
Real estate tycoon Donald Trump, left, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush interact during a commercial break of the prime-time Republican presidential debate. The debate was one of two in Cleveland on Thursday, August 6, hosted by Fox News.

The "dark side of the moon" -- the side of the moon not visible from Earth -- can be seen in this image that was taken by a NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite. Even with the sun illuminating the moon, "it is surprising how much brighter Earth is," project scientist Adam Szabo said in a news release on Wednesday, August 5.

A person related to a passenger of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 rests his head in his hands as he and other family members protest outside the airline's offices in Beijing on Thursday, August 6. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak confirmed a day earlier that debris found on Reunion Island did belong to the missing plane. But some of the victims' families have reacted with skepticism and even anger.

A bus driver in Amman, Jordan, sticks his head out of his window Monday, August 3, as local authorities spray water on the streets to help people deal with the effects of a heat wave.

A common kingfisher plucks a fish Wednesday, August 5, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

This long-exposure photo shows a backfire that was set to stop the Rocky Fire near Clearlake Oaks, California, on Monday, August 3. The Rocky Fire is just one of 24 wildfires spread across the state in a worse-than-average wildfire season.

A man mourns next to the body of Ali Saad Dawabsha, an 18-month-old Palestinian baby who was killed after his family's house in the West Bank was burned in an attack on Friday, July 31. Both Israelis and Palestinians described it as a terrorist attack.

Migrants run toward the Channel Tunnel after crossing a fence in Frethun, France, on Tuesday, August 4.

A man drinks water from a hand pump in a flooded area of Pakistan's Nowshera District on Monday, August 3. Torrential monsoon rains continue to cause flooding in Pakistan, India and other South Asian countries, leaving hundreds dead and millions displaced.

Competitors release their hens during the World Hen Racing Championship, which was held Saturday, August 1, in Bonsall, England.

Comedian Amy Schumer becomes emotional during a news conference in New York where she and her cousin, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, unveiled new legislation to combat gun violence. The news conference on Monday, August 3, came nearly two weeks after a gunman shot 11 people during a screening of Amy Schumer's film "Trainwreck" in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Friends of Shira Banki, a teenage girl fatally stabbed at a gay pride parade in Jerusalem, mourn by her grave in Kibbutz Nahshon, Israel, on Monday, August 3. She was one of six people stabbed in the parade. "Our charming, happy, lively and beloved 16-year-old Shira was murdered just because she came to support her friends and any person's right to live their life their own way," Banki's family said in a statement.

Laborers in Hua Hin, Thailand, use a crane to lift a statue of former King Rama I on Tuesday, August 4. Ratchapakdi Park is being built by the Thai army to honor the country's past monarchs.

A police officer puts on a bomb suit before checking a suspicious device next to a movie theater in Antioch, Tennessee, on Wednesday, August 5. A 29-year-old man wielding an airsoft gun, a hatchet and pepper spray was killed by police after attacking moviegoers inside the theater, police said. No one was seriously injured in the attack, and police destroyed what they called a "hoax explosive device."

People cool off at a water park in Nanjing, China, on Saturday, August 1.

A woman holds a photograph as she prays at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6. Seventy years ago, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The devastation led to Japan's surrender and brought an end to World War II. See remnants of the world's first atomic attack

A musician in Ismailia, Egypt, carries a saxophone near a new section of the Suez Canal on Wednesday, August 5. Seventy-two kilometers (45 miles) of new waterways have been added, according to the Suez Canal Authority.

A visitor takes a photo of shark teeth Saturday, August 1, at the Polar Aquarium in Tianjin, China.

Hot-air balloons fly over Hageville, France, on Friday, July 31.

Migrants react after being rescued from their small boat about 20 miles off the coast of Libya on Monday, August 3. More than 2,000 migrants have died this year as they tried to make the perilous crossing across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe, the International Organization for Migration said. At the same time, thanks to international maritime efforts, some 188,000 migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean so far this year.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, left, talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at Razak's office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Wednesday, August 5.

A visitor takes a picture at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin on Thursday, August 6.

Soldiers and rescue workers unload food supplies from a military airplane in Myanmar's Rakhine state on Wednesday, August 5. The aid will go to flood victims in the country.

A person learns to restore a Barbie doll's pink pout Friday, July 31, during a workshop at the National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention in Arlington, Virginia.

An investigator inspects the site where a circus tent collapsed Monday, August 3, in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Two people were killed in the collapse and dozens were injured, officials said.

Villagers in Probolinggo, Indonesia, drag a cow they caught after Hindu worshippers threw the animal into the volcanic crater of Mt. Bromo on Saturday, August 1. During the Kasada Festival, people throw livestock and crops into the crater to give thanks to the gods for ensuring their safety and prosperity.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden stands behind reporters as President Barack Obama and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon make statements at the White House on Tuesday, August 4.

Customers wearing protective ponchos drink cocktails at Alcoholic Architecture, a new bar in London, on Tuesday, August 4. The bar features a walk-in cloud of breathable spirits made using powerful humidifiers. The alcohol enters the bloodstream primarily through the lungs but also the eyeballs.

A tank's barrel is seen Tuesday, August 4, during a competition at the International Army Games in Alabino, Russia.

Students practice at an acrobat school in Linquan, China, on Thursday, August 6.

Cissy Houston, center, attends a funeral service in Newark, New Jersey, for her granddaughter Bobbi Kristina Brown on Monday, August 3. Brown died in hospice care July 26, six months after being found facedown and unresponsive in a bathtub at her suburban Atlanta home.

A herder is seen among antlers while he works with reindeer at a camping ground in Russia's Nenets Autonomous Area on Sunday, August 2. It was Reindeer Day, an annual holiday for many workers in the northern Russian region.

Police officers rest at the site of a train derailment in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, August 5. At least 27 people were killed and many more were injured after two trains veered off a flooded bridge, local authorities said.

Family members of photojournalist Ruben Espinosa cry over his casket during his funeral in Mexico City on Monday, August 3. Espinosa was among five people found shot to death in a Mexico City apartment, officials and press freedom advocacy groups said. He was a photographer for a number of outlets, including the leading newsweekly Proceso and Agencia Cuartoscuro. He had left the coastal state of Veracruz last month because he felt threatened.

Bison block a road in South Dakota's Custer State Park during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on Monday, August 3.

Two cranes were being used to restore a bridge when they tipped over and fell into a row of houses in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands, on Monday, August 3.

An image of a tiger is projected onto the Empire State Building in New York on Saturday, August 1. The building's famous light displays were used to draw attention to endangered wildlife. See last week in 38 photos




