1An Egyptian boy carries a child in Wadi El-Rayan, southwest of Fayoum, 60 miles (100 kilometers), south of Cairo. Wadi El-Rayan is a protected area famous for its waterfalls and is home to many historically significant sites including, Roman and Pharaonic ruins and a valley with fossilized whale bones. (AP)
1A woman pastes a picture of disappeared activists on a photo collage, creating a portrait of Philippine President Benigno Aquino during a protest in Manila, commemorating the International Day of the Disappeared. (AFP)
1Malaysian students wave their national flags during rehearsal for Malaysia Day celebrations at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia will celebrate its 55th National Day on August 31. (AP)
1Partially reflected in a glass shelf, journalists cover a news conference of members of Syrian opposition groups presenting the program ‘The Day After: Supporting a Democratic Transition in Syria’, in Berlin, Germany. (AP)
1A woman is seen through a hole in her home’s wall, caused by clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawites in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. Lebanese army checkpoints are seen in the background. (Reuters)
1A family walks on a street as flames rise after an explosion at the Amuay refinery near Punto Fijo, Venezuela. Residents who live next to the country’s biggest oil refinery said they smelled a strong odor of sulfur hours before a gas leak ignited in an explosion Saturday that killed at least 39 people and injured more than 80. (AP)
1A woman wades through flood waters as she works to save her possessions from her flooded home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Tropical Storm Isaac emerged over warm Caribbean waters slightly weaker but ready to regroup after dumping torrential rains on Haiti, where thousands of people remain homeless more than two years after a devastating earthquake. (Reuters)
1Self-confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik appears on television screens inside a electronic superstore outside the Norwegian capital. An Oslo court sentenced him to 21 years in prison for his killing spree last year that left 77 people dead. (AFP)
1Tourists walk 272 steps to visit the Batu Caves, on outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The caves are one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Murugan. (AP)
1Two giraffes look at each other from the windows of the enclosure during the annual weigh-in at the London Zoo. (AFP)
