• James Murphy from the American band LCD Soundsystem is silhouetted against a stage spotlight during the ‘Paredes de Coura’ music festival in Portugal. Estela Silva / EPA
    James Murphy from the American band LCD Soundsystem is silhouetted against a stage spotlight during the ‘Paredes de Coura’ music festival in Portugal. Estela Silva / EPA
  • Wind turbines shoot out of the morning mist near Sehnde, Germany. Julian Stratenschulte / EPA
    Wind turbines shoot out of the morning mist near Sehnde, Germany. Julian Stratenschulte / EPA
  • An Indian visitor takes a selfie in front of a picture of a tiger on the last day of the Bharat Parav festival in New Delhi. Sajjad Hussain / AFP Photo
    An Indian visitor takes a selfie in front of a picture of a tiger on the last day of the Bharat Parav festival in New Delhi. Sajjad Hussain / AFP Photo
  • Pedestrians walk during sunset after heavy rainfall in Shimla, northern India. AFP Photo
    Pedestrians walk during sunset after heavy rainfall in Shimla, northern India. AFP Photo
  • A honour guard stands at attention in the rain at the funeral service for police officer Timothy Smith in Georgia, United States. Woody Marshall / The Macon Telegraph via AP Photo
    A honour guard stands at attention in the rain at the funeral service for police officer Timothy Smith in Georgia, United States. Woody Marshall / The Macon Telegraph via AP Photo
  • Indian people hold cremations along a roadside following heavy flooding at Daraganj ghat near Sangam in Allahabad. Sanjay Kanojia / AFP Photo
    Indian people hold cremations along a roadside following heavy flooding at Daraganj ghat near Sangam in Allahabad. Sanjay Kanojia / AFP Photo
  • Men try to escape a raging bull during the sixth day of the Pilon bull runs in Falces, Navarra, northern Spain. Jesus Diges / EPA
    Men try to escape a raging bull during the sixth day of the Pilon bull runs in Falces, Navarra, northern Spain. Jesus Diges / EPA
  • A picture taken with a long exposure shows people walking in front of a site in Kathmandu under reconstruction after it was damaged in the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
    A picture taken with a long exposure shows people walking in front of a site in Kathmandu under reconstruction after it was damaged in the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
  • A helicopter drops water on a fire in Keenbrook, California. Josh Edelson / AFP Photo
    A helicopter drops water on a fire in Keenbrook, California. Josh Edelson / AFP Photo
  • A lightning storm moves through Atlanta before the Atlanta Braves play the Washington Nationals in a baseball game. Curtis Compton / Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP Photo
    A lightning storm moves through Atlanta before the Atlanta Braves play the Washington Nationals in a baseball game. Curtis Compton / Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP Photo
  • A girl peers from her house as a member of the security forces patrols a street in Srinagar, Kashmir. Cathal McNaughton / Reuters
    A girl peers from her house as a member of the security forces patrols a street in Srinagar, Kashmir. Cathal McNaughton / Reuters
  • A boy is offered milk as he participates in a parade to mark the Gaijatra festival in Kathmandu. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
    A boy is offered milk as he participates in a parade to mark the Gaijatra festival in Kathmandu. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
  • Seattle Seahawks quarterback Trevone Boykin dives to score a 2-point conversion over Minnesota Vikings safety Jayron Kearse, right, during their pre-season NFL football game. Elaine Thompson / AP Photo
    Seattle Seahawks quarterback Trevone Boykin dives to score a 2-point conversion over Minnesota Vikings safety Jayron Kearse, right, during their pre-season NFL football game. Elaine Thompson / AP Photo
  • Seen in a long exposure night-time photograph, a burnt van while a wildfire glows on the horizon in Phelan, California. Noah Berger / AP Photo
    Seen in a long exposure night-time photograph, a burnt van while a wildfire glows on the horizon in Phelan, California. Noah Berger / AP Photo
  • Migrants and refugees fleeing Libyaare rescued by members of a Spanish NGO in Mediterranean Sea, about 25 miles north of Sabratha, Libya. Emilio Morenatti / AP Photo
    Migrants and refugees fleeing Libyaare rescued by members of a Spanish NGO in Mediterranean Sea, about 25 miles north of Sabratha, Libya. Emilio Morenatti / AP Photo

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World in focus — best photos for August 19, 2016

Liz Claus

August 19, 2016

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

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