is due to appear in court in relation to 22 charges alleged to have taken place from the 1960s to the 1980s. Lawyers for Lord Janner argued in the High Court that he was too ill to attend court but judges ruled that his attendance was in the public interest. at The City of Westminster Magistrates Court on August 14, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images) (credit:John Phillips via Getty Images)
(04 of23)
Turkish President Erdogan releases red partridges and pigeons as he attends the inauguration ceremony of Kibledagi Haci Hafz Yusuf Ylmaz Mosque in his hometown in the northern province of Rize, Turkey on August 14, 2015. (Photo by Ahmet Izgi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(05 of23)
Farmers dump dirt and waste in front of the prefecture in Caen, northwestern France, on August 14, 2015. Earlier in the day, farmers dumped dirt and manure in front of the entrance of a Monoprix supermarket during a demonstration after spending the night before outside the Calavados prefecture. AFP PHOTO / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU (Photo credit should read CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHARLY TRIBALLEAU via Getty Images)
(06 of23)
A woman takes a picture with her smartphone of a man and a girl at Snow Town in Bangkok on August 14, 2015. (credit:NICOLAS ASFOURI via Getty Images)
(07 of23)
Relatives stand in front of victims during a funeral ceremony of students who were killed during a road accident, at the Sai Khao temple in Thailand's restive southern province of Narathiwat on August 14, 2015. At least eleven students were killed in the accident while sitting on the back of a pick up truck used as a school bus. AFP PHOTO / MADAREE TOHLALA (Photo credit should read MADAREE TOHLALA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MADAREE TOHLALA via Getty Images)
(08 of23)
Actress Halle Berry arrives at Hollywood Foreign Press Association Hosts Annual Grants Banquet at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on August 13, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic) (credit:Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images)
(09 of23)
TIANJIN, CHINA - AUGUST 14: (CHINA OUT) Rows of vehicles get burnt in Tianjin's warehouse explosion on August 14, 2015 in Tianjin, China. The death toll from Wednesday warehouse explosions in Tianjin rose to 50 Thursday evening, 17 of whom were firemen, local authorities said. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(10 of23)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 14: Nathan Brown of the Magpies has an altercation with Mike Pyke of the Swans during the round 20 AFL match between the Sydney Swans and the Collingwood Magpies at SCG on August 14, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (credit:Cameron Spencer via Getty Images)
(11 of23)
Newly arrived migrants hug moments after arriving on the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean sea from Turkey to Greece on August 14, 2015. Turkish efforts to stop traffickers from sending large 'ghost ships' crammed with migrants towards Italy has sparked the surge in arrivals in Greece, the International Organization for Migration said on August 13. The migrants and refugees making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe are increasingly travelling the eastern route from Turkey to the Greek islands, which have seen more arrivals since the beginning of the year than long-time top destination Italy, according to UN figures. AFP PHOTO / ACHILLEAS ZAVALLIS (Photo credit should read ACHILLEAS ZAVALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ACHILLEAS ZAVALLIS via Getty Images)
(12 of23)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 14: Labour party leadership candidate Liz Kendall joins children on a bouncy castle during a visit to the Kidszone children's centre in Withington on August 14, 2015 in Manchester, England. The centre was the first stop for Liz Kendall as she embarks on an eve of poll Tour of Britain. Earlier today Liz Kendall urged her supporters to back anyone other than Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership contest. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
(13 of23)
ATHENS, GREECE - AUGUST 14 : A Greek lawmaker is seen during a parliamentary session in Athens, Greece, on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Greek lawmakers approved their countrys draft third bailout in a parliamentary vote on Friday, August 14, 2015. (Photo by Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(14 of23)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR OMEGA - In this image released on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, Daniel Craig is seen at the inauguration of the OMEGA factory in Villeret, Switzerland. The actor who reprises his role as James Bond in SPECTRE, the 24th Bond adventure, was given a guided tour, as well as exclusive access to the factoryâs assembly line. During the visit he was also shown production of the new OMEGA Seamaster 300 âSPECTREâ Limited Edition. Images and press release available at http://www.omegawatches.com/news/international-news. (OMEGA via AP Images) (credit:OMEGA via AP Images)
(15 of23)
Four week-old meerkats Marty and Pellow after making their first appearance from their underground burrows at Blair Drummond Safari Park.Picture date: Wednesday 12 August, 2015. Two new arrivals to the clan have been named Marty and Pellow after the lead singer of band Wet Wet Wet in tribute to the summers inclement weather. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
(16 of23)
Rows of vehicles get burnt in Tianjin's warehouse explosion on August 14, 2015 in Tianjin, China. The death toll from Wednesday warehouse explosions in Tianjin rose to 50 Thursday evening, 17 of whom were firemen, local authorities said. (credit:Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(17 of23)
Streakers run through ZSL London Zoo, London, during ZSL's Streak for Tigers, which raises funds for the organisation's work protecting tigers through global conservation projects. (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
(18 of23)
Topher Grace, left, and Dakota Johnson accept grants on behalf of the Los Angeles High School for the Arts, the University of Illinois' Ebertfest and The Pablove Foundation at The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Annual Grants Banquet at the Beverly Wilshire hotel on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP) (credit:John Salangsang/AP)
(19 of23)
Orlando Bloom attends the premiere of Digging for Fire at the Arclights Cinemas on August 13, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Lionel Hahn/ABACA USA)
(20 of23)
Supporters of Pakistan's religious party Jamaat-ud-Dawa rally to celebrate ahead of Pakistan's Independence Day in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Millions of Pakistanis will hold rallies to celebrate the 69th Independence Day on Friday to commemorate its Independence Day in 1947 from British colonial rule. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(21 of23)
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 13: People from CAPJPO - Europalestine activist group gather to create a 'Gaza Beach' to protest 'Tel Aviv Sur Seine', a beach event celebrating Tel Aviv, near Seine River in Paris France on August 13, 2015. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 13: The Rockettes perform at the 2015 Radio City Christmas Spectacular Christmas In August at Radio City Music Hall on August 13, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images) (credit:Robin Marchant via Getty Images)
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