August 1, 2014

A Dutch policeman visits the site where the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed, near the village of Hrabove in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine.

Rescue personnel survey the scene after an explosion in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. The explosion, caused by a gas leak, killed 22 people and injured 270.

Lithuanians take "selfies" as they eat Polish apples in front of the Russian Embassy in Vilnius.  They are showing support for Poland after Russia restricted apple imports from Poland.

A child cool down in a pool of water in central Seoul, South Korea.  The weather agency issued a heat wave warning for the first time this year and advised people to stay indoors.

Villagers watch a rescue operation at the site of a landslide in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.  Heavy rains hampered rescue efforts as the death toll passed 50.

Palestinians carry their belongings in the heavily bombed town of Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip.  A three-day Gaza cease-fire ended not long after it began on Friday.

A Polish priest sits in front of the Warsaw Uprising monument in Warsaw.  Poland is honoring the fighters and victims in the 70th anniversary.

 

A Kuwaiti boy, Mohammad, poses amid baskets of shrimps at the fish market in Kuwait City.

Kyrgyz soldiers of the Rapid Deployment Forces of Central Asian nations take part in joint military exercises outside the capital, Bishkek.  The exercise gathers members of CSTO, a military alliance which includes Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

A wall decorated with paintings by children are seen in a bomb shelter in the Israeli southern city of Ashkelon, July 31, 2014. The words in Hebrew read, "Protective Edge."

A Hindu devotee pours milk on a snake as an offering during the annual Hindu Nag Panchami festival.  The festival is dedicated to the worship of snakes.

A performer places a burning stick to his tongue during a show for visitors to a beach carnival in Beijing.

England's Jack Laugher (L) and Chris Mears compete in the men's synchronized 3m springboard final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.

An Aymara priest raises his glass of beer at the end of an offering ceremony to "Pachamama," or "Mother Earth," on La Cumbre outside of La Paz, Bolivia.  People gather in the mountains in August to make offerings and ask for good fortune.

An art installation, a 'sunken' house, is photographed in Rostock, Germany. The installation 'Atlantis' by Tea Makipaa is part of the exhibition 'Nature and More' with contemporary art from Finland, that will run until Sept. 14, 2014.