Best photos of August 3: Heavy fog in Istanbul to prayer for rain in Aceh

  • A ship navigates the Bosphorus strait amid heavy fog in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty Images
    A ship navigates the Bosphorus strait amid heavy fog in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty Images
  • Devotees pour holy water from the Ganges over the Shiva lingam in Varanasi, northern India, to mark the first Monday of the month of Sawan in the Hindu calendar. AFP
    Devotees pour holy water from the Ganges over the Shiva lingam in Varanasi, northern India, to mark the first Monday of the month of Sawan in the Hindu calendar. AFP
  • An Erickson firefighting helicopter drops water on a wildfire in Mount Kitheronas, near Psatha, west of Athens, Greece. Reuters
    An Erickson firefighting helicopter drops water on a wildfire in Mount Kitheronas, near Psatha, west of Athens, Greece. Reuters
  • An earthquake-damaged road in Uki, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. AFP
    An earthquake-damaged road in Uki, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. AFP
  • Visitors walk through the installation Infinity Mirrored Room – The Hope of the Polka Dots Buried in Infinity Will Eternally Cover the Universe during the last day of the record-breaking Yayoi Kusama exhibition at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, western Germany. AFP
    Visitors walk through the installation Infinity Mirrored Room – The Hope of the Polka Dots Buried in Infinity Will Eternally Cover the Universe during the last day of the record-breaking Yayoi Kusama exhibition at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, western Germany. AFP
  • A telecoms worker checks connections in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. EPA
    A telecoms worker checks connections in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. EPA
  • People sleep outdoors on the steps of the University of Havana to escape the heat after Cuba's electricity grid collapsed. Reuters
    People sleep outdoors on the steps of the University of Havana to escape the heat after Cuba's electricity grid collapsed. Reuters
  • Muslims gather for Salat Al Istisqa, a prayer for rain, in Darul Kamal, in Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
    Muslims gather for Salat Al Istisqa, a prayer for rain, in Darul Kamal, in Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP