August 1, 2013

Peter Theo Curtis, 45, stands outside his mother's home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Curtis spent two years as a captive of Nusra Front, an affiliate of al-Qaida in Syria,  Aug. 27, 2014.

Palestinian protesters run as Israeli border policemen fire a stun grenade during a demonstration to show solidarity with Bedouin citizens, near the West Bank village of Hizma, south-east of Ramallah. Some 60 protesters demonstrated against an Israeli cabinet plan to relocate some 30,000 Bedouin citizens who live in unrecognized villages in Israel's southern Negev desert and relocate them to towns built by the government.

Sailors set up an emergency aircraft barricade during flight deck training drills aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is conducting a tailored ship's training availability and final evaluation problem in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brian Stephens)

Over 400 hot-air balloons take off in Chambley-Bussieres, eastern France, July 31, 2013, in an attempt to set a world record for a collective taking-off during the event "Lorraine Mondial air ballons", an international hot-air balloon meeting.

Muslim children learn to read the Koran at the Gaabow Islamic school, also known as a madrassa, during the holy month of Ramadan in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.

An Afghan policewoman beats a woman as she waits for a donation of food during the month of Ramadan in Kabul.

Hong Kong's business district is seen after the Hong Kong Observatory has issued a strong wind signal number three as Tropical Storm Jebi edges closer to Hong Kong.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dexter McCluster (22) makes a catch while covered by defensive back Greg Castillo (45) during NFL football training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA.

Liberian soldiers patrol the seaside of West Point a area that has been hit hard by the Ebola virus, with local residents not allowed to leave the West Point area, as government forces clamp down on movement to prevent the spread of Ebola, in Monrovia,

A worker takes a rest on the exterior of newly built building in Beijing, China.

Children play with soap bubbles made by a busker on the South Bank on a hot day in central London.

A Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu, suspended with hooks pierced through his body, carries a child while participating in the Vel Hinduism festival in Colombo.