August 24, 2015

Indian children search for reusable items among offerings thrown by devotees in the river Sabarmati at the end of Dashama festival in Ahmadabad.

A Shi'ite Houthi rebel holds his weapon as he attends a rally to protest Saudi-led airstrikes, in Sana'a, Yemen.

This U.S. Coast Guard photo shows a polar bear observed off the stern of Coast Guard Cutter Healy, while it is underway n a mission in the Arctic Ocean in support of Geotraces. Geotraces is Healy's second science mission of the summer, and is an international effort to study the distribution of trace elements in the world's oceans.

A girl watches an Afghanistan National Army (ANA) special forces soldier as he patrols in Gozara District of Herat.

Poland's military airplanes perform an attack simulation during the Radom Air Show at an airport in Radom, Aug. 23, 2015.

Palestinian schoolgirls, pictured through a hole in the roof of a classroom, attend a lesson on the first day of a new school year at Suhada Khouza school in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Witnesses said the classroom was damaged by Israeli shelling during a 50-day war last summer.

Natasha Hastings of the United States waits to start during the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, China.

A scavenger sifts through garbage piled on the bank of Beirut river, Lebanon. Lebanese protest organizers called for a fresh demonstration against the government after two days of rallies that turned violent in central Beirut and wounded scores of people. The "You Stink" campaign has mobilized against the government's failure to solve a garbage disposal crisis, bringing thousands of people onto the streets in protests.

A child runs during the Children's Alka competition in Vuckovici village, Croatia, Aug. 23, 2015.

Tourists wearing LED-lit costumes walk on a "drifting tour" at an eco-park in Changsha, Hunan province, China, Aug. 23, 2015.

A migrant quenches his thirst after disembarking from the Irish Navy vessel LE Niamh at the Messina harbor in Sicily, Italy.