Photos of the week
The most compelling images from the week's news, July 30-August 5, 2016.
In this photo, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds babies at a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 29, 2016.
By CBSNews.com Senior Photo Editor Radhika Chalasani
Kabul - Fire
Afghan bystanders watch a raging fire at the Business Shopping Mall in Kabul on August 4, 2016. The fire broke in west Kabul on August 4, causing heavy losses for shopkeepers.
Germany - Crop circles
Sightseers visit an incorporated oversized crop circle in a cornfield, not far from the small community of Mammendorf near Munich, southern Germany, on August 3, 2016.
The crop circle, which has a diameter of 180 meters, has drawn many visitors to the cornfield. Owner of the field is a farmer from the nearby village Mammendorf who says he does not know how the crop circle got there.
Rio - Michael Phelps
Flag bearer Michael Phelps of the United States leads the U.S. Olympic Team during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016.
Rio Olympics Opening Ceremon
Fireworks explode above Maracana Stadium during the Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony, August 5, 2016.
Humayun Khan's grave
The grave of Army Captain Humayun Khan is seen with bouquets of flowers left by visitors at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, August 1, 2016. Khan, who was Muslim-American, was killed in Afghanistan in 2004 protecting other soldiers from a car bomb.
After the captain's father, Khizr Khan, gave an emotional speech at the Democratic National Convention criticizing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a week of sparring with the candidate followed. Trump's comments angered many military families.
UAE - Emirates crash
An Emirates Airline flight is seen after it crash-landed at Dubai International Airport, the UAE, August 3, 2016.
Former Brazilian athlete Vanderlei Cordeiro lights the Olympic cauldron with the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016.
Brazil - Protests
Hundreds of people hold a protest against suspended president Dilma Rousseff and former president Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 31, 2016.
Protesters took to the streets of Brazil to demand the final departure of suspended President Dilma Rousseff or to defend her stay, just five days before the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
China sightseeing platform
People walk on a new glass sightseeing platform on Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, China, August 1, 2016.
Justin Trudeau
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waves to the crowd while walking in the Vancouver Pride Parade with his family in British Columbia, July 31, 2016.
Colombian drug squad
Colombian drug squad members during an operation to destroy a cocaine processing lab in a rural area of the municipality of Calamar, Guaviare deparment, Colombia, on August 2, 2016.
A total of 104 cocaine laboratories were destroyed in an operation in the jungle of Colombia, authorities said.
China - Fishing boat
A man takes a fishing boat on a lake in Shi'en, China, August 4, 2016.
Corpse flower blooms
Visitors take pictures of the corpse flower or Amorphophallus titanum, also known as the stinky plant, at the U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory in Washington, August 2, 2016. It is the first bloom of this particular plant, which is six years old.
25,000 foot fall
Skydiver Luke Aikins lands safely after jumping 25,000 feet from an airplane without a parachute or wing suit as part of 'Stride Gum Presets Heaven Sent' on July 30, 2016 in Simi Valley, California.
Christ The Redeemer
An aerial view of the Christ the Redeemer statue as Rio prepares for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games on July 31, 2016.
Malaysia - Warriors Day
A Malaysian soldier demonstrates combat skills in a war situation during the Warriors' Day Celebration in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur on July 31, 2016.
Malaysia celebrates Warriors' Day to commemorate the servicemen killed during the two World Wars and the Malayan Emergency.
London stabbing
Floral tributes are pictured left near a crime scene in London's Russell Square on August 5, 2016, after a stabbing spree Wednesday that killed U.S. national Darlene Horton and injured five others. British police were holding a 19-year-old man on suspicion of murder after the central London stabbing spree which appeared unrelated to terrorism.
Syria
Damaged vehicles pile on a damaged roof of a car mechanic service center in Ramousah area southwest of Aleppo, Syria August 2, 2016.
Pakistan - Dead dogs
The carcasses of dead dogs are collected after they were culled using poison by the municipality in Karachi, Pakistan, August 4, 2016.
Texas - Hot air balloon crash
Investigators examine a hot air balloon that crashed near Lockhart, Texas on July 30, 2016 that killed 16 people.
France - Priest's funeral
Pallbearers carry the coffin of priest Jacques Hamel as they leave Rouen's cathedral on August 2, 2016. Hamel was killed in a church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray on July 26 during a hostage-taking claimed by Islamic State group.
Rio - PETA protest
PETA's women activists take a "naked" bath during a demonstration called "Olympic Challenge: Save Water" in Rio de Janeiro on August 4, 2015.
Pope Francis at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Pope Francis passes the main entrance with the lettering "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work Sets You Free) at the former Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp on July 29, 2016 in Oswiecim as part of his visit to the World Youth Days (WYD).
Pope Francis is in Poland for an international Catholic youth festival with a mission to encourage openness to migrants.
Russian helicopter crash
Syrian rebels gather around the wreckage of a Russian Mi-8 military transport helicopter on August 1, 2016, after it was shot down along the administrative border between Idlib province, northwestern Syria and neighboring Aleppo.
Russia's defense ministry announced the downing of the helicopter, which it said was carrying three crew and two officers and said that all five people on board were assumed dead.
India - Floods
An Indian youth plays in the waters of a flooded street during heavy rain showers in Mumbai on August 5, 2016.
China - Elevated bus
People stand on a platform as the Transit Elevated Bus TEB-1 conducting a test run after it unveiled in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, August 2, 2016
The 72-feet long and 25-feet wide Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) powered by electricity can carry more than hundreds passengers, is designed to go over the normal traffic to help ease traffic congestion without having to dig new tunnels or build elevated rail tracks.
South Africa elections
A South African voter wearing a Africa National Congress head scarf has her ID checked while queueing at a polling station outside the hostels in Umlazi, Durban, on August 3, 2016.
Sudan - Malnutrition
Aleo Tong (1), who suffers severe malnutrition, rests on a bed at the MSF Nutrition center in Aweil Hospital in Sudan on 2 August, 2016.
The low rainfall in 2015, the economic crisis and the inflation in the country and a measles outbreak have deteriorated the humanitarian situation in Aweil. 845,000 people, 60% of the population, are in crisis or in emergency food situation.
Paris - Protest
Adama's sister, Assa looks at a French anti-riot policeman as demonstrators take part in a march to protest at the death of Adama Traore in front of the Gare du Nord train station in Paris, on July 30, 2016.
The family of Adama Traore, who died 11 days ago during his arrest, called for the "truth" before a protest march in Paris, after the request for a third autopsy on the body of the young man who died last week during his arrest was rejected July 29. ,