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August 18, 2014

Photos August 18: Top images from around the world

Workers hang outside the clock face as they clean the face of  the clocktower  popularly known as Big Ben at the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, as they undertake essential maintenance and cleaning of the four faces of the clock . (AP Photo/Sang Tan) Workers hang outside the clock face as they clean the face of the clocktower popularly known as Big Ben at the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, as they undertake essential maintenance and cleaning of the four faces of the clock . (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
Pakistani supporters of Canada-based preacher Tahir-ul-Qadri wave flags as they listen to speech his speech during a protest march against the country's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-led government in Pakistan's capital of Islamabad on August 18, 2014. Qadri, a dual national Pakistani-Canadian, has called for Sharif's arrest over what he alleges was the murder of his supporters, and for the installation of an interim national government. The cleric, who late on August 16 issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the government to accept his demands, said he would not be responsible for any repercussions if they were not met. AFP PHOTO/Aamir QURESHIAAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images

Pakistani supporters of Canada-based preacher Tahir-ul-Qadri wave flags as they listen to speech his speech during a protest march against the country’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-led government in Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad on August 18, 2014. Qadri, a dual national Pakistani-Canadian, has called for Sharif’s arrest over what he alleges was the murder of his supporters, and for the installation of an interim national government. The cleric, who late on August 16 issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the government to accept his demands, said he would not be responsible for any repercussions if they were not met. AFP PHOTO/Aamir QURESHIAAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images

In this Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014 photo, floaters pass Vantage Point during the annual Float Down, in Port Huron, Mich. Thousands of people joined the party of floating down the St. Clair River from Lake Huron to Marysville. (AP Photo/The Port Huron Times Herald, Andrew Jowett)

In this Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014 photo, which transmitted August 18, floaters pass Vantage Point during the annual Float Down, in Port Huron, Mich. Thousands of people joined the party of floating down the St. Clair River from Lake Huron to Marysville. (AP Photo/The Port Huron Times Herald, Andrew Jowett)

An actress rehearses a scene from the Chinese opera "A Dream of Red Mansions" at the National Theater in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. "A Dream of Red Mansions," written by Chinese author Cao Xueqin in the second half of the 18th century, is known as one of the greatest achievements in Chinese literature. Its opera adaptation will be performed from Aug. 19 through the 24th in Taipei. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

An actress rehearses a scene from the Chinese opera “A Dream of Red Mansions” at the National Theater in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. “A Dream of Red Mansions,” written by Chinese author Cao Xueqin in the second half of the 18th century, is known as one of the greatest achievements in Chinese literature. Its opera adaptation will be performed from Aug. 19 through the 24th in Taipei. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

A Siberian Tiger walks around in its enclosure at the zoo in Muenster, western Germany, on August 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZPATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP/Getty Images

A Siberian Tiger walks around in its enclosure at the zoo in Muenster, western Germany, on August 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZPATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP/Getty Images

A calf is transported in a plastic bag hanging from a bicycle as flood affected Indian villagers try to move to safer places with their cattle in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh state, India, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. The death toll from three days of flooding and torrential rain in Nepal and India rose to more than 180 people Monday, as relief teams sent food, tents and medicine to prevent any outbreaks of disease. (AP Photo/Sanjay Sonkar)

A calf is transported in a plastic bag hanging from a bicycle as flood affected Indian villagers try to move to safer places with their cattle in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh state, India, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. The death toll from three days of flooding and torrential rain in Nepal and India rose to more than 180 people Monday, as relief teams sent food, tents and medicine to prevent any outbreaks of disease. (AP Photo/Sanjay Sonkar)

In this Saturday, Aug 16, 2014 photo, A monster alligator weighing 1011.5 pounds measuring 15-feet long is pictured in Thomaston, Ala. The alligator was caught in the Alabama River near Camden, Ala., by Mandy Stokes at right, along with her husband John Stokes, at her right, and her brother-in-law Kevin Jenkins, left, and his two teenage children, Savannah Jenkins, 16, and Parker Jenkins, 14, all of Thomaston, Ala. (AP Photo/Al.com, Sharon Steinmann)

In this Saturday, Aug 16, 2014 photo which transmitted August 18 , A monster alligator weighing 1011.5 pounds measuring 15-feet long is pictured in Thomaston, Ala. The alligator was caught in the Alabama River near Camden, Ala., by Mandy Stokes at right, along with her husband John Stokes, at her right, and her brother-in-law Kevin Jenkins, left, and his two teenage children, Savannah Jenkins, 16, and Parker Jenkins, 14, all of Thomaston, Ala. (AP Photo/Al.com, Sharon Steinmann)

Workers hang outside the clock face as they clean the Big Ben clocktower of the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Workers hang outside the clock face as they clean the Big Ben clocktower of the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Indian youth make a human pyramid to reach and break the “Dahi Handi,” an earthen pot filled with yoghurt, as they celebrate Janamashtami in Mumbai, India, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Janmashtami is the festival that marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Indian youth make a human pyramid to reach and break the “Dahi Handi,” an earthen pot filled with yoghurt, as they celebrate Janamashtami in Mumbai, India, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Janmashtami is the festival that marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Dancers perform during a parade celebrating the 69th anniversary of the country's Independence Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014.(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Dancers perform during a parade celebrating the 69th anniversary of the country’s Independence Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014.(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

A Hindu priest, face smeared with color and sacrificial blood, carries a goat for sacrifice during the Deodhani festival at the Kamakhya Hindu temple in Gauhati, India, Monday, Aug.18, 2014. During this festival devotees sacrifice goats and pigeons. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A Hindu priest, face smeared with color and sacrificial blood, carries a goat for sacrifice during the Deodhani festival at the Kamakhya Hindu temple in Gauhati, India, Monday, Aug.18, 2014. During this festival devotees sacrifice goats and pigeons. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

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