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Participants attend the annual "City2Surf" fun run in central Sydney August 11, 2013. According to organizers, more than 85,000 participants entered the race that covers 14 km (8.7 miles) from Sydney's central business district to Bondi Beach, and supports several charities around the country
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A girl cries upon seeing the damage after what activists said was an air raid by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Raqqa province, eastern Syria, August 10, 2013.
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Jacqueline Llach (center L), the mother of graffiti artist Israel Hernandez-Llach, who died after being shocked by a police officer's Taser, holds on to her daughter Offir Hernandez (center R), during Israel's vigil in Miami Beach, Florida August 10, 2013. The vigil was held in front of a former McDonald's restaurant building, where police officers reportedly caught Hernandez-Llach spray-painting. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed in an interview on Friday that it would conduct an independent review of the death of 18-year-old Hernandez-Llach, who died early Tuesday morning after being electroshocked by a Taser during a police chase in Miami Beach
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White House press members line up after flying in a U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey which was used for the first time by the HMX-1 squadron in support of U.S. President Barack Obama in Edgartown, Massachusetts, August 10, 2013.
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Mo Farah of Britian (R) sprints to the finish line to win the men's 10,000 metres final ahead of Ibrahim Jeilan of Ethiopia (L) and Timothy Toroitich of Uganda during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 10, 2013.
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Spectators wave Swedish flags in support of Artemis as the team finishes a Louis Vuitton Cup semi-final in San Francisco, California August 10, 2013. Italy's Luna Rossa sailed into the final of the America's Cup challenger series on Saturday, completing a 4-0 sweep over the grief-stricken Swedish syndicate Artemis.
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People pray on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr in Sale, northwest Morocco August 9, 2013. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar
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A competitor crawls through mud water during a Fighters' Run competition in Zanka, 150 km (93 miles) west of Budapest, August 10, 2013
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Men search for survivors amid debris of collapsed buildings after what activists said was an air raid by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Raqqa province, eastern Syria, August 10, 2013.
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Kashmir clashes
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Clashes between Muslims and Hindus during Muslim holiday celebrations Friday killed at least two people and injured 24 in Kashmir, according to reports. Indian Hindu protesters brandishing knives as tyres burn and block national highway as they shout slogans against Jammu and Kashmir government
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A Kashmiri Muslim shouts pro-freedom slogans as he joins others for Eid al-Fitr prayers at Eidgah, Srinagar
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Indian forces fired warning shots Saturday to enforce a curfew and to push angry people back into their homes in Kishtwar, in the Indian portion of Kashmir
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The trouble erupted Friday after Hindus objected to Muslims shouting pro-independence slogans during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which caps the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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An Indian policeman throws stones at Hindus protesting against the state government after rival communities clashed in Kishtwar, in Jammu
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From left, Dan McCormack, Chris Lambrite Jr., and Chris Lambrite work to remove three sides of a cottage from a drainage on Saturday after the entire building was ripped off its foundation by a flash flood that hit Manitou Springs, Colo. Friday's torrential rains swept mud, boulders and other debris from a burned area down U.S. 24, washing away vehicles and damaging several homes and businesses in the area.
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Manitou Spring Police Chief Joe Ribeiro said at a news conference on Saturday that three people were unaccounted for: one woman and two men.
The deluge caused "significant" structural damage to local businesses and homes, according to David Hunting with the Manitou Police Department
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Ashes 2013: England v Australia, fourth Test, day three
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Australia start the day on 222-5 with Chris Rogers looking to build on the century he hit yesterday
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Alastair Cook signals a review after Prior's attempted catch. Hot Spot confirms Rogers made contact with the ball
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Rogers waves his bat after his dismissal
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Jimmy Anderson gets Nathan Lyon out lbw as the Australians crumble
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The visitors are all out for 270, giving them a lead of 32. England's Stuart Broad holds the ball up to the crowd as he walks off after taking five wickets during Australia's first innings
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At the start of England's second innings, Joe Root is bowled by Ryan Harris with a peach of a delivery
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He then gets Cook and Trott as England's top order fail to shine
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Here's the spectacular catch from Brad Haddin which dismissed Trott. England are 49-3
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Thanks to a 100-run partnership between Pietersen and Bell, England are 152-3 and counting
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Ian Bell gets hit by a bouncer from Ryan Harris
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Bell celebrates his half century
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Pietersen looks up in anguish as he spoons an easy catch to Rogers off Lyon
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Despair for Ryan Harris as he just fails to stop a boundary ... but the dismissal of Bairstow has put Australia back in the hunt
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England end the day on 234-5 (with Bell having brought up his ton) giving the hosts a lead of 202
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After just six minutes, Robin van Persie guides a header into the bottom corner from Patrice Evra's delivery.
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In the 59th minute, Van Persie doubles United's advantage with a low, deflected shot from the edge of the area. The Dutchman got 30 goals last season and, on this evidence, he could surpass that this term
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Nemanja Vidic raises the trophy for United
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PGA Championship final round
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Here's a quick recap of the leader board: -9 Furyk, -8 Dufner, -7 Stenson, -6 Blixt, -3 McIlroy and Westwood
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Westwood's hopes are swiftly extinguished. He's dropped three shots in the space of two holes
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Jonas Blixt hits a chip shot on the first hole. His round begins with successive bogies
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Here's the man they're all chasing, Jim Furyk. It's ten years since he claimed his one and only major, the US Open.
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Stenson eyes a putt. He got an eagle at four, putting him right in the mix
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McIlroy started brightly but has faded. He finds himself in the wet at the fifth at cards a triple bogey
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Dufner moves effortlessly to -11, while his main rival Furyk, who was also playing well, slips back to -9. So Dufner has a two shot lead at the turn. Meanwhile Stenson is -8 and Scott -6
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Furyk fails to test his rival in the closing holes, bogeying them both
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Dufner follows suit, coming home bogey-bogey, but a final round of 68 is enough to retain a two shot lead and deservedly win him the title.
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The winner gets a hug from his wife Amanda and tells the assembled media his ploy for the final round was "to be confident, put my best foot forward, be aggressive". The Wanamaker Trophy is his. Final leaderboard: -10 Dufner, -8 Furyk, -7 Stenson, -6 Blixt
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Kennel Club international dog agility festival
The festival at Rockingham Castle in Leicestershire is one of the world's largest and most popular dog agility events, attracting thousands of competitors from around the world
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Obstacle courses in increasing grades of difficulty are the heart of the three-day event, with the top performers booking a slot in Crufts 2014
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Richard Chubb, one of the organisers, said: "We have 2,200 dogs, with competitions ranging from the very basic grade one up to the best of the best, the creme de la creme of the championships, at grade seven."
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Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at an oil refinery in Puerto La Cruz on August 11. Lightning set fire to a storage tank at Venezuela's Puerto La Cruz oil refinery on Sunday, the president said, and residents were moved out of the immediate area while local media showed images of thick black smoke rising from the facility. Thunderstorms this weekend have drenched much of the South American OPEC nation, which has suffered repeated accidents at its oil refineries in recent years. Lightning bolts ignited two storage tanks at a different refinery just last year.
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A bolt of lightning flashes just after Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins the 100 metres final at the 2013 IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. Bolt timed a season's best 9.77 seconds, with American Justin Gatlin claiming silver in 9.85sec and Nesta Carter, also of Jamaica, taking bronze in 9.95sec
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Marenda Schipper and Patrick Boelsterli show of their bee beards at an annual competition at Clovermead Adventure Farm in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada
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Hayley Ashburn walking a highline a thousand metres above the valley floor at Taft Point in the Yosemite National Park
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Sparks from spinning wire wool light up the 125 foot high cavern of the abandoned Box Freestone Mine in Box, Wiltshire. The mine, abandoned since 1968, has more than 90km of tunnels.
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An Asian elephant eats frozen fruit in its enclosure at Seoul Zoo in Gwacheon, South Korea
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Ron Freeman glides into the sea from Worthing Pier in West Sussex after managing to stay airborn for 141.5 metres during the annual Worthing Birdman competition
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India launched its first indigenously-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at the Cochin Shipyard in Kochi on August 12, 2013, a landmark moment in the 5 billion dollar project that seeks to project the country's power and check the rising influence of China.
