World News in Pictures

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A boy lies down flat in a fountain to cool off during a heat wave in central Seoul. South Korea ordered government offices to turn off their air-conditioning as two power plants stopped operations on August 12, a day after a minister warned of an imminent national energy crisis.



President Barack Obama misses a shot while golfing on the first hole at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard



The Perseid meteor shower with Edlington Castle in Northumberland in the foreground

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The annual Perseid meteor shower seen near Ribblehead, North Yorkshire



In this long exposure photo, a streak appears in the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower above a roadside silhouette of a Spanish fighting bull in Villarejo de Salvanes

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A cloud is seen over the Rock of Gibraltar from a parking lot next to the border where drivers leave their vehicles to commute by foot into Gibraltar



A 3D painting of a dragon on Qianmen Street, a popular tourist spot in Beijing, China

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Rafael Nadal holds the championship trophy after his win over Milos Raonic of Canada during the men's finals match at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal



A building sits partially collapsed over a sinkhole at Summer Bay Resort near Disney World in Clermont, Florida. The 40 - 60 foot sinkhole opened up under the resort building overnight



An overview of the grounds from a nearby hillside of day two of the Women's Ashes Series match between England and Australia, at Wormsley Cricket Ground in High Wycombe

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A villa built on the roof of a 26-storey residential block in Beijing, China. According to local media, the villa has been under construction for the past six years and comes complete with fake rockeries and landscaping that could easily be passed of as a scenery spot. Neighbors complain of leakage problems and noise from the construction. The owner has been instructed to tear down the illegal building according to property managers



Algae blooms cover the surface of the Paddington canal basin in London. Soaring temperatures, along with heavy downpours that have led to fertilisers being washed into ponds and lakes, have led to a larger than usual explosion of algae across many of Britain's waterways



Pro-Morsi supporters shout slogans in Raba'a Al-Adaweya square. Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood prepared for a possible attack by security forces on their two main Cairo sit-ins

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Tourists walk the dunes of Sossusvlei in Namibia at the weekend. Desert tourism attracts tens of thousands of tourists a year to this southern African country of just over 2 million people



The father and brother of Palestinian prisoner Ateya Abu Moussa, who has been held by Israel for 20 years, hug after hearing news of his expected release in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. On Monday Israel named 26 Palestinian prisoners to be freed this week under a US-backed peace talks deal

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Relatives of navy personnel wave as HMS Illustrious departs Portsmouth for the Mediterranean. Three Royal Navy warships have set sail for a routine deployment which will stop at Gibraltar amid increased tensions between Britain and Spain over the sovereignty of the area. The MoD has described the warship's movements as 'long-planned' and 'routine'.



A Muslim Khawateen Markaz activist looks on as she participates in a protest in Srinagar. The activists demanded the protection of Indian Muslims in Jammu after an indefinite curfew was extended to more districts in Kashmir on 10 August. The curfew has been put in place after Hindu-Muslim clashes left two dead last week



Harry Facer, who has motor neurone disease, completed a sponsored skydive in Peterborough yesterday. Jumping as part of a tandem, Harry and his daughters made the skydive in around 4 minutes from a height of 14,000 feet. Harry raised over £11,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association

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Athletes compete in the men's 3,000m steeplechase heats during the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow



Nepalese Hindu women look at a picture on a phone after worshipping Lord Shiva on the last day of Sarwan Brata festival at Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. Thousands of married and unmarried Nepalese Hindu women gather in temples every Monday of Sawan month (15 July - 15 August) to pray for a long and prosperous life of their husbands or to find a good husband

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Afghans stand near a destroyed car after floods in the Shakar Dara district of Kabul, August 11, 2013.At least 22 people in Afghanistan were killed and farmland was damaged when flash floods hit a plain near the capital, officials said on Sunday.



Police stand guard by burning debris after shops were set afire by a mob in Jammu August 10, 2013. Authorities imposed a curfew and deployed army in Rajouri district of India's Kashmir on Sunday as tension escalated in the valley in wake of recent clashes between two communities



Serena Williams of the U.S. holds the trophy after defeating Sorana Cirstea of Romania during their women's final tennis match of the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto, August 11, 2013.

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The unfinished InTempo apartment towers, Europe's tallest residential building at 200 metres (650 ft) high when finished, is seen in the Spanish eastern coastal village of Benidorm near Alicante, August 11, 2013. According to Spanish local media, an alleged planning error left the 47-floor towers with lifts for 20 floors, and the construction firm's 92 million Euro credit was taken over by Spain's bad bank Sareb.



A travelling bank bus drives down the road after making its monthly call on customers in the village of Maderuelo, central Spain, June 4, 2013. A queue of pensioners waits to board a brown and green bus in the medieval village of Maderuelo on Spain's arid central plains. It only comes once a month and won't take them anywhere, but they're mostly happy with the service. The bus, parked up alongside a van selling frozen fish, is a mobile bank run by bailed-out Spanish lender Bankia to serve remote areas with no branches. Inside it looks much like any other small branch, but for the elastic bands that keep the furniture in place when it's on the move.



Artist Robert Greenwood, dressed in an outfit made of Post-it notes, promotes an art exhibition called "cARTographies", in Trafalgar Square in central London, August 11, 2013. The exhibition, at the Gallery of St Martin's in the Fields in Trafalgar Square, involves Post-it notes and audience participation. At the end of the exhibition eight visitors will be offered the opportunity to purchase one of the full size original artworks for eight pounds ($12

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A symbolic grave, laid where other supporters said protesters were killed in clashes with security forces last week, while marching during a rally near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier towards Rabaa Adawiya Square where they are camping, is seen in Cairo, August 11, 2013



Residents crowd at a beach to escape from the summer heat in Dalian, Liaoning province, August 11, 2013. China's National Meteorological Center (NMC) said on Sunday that persisting heat was still forecast in eastern and central China and parts of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, Xinhua News Agency reported.



Brittney Reese of the U.S. competes during the women's long jump final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 11, 2013

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A stranded dolphin is carried to safety on the coast of County Donegal, Ireland



Around 35 cows escaped from a farm near Stockport, UK

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Bloodstock Festival 2013 in Derbyshire

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Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe celebrates after winning the the men's Pole Vault Event at the 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia



A Palestinian man jumps using a rope to a section of Israel's controversial concrete barrier that separates the West Bank from Jerusalem in Beit Hanina, in Israeli annexed east Jerusalem. Many Palestinians from the West Bank cross illegally into Israel everyday in search for work.

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An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man is arrested by Israeli policemen in Ramat Beit Shemesh West of Jerusalem, after dozens of Haredim protest against desecration of ancient graves were discovered at a new housing construction site. Some 14 Ultra-orthodox Jews were arrested.



From left, United States' Aries Merritt, France's Thomas Martinot-Lagarde and United States' Jason Richardson compete in a men's 110-meter hurdles semifinal at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia



Australian competitor Amos Gill pushes his wheeled vehicle off the diving platform during the Worthing International Birdman event. The annual flying competition took place over the weekend, with both serious and fun flyers in colourful costumes who launch themselves from the pier.

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Ashes 2013: England v Australia, fourth Test, day four



England started the day with a 202-run lead, and five wickets remaining. It looked like it was going to be just four wickets, until Jackson Bird's appeal for LBW against Tim Bresnan was turned down by the umpire



Australia's first wicket comes only a few minutes later, however, as Ian Bell is bowled by Ryan Harris, the English duo only having scored a single run to bring the score to 251 for six

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Matt Prior is then bowled out first ball by Ryan Harris. A bad start for England sees them at 251 for seven






It's celebrations all round as the English fans cheer a boundary.

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Graeme Swann lofts a drive from Lyon but Steve Smith drops a sitter

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Ryan Harris comes off the field after the England innings finished with him taking seven wickets. England end their innings at 330 all out



David Warner fends off a short ball from Stuart Broad, as the Australian team starts off incredibly strongly.



Stuart Broad attempts to catch Rogers from his own delivery. He doesn't make it, however, and ends up rolling in the dust.



Bell and Root can but watch as a ball goes to the boundary.

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David warner cuts Graeme Swan to the boundary for four as he reaches his half century.



It all gets a bit too much for the Honey Monster, and he is kindly asked to leave the premises for going a bit overboard on the sugar puffs.



Tim Bresnan celebrates the wicket. Warner edged a bouncer right into the hands of Matt Prior.




David Warner (right) walks off after his dismissal as Steve Smith comes out to bat. The score now stands at 168-3.

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Steve Smith tries to hook a shot from Stuart Broad only to see the ball come off the edge and fly straight into the stumps.






Stuart Broad prays as the review of Brad Haddin's LBW wicket is played on the big screen – another wicket is referred to the DRS and once again it proves the umpire right, showing that the ball would have just clipped the top of the stumps.



The crowd cheer the England team after Shane Watson's bowled out LBW. The Aussies opt for the review only for it to back up the first decision.



Stuart Broad bowls to Nathan Lyon during his match-winning spell.



Nathan Lyon's stump is sent flying from a spectacular reverse swing by Stuart Broad



Stuart Broad reaches for the sky after bowling out Nathan Lyon. Australia find themselves in an almost impossible situation at 211-9, with England only needing a single wicket to take home the Ashes.

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Peter Siddle hits a ball from Stuart Broad to Jimmy Anderson at mid-off to give England the victory as the clouds gather above. The Ashes goes to England as Australia collapse, all out for 224.



Stuart Broad carries off the champagne for man of the match – claiming an astonishing 11 wickets.






Michael Clarke watches the presentation – a bad day for the Australian team.

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Sinkhole swallows Florida resort



Workers inspect a section of the Summer Bay Resort after a large sinkhole opened on the property's grounds, in Clermont, Florida, August 12, 2013.

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Defending champion Akira Yaegashi (L) of Japan punches challenger Oscar Blanquet of Mexico in the face during their World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight title boxing match in Tokyo



The Duke of Edinburgh waves as he leaves a medal presentation event at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The visit was the Duke's first public appearance since he was hospitalised in June.



A man sells duck soft toys from his car in Beijing, China