• Fireworks explodes during a parade in honour of The Savior of the World, patron saint of San Salvador city, El Salvador. Jose Cabezas / AFP
    Fireworks explodes during a parade in honour of The Savior of the World, patron saint of San Salvador city, El Salvador. Jose Cabezas / AFP
  • A group of Palestinians search for items to reuse in the rubble of their destroyed home in the Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. A fresh wave of violence killed dozens in Gaza after the collapse of a UN and US backed ceasefire, officials said, as Hamas denied it kidnapped an Israeli soldier. Marco Longari / AFP
    A group of Palestinians search for items to reuse in the rubble of their destroyed home in the Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. A fresh wave of violence killed dozens in Gaza after the collapse of a UN and US backed ceasefire, officials said, as Hamas denied it kidnapped an Israeli soldier. Marco Longari / AFP
  • A damaged car is removed from the wreckage after an explosion in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. A series of explosions caused by a gas leak killed 25 people and injured 267 in Taiwan’s second city sending flames shooting 15 storeys into the air, setting ablaze entire blocks and reducing small shops to rubble. Edward Lau / Reuters
    A damaged car is removed from the wreckage after an explosion in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. A series of explosions caused by a gas leak killed 25 people and injured 267 in Taiwan’s second city sending flames shooting 15 storeys into the air, setting ablaze entire blocks and reducing small shops to rubble. Edward Lau / Reuters
  • Burmese worker carries two baskets loaded with gravel on his shoulders as he unloads a boat to a jetty of Yangon River, Yangon, Myanmar. The gravel is used for construction. Lynn Bo Bo / EPA
    Burmese worker carries two baskets loaded with gravel on his shoulders as he unloads a boat to a jetty of Yangon River, Yangon, Myanmar. The gravel is used for construction. Lynn Bo Bo / EPA
  • Artists prepare to perform a ballet of Purulia Chhau and Mayurbhanj traditional dances as part of a cultural dance programme entitled ‘Shakti’ in Bhopal, India. The event is being organised by Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya. Sanjeev Gupta / EPA
    Artists prepare to perform a ballet of Purulia Chhau and Mayurbhanj traditional dances as part of a cultural dance programme entitled ‘Shakti’ in Bhopal, India. The event is being organised by Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya. Sanjeev Gupta / EPA
  • Russian servicemen are seen through the Eternal Flame during a ceremony to mark the Paratroopers Day in central St. Petersburg. The holiday for the Russian airborne troops has been annually celebrated since the Soviet era till today. Alexander Demianchuk / Reuters
    Russian servicemen are seen through the Eternal Flame during a ceremony to mark the Paratroopers Day in central St. Petersburg. The holiday for the Russian airborne troops has been annually celebrated since the Soviet era till today. Alexander Demianchuk / Reuters
  • Athletes compete in the Men’s 10,000 metres final at Hampden Park during day nine of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Alex Livesey / Getty
    Athletes compete in the Men’s 10,000 metres final at Hampden Park during day nine of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Alex Livesey / Getty

Best photography from around the world, August 2

Rob Gurdebeke

August 02, 2014

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The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from a round the world

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