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A Syrian girl walks next to the debris of her house, after it was targeted by a missile, in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib on July 18. More than 100,000 people died in the conflict that started in 2011, which morphed from a popular movement for change into an insurgency after the regime unleashed a brutal crackdown on dissent.Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, with their newborn son, speaking to the media before departing the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital on July 23 in London, England.Supporters release balloons during a pre-election rally for the ruling Cambodian People's Party, on July 26 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children play in a fountain at a park on July 31 outside Jerusalem's old city in Israel.
Ariel Castro pleads to Judge Michael Russo during his sentencing on Aug. 1 in Cleveland, Ohio. Castro was sentenced to life without parole, plus 1,000 years for abducting three women between 2002 and 2004 when they were between the ages of 14 and 21 years old. Castro told Judge Michael Russo, "I'm not a monster, I'm sick... I'm a happy person inside."
A balloon is inflated at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta at the Ashton Court estate on Aug. 9 in Bristol, England.
A long-exposure image shows a Perseid meteor streaking across the night sky over St. Loan Medieval Church near the village of Potsurnentsi, late on Aug. 12. The Perseid meteor shower occurs every year in August when the Earth passes through the debris and dust of the Swift-Tuttle comet.Japan marks the 68th anniversary of the end of World War II in Asia as people release doves to pay their respects to the war dead during a ceremony at the Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15 in Tokyo, Japan.South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius appears at the Magistrate Court in Pretoria on Aug. 19. Pistorius appeared on charges of murdering his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Feb. 14 -- Valentine's Day.
A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire in Talhadas near Oliveira de Frades, central Portugal, on Aug. 26.
A man competes during the 10000 Volt obstacle during the Tough Viking race on Sept. 1 in Stockholm. The Tough Viking race consists of a 12-kilometer course filled with 15 brutal obstacles (barbed wire, mud, ice, water, tunnels, electricity, fire, climbing, etc.) designed by specialists in the Swedish Armed Forces.Residents of Male, the capital of Maldives, use mopeds to drive past a popular night spot of the city on Sept. 4. The island city is home to about 120,000, and mopeds are the most popular mode of transportation in the streets of the very small, crowded city.Residents of Olympic bid city Tokyo celebrate after the announcement of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games host city at Komazawa Olympic Park in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 8.