August 19, 2014
![A Kashmiri fisherman rows his Shikara, or traditional boat, during sunset at the Dal Lake in Srinagar, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/eb11ca1f-3fb4-4734-92ba-d4a916815dbc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Kashmiri fisherman rows his Shikara, or traditional boat, during sunset at the Dal Lake in Srinagar, India.
![Local performers display dragon lanterns during a media preview of the upcoming mid-autumn festival in Singapore.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a28f06fd-2b11-4952-95dd-57e6789fbc49_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Local performers display dragon lanterns during a media preview of the upcoming mid-autumn festival in Singapore.
![A Ukrainian soldier gives sweets to children in Popasna, Lugansk region, recently freed by Ukrainian forces from pro-Russia militants.](https://gdb.voanews.com/36bb75f1-f17d-40cd-89a2-7f12c1b45898_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian soldier gives sweets to children in Popasna, Lugansk region, recently freed by Ukrainian forces from pro-Russia militants.
![Kurdish Peshmerga forces stand guard near the town of Makhmur, south of Irbil, after the Islamic State militants withdrawal, Aug. 18, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0643aea8-7330-40e7-a1f6-37f8480beb27_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Kurdish Peshmerga forces stand guard near the town of Makhmur, south of Irbil, after the Islamic State militants withdrawal, Aug. 18, 2014.