August 8, 2014
![Kurdish peshmerga troops are deployed against Islamic State militants in Khazer.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2f9fe03f-1236-4ced-b242-34d6f3f06896_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Kurdish peshmerga troops are deployed against Islamic State militants in Khazer.
![Displaced Palestinians stand in the hallway of a U.N. school where families are taking refuge during the war, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip.](https://gdb.voanews.com/61610480-52f2-4de7-837b-178bde5b2d08_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Displaced Palestinians stand in the hallway of a U.N. school where families are taking refuge during the war, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip.
![Heavy rain caused flooding along the banks of the Ganga River in Allahabad, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f9f6eaf3-ab09-42d2-9433-847cd7435135_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Heavy rain caused flooding along the banks of the Ganga River in Allahabad, India.
![Supporters gather in support of Turkey's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/eccf7809-160f-4bf7-a016-e303c2291b6e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters gather in support of Turkey's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul.