Photos of the week

Dr. Baba Aladura (C) sits in a chair before the start of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church's annual Thanksgiving service in the Elephant And Castle area of south London, England, July 28, 2013.

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Participants hold the string to fly kites during Bali Kite Festival Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, July 27, 2013.

The event is a seasonal religious festival, intended to send a message to Hindu Gods to create abundant harvests and crops.

An Indian man performs during the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad, India, July 28, 2013.

Former paratroopers scuffle with gay right activist Kirill Kalugin in St.Petersburg, Russia, Aug. 2, 2013. Kalugin stood protesting against gay rights violations at Palace square where paratroopers celebrated Paratroopers' Day.

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A man rides a mechanical bull at the North Dakota state fair in Williston, N.D., July 27, 2013.

People watch the passage of the statue of the "Madonna della Fiumarola" as she is carried in procession during the closing of the annual "Festa de Noantri," in in Rome, Italy, July 28, 2013.

People dance around Major Square during the La Revoltosa dance in honor of Saint Ana, a regional patron of the small town of Tudela, in northern Spain, July 29, 2013.

Current and former Chicago Sun-Times newspaper employees and their supporters stage a photo exhibit of images taken by the newspaper's former photography staff outside the paper's Chicago offices, July 30, 2013. The pop-up protest, organzied by the Chicago Newspaper Guild, was held to mark the two-month anniversary since the newspaper fired its entire photography staff.

Alphorn players perform in Nendaz, Switzerland, July 28, 2013.

Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig dives for a ball hit for a single by New York Yankees' Vernon Wells during the first inning of their game, July 31, 2013.

Afghan children study the Koran at a religious school during the month of Ramadan in Herat, July 28, 2013.

Ultra orthodox Jewish children play in a fountain at a park outside Jerusalem's old city, July 31, 2013.

A diver performs with sardines as part of summer vacation events at an Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, July 31, 2013.

Burlesque dancers watch as a group of belly dancers perform on the trade show floor at the Beautiful Women Fan Fest in Las Vegas, July 26, 2013.

Anti-government demonstrators are detained by police during a protest against corruption and demanding better public services in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Aug. 1, 2013.

Indian Muslims wait to break their Ramadan fast at the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya, in New Delhi, India, July 31, 2013.

A man cools off in hot weather near the Arga River which crosses the edge of Pamplona, northern Spain, July 31, 2013.

Marines demonstrate their skills to the crowd as they take part in a military show during Navy Day celebrations in St.Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2013.

Margaret Miles, right, celebrates with wife Cathy ten Broeke, left, after they were married at the Minneapolis Freedom to Marry Celebration at the Minneapolis City Hall, Aug. 1, 2013.

An man rows his boat in the River Ganges during heavy rain at Allahabad, India, July 27, 2013.

North Korean soldiers wait to take part in a military parade marking the 60th anniversary of the Korean war armistice in Pyongyang, July 27, 2013.

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Israeli Orthodox Jew Shahar Hadar, July 29, 2013, prepares for a drag queen show at a gay club in Jerusalem.Hadar, a telemarketer by day, has taken the gay Orthodox struggle from the synagogue to the stage, beginning to perform as one of Israel's few religious drag queens.

See more: Israel's Orthodox drag queen

A man runs carrying a "Toro Encuetado" in the shape of a bull with exploding fireworks during a procession in honor of Santa Ana, or Saint Anne, in Nandaime, Nicaragua, July 30, 2013.

See more: Bulls, fireworks and dancing to celebrate St. Anne

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