21 August 2014

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos

Participants struggle to reach the prizes during a greased-pole climbing competition held as a part of the Independence Day celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014.
Participants struggle to reach the prizes during a greased-pole climbing competition held as a part of the Independence Day celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. 

Pakistani men, who were displaced with their families from Pakistan's tribal areas due to fighting between the Taliban and the army, build a mud house on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014.
Pakistani men, who were displaced with their families from Pakistan's tribal areas due to fighting between the Taliban and the army, build a mud house on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014.  
Police stop activists of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in Gauhati, Assam, India, as they protest against the ongoing violence in Golaghat town in the state, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014.
Police stop activists of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in Gauhati, Assam, India, as they protest against the ongoing violence in Golaghat town in the state, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014.   
In this photo taken with a long exposure, protesters march in the street as lightning flashes in the distance in Ferguson, Mo., on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Protesters rallied after a police officer shot unarmed Michael Brown on Aug. 9 in the St. Louis suburb.
In this photo taken with a long exposure, protesters march in the street as lightning flashes in the distance in Ferguson, Mo., on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Protesters rallied after a police officer shot unarmed Michael Brown on Aug. 9 in the St. Louis suburb.  
A Kashmiri fisherman rows his Shikara, or traditional boat, during sunset at the Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014.
A Kashmiri fisherman rows his Shikara, or traditional boat, during sunset at the Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014.  
Children look out from a bus before leaving for a train station at a refugee camp set up by the Russian Emergencies Ministry about 10 kilometers from the Russia-Ukrainian border, near Donetsk, Rostov-on-Don region, Russia, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014.
Children look out from a bus before leaving for a train station at a refugee camp set up by the Russian Emergencies Ministry about 10 kilometers from the Russia-Ukrainian border, near Donetsk, Rostov-on-Don region, Russia, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014.  
A child wades in foam sprayed by fire fighters in the middle of the street after taking part on the Nuestra Senora de la Paloma procession in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014.
A child wades in foam sprayed by fire fighters in the middle of the street after taking part on the Nuestra Senora de la Paloma procession in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014.  
Tennessee coach Butch Jones, center, gets a cooler of ice dumped on him while participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge at the conclusion of the Tennessee football team's open practice at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014.
Tennessee coach Butch Jones, center, gets a cooler of ice dumped on him while participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge at the conclusion of the Tennessee football team's open practice at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014.  
Josh Groves, and his daughter Abagayle Groves, 3, wait to cross the road as flash flood waters overrun Skunk Creek through the Sonoran Desert, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, in northwestern Phoenix.
Josh Groves, and his daughter Abagayle Groves, 3, wait to cross the road as flash flood waters overrun Skunk Creek through the Sonoran Desert, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, in northwestern Phoenix.  
A model displays a creation by a Gen Next designer during the first day of the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014.
A model displays a creation by a Gen Next designer during the first day of the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. 
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