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Participants hold a banner during the Prague Pride Parade where several thousand people marched through Prague's city centre in support of gay rights August 17, 2013.
Yannick Granieri of France competes during the Crankworx Red Bull Joyride in Whistler, British Columbia August 17, 2013.
A 1975 Lincoln Towne Coupe customized with a horse and rider is displayed during the Concours d'Lemons in Seaside, California, August 17, 2013.
Smoke rises after an eruption of Mount Sakurajima in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, in this handout photo taken and released by Kagoshima Local Meteorological Observatory August 18, 2013.
A Philippine ferry sank after colliding with a container ship owned by a company involved in the world's worst peacetime maritime disaster, killing at least 24 people and leaving more than 200 missing, the coast guard said on Saturday.
Zakaria Alakory (R), 19, and Assem Al khshmy (L), 16, practice parkour on the beach in Benghazi August 15, 2013. Picture taken August 15, 2013.
About 300 "Tiger Streakers" stripped off and bared all for tigers at London Zoo in support of the ZSL Sumatran Tiger campaign.
China and Russia concluded their joint anti-terrorism drill "Peace Mission-2013" Thursday with a closing ceremony.
Harvey Meek of the Aerostars Aerobatic Team pilots his plane past the Chicago Skyline before the 55th Chicago Air and Water Show, near Gary, Indiana, August 15, 2013. The Chicago Air and Water Show will be held on Saturday and Sunday.
The 55th Chicago Air and Water Show will be held on Saturday and Sunday.
A mock terrorism exercise in Birmingham, England, involving the emergency services, is the first of three taking place across Europe as part of an EU funded initiative to improve the preparedness and resilience of member states to a terrorist attack.
China was the third most popular tourist destinations in the world in 2012, behind France and the US.