• Ilse Paulis and Maaike Head, of the Netherlands, celebrate after winning gold in the women’s rowing lightweight double sculls final during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Charlie Riedel / AP
    Ilse Paulis and Maaike Head, of the Netherlands, celebrate after winning gold in the women’s rowing lightweight double sculls final during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Charlie Riedel / AP
  • People pray at Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand. Jorge Silva / Reuters
    People pray at Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand. Jorge Silva / Reuters
  • A Kashmiri child looks on from an upper story window of a dwelling as unseen Kashmiri protestors shout anti-Indian and pro-freedom slogans during a curfew protest against civilian killings in Kashmir’s ongoing summer unrest, in Srinagar. Tauseef Mustafa / AFP
    A Kashmiri child looks on from an upper story window of a dwelling as unseen Kashmiri protestors shout anti-Indian and pro-freedom slogans during a curfew protest against civilian killings in Kashmir’s ongoing summer unrest, in Srinagar. Tauseef Mustafa / AFP
  • A spectator sits in the rain to watch the dressage equestrian competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP
    A spectator sits in the rain to watch the dressage equestrian competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP
  • People relax on boats on the Serpentine lake in London, England. Temperatures in London have reached 27°C with pleasant weather also expected over the weekend. Carl Court / Getty Images
    People relax on boats on the Serpentine lake in London, England. Temperatures in London have reached 27°C with pleasant weather also expected over the weekend. Carl Court / Getty Images
  • A man adjusts a balloon as it is inflated at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta in Bristol, Britain. Neil Hall / Reuters
    A man adjusts a balloon as it is inflated at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta in Bristol, Britain. Neil Hall / Reuters
  • This Nasa photo shows in a 30-second exposure a meteor as it streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. Bill Ingalls / Nasa / AFP
    This Nasa photo shows in a 30-second exposure a meteor as it streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. Bill Ingalls / Nasa / AFP
  • Two tourists walk between empty beach chairs at the Baltic Sea in Travemuende, northern Germany. Weather in Germany is rainy and too cold for the season. Michael Probst / AP
    Two tourists walk between empty beach chairs at the Baltic Sea in Travemuende, northern Germany. Weather in Germany is rainy and too cold for the season. Michael Probst / AP
  • A man collects coconuts and other items thrown as offerings by worshippers in the Sabarmati river, a day after the “Dashama” festival in Ahmedabad, India. Amit Dave / Reuters
    A man collects coconuts and other items thrown as offerings by worshippers in the Sabarmati river, a day after the “Dashama” festival in Ahmedabad, India. Amit Dave / Reuters

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World in focus – best photos for August 12, 2016

James Ohara

August 12, 2016

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A look at the best photos from around the world today.

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