• A girl is seen in a window following a flood in Marikina City, east of Manila, Philippines. EPA
    A girl is seen in a window following a flood in Marikina City, east of Manila, Philippines. EPA
  • An elephant at Nag Laik Elephant Conservation Based Tourism Camp in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. EPA
    An elephant at Nag Laik Elephant Conservation Based Tourism Camp in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. EPA
  • Athletes passing by a water spot are pictured during the women's Marathon during the European Athletics Championships in Berlin. AFP
    Athletes passing by a water spot are pictured during the women's Marathon during the European Athletics Championships in Berlin. AFP
  • People watch a 'Wall of Death' show at a fair in the outskirts of Ajmer, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. AFP
    People watch a 'Wall of Death' show at a fair in the outskirts of Ajmer, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. AFP
  • A woman covered with mud sunbathes in Ovca, near Belgrade. AFP
    A woman covered with mud sunbathes in Ovca, near Belgrade. AFP
  • A Rohingya refugee boy carries fish from a fishing boat crewed by Bengalie and Rohingya fishermen near the Shamlapur refugee camp near Cox's Bazar. AFP
    A Rohingya refugee boy carries fish from a fishing boat crewed by Bengalie and Rohingya fishermen near the Shamlapur refugee camp near Cox's Bazar. AFP
  • Fireworks illuminate the sky over Lake Geneva with the famous water fountain "Le Jet d'Eau", in Geneva, Switzerland. AP Photo
    Fireworks illuminate the sky over Lake Geneva with the famous water fountain "Le Jet d'Eau", in Geneva, Switzerland. AP Photo
  • Indonesian men carry the body of a victim of last week's earthquake during a burial in Gangga, Lombok Island, Indonesia. AP Photo
    Indonesian men carry the body of a victim of last week's earthquake during a burial in Gangga, Lombok Island, Indonesia. AP Photo
  • A shooting star passes by the Milky Way over the lake Walchensee near Einsiedl in southern Germany. AP Photo
    A shooting star passes by the Milky Way over the lake Walchensee near Einsiedl in southern Germany. AP Photo
  • Chinese dancers perform during the opening of the 54th session of the International Carthage Festival at the Roman theatre of Carthage in Tunis. AFP
    Chinese dancers perform during the opening of the 54th session of the International Carthage Festival at the Roman theatre of Carthage in Tunis. AFP
  • People swim under a giant screen at an indoor swimming pool on a hot day in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. Reuters
    People swim under a giant screen at an indoor swimming pool on a hot day in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. Reuters
  • Eleven year-old Peter Gregory Jr takes his turn on the bull ride practice drum at the Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo, in Mount Isa, Australia. EPA
    Eleven year-old Peter Gregory Jr takes his turn on the bull ride practice drum at the Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo, in Mount Isa, Australia. EPA
  • An anti-government protester takes part in a protest to demand the release of demonstrators detained during recent protests against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government in Managua, Nicaragua. Reuters
    An anti-government protester takes part in a protest to demand the release of demonstrators detained during recent protests against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government in Managua, Nicaragua. Reuters
  • The Field Of Women ceremony takes place for the Breast Cancer Network Of Australia during the round 21 AFL match between the Melbourne Demons and the Sydney Swans at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia. Getty Images
    The Field Of Women ceremony takes place for the Breast Cancer Network Of Australia during the round 21 AFL match between the Melbourne Demons and the Sydney Swans at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia. Getty Images

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World in focus - best photos for August 12, 2018

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