Photos of the Week: Aug. 26-30

SURROUNDED: Inmate firefighters walked along Highway 120 as firefighters battled the Rim fire near California’s Yosemite National Park Sunday. The U.S. Forest Service says the fire is threatening about 4,500 structures. Statewide, more than 8,300 firefighters are battling nearly 400…
SURROUNDED: Inmate firefighters walked along Highway 120 as firefighters battled the Rim fire near California’s Yosemite National Park Sunday. The U.S. Forest Service says the fire is threatening about 4,500 structures. Statewide, more than 8,300 firefighters are battling nearly 400 square miles of fires.
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ORNATE: A model showed off an outfit at the Jember Fashion Carnival in Jember, Indonesia, Sunday.
ORNATE: A model showed off an outfit at the Jember Fashion Carnival in Jember, Indonesia, Sunday.
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DOWN UNDER: A boy dived into a creek near Portofino, Italy, Sunday.
DOWN UNDER: A boy dived into a creek near Portofino, Italy, Sunday.
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HATS UP: Close to 1,200 people threw hats in the air in a hangar at Haneda Airport Sunday in Tokyo in an attempt to set a world record at an event to promote the city’s bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.
HATS UP: Close to 1,200 people threw hats in the air in a hangar at Haneda Airport Sunday in Tokyo in an attempt to set a world record at an event to promote the city’s bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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SPARKS FLY: Revelers played with fireworks in an enclosed area during the annual ‘Corda’ festivities in Paterna, Spain, Monday.
SPARKS FLY: Revelers played with fireworks in an enclosed area during the annual ‘Corda’ festivities in Paterna, Spain, Monday.
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REVELERS AT THE READY: Performers paraded past judges during the Notting Hill Carnival in London Monday. The Afro-Caribbean community first held the carnival here in the 1960s.
REVELERS AT THE READY: Performers paraded past judges during the Notting Hill Carnival in London Monday. The Afro-Caribbean community first held the carnival here in the 1960s.
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NIMBLE: A man ran up a pole covered in grease as he competed in the traditional game of ‘gostra’ during the religious feast of St. Julian, the patron saint of St. Julian’s, Malta, Sunday.
NIMBLE: A man ran up a pole covered in grease as he competed in the traditional game of ‘gostra’ during the religious feast of St. Julian, the patron saint of St. Julian’s, Malta, Sunday.
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BALANCING GAME: A girl carried a marble on a spoon held in her mouth at a community-games event held Sunday in Tangerang, Indonesia, as part of the country’s Independence Day celebrations.
BALANCING GAME: A girl carried a marble on a spoon held in her mouth at a community-games event held Sunday in Tangerang, Indonesia, as part of the country’s Independence Day celebrations.
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FACE TIME: A worker puts up an election poster Monday in Berlin of Rainer Brüderle, the liberal Free Democratic Party’s top candidate in Germany’s Sept. 22 general elections.
FACE TIME: A worker puts up an election poster Monday in Berlin of Rainer Brüderle, the liberal Free Democratic Party’s top candidate in Germany’s Sept. 22 general elections.
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A SIMPLER LIFE: Palestinian Khaled Zir and his wife and children relaxed in their cave in Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood Tuesday. He said the family moved into the cave after Israeli authorities demolished their home.
A SIMPLER LIFE: Palestinian Khaled Zir and his wife and children relaxed in their cave in Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood Tuesday. He said the family moved into the cave after Israeli authorities demolished their home.
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FIRE! In this image taken from a video, an opposition fighter fired a rocket-propelled grenade amid clashes with regime forces in Khanasir, Syria, Monday. Rebels captured the town, which is part of a government-supply route.
FIRE! In this image taken from a video, an opposition fighter fired a rocket-propelled grenade amid clashes with regime forces in Khanasir, Syria, Monday. Rebels captured the town, which is part of a government-supply route.
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AT THE FRONTLINE: A firefighter motioned to his team as a wildfire burned in Talhadas, Portugal, Monday. Four firefighters have died battling blazes in the country since August.
AT THE FRONTLINE: A firefighter motioned to his team as a wildfire burned in Talhadas, Portugal, Monday. Four firefighters have died battling blazes in the country since August.
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BLOWING IN: A dust storm approached Phoenix before a Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks Monday. The Diamondbacks won 6-1.
BLOWING IN: A dust storm approached Phoenix before a Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks Monday. The Diamondbacks won 6-1.
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KISS THE GROUND: Ethiopians kissed the ground after landing at Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv Wednesday. The Jewish Agency said 450 people arrived, completing the final large airlift of Falash Mura, a community whose ancestors converted from Judaism to Christianity under duress.
KISS THE GROUND: Ethiopians kissed the ground after landing at Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv Wednesday. The Jewish Agency said 450 people arrived, completing the final large airlift of Falash Mura, a community whose ancestors converted from Judaism to Christianity under duress.
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PAY TO PLAY: Revelers celebrated at the annual Tomatina festival in Bunol, Spain, Wednesday. About 20,000 people pelted each other with tons of tomatoes, but the debt-burdened town charged participants an entry fee of $13 for the first time this year. Locals didn’t have to pay.
PAY TO PLAY: Revelers celebrated at the annual Tomatina festival in Bunol, Spain, Wednesday. About 20,000 people pelted each other with tons of tomatoes, but the debt-burdened town charged participants an entry fee of $13 for the first time this year. Locals didn’t have to pay.
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FLEEING: LaRue Montgomery carried his 2-year-old niece, Brianna, and his dog out of his house as a grass fire threatened homes in Fairfield, Calif., Tuesday. About 50 people fled after the roadside fire spread, destroying five homes and damaging 10 others.
FLEEING: LaRue Montgomery carried his 2-year-old niece, Brianna, and his dog out of his house as a grass fire threatened homes in Fairfield, Calif., Tuesday. About 50 people fled after the roadside fire spread, destroying five homes and damaging 10 others.
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BY HEADLAMP: A worker picked Sauvignon Blanc grapes at Ehlers Estate winery in St. Helena, Calif., Wednesday.
BY HEADLAMP: A worker picked Sauvignon Blanc grapes at Ehlers Estate winery in St. Helena, Calif., Wednesday.
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FIRE FLIES: Civil Defense and forest brigade members worked at the site of a wildfire near La Coruña, Spain, Wednesday.
FIRE FLIES: Civil Defense and forest brigade members worked at the site of a wildfire near La Coruña, Spain, Wednesday.
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SAVED: Rescue personnel administered oxygen to an injured man, center, trapped in the debris of one of two residential buildings that collapsed in Vadodara, India, Wednesday, killing at least 11 people. The local government constructed the buildings more than 10 years ago to house…
SAVED: Rescue personnel administered oxygen to an injured man, center, trapped in the debris of one of two residential buildings that collapsed in Vadodara, India, Wednesday, killing at least 11 people. The local government constructed the buildings more than 10 years ago to house the poor.
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CRASH SURVIVOR: Valentine Adhiambo sat on a bed waiting to be treated at the Narok District Hospital in Narok, Kenya, Thursday. A bus carrying some 70 people crashed after the driver lost control, killing 41 people and injuring more than 33 people, according to local media reports.
CRASH SURVIVOR: Valentine Adhiambo sat on a bed waiting to be treated at the Narok District Hospital in Narok, Kenya, Thursday. A bus carrying some 70 people crashed after the driver lost control, killing 41 people and injuring more than 33 people, according to local media reports.
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THREE’S COMPANY: Girls looked from behind a curtain at their family’s home at al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on Thursday.
THREE’S COMPANY: Girls looked from behind a curtain at their family’s home at al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on Thursday.
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TANGLED: U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, clasped hands with Vietnam’s Defense Minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh, right, and Thailand’s Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Yuthasak Sasiprapha before the Asean Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Thursday.
TANGLED: U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, clasped hands with Vietnam’s Defense Minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh, right, and Thailand’s Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Yuthasak Sasiprapha before the Asean Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Thursday.
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ALL FALL DOWN: Devotees tumbled as they tried to form a human pyramid to break a clay pot containing butter during celebrations of Janmashtami in Mumbai on Thursday. Janmashtami marks the birthday of the Hindu Lord Krishna.
ALL FALL DOWN: Devotees tumbled as they tried to form a human pyramid to break a clay pot containing butter during celebrations of Janmashtami in Mumbai on Thursday. Janmashtami marks the birthday of the Hindu Lord Krishna.
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DESERT GATHERING: An aerial photo was taken of the Burning Man 2013 arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada on Thursday.
DESERT GATHERING: An aerial photo was taken of the Burning Man 2013 arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada on Thursday.
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HEADLOCKED: Kelita Zupancic, in white, from Canada fought against Franciska Szabo, in blue, from Hungary at the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.
HEADLOCKED: Kelita Zupancic, in white, from Canada fought against Franciska Szabo, in blue, from Hungary at the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.
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VALIANT EFFORT: A person used a bucket of water to fight a wildfire in Santiago de Besteiros, Portugal, Friday.
VALIANT EFFORT: A person used a bucket of water to fight a wildfire in Santiago de Besteiros, Portugal, Friday.
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GETTING TOGETHER: Motorcycle enthusiasts visited the Harley-Davidson Powertrain Operations plant during the company’s 110th anniversary celebration on Friday in Menomonee Falls, Wis.
GETTING TOGETHER: Motorcycle enthusiasts visited the Harley-Davidson Powertrain Operations plant during the company’s 110th anniversary celebration on Friday in Menomonee Falls, Wis.
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