Best photos of August 16: From unusual face art in Scotland to quilt-folding in China - in pictures

  • Art graduate Katie Mills with her one of her works at Edinburgh College of Art graduate show in the Scottish capital. PA Photo
    Art graduate Katie Mills with her one of her works at Edinburgh College of Art graduate show in the Scottish capital. PA Photo
  • A boy on a flooded street following heavy rain in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
    A boy on a flooded street following heavy rain in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
  • A fan on the 'Swiftie Steps' ahead of a Taylor Swift concert at Wembley Stadium in London. Reuters
    A fan on the 'Swiftie Steps' ahead of a Taylor Swift concert at Wembley Stadium in London. Reuters
  • Workers make preparations inside the Democratic National Convention venue at the United Centre, in Chicago. EPA
    Workers make preparations inside the Democratic National Convention venue at the United Centre, in Chicago. EPA
  • Fans of Nacional cheer for their team before the Copa Libertadores round of 16 first leg football match between Uruguay's Nacional and Brazil's Sao Paulo at the Gran Parque Central stadium in Montevideo. AFP
    Fans of Nacional cheer for their team before the Copa Libertadores round of 16 first leg football match between Uruguay's Nacional and Brazil's Sao Paulo at the Gran Parque Central stadium in Montevideo. AFP
  • Pheu Thai Party's leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra, centre, is confirmed as Thailand's next prime minister, in Bangkok. Reuters
    Pheu Thai Party's leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra, centre, is confirmed as Thailand's next prime minister, in Bangkok. Reuters
  • A giant biodegradable land art entitled 'Bridges?' painting by French-Swiss artist Saype in the Lower Town Fribourg, Switzerland. AP
    A giant biodegradable land art entitled 'Bridges?' painting by French-Swiss artist Saype in the Lower Town Fribourg, Switzerland. AP
  • Visitors throw coloured powder over each other as they attend the 9th annual festival Day of India in Moscow. EPA
    Visitors throw coloured powder over each other as they attend the 9th annual festival Day of India in Moscow. EPA
  • Students take part in a quilt-folding competition in Dongyang, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. AFP
    Students take part in a quilt-folding competition in Dongyang, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. AFP