The Week in Pictures July 19 – July 26 2013 (109 Photos)


    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) volunteers staged a protest outside Delhi Zoo, on July 25, 2013. Two volunteers wore tiger bodysuits and posed inside a cage as part of their [Save the Tiger-Say No to Zoos] campaign. [If human beings cannot be in a cage for an hour, why are animals caged inside zoos?] one of the volunteers said. The protest was organised in the wake of deaths of six tigers in the zoo within a span of six months. (Photo by Raveendran/AFP Photo)


    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) volunteers staged a protest outside Delhi Zoo, on July 25, 2013. Two volunteers wore tiger bodysuits and posed inside a cage as part of their [Save the Tiger-Say No to Zoos] campaign. [If human beings cannot be in a cage for an hour, why are animals caged inside zoos?] one of the volunteers said. The protest was organised in the wake of deaths of six tigers in the zoo within a span of six months. (Photo by Raveendran/AFP Photo)




    An Indian boy holds an umbrella as waves break over a seawall while monsoon rain falls, on July 25, 2013. The monsoon season, which runs from June to September, accounts for about 80% of India's annual rainfall, vital for a farm economy which lacks adequate irrigation facilities. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)


    An Indian boy holds an umbrella as waves break over a seawall while monsoon rain falls, on July 25, 2013. The monsoon season, which runs from June to September, accounts for about 80% of India's annual rainfall, vital for a farm economy which lacks adequate irrigation facilities. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)




    An injured woman receives treatment at a hospital after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Minxian county, Dingxi, Gansu province July 23, 2013. The death toll from two earthquakes in China's western Gansu province has climbed to 95, with more than 1000 people injured, after around 51,800 buildings collapsed and tens of thousands more were badly damaged. Picture taken July 23, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)


    An injured woman receives treatment at a hospital after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Minxian county, Dingxi, Gansu province July 23, 2013. The death toll from two earthquakes in China's western Gansu province has climbed to 95, with more than 1000 people injured, after around 51,800 buildings collapsed and tens of thousands more were badly damaged. Picture taken July 23, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




    Participents paint themselves and Patrick's Street in a sea of color during the Paint Disco at the Lala Healthcare Street Performance world championship. (Photo by Paul Reidy)


    Participents paint themselves and Patrick's Street in a sea of color during the Paint Disco at the Lala Healthcare Street Performance world championship. (Photo by Paul Reidy)




    A dynamic swirling mass of plasma is seen spinning above the Sun's surface for over 36 hours on June 16 – 17, 2013, in this handout image provided today by NASA on July 25, 2013. The mass was accompanied by two smaller prominences, which were also being pushed and pulled around by magnetic forces, according to NASA. (Photo by Solar Dynamics Observatory via Reuters)


    A dynamic swirling mass of plasma is seen spinning above the Sun's surface for over 36 hours on June 16 – 17, 2013, in this handout image provided today by NASA on July 25, 2013. The mass was accompanied by two smaller prominences, which were also being pushed and pulled around by magnetic forces, according to NASA. (Photo by Solar Dynamics Observatory via Reuters)




    An man fires his weapon during clashes between opponents and supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 22, 2013. On Monday, clashes broke out between Morsi supporters and opponents near Cairo's Tahrir Square and in the city of Qalioub on the capital's outskirts, where at least one person was shot to death, security officials said. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)


    An man fires his weapon during clashes between opponents and supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 22, 2013. On Monday, clashes broke out between Morsi supporters and opponents near Cairo's Tahrir Square and in the city of Qalioub on the capital's outskirts, where at least one person was shot to death, security officials said. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)




    Chinese actor Mei Zhiyong dressing as the late Hong Kong Kung Fu star Bruce Lee performs in front of the bronze statue in Hong Kong Saturday, July 20, 2013 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death of Lee. The late superstar Bruce Lee is best-known for the kung fu skills he displayed in his movies, but his daughter hopes that more people take the effort to understand his teachings and life philosophy. Marking his death 40 years ago on July 20, the Hong Kong government has teamed up with the Bruce Lee Foundation to put together an exhibition to showcase the late star's life, from his famous yellow tracksuit he wore in the movie [Game of Death], to his writings and drawings. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)


    Chinese actor Mei Zhiyong dressing as the late Hong Kong Kung Fu star Bruce Lee performs in front of the bronze statue in Hong Kong Saturday, July 20, 2013 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death of Lee. The late superstar Bruce Lee is best-known for the kung fu skills he displayed in his movies, but his daughter hopes that more people take the effort to understand his teachings and life philosophy. Marking his death 40 years ago on July 20, the Hong Kong government has teamed up with the Bruce Lee Foundation to put together an exhibition to showcase the late star's life, from his famous yellow tracksuit he wore in the movie [Game of Death], to his writings and drawings. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)




    Brazilian tattoo artist who goes by the name [Rattoo], a play on the Portuguese word [rato] that means [rat], poses for pictures as he shows off his skin tattoos, his tattooed eyes and his modified split tongue during Tattoo Week events in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, July 19, 2013. Tattoo Week is an annual event that attracts international tattoo artists and body piercing artists as well as consumers. (Photo by Andre Penner/AP Photo)


    Brazilian tattoo artist who goes by the name [Rattoo], a play on the Portuguese word [rato] that means [rat], poses for pictures as he shows off his skin tattoos, his tattooed eyes and his modified split tongue during Tattoo Week events in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, July 19, 2013. Tattoo Week is an annual event that attracts international tattoo artists and body piercing artists as well as consumers. (Photo by Andre Penner/AP Photo)




    Indians wade past a bus submerged in rainwater in New Delhi, India, Saturday, July 20, 2013. Heavy rainfall lashed the national capital Saturday, flooding streets and homes and choking the city with traffic jams. (Photo by AP Photo)


    Indians wade past a bus submerged in rainwater in New Delhi, India, Saturday, July 20, 2013. Heavy rainfall lashed the national capital Saturday, flooding streets and homes and choking the city with traffic jams. (Photo by AP Photo)




    Two girls wear masks showing U.S. actor Johnny Depp as they wait for the German premiere of the movie [The Lone Ranger] in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 19, 2013. (Photo by Gero Breloer/AP Photo)


    Two girls wear masks showing U.S. actor Johnny Depp as they wait for the German premiere of the movie [The Lone Ranger] in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 19, 2013. (Photo by Gero Breloer/AP Photo)




    A man jumps in a fountain of the Trocadero Square in front of the Eiffel Tower as hot summer temperatures continue in Paris, on July 22, 2013. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)


    A man jumps in a fountain of the Trocadero Square in front of the Eiffel Tower as hot summer temperatures continue in Paris, on July 22, 2013. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)




    Police fire rubber bullets at demonstrators during clashes near Guanabara Palace, where Pope Francis met with President Dilma Rousseff in Rio de Janeiro, on July 22, 2013. Demonstrators are continuing their anti-government protests, which began in June amid growing economic and social dissatisfaction in Brazil. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)


    Police fire rubber bullets at demonstrators during clashes near Guanabara Palace, where Pope Francis met with President Dilma Rousseff in Rio de Janeiro, on July 22, 2013. Demonstrators are continuing their anti-government protests, which began in June amid growing economic and social dissatisfaction in Brazil. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)




    Gunther von Hagens' anatomical horse and rider [Rearing Horse with Rider] is seen on display at Times Square in New York, on July 24, 2013. The piece is part of the Body Worlds: Pulse anatomical art and science exhibition that displays preserved human bodies through a process called Plastination, which reveals inner anatomical structures. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)


    Gunther von Hagens' anatomical horse and rider [Rearing Horse with Rider] is seen on display at Times Square in New York, on July 24, 2013. The piece is part of the Body Worlds: Pulse anatomical art and science exhibition that displays preserved human bodies through a process called Plastination, which reveals inner anatomical structures. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)




    People riding on water-powered jet-boards perform at Donghu lake in Wuhan in the Hubei province of China on July 25, 2013. (Photo by Darley Shen/Reuters)


    People riding on water-powered jet-boards perform at Donghu lake in Wuhan in the Hubei province of China on July 25, 2013. (Photo by Darley Shen/Reuters)




    Frank Lawton of Deadwood, South Dakota fires his single action revolver after cocking the gun with his left hand during the Canadian Open Fast Draw Championships in Aldergrove, British Columbia July 20, 2013. The present-day Fast Draw competition was born from the Hollywood myth of the western gunfighter, and the idea is to draw a single action revolver from a holster, and cock, fire and hit a designated target in the shortest possible time. No live ammunition is ever used, only blank cartridges or wax bullets. The targets are either a metal silhouette used with wax bullets or balloons that burst from the muzzle blast from the blank cartridges. A light atop the timer signals the competitor when to fire and once the target is hit, it turns the timer off, measuring the speed to thousandths of a second. (Photo by Andy Clark/Reuters)


    Frank Lawton of Deadwood, South Dakota fires his single action revolver after cocking the gun with his left hand during the Canadian Open Fast Draw Championships in Aldergrove, British Columbia July 20, 2013. The present-day Fast Draw competition was born from the Hollywood myth of the western gunfighter, and the idea is to draw a single action revolver from a holster, and cock, fire and hit a designated target in the shortest possible time. No live ammunition is ever used, only blank cartridges or wax bullets. The targets are either a metal silhouette used with wax bullets or balloons that burst from the muzzle blast from the blank cartridges. A light atop the timer signals the competitor when to fire and once the target is hit, it turns the timer off, measuring the speed to thousandths of a second. (Photo by Andy Clark/Reuters)




    A resident expressing shock, walks by the body of rice vendor Dasilia Daniel, who was accidentally shot dead during a road rage incident as she walked to work in the Petionville suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, July 19, 2013. According to a cousin of Daniel, the driver of a semi-trailer truck tapped the back of a pickup, enraging its driver, who then stepped out from his vehicle, gun in hand, and shot at the semi-truck driver, missing him and killing Daniel. Fellow vendors set the vehicles on fire in retaliation for the death of their friend. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo)


    A resident expressing shock, walks by the body of rice vendor Dasilia Daniel, who was accidentally shot dead during a road rage incident as she walked to work in the Petionville suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, July 19, 2013. According to a cousin of Daniel, the driver of a semi-trailer truck tapped the back of a pickup, enraging its driver, who then stepped out from his vehicle, gun in hand, and shot at the semi-truck driver, missing him and killing Daniel. Fellow vendors set the vehicles on fire in retaliation for the death of their friend. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo)




    A supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi (C) is seen beaten by pro-government and army supporters during clashes that erupted at Tahrir Square and around the US Embassy in Cairo, on July 22, 2013. Dozens of people were injured in Cairo clashes as the family of Mohamed Morsi said they plan to sue Egypt's army chief for having [kidnapped] the ousted Islamist president. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine/AFP Photo)


    A supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi (C) is seen beaten by pro-government and army supporters during clashes that erupted at Tahrir Square and around the US Embassy in Cairo, on July 22, 2013. Dozens of people were injured in Cairo clashes as the family of Mohamed Morsi said they plan to sue Egypt's army chief for having [kidnapped] the ousted Islamist president. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine/AFP Photo)




    A Venezuelan indian (C) from the Amazon tribes belonging to the [Platoon of silent weapons] stands at attention with his fellow soldiers from the Venezuelan army during a welcome ceremony for Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (not in picture) in Puerto Ayacucho July 22, 2013. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)


    A Venezuelan indian (C) from the Amazon tribes belonging to the [Platoon of silent weapons] stands at attention with his fellow soldiers from the Venezuelan army during a welcome ceremony for Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (not in picture) in Puerto Ayacucho July 22, 2013. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)




    A young Nepalese Hindu priest offers tika blessings to Hindu devotees at The Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on July 22, 2013. According to the Nepali calendar, Shravan is considered the holiest month of the year with each Monday of the month known as Shravan Somvar when worshippers offer prayers for a happy and prosperous life. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)


    A young Nepalese Hindu priest offers tika blessings to Hindu devotees at The Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on July 22, 2013. According to the Nepali calendar, Shravan is considered the holiest month of the year with each Monday of the month known as Shravan Somvar when worshippers offer prayers for a happy and prosperous life. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)




    Agence France-Presse photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba is healed after being wounded in the head by a policeman late on July 22, 2013 during a protest in the outskirts of the Guanabara Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The protest was against public spending during the visit of Pope Francis. (Photo by AFP Photo/Sandrovox/Brazil Photo Press)


    Agence France-Presse photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba is healed after being wounded in the head by a policeman late on July 22, 2013 during a protest in the outskirts of the Guanabara Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The protest was against public spending during the visit of Pope Francis. (Photo by AFP Photo/Sandrovox/Brazil Photo Press)




    This picture taken on July 23, 2013 shows people watching on the edge of the Xiaolangdi reservoir as Yellow River floodwaters are released for the second time since the end of June in Xiaolangdi, in central China's Henan province. At least 295 people have been confirmed dead or missing after rainstorms and Typhoon Soulik hit China, causing floods, landslides and buildings to collapse, the government said on July 15. (Photo by AFP Photo)


    This picture taken on July 23, 2013 shows people watching on the edge of the Xiaolangdi reservoir as Yellow River floodwaters are released for the second time since the end of June in Xiaolangdi, in central China's Henan province. At least 295 people have been confirmed dead or missing after rainstorms and Typhoon Soulik hit China, causing floods, landslides and buildings to collapse, the government said on July 15. (Photo by AFP Photo)




    Demonstrators look at a police officer during a protest against the governor of Rio de Janeiro's State, Sergio Cabral, near his house in Rio, as Pope Francis attends the welcoming ceremony offered by the youths to him at Copacabana beach for the World Youth Day ceremonies, on July 25, 2013. On the fourth day of his visit to Brazil and borne along by adoring crowds, Pope Francis waded into the country's ramshackle slums and onto the front line of its fierce national battle over poverty and corruption, before going to the much wealthier district of Copacabana for his welcome by the youth. (Photo by Tasso Marcelo/AFP Photo)


    Demonstrators look at a police officer during a protest against the governor of Rio de Janeiro's State, Sergio Cabral, near his house in Rio, as Pope Francis attends the welcoming ceremony offered by the youths to him at Copacabana beach for the World Youth Day ceremonies, on July 25, 2013. On the fourth day of his visit to Brazil and borne along by adoring crowds, Pope Francis waded into the country's ramshackle slums and onto the front line of its fierce national battle over poverty and corruption, before going to the much wealthier district of Copacabana for his welcome by the youth. (Photo by Tasso Marcelo/AFP Photo)




    Paramilitary policemen take part in exercises, part of a psychological training programme aimed at relieving anxiety, in Chuzhou, Anhui province, July 23, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)


    Paramilitary policemen take part in exercises, part of a psychological training programme aimed at relieving anxiety, in Chuzhou, Anhui province, July 23, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




    Two North Korean schoolchildren bow and pay respects to their late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il whose bodies lie embalmed in the mausoleum, the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, on Thursday, July 25, 2013 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)


    Two North Korean schoolchildren bow and pay respects to their late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il whose bodies lie embalmed in the mausoleum, the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, on Thursday, July 25, 2013 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)




    Trimmer James Dagg, right, and grinder Winston Macfarlane, second from right, run to the other side of Emirates Team New Zealand as skipper Dean Barker, left, watches during an America's Cup challenger series sailing race against Luna Rossa Challenge of Italy, Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in San Francisco. Emirates Team New Zealand won the race. (Photo by Eric Risberg/AP Photo)


    Trimmer James Dagg, right, and grinder Winston Macfarlane, second from right, run to the other side of Emirates Team New Zealand as skipper Dean Barker, left, watches during an America's Cup challenger series sailing race against Luna Rossa Challenge of Italy, Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in San Francisco. Emirates Team New Zealand won the race. (Photo by Eric Risberg/AP Photo)




    Relatives of the victims involved in Wednesday's train accident react at a victims information point in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Relatives of victims from a train crash in northwestern Spain sobbed and hugged each other Thursday near a makeshift morgue in a sports arena for the victims as the death toll rose to 78 and investigators tried to determine the cause. The train jumped the tracks and at least one passenger told a radio station that it appeared to be going very fast as it went into a pronounced curve while approaching the station in this Catholic shrine city on the eve of a major religious festival. (Photo by Salome Montes/AP Photo)


    Relatives of the victims involved in Wednesday's train accident react at a victims information point in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Relatives of victims from a train crash in northwestern Spain sobbed and hugged each other Thursday near a makeshift morgue in a sports arena for the victims as the death toll rose to 78 and investigators tried to determine the cause. The train jumped the tracks and at least one passenger told a radio station that it appeared to be going very fast as it went into a pronounced curve while approaching the station in this Catholic shrine city on the eve of a major religious festival. (Photo by Salome Montes/AP Photo)




    This combo image taken from security camera video shows clockwise from top left a train derailing in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday July 24, 2013. Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. (Photo by AP Photo)


    This combo image taken from security camera video shows clockwise from top left a train derailing in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday July 24, 2013. Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. (Photo by AP Photo)




    Two men jump from a 10 metre (32ft) high public diving platform into Lake Zurich during a sunny summer day in Zurich July 25, 2013. In the background is seen St. Peter church. (Photo by Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)


    Two men jump from a 10 metre (32ft) high public diving platform into Lake Zurich during a sunny summer day in Zurich July 25, 2013. In the background is seen St. Peter church. (Photo by Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)




    Villagers catch offerings thrown by Hindu worshippers at the crater of Mount Bromo during the Yadnya Kasada Festival on July 23, 2013 in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)


    Villagers catch offerings thrown by Hindu worshippers at the crater of Mount Bromo during the Yadnya Kasada Festival on July 23, 2013 in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)




    Pole dancers perform on a jeep during the temple fair on July 21, 2013 at Dounan of Yunlin County, Taiwan. The fair is a traditional festival in Taiwan which includes cultural and community activities such as drawing, dancing and guided walks of the temple. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)


    Pole dancers perform on a jeep during the temple fair on July 21, 2013 at Dounan of Yunlin County, Taiwan. The fair is a traditional festival in Taiwan which includes cultural and community activities such as drawing, dancing and guided walks of the temple. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)




    Children swim in polluted waters off Manila Bay July 23, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. Water sampling conducted by scientists from the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) along with Greenpeace has found high traces of domestic sewage, toxic industrial waste, leachate from garbage dumps, and runoff from chemical agriculture, which converge into what Greenpeace describe as a [hideous cocktail] reducing Manila Bay into one giant waste dump. Overfishing is also prevalent in the bay with commercial fish cages and small fishers competing for dwindling fish and marine resources that scientists claim already contain high levels of heavy metals and toxic substances. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images)


    Children swim in polluted waters off Manila Bay July 23, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. Water sampling conducted by scientists from the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) along with Greenpeace has found high traces of domestic sewage, toxic industrial waste, leachate from garbage dumps, and runoff from chemical agriculture, which converge into what Greenpeace describe as a [hideous cocktail] reducing Manila Bay into one giant waste dump. Overfishing is also prevalent in the bay with commercial fish cages and small fishers competing for dwindling fish and marine resources that scientists claim already contain high levels of heavy metals and toxic substances. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images)




    Women pose for a photo at Fulong Beach during the International Ho-Hai-Yan Gongliao Rock Festival on July 19, 2013 in Taipei, Taiwan. A once yearly celebration of Taiwanese rock and roll, the International Ho-Hai-Yan Gongliao Rock Festival is the largest and most international rock music event in Taiwan. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)


    Women pose for a photo at Fulong Beach during the International Ho-Hai-Yan Gongliao Rock Festival on July 19, 2013 in Taipei, Taiwan. A once yearly celebration of Taiwanese rock and roll, the International Ho-Hai-Yan Gongliao Rock Festival is the largest and most international rock music event in Taiwan. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)




    Indian police officers arrest a Kashmiri boy protesting during curfew in Srinagar, India, Saturday, July 20, 2013. Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir Saturday decided to extend a curfew following violent protests over the deaths of four people in shooting by the paramilitary police. Although the situation remained largely peaceful on Saturday, clashes between stone-throwing mobs and security forces until late Friday left 59 people, including 49 police and paramilitary, injured, a police spokesman said. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)


    Indian police officers arrest a Kashmiri boy protesting during curfew in Srinagar, India, Saturday, July 20, 2013. Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir Saturday decided to extend a curfew following violent protests over the deaths of four people in shooting by the paramilitary police. Although the situation remained largely peaceful on Saturday, clashes between stone-throwing mobs and security forces until late Friday left 59 people, including 49 police and paramilitary, injured, a police spokesman said. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)




    Street children sleep under a bridge in Paranaque city, metro Manila July 18, 2013. Picture taken July 18, 2013. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)


    Street children sleep under a bridge in Paranaque city, metro Manila July 18, 2013. Picture taken July 18, 2013. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)




    People watch a video screen as Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, on July 25, 2013. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)


    People watch a video screen as Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, on July 25, 2013. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)




    Mount Bromo, Mount Semeru and Mount Batok, the location of the Tenggerese villages where the Tenggerese Hindu Yadnya Kasada Festival is held, are seen in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, on July 23, 2013. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)


    Mount Bromo, Mount Semeru and Mount Batok, the location of the Tenggerese villages where the Tenggerese Hindu Yadnya Kasada Festival is held, are seen in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, on July 23, 2013. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)




    Villagers hold nets as they wait to catch offerings thrown by Hindu worshippers at the crater of Mount Bromo during the Yadnya Kasada Festival in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia, on July 24, 2013. The festival, celebrated by the Tenggerese people, 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. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)


    Villagers hold nets as they wait to catch offerings thrown by Hindu worshippers at the crater of Mount Bromo during the Yadnya Kasada Festival in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia, on July 24, 2013. The festival, celebrated by the Tenggerese people, 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. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)




    A firefighter touches the hand of a 19-year-old man with cerebral palsy in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on July 23, 2013. Seven firefighters carried the 330 pound man to the bathroom for a shower. The mother told local media she was grateful that the fire fighters saved her out of the exhaustion of cleaning up her son with a towel and a basin of water in the bedroom under the summer heat. (Photo by China Daily/Reuters)


    A firefighter touches the hand of a 19-year-old man with cerebral palsy in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on July 23, 2013. Seven firefighters carried the 330 pound man to the bathroom for a shower. The mother told local media she was grateful that the fire fighters saved her out of the exhaustion of cleaning up her son with a towel and a basin of water in the bedroom under the summer heat. (Photo by China Daily/Reuters)




    A bout that used to be on the edge of the road sits in the harbour where the land fell into the sea at the Port Wellington Container terminal caused by yesterdays earthquake on July 22, 2013. Wellington city was hilt by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake on Sunday afternoon at 5.06pm on July 21 causing medium damage to the city. (Photo by Marty Melville/AFP Photo)


    A bout that used to be on the edge of the road sits in the harbour where the land fell into the sea at the Port Wellington Container terminal caused by yesterdays earthquake on July 22, 2013. Wellington city was hilt by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake on Sunday afternoon at 5.06pm on July 21 causing medium damage to the city. (Photo by Marty Melville/AFP Photo)




    A counter-demonstrator is moved by a police officer during the EDL (right-wing and anti-Islamist English Defence League) protest in Birmingham, on July 20, 2013. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)


    A counter-demonstrator is moved by a police officer during the EDL (right-wing and anti-Islamist English Defence League) protest in Birmingham, on July 20, 2013. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)




    People stand near an image of Marilyn Monroe on a rice filed in Inakadatemura, Aomori prefecture, Japan, on July 19, 2013. The art is made from nine rice species with seven different colors. (Photo by Kyodo News)


    People stand near an image of Marilyn Monroe on a rice filed in Inakadatemura, Aomori prefecture, Japan, on July 19, 2013. The art is made from nine rice species with seven different colors. (Photo by Kyodo News)




    Pope Francis reaches out to kiss a child as he arrives to the Aparecida Basilicia in Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (Photo by Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo)


    Pope Francis reaches out to kiss a child as he arrives to the Aparecida Basilicia in Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (Photo by Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo)




    Germany's Anna Bader in action during the Cliff Diving European championships, 20 July 2013, in Ponte Brella, Switzerland. (Photo by Gabriele Putzu/EPA)


    Germany's Anna Bader in action during the Cliff Diving European championships, 20 July 2013, in Ponte Brella, Switzerland. (Photo by Gabriele Putzu/EPA)




    Police detain a protester during a clash as they attempt to march closer to the House of Representatives where Philippine President Benigno Aquino III is set to deliver his fourth State-of-the-Nation Address, on July 22, 2013. He is expected to dwell on the gains of his administration particularly on the robust economy but the protesters see otherwise especially on the increasing prices of oil and basic services as water and electricity. (Photo by Bullit Marquez/Associated Press)


    Police detain a protester during a clash as they attempt to march closer to the House of Representatives where Philippine President Benigno Aquino III is set to deliver his fourth State-of-the-Nation Address, on July 22, 2013. He is expected to dwell on the gains of his administration particularly on the robust economy but the protesters see otherwise especially on the increasing prices of oil and basic services as water and electricity. (Photo by Bullit Marquez/Associated Press)




    Rescuers pull out victims after a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus crashed into the Vishnusamudra Lake near Belur, Karnataka state, on July 23, 2013. According to local news reports, seven bodies have been recovered so far and more are feared dead. (Photo by Associated Press)


    Rescuers pull out victims after a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus crashed into the Vishnusamudra Lake near Belur, Karnataka state, on July 23, 2013. According to local news reports, seven bodies have been recovered so far and more are feared dead. (Photo by Associated Press)




    The Dream Engine Heliosphere, an enormous light-filled helium balloon that rises and falls and glides through the sky above the streets of Galwa suspending a stunning balletic aerialist who tumbles and turns from ground level to 20-metres above the audience, on July 24, 2013. (Photo by Andrew Downes)


    The Dream Engine Heliosphere, an enormous light-filled helium balloon that rises and falls and glides through the sky above the streets of Galwa suspending a stunning balletic aerialist who tumbles and turns from ground level to 20-metres above the audience, on July 24, 2013. (Photo by Andrew Downes)





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The Week in Pictures July 19 – July 26 2013 (109 Photos)


People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) volunteers staged a protest outside Delhi Zoo, on July 25, 2013. Two volunteers wore tiger bodysuits and posed inside a cage as part of their [Save the Tiger-Say No to Zoos] campaign. [If human beings cannot be in a cage for an hour, why are animals caged inside zoos?] one of the volunteers said. The protest was organised in the wake of deaths of six tigers in the zoo within a span of six months. (Photo by Raveendran/AFP Photo)


People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) volunteers staged a protest outside Delhi Zoo, on July 25, 2013. Two volunteers wore tiger bodysuits and posed inside a cage as part of their [Save the Tiger-Say No to Zoos] campaign. [If human beings cannot be in a cage for an hour, why are animals caged inside zoos?] one of the volunteers said. The protest was organised in the wake of deaths of six tigers in the zoo within a span of six months. (Photo by Raveendran/AFP Photo)




An Indian boy holds an umbrella as waves break over a seawall while monsoon rain falls, on July 25, 2013. The monsoon season, which runs from June to September, accounts for about 80% of India's annual rainfall, vital for a farm economy which lacks adequate irrigation facilities. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)


An Indian boy holds an umbrella as waves break over a seawall while monsoon rain falls, on July 25, 2013. The monsoon season, which runs from June to September, accounts for about 80% of India's annual rainfall, vital for a farm economy which lacks adequate irrigation facilities. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)




An injured woman receives treatment at a hospital after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Minxian county, Dingxi, Gansu province July 23, 2013. The death toll from two earthquakes in China's western Gansu province has climbed to 95, with more than 1000 people injured, after around 51,800 buildings collapsed and tens of thousands more were badly damaged. Picture taken July 23, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)


An injured woman receives treatment at a hospital after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Minxian county, Dingxi, Gansu province July 23, 2013. The death toll from two earthquakes in China's western Gansu province has climbed to 95, with more than 1000 people injured, after around 51,800 buildings collapsed and tens of thousands more were badly damaged. Picture taken July 23, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Participents paint themselves and Patrick's Street in a sea of color during the Paint Disco at the Lala Healthcare Street Performance world championship. (Photo by Paul Reidy)


Participents paint themselves and Patrick's Street in a sea of color during the Paint Disco at the Lala Healthcare Street Performance world championship. (Photo by Paul Reidy)




A dynamic swirling mass of plasma is seen spinning above the Sun's surface for over 36 hours on June 16 – 17, 2013, in this handout image provided today by NASA on July 25, 2013. The mass was accompanied by two smaller prominences, which were also being pushed and pulled around by magnetic forces, according to NASA. (Photo by Solar Dynamics Observatory via Reuters)


A dynamic swirling mass of plasma is seen spinning above the Sun's surface for over 36 hours on June 16 – 17, 2013, in this handout image provided today by NASA on July 25, 2013. The mass was accompanied by two smaller prominences, which were also being pushed and pulled around by magnetic forces, according to NASA. (Photo by Solar Dynamics Observatory via Reuters)




An man fires his weapon during clashes between opponents and supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 22, 2013. On Monday, clashes broke out between Morsi supporters and opponents near Cairo's Tahrir Square and in the city of Qalioub on the capital's outskirts, where at least one person was shot to death, security officials said. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)


An man fires his weapon during clashes between opponents and supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 22, 2013. On Monday, clashes broke out between Morsi supporters and opponents near Cairo's Tahrir Square and in the city of Qalioub on the capital's outskirts, where at least one person was shot to death, security officials said. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)




Chinese actor Mei Zhiyong dressing as the late Hong Kong Kung Fu star Bruce Lee performs in front of the bronze statue in Hong Kong Saturday, July 20, 2013 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death of Lee. The late superstar Bruce Lee is best-known for the kung fu skills he displayed in his movies, but his daughter hopes that more people take the effort to understand his teachings and life philosophy. Marking his death 40 years ago on July 20, the Hong Kong government has teamed up with the Bruce Lee Foundation to put together an exhibition to showcase the late star's life, from his famous yellow tracksuit he wore in the movie [Game of Death], to his writings and drawings. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)


Chinese actor Mei Zhiyong dressing as the late Hong Kong Kung Fu star Bruce Lee performs in front of the bronze statue in Hong Kong Saturday, July 20, 2013 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death of Lee. The late superstar Bruce Lee is best-known for the kung fu skills he displayed in his movies, but his daughter hopes that more people take the effort to understand his teachings and life philosophy. Marking his death 40 years ago on July 20, the Hong Kong government has teamed up with the Bruce Lee Foundation to put together an exhibition to showcase the late star's life, from his famous yellow tracksuit he wore in the movie [Game of Death], to his writings and drawings. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)




Brazilian tattoo artist who goes by the name [Rattoo], a play on the Portuguese word [rato] that means [rat], poses for pictures as he shows off his skin tattoos, his tattooed eyes and his modified split tongue during Tattoo Week events in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, July 19, 2013. Tattoo Week is an annual event that attracts international tattoo artists and body piercing artists as well as consumers. (Photo by Andre Penner/AP Photo)


Brazilian tattoo artist who goes by the name [Rattoo], a play on the Portuguese word [rato] that means [rat], poses for pictures as he shows off his skin tattoos, his tattooed eyes and his modified split tongue during Tattoo Week events in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, July 19, 2013. Tattoo Week is an annual event that attracts international tattoo artists and body piercing artists as well as consumers. (Photo by Andre Penner/AP Photo)




Indians wade past a bus submerged in rainwater in New Delhi, India, Saturday, July 20, 2013. Heavy rainfall lashed the national capital Saturday, flooding streets and homes and choking the city with traffic jams. (Photo by AP Photo)


Indians wade past a bus submerged in rainwater in New Delhi, India, Saturday, July 20, 2013. Heavy rainfall lashed the national capital Saturday, flooding streets and homes and choking the city with traffic jams. (Photo by AP Photo)




Two girls wear masks showing U.S. actor Johnny Depp as they wait for the German premiere of the movie [The Lone Ranger] in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 19, 2013. (Photo by Gero Breloer/AP Photo)


Two girls wear masks showing U.S. actor Johnny Depp as they wait for the German premiere of the movie [The Lone Ranger] in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 19, 2013. (Photo by Gero Breloer/AP Photo)




A man jumps in a fountain of the Trocadero Square in front of the Eiffel Tower as hot summer temperatures continue in Paris, on July 22, 2013. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)


A man jumps in a fountain of the Trocadero Square in front of the Eiffel Tower as hot summer temperatures continue in Paris, on July 22, 2013. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)




Police fire rubber bullets at demonstrators during clashes near Guanabara Palace, where Pope Francis met with President Dilma Rousseff in Rio de Janeiro, on July 22, 2013. Demonstrators are continuing their anti-government protests, which began in June amid growing economic and social dissatisfaction in Brazil. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)


Police fire rubber bullets at demonstrators during clashes near Guanabara Palace, where Pope Francis met with President Dilma Rousseff in Rio de Janeiro, on July 22, 2013. Demonstrators are continuing their anti-government protests, which began in June amid growing economic and social dissatisfaction in Brazil. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)




Gunther von Hagens' anatomical horse and rider [Rearing Horse with Rider] is seen on display at Times Square in New York, on July 24, 2013. The piece is part of the Body Worlds: Pulse anatomical art and science exhibition that displays preserved human bodies through a process called Plastination, which reveals inner anatomical structures. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)


Gunther von Hagens' anatomical horse and rider [Rearing Horse with Rider] is seen on display at Times Square in New York, on July 24, 2013. The piece is part of the Body Worlds: Pulse anatomical art and science exhibition that displays preserved human bodies through a process called Plastination, which reveals inner anatomical structures. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)




People riding on water-powered jet-boards perform at Donghu lake in Wuhan in the Hubei province of China on July 25, 2013. (Photo by Darley Shen/Reuters)


People riding on water-powered jet-boards perform at Donghu lake in Wuhan in the Hubei province of China on July 25, 2013. (Photo by Darley Shen/Reuters)




Frank Lawton of Deadwood, South Dakota fires his single action revolver after cocking the gun with his left hand during the Canadian Open Fast Draw Championships in Aldergrove, British Columbia July 20, 2013. The present-day Fast Draw competition was born from the Hollywood myth of the western gunfighter, and the idea is to draw a single action revolver from a holster, and cock, fire and hit a designated target in the shortest possible time. No live ammunition is ever used, only blank cartridges or wax bullets. The targets are either a metal silhouette used with wax bullets or balloons that burst from the muzzle blast from the blank cartridges. A light atop the timer signals the competitor when to fire and once the target is hit, it turns the timer off, measuring the speed to thousandths of a second. (Photo by Andy Clark/Reuters)


Frank Lawton of Deadwood, South Dakota fires his single action revolver after cocking the gun with his left hand during the Canadian Open Fast Draw Championships in Aldergrove, British Columbia July 20, 2013. The present-day Fast Draw competition was born from the Hollywood myth of the western gunfighter, and the idea is to draw a single action revolver from a holster, and cock, fire and hit a designated target in the shortest possible time. No live ammunition is ever used, only blank cartridges or wax bullets. The targets are either a metal silhouette used with wax bullets or balloons that burst from the muzzle blast from the blank cartridges. A light atop the timer signals the competitor when to fire and once the target is hit, it turns the timer off, measuring the speed to thousandths of a second. (Photo by Andy Clark/Reuters)




A resident expressing shock, walks by the body of rice vendor Dasilia Daniel, who was accidentally shot dead during a road rage incident as she walked to work in the Petionville suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, July 19, 2013. According to a cousin of Daniel, the driver of a semi-trailer truck tapped the back of a pickup, enraging its driver, who then stepped out from his vehicle, gun in hand, and shot at the semi-truck driver, missing him and killing Daniel. Fellow vendors set the vehicles on fire in retaliation for the death of their friend. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo)


A resident expressing shock, walks by the body of rice vendor Dasilia Daniel, who was accidentally shot dead during a road rage incident as she walked to work in the Petionville suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, July 19, 2013. According to a cousin of Daniel, the driver of a semi-trailer truck tapped the back of a pickup, enraging its driver, who then stepped out from his vehicle, gun in hand, and shot at the semi-truck driver, missing him and killing Daniel. Fellow vendors set the vehicles on fire in retaliation for the death of their friend. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo)




A supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi (C) is seen beaten by pro-government and army supporters during clashes that erupted at Tahrir Square and around the US Embassy in Cairo, on July 22, 2013. Dozens of people were injured in Cairo clashes as the family of Mohamed Morsi said they plan to sue Egypt's army chief for having [kidnapped] the ousted Islamist president. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine/AFP Photo)


A supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi (C) is seen beaten by pro-government and army supporters during clashes that erupted at Tahrir Square and around the US Embassy in Cairo, on July 22, 2013. Dozens of people were injured in Cairo clashes as the family of Mohamed Morsi said they plan to sue Egypt's army chief for having [kidnapped] the ousted Islamist president. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine/AFP Photo)




A Venezuelan indian (C) from the Amazon tribes belonging to the [Platoon of silent weapons] stands at attention with his fellow soldiers from the Venezuelan army during a welcome ceremony for Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (not in picture) in Puerto Ayacucho July 22, 2013. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)


A Venezuelan indian (C) from the Amazon tribes belonging to the [Platoon of silent weapons] stands at attention with his fellow soldiers from the Venezuelan army during a welcome ceremony for Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (not in picture) in Puerto Ayacucho July 22, 2013. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)




A young Nepalese Hindu priest offers tika blessings to Hindu devotees at The Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on July 22, 2013. According to the Nepali calendar, Shravan is considered the holiest month of the year with each Monday of the month known as Shravan Somvar when worshippers offer prayers for a happy and prosperous life. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)


A young Nepalese Hindu priest offers tika blessings to Hindu devotees at The Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on July 22, 2013. According to the Nepali calendar, Shravan is considered the holiest month of the year with each Monday of the month known as Shravan Somvar when worshippers offer prayers for a happy and prosperous life. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)




Agence France-Presse photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba is healed after being wounded in the head by a policeman late on July 22, 2013 during a protest in the outskirts of the Guanabara Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The protest was against public spending during the visit of Pope Francis. (Photo by AFP Photo/Sandrovox/Brazil Photo Press)


Agence France-Presse photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba is healed after being wounded in the head by a policeman late on July 22, 2013 during a protest in the outskirts of the Guanabara Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The protest was against public spending during the visit of Pope Francis. (Photo by AFP Photo/Sandrovox/Brazil Photo Press)




This picture taken on July 23, 2013 shows people watching on the edge of the Xiaolangdi reservoir as Yellow River floodwaters are released for the second time since the end of June in Xiaolangdi, in central China's Henan province. At least 295 people have been confirmed dead or missing after rainstorms and Typhoon Soulik hit China, causing floods, landslides and buildings to collapse, the government said on July 15. (Photo by AFP Photo)


This picture taken on July 23, 2013 shows people watching on the edge of the Xiaolangdi reservoir as Yellow River floodwaters are released for the second time since the end of June in Xiaolangdi, in central China's Henan province. At least 295 people have been confirmed dead or missing after rainstorms and Typhoon Soulik hit China, causing floods, landslides and buildings to collapse, the government said on July 15. (Photo by AFP Photo)




Demonstrators look at a police officer during a protest against the governor of Rio de Janeiro's State, Sergio Cabral, near his house in Rio, as Pope Francis attends the welcoming ceremony offered by the youths to him at Copacabana beach for the World Youth Day ceremonies, on July 25, 2013. On the fourth day of his visit to Brazil and borne along by adoring crowds, Pope Francis waded into the country's ramshackle slums and onto the front line of its fierce national battle over poverty and corruption, before going to the much wealthier district of Copacabana for his welcome by the youth. (Photo by Tasso Marcelo/AFP Photo)


Demonstrators look at a police officer during a protest against the governor of Rio de Janeiro's State, Sergio Cabral, near his house in Rio, as Pope Francis attends the welcoming ceremony offered by the youths to him at Copacabana beach for the World Youth Day ceremonies, on July 25, 2013. On the fourth day of his visit to Brazil and borne along by adoring crowds, Pope Francis waded into the country's ramshackle slums and onto the front line of its fierce national battle over poverty and corruption, before going to the much wealthier district of Copacabana for his welcome by the youth. (Photo by Tasso Marcelo/AFP Photo)




Paramilitary policemen take part in exercises, part of a psychological training programme aimed at relieving anxiety, in Chuzhou, Anhui province, July 23, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)


Paramilitary policemen take part in exercises, part of a psychological training programme aimed at relieving anxiety, in Chuzhou, Anhui province, July 23, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Two North Korean schoolchildren bow and pay respects to their late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il whose bodies lie embalmed in the mausoleum, the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, on Thursday, July 25, 2013 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)


Two North Korean schoolchildren bow and pay respects to their late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il whose bodies lie embalmed in the mausoleum, the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, on Thursday, July 25, 2013 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)




Trimmer James Dagg, right, and grinder Winston Macfarlane, second from right, run to the other side of Emirates Team New Zealand as skipper Dean Barker, left, watches during an America's Cup challenger series sailing race against Luna Rossa Challenge of Italy, Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in San Francisco. Emirates Team New Zealand won the race. (Photo by Eric Risberg/AP Photo)


Trimmer James Dagg, right, and grinder Winston Macfarlane, second from right, run to the other side of Emirates Team New Zealand as skipper Dean Barker, left, watches during an America's Cup challenger series sailing race against Luna Rossa Challenge of Italy, Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in San Francisco. Emirates Team New Zealand won the race. (Photo by Eric Risberg/AP Photo)




Relatives of the victims involved in Wednesday's train accident react at a victims information point in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Relatives of victims from a train crash in northwestern Spain sobbed and hugged each other Thursday near a makeshift morgue in a sports arena for the victims as the death toll rose to 78 and investigators tried to determine the cause. The train jumped the tracks and at least one passenger told a radio station that it appeared to be going very fast as it went into a pronounced curve while approaching the station in this Catholic shrine city on the eve of a major religious festival. (Photo by Salome Montes/AP Photo)


Relatives of the victims involved in Wednesday's train accident react at a victims information point in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Relatives of victims from a train crash in northwestern Spain sobbed and hugged each other Thursday near a makeshift morgue in a sports arena for the victims as the death toll rose to 78 and investigators tried to determine the cause. The train jumped the tracks and at least one passenger told a radio station that it appeared to be going very fast as it went into a pronounced curve while approaching the station in this Catholic shrine city on the eve of a major religious festival. (Photo by Salome Montes/AP Photo)




This combo image taken from security camera video shows clockwise from top left a train derailing in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday July 24, 2013. Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. (Photo by AP Photo)


This combo image taken from security camera video shows clockwise from top left a train derailing in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday July 24, 2013. Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. (Photo by AP Photo)




Two men jump from a 10 metre (32ft) high public diving platform into Lake Zurich during a sunny summer day in Zurich July 25, 2013. In the background is seen St. Peter church. (Photo by Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)


Two men jump from a 10 metre (32ft) high public diving platform into Lake Zurich during a sunny summer day in Zurich July 25, 2013. In the background is seen St. Peter church. (Photo by Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)




Villagers catch offerings thrown by Hindu worshippers at the crater of Mount Bromo during the Yadnya Kasada Festival on July 23, 2013 in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)


Villagers catch offerings thrown by Hindu worshippers at the crater of Mount Bromo during the Yadnya Kasada Festival on July 23, 2013 in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)




Pole dancers perform on a jeep during the temple fair on July 21, 2013 at Dounan of Yunlin County, Taiwan. The fair is a traditional festival in Taiwan which includes cultural and community activities such as drawing, dancing and guided walks of the temple. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)


Pole dancers perform on a jeep during the temple fair on July 21, 2013 at Dounan of Yunlin County, Taiwan. The fair is a traditional festival in Taiwan which includes cultural and community activities such as drawing, dancing and guided walks of the temple. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)




Children swim in polluted waters off Manila Bay July 23, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. Water sampling conducted by scientists from the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) along with Greenpeace has found high traces of domestic sewage, toxic industrial waste, leachate from garbage dumps, and runoff from chemical agriculture, which converge into what Greenpeace describe as a [hideous cocktail] reducing Manila Bay into one giant waste dump. Overfishing is also prevalent in the bay with commercial fish cages and small fishers competing for dwindling fish and marine resources that scientists claim already contain high levels of heavy metals and toxic substances. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images)


Children swim in polluted waters off Manila Bay July 23, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. Water sampling conducted by scientists from the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) along with Greenpeace has found high traces of domestic sewage, toxic industrial waste, leachate from garbage dumps, and runoff from chemical agriculture, which converge into what Greenpeace describe as a [hideous cocktail] reducing Manila Bay into one giant waste dump. Overfishing is also prevalent in the bay with commercial fish cages and small fishers competing for dwindling fish and marine resources that scientists claim already contain high levels of heavy metals and toxic substances. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images)




Women pose for a photo at Fulong Beach during the International Ho-Hai-Yan Gongliao Rock Festival on July 19, 2013 in Taipei, Taiwan. A once yearly celebration of Taiwanese rock and roll, the International Ho-Hai-Yan Gongliao Rock Festival is the largest and most international rock music event in Taiwan. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)


Women pose for a photo at Fulong Beach during the International Ho-Hai-Yan Gongliao Rock Festival on July 19, 2013 in Taipei, Taiwan. A once yearly celebration of Taiwanese rock and roll, the International Ho-Hai-Yan Gongliao Rock Festival is the largest and most international rock music event in Taiwan. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)




Indian police officers arrest a Kashmiri boy protesting during curfew in Srinagar, India, Saturday, July 20, 2013. Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir Saturday decided to extend a curfew following violent protests over the deaths of four people in shooting by the paramilitary police. Although the situation remained largely peaceful on Saturday, clashes between stone-throwing mobs and security forces until late Friday left 59 people, including 49 police and paramilitary, injured, a police spokesman said. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)


Indian police officers arrest a Kashmiri boy protesting during curfew in Srinagar, India, Saturday, July 20, 2013. Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir Saturday decided to extend a curfew following violent protests over the deaths of four people in shooting by the paramilitary police. Although the situation remained largely peaceful on Saturday, clashes between stone-throwing mobs and security forces until late Friday left 59 people, including 49 police and paramilitary, injured, a police spokesman said. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)




Street children sleep under a bridge in Paranaque city, metro Manila July 18, 2013. Picture taken July 18, 2013. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)


Street children sleep under a bridge in Paranaque city, metro Manila July 18, 2013. Picture taken July 18, 2013. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)




People watch a video screen as Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, on July 25, 2013. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)


People watch a video screen as Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, on July 25, 2013. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)




Mount Bromo, Mount Semeru and Mount Batok, the location of the Tenggerese villages where the Tenggerese Hindu Yadnya Kasada Festival is held, are seen in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, on July 23, 2013. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)


Mount Bromo, Mount Semeru and Mount Batok, the location of the Tenggerese villages where the Tenggerese Hindu Yadnya Kasada Festival is held, are seen in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, on July 23, 2013. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)




Villagers hold nets as they wait to catch offerings thrown by Hindu worshippers at the crater of Mount Bromo during the Yadnya Kasada Festival in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia, on July 24, 2013. The festival, celebrated by the Tenggerese people, 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. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)


Villagers hold nets as they wait to catch offerings thrown by Hindu worshippers at the crater of Mount Bromo during the Yadnya Kasada Festival in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia, on July 24, 2013. The festival, celebrated by the Tenggerese people, 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. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)




A firefighter touches the hand of a 19-year-old man with cerebral palsy in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on July 23, 2013. Seven firefighters carried the 330 pound man to the bathroom for a shower. The mother told local media she was grateful that the fire fighters saved her out of the exhaustion of cleaning up her son with a towel and a basin of water in the bedroom under the summer heat. (Photo by China Daily/Reuters)


A firefighter touches the hand of a 19-year-old man with cerebral palsy in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on July 23, 2013. Seven firefighters carried the 330 pound man to the bathroom for a shower. The mother told local media she was grateful that the fire fighters saved her out of the exhaustion of cleaning up her son with a towel and a basin of water in the bedroom under the summer heat. (Photo by China Daily/Reuters)




A bout that used to be on the edge of the road sits in the harbour where the land fell into the sea at the Port Wellington Container terminal caused by yesterdays earthquake on July 22, 2013. Wellington city was hilt by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake on Sunday afternoon at 5.06pm on July 21 causing medium damage to the city. (Photo by Marty Melville/AFP Photo)


A bout that used to be on the edge of the road sits in the harbour where the land fell into the sea at the Port Wellington Container terminal caused by yesterdays earthquake on July 22, 2013. Wellington city was hilt by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake on Sunday afternoon at 5.06pm on July 21 causing medium damage to the city. (Photo by Marty Melville/AFP Photo)




A counter-demonstrator is moved by a police officer during the EDL (right-wing and anti-Islamist English Defence League) protest in Birmingham, on July 20, 2013. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)


A counter-demonstrator is moved by a police officer during the EDL (right-wing and anti-Islamist English Defence League) protest in Birmingham, on July 20, 2013. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)




People stand near an image of Marilyn Monroe on a rice filed in Inakadatemura, Aomori prefecture, Japan, on July 19, 2013. The art is made from nine rice species with seven different colors. (Photo by Kyodo News)


People stand near an image of Marilyn Monroe on a rice filed in Inakadatemura, Aomori prefecture, Japan, on July 19, 2013. The art is made from nine rice species with seven different colors. (Photo by Kyodo News)




Pope Francis reaches out to kiss a child as he arrives to the Aparecida Basilicia in Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (Photo by Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo)


Pope Francis reaches out to kiss a child as he arrives to the Aparecida Basilicia in Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (Photo by Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo)




Germany's Anna Bader in action during the Cliff Diving European championships, 20 July 2013, in Ponte Brella, Switzerland. (Photo by Gabriele Putzu/EPA)


Germany's Anna Bader in action during the Cliff Diving European championships, 20 July 2013, in Ponte Brella, Switzerland. (Photo by Gabriele Putzu/EPA)




Police detain a protester during a clash as they attempt to march closer to the House of Representatives where Philippine President Benigno Aquino III is set to deliver his fourth State-of-the-Nation Address, on July 22, 2013. He is expected to dwell on the gains of his administration particularly on the robust economy but the protesters see otherwise especially on the increasing prices of oil and basic services as water and electricity. (Photo by Bullit Marquez/Associated Press)


Police detain a protester during a clash as they attempt to march closer to the House of Representatives where Philippine President Benigno Aquino III is set to deliver his fourth State-of-the-Nation Address, on July 22, 2013. He is expected to dwell on the gains of his administration particularly on the robust economy but the protesters see otherwise especially on the increasing prices of oil and basic services as water and electricity. (Photo by Bullit Marquez/Associated Press)




Rescuers pull out victims after a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus crashed into the Vishnusamudra Lake near Belur, Karnataka state, on July 23, 2013. According to local news reports, seven bodies have been recovered so far and more are feared dead. (Photo by Associated Press)


Rescuers pull out victims after a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus crashed into the Vishnusamudra Lake near Belur, Karnataka state, on July 23, 2013. According to local news reports, seven bodies have been recovered so far and more are feared dead. (Photo by Associated Press)




The Dream Engine Heliosphere, an enormous light-filled helium balloon that rises and falls and glides through the sky above the streets of Galwa suspending a stunning balletic aerialist who tumbles and turns from ground level to 20-metres above the audience, on July 24, 2013. (Photo by Andrew Downes)


The Dream Engine Heliosphere, an enormous light-filled helium balloon that rises and falls and glides through the sky above the streets of Galwa suspending a stunning balletic aerialist who tumbles and turns from ground level to 20-metres above the audience, on July 24, 2013. (Photo by Andrew Downes)




A Southwest Airlines plane sits on the tarmac as passengers disembark at LaGuardia airport in New York, July 22, 2013, in this photo courtesy of @mattjfriedman and Frank Ferramosca. The Southwest Airlines plane flying from Nashville to New York City landed without its nose gear at LaGuardia airport on Monday but no one was hurt, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

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