Nepalese devotees watch as a straw effigy of Ghanta Karna burns during celebrations of the Hindu festival of "Gathemangal", also known as Ghanta Karna, in Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu on August 12, 2015. The Nepalese festival, which celebrates the defeat of the mythical demon Ghanta Karna ("bell-ears"), is celebrated by performing the legendary drama in the streets. PHOTO: AFP
Firefighters look on during the Jerusalem Fire along Morgan Valley Road in Lake County, California August 12, 2015. A wildfire burning in northern California grew rapidly on Tuesday near another massive blaze that has destroyed dozens of buildings, forcing some residents to evacuate their homes for the second time in as many weeks.The so-called Jerusalem Fire, sparked on Sunday, has spread across 14,000 acres (5,665 hectares) and was burning aggressively through drought-parched vegetation north of Napa Valley wine country, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said. PHOTO: REUTERS Nepalese devotees watch as a straw effigy of Ghanta Karna burns during celebrations of the Hindu festival of "Gathemangal", also known as Ghanta Karna, in Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu on August 12, 2015. The Nepalese festival, which celebrates the defeat of the mythical demon Ghanta Karna ("bell-ears"), is celebrated by performing the legendary drama in the streets. PHOTO: AFP A man cools off in a fountain in central Minsk, on August 12, 2015. The temperatures in the Belarus capital reached today 35 degrees Celsius, (95 degrees Fahrenheit). PHOTO: AFP A migrant tries to get onto a train heading to the border with Serbia at the train station of Gevgelija, on the Macedonian-Greek border, on August 12, 2015. The EU announced that it has approved 2.4 billion euros ($2.6 billion) of funding to help member states over the next few years cope with the flood of migrants entering the bloc. PHOTO: AFP Benjamin Aceituno reaches for a photo frame of his son Juan Carlos Aceituno, who disappeared during his journey through Mexico to reach the U.S., at the town of the Ermita outside Tegucigalpa, Honduras August 12, 2015. A group of Argentine forensic scientists have gathered in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, hoping to help provide answers on the fate of the missing by building a DNA database from family members of those who have gone missing on the trek north. PHOTO: REUTERS Migrant women carrying children comfort each other upon reaching the Greek island of Kos after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece on August 13, 2015. Greece sent extra riot police to Kos as tensions mounted over a huge influx of migrants. The Greek government said it was "immediately" dispatching a ship to Kos to double up as an accommodation and processing centre for up to 2,500 people as around 7,000 migrants wait to apply for immigration papers. PHOTO: AFP
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