An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man argues with a security man during a demonstration on August 13, 2013 in Beit Shemesh, Israel. Around a hundred Jews protested against the construction of a new housing unit on the site they believe will be located on ancient Jewish graves. By Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images. Update from a reader:
Any chance you would post something like this: Abbas celebrates with murders? Didn’t think so.
A Bahraini boy flashes the v-sign during the funeral of 10-year-old Ali Jaffer Habib, in the village of Malikiya, on August 10, 2013. Habib, according to his family, died after developing cancer due to the inhalation of tear gas fired by security forces earlier in the year. By Mohammed Al-Shaikh/AFP/Getty.
Archaeologists discovered the ancient mosaic now known as “Gypsy Girl,” estimated to be about 1,500 years old, in 1998. It is on display at the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep, Turkey.
(Photo by James Gordon)
From the tumblr Cop Selfies.
A female giant panda cub is picked up in a nursery room of the China Conservation and Research Center in Wolong, southwest China’s Sichuan province, on August 9, 2013. The cub was born on August 8 and weighs 117.2 grams. STR/AFP/Getty Images.
A young Saudi boy looks up during the morning Eid al-Fitr prayer at Turki bin Abdullah grand mosque in Riyadh, on August 8, 2013. Muslims worldwide observe the Eid al-Fitr prayer to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan and the beginning of the new month of blessing, Shawwal. By Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images.
A street entertainer performs on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile during the city’s Festival Fringe on August 7, 2013. The city is in full swing with hundreds of entertainers performing at the festival, which runs August 2 – 26 and is one of the largest arts festivals in the world, dating back to 1947. By Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.
Pet mice ride on mouse-sized toy skateboards in a mouse-sized skate park built by Shane Willmott in his backyard on July 31, 2013 on the Gold Coast, Australia. By Tim Marsden/Newspix via Getty Images.
Travel writer Michael Hodson highlights a talented photographer:
Alex Ogle is just one of those Instagramers that has a great eye. He lives and works in Hong Kong as an editor on the AFP Asia-Pacific desk. His photographs are almost entirely of that city and they are wonderful. He can be followed on Instagram here and on Twitter here.
TNR recently published a slideshow of Ogle’s work.
Two Ankole-Watusi bulls lock horns in their enclosure at the zoo in Duisburg, western Germany. By Horst Ossinger/AFP/Getty Images.
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