August 25, 2015

Nadine Mueller of Germany competes to win the bronze medal in the women's discus throw final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China.

This picture, released by Australia's national science agency, shows a micro-sensor glued onto the back of a honey bee to understand the key reasons driving a worldwide population decline of bees.

The wife of Laxman Neupane, one of the police officers killed in clashes in western Nepal, mourns after his body was brought to Kathmandu. Ethnic protesters, demanding statehood, attacked police with spears and knives in Tikapur, 400 kilometers (250 miles) west of the capital.

Tens of thousands of protesters from Gujarat’s Patel community participate in a rally in Ahmadabad, India, demanding affirmative action for better access to education and employment.

A boy cools off under a waterfall in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Cadets march in central Khreshchatyk street during military parade marking Ukraine's Independence Day in the capital Kyiv, Aug. 24, 2015.

Lava flows out of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano, one of the world's most active volcanoes, as it erupts on the French island of La Reunion in the Indian Ocean.

Workers take a break on top of sacks of rice piled inside a warehouse of the National Food Authority (NFA) in Taguig city, south of Manila, the Philippines.

Wang Jianan of China competes in the men's long jump final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China.

Farmers use rakes to dry cloves, commonly used in locally manufactured cigarettes, near Purwakarta, West Java, Indonesia.

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (R) stands with artist Paul Cummins (3rd R) as they look at the construction of his ceramic poppy sculpture 'Wave' at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Wakefield, Britain.

Owen Wright of Australia competes in the 2015 Billabong Pro Tahiti, World Surf League, along the Teahupo'o coast, western of the French Polynesia island of Tahiti, Aug. 24, 2015.