Photos of the week

U.S. players push head coach Adam Krikorian into the pool after they defeated the Netherlands in their women's water polo gold medal match during the Aquatics World Championships in Kazan, Russia, August 7, 2015.

Nicaragua

A woman dressed as an indigenous person walks outside a church during celebrations honouring the patron saint of Managua, Santo Domingo de Guzman, in Managua, Nicaragua August 9, 2015.

Cuba

A woman pushes a stroller as she passes by a wall mural depicting Havana, in Havana, February 11, 2015. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Cuba on August 14 to formally re-designate the U.S. Interests Section as the U.S. Embassy in Havana.

Ferguson, Missouri

St Louis County police officers arrest an anti-police demonstrator in Ferguson, Missouri August 11, 2015. Police in riot gear clashed with protesters who had gathered in the streets of Ferguson to mark the anniversary of the police shooting of an unarmed black teen whose death sparked a national outcry over race relations.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Downhill bikers Kemal Mulic (C), Tarik Hadzic (L) and Kamer Kolar train on the disused bobsled track from the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics on Trebevic mountain near Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 8, 2015. Abandoned and left to crumble into oblivion, most of the 1984 Winter Olympic venues in Bosnia's capital Sarajevo have been reduced to rubble by neglect as much as the 1990s conflict that tore apart the former Yugoslavia. The bobsled and luge track at Mount Trebevic, the Mount Igman ski jumping course and accompanying infrastructure are now decomposing into obscurity. The bobsled and luge track, which was also used for World Cup competitions after the Olympics, became a Bosnian-Serb artillery stronghold during the war and is nowadays a target of frequent vandalism.

India

A government employee is hit by dyed water from a water cannon used by Indian police to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Srinagar, August 10, 2015. Indian police on Monday detained dozens of protesting government employees in Srinagar who were demanding their long pending arrears and a regularization of temporary jobs, according to protesters.

China

Damaged vehicles are seen at the site of explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin August 13, 2015. Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring around 400, official Chinese media reported.

Cambodia

A Cambodian child poses with rats he skinned after catching them in a rice field in Takeo province, south of Phnom Penh August 11, 2015. The many children catching rats in this area say these rodents have become an increasingly popular free food in their area.

Moscow

A visitor takes a picture of a shark at the Mosquarium center of oceanography and marine biology at the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy in Moscow on August 10, 2015. Mosquarium opened on August 5, 2015 and contains 80 aquariums with 8,000 various sea animals, including 500 fish species.

Lower Lake, California

A burn operation is seen along Morgan Valley Road during the Jerusalem Fire on August 11, 2015 near Lower Lake, California.

Gaza Strip

A masked Palestinian boy takes part with Hamas militates in an anti-Israel military parade in Beit Hanoun town in the northern Gaza Strip August 11, 2015.

Czech Republic

A guereza monkey (Colobus Guereza) holds a newborn baby at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic. The guereza monkey baby was born on July 31, according to the zoo.

Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Reservoir is covered with over 90 million black plastic balls in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. The city has completed a program of covering its open-air reservoirs with floating, 4-inch diameter "shade balls" to protect water quality by blocking sunlight from penetrating the 175-acre surface of the reservoir, preventing chemical reactions that can cause algae blooms and other problems

Austria

A meteor streaks across the sky over Leeberg hill during the Perseid meteor shower near Grossmugl in the early morning of August 13, 2015. The annual Perseid meteor shower reached its peak on August 12 and 13 in Europe, according to NASA.

Costa Rica

Jose Uriel Delgado, 115, better known locally as "Chepito" exercises during an individualized therapy at nursing home Sisters of Charity in San Jose, Costa Rica August 11, 2015. This elderly Costa Rican man reportedly born at the turn of the 20th century could be the world's oldest, but his lack of documentation and testimony from family and friends could see his alleged 115-year-old out of the record books. Luis Bolanos, Director General at Costa Rica's Civil Registry said official records back up the oldest-man-in-the-world claim.

Mediterranean Sea

A migrant is rescued by an Italian Navy helicopter in the area where his boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea in this August 11, 2015 handout courtesy of the Italian Navy. Up to 50 migrants went missing after a large rubber dinghy sank in the Mediterranean Sea, Italian rescuers said on Wednesday, while more than 1,500 were picked up from other vessels in the past 24 hours.

Aegean Sea

A dinghy overcrowded with Syrian refugees drifts in the Aegean sea between Turkey and Greece after its motor broke down off the Greek island of Kos, August 11, 2015. United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) called on Greece to take control of the "total chaos" on Mediterranean islands, where thousands of migrants have landed. About 124,000 have arrived this year by sea, many via Turkey, according to Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR director for Europe.

Malaysia

A model wears a creation by Maatin Shakir during the Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 12, 2015. The Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week will be held from August 12 to August 16.

China

Chinese former "comfort woman" Zhang Xiantu rests on a traditional brick bed in her house in Xiyan Town, Shanxi Province, China, July 18, 2015. "Comfort women" is the Japanese euphemism for women who were forced into prostitution and sexually abused at Japanese military brothels before and during World War Two. Xiantu is the only surviving "comfort woman" of the 16 plaintiffs in Shanxi who sued the Japanese government in 1995 for abducting girls and using them as "comfort women" during World War Two. According to information from China's Commission of Inquiry into the Facts of Comfort Women being Victims, which is based on her own statement during the commission's research, Xiantu was abducted by Japanese soldiers aged 16 and was forced to serve as a "comfort woman" for over 20 days during World War Two.

China

The camera rolls as actors dressed as historical Chinese soldiers act as though they have been hit by artillery, during filming of "The Last Prince" television series on location near Hengdian World Studios. Mass battle scenes that involve special effects and more than a hundred actors and crew are often shot in one take. This makes it possible for the well-organized team to satisfy the huge appetite for productions about the war against Japan. Director Li Xiaoqiang said the series is about a Qing Dynasty prince, who joined the Chinese nationalist army after suffering family misfortune.

Greece

Syrian men form a safety passage for women following clashes during a registration procedure in the national stadium of the Greek island of Kos August 11, 2015. Local authorities struggle to cope with the increasing numbers of migrants and refugees arriving on dinghies from nearby Turkish coast. United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) called on Greece to take control of the "total chaos" on Mediterranean islands, where thousands of migrants have landed. About 124,000 have arrived this year by sea, many via Turkey, according to Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR director for Europe.

Belgium

The world's oldest living twin brothers, Paulus (L) and Pieter Langerock from Belgium, 102, toast while sitting in their living room at the Ter Venne care home in Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium, August 11, 2015. Born on July 8 1913, they never married and until this day sleep side by side in the same room. Eating in moderation, drinking a glass of good wine every day and avoiding chasing women are the secrets of a long life, Belgians Pieter and Paulus Langerock, the world's oldest living twin brothers, say. The brothers have lived together for most of their lives and until this day barely leave each other's side, sharing a room at their nursing home just outside the Belgian town of Ghent.

Egypt

A boy jumps into the river Nile during hot weather on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, August 12, 2015. A heatwave killed at least 61 people across Egypt from Sunday to Tuesday and caused nearly 600 people to be admitted to hospital.

Panama City

Costa Rica coach Paulo Wanchope (R) is pictured fighting with a security guard during the Olympic qualifying match between Costa Rica amd Panama at the Maracana stadium in Panama City August 11, 2015. Wanchope resigned on Wednesday after being involved in a brawl with a security guard at the end of an Olympic qualifying match against Panama. Wanchope, who was observing the match on Tuesday in Panama City between the respective countries' under-23 teams, was shown in video footage to retaliate after being pushed by the man.

Portland, Oregon

Naomi Scott, center, of McMinnville, Ore., takes a picture with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at a rally, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.

South Korea

A woman looks at South Korean national flags hanging on trees to celebrate the upcoming the 70th anniversary of Independence Day, August 15, from Japanese colonial rule at downtown Seoul, South Korea.

Silverton, Colorado

Cement Creek, which was flooded with millions of gallons of mining wastewater, is stained oragne on August 11, 2015 in Silverton, Colorado. The Environmental Protection Agency accidentally released approximately three million gallons of wastewater into the creek from the Gold King mine, polluting the larger Animas River downstream.