Gevgelija, Macedonia
August 26, 2015
Migrants move past police while attempting to enter into Macedonia at the Greece-Macedonia border. More than 42,000 have gone through Macedonia since mid-June to try to enter the European Union, particularly the countries of the passport-free Schengen Area.
Idomeni, Greece
August 22, 2015
A migrant tries to pass a fence on the Greece-Macedonia border. Hundreds of mostly Syrian refugees forced their way over the Macedonian border Saturday as police hurled stun grenades in a failed bid to stop them breaking through, an AFP reporter said.
Athens
August 26, 2015
The Eleftherios Venizelos passenger ship, carrying migrants and refugees onboard, arrives at the port of Piraeus. Greece said Monday its infrastructure was insufficient to cope with the waves of refugees flowing into the country, in one of the worst humanitarian crises Europe has faced since the World War II.
Damascus, Syria
August 24, 2015
A wounded man is seen on the floor at a makeshift hospital in the rebel-held area of Douma, east of the capital, following shelling and air raids by Syrian government forces.
Palmyra, Syria
August 25, 2015
An image distributed on social media by militants with the self-declared Islamic State purports to show the destruction of a Roman-era temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. Syria’s antiquities chief, Maamoun Abdulkarim, told Reuters the images did appear to show the destruction of the ancient Baalshamin temple and correlated with descriptions given by residents of the explosion detonated there on Sunday.
Srinagar, India
August 23, 2015
Supporters of the hardline faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) clash with Indian police during a protest following the house arrest of leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Geelani was placed under house arrest shortly before attempting to leave his residence to address a seminar organized by the APHC. Police used tear smoke shells and water cannons to disperse hundreds of supporters protesting the arrest.
Shanghai
August 24, 2015
A woman squats in a window of a badly flooded hall after strong rains hit. Heavy rains triggered by a cold front and enhanced by passing Typhoon Goni brought flooding to many districts across the city.
Washington, D.C.
August 27, 2015
Visitors to the White House watch as Marine One and President Barack Obama depart the South Lawn en route to New Orleans. President Obama will meet with residents and youth who have rebuilt their lives over the past 10 years since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
August 23, 2015
Activist Heidi Lilley is interviewed during a “Free the Nipple” demonstration. Hundreds of bare-breasted women were expected to converge on a popular beach to push for greater acceptance of topless sunbathing, much to the consternation of some local residents and officials.
Avdlivka, Ukraine
August 23, 2015
A serviceman with the Ukrainian armed forces fires a weapon in the direction of units of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.
Kabul, Afghanistan
August 24, 2015
Afghan men playing handball.
London
August 26, 2015
England’s Alex Danson in action during the Unibet EuroHockey championships at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park stadium.
Ratchaburi, Thailand
August 27, 2015
A veterinarian takes a picture of a 2-year-old orangutan during a health examination at the Kao Pratubchang Conservation Centre. Thai veterinarians from the Department of National Park Wildlife and Plant Conservation conducted a health check of 14 orangutans for preparation for the repatriation to their country of origin, Indonesia. Most of the Sumatran and Borneo Kalimantan orangutans were confiscated from entertainment businesses in Phuket province in 2008. Authorities said the orangutans are being examined to ensure they are free from diseases before they are expected to return to Indonesia in September.
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