Passengers climb aboard the carriage of a train at a railway station in Lahore on August 18, 2012. Thousands of residents traveled home from Lahore and other parts of the country to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holidays Image by Mohsin Raza / Reuters
Federal policemen escort a group of prisoners towards a plane bound for an undisclosed location at the Morelia International Airport, Mexico, on August 21, 2012. Some 200 inmates serving sentences were transferred to federal prisons during an operation by the Secretary of Public Security, local media reported Image by Leovigildo Gonzalez / Reuters
An Italian Carabinieri policeman falls down during the Palio race in Siena’s main square on August 15, 2012. On August 16 every year, since the mid -1660s, 10 riders compete bareback around Siena’s shell-shaped central square in a bid to win the Palio, a silk banner depicting the Madonna and child Image by Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters
Martin Breiter (C) dressed in traditional Bavarian lederhosen competes in the 5th ox-racing championship in Muensing, Germany, on August 26, 2012. The competition, which takes place once every four years, has jockeys riding bareback on oxen across a field and is complemented with a morning procession and ‘ox-ball’ (featuring roasted ox) in a festivities tent after the races Image by Johannes Simon/Getty Images
A bull steps on Spanish matador Tulio Salguero during a bullfight in The Mexico bullring in Mexico City on August 26, 2012 Image by Edgard Garrido / Reuters
Students of the Universidade do Amazonas (Amazon University) measure a pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), a species of three-toed sloth that inhabits tropical rainforests in northern South America, at the Sauim Castanheira Wildlife Refuge in Manaus, Brazil. The refuge takes in wild animals that are found injured or lost to treat them until recovery. The task has grown in importance, say the authorities, as the city, with 3.4 million inhabitants according to the latest census, expands and encroaches on the surrounding jungle Image by Bruno Kelly / Reuters
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde (2nd from left) checks some pyramid stones next to security guards, while listening to a guide’s narration as she tours the pyramids in Giza at the end of her Egypt visit, on August 22, 2012. Egypt requested a $4.8 billion loan from the IMF and hopes for a deal by the end of year, officials said during Lagarde’s visit Image by Asmaa Waguih / Reuters
Tourists visit the rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington DC on August 28, 2012. It has been reported that the dome of the Capitol has 1,300 cracks and breaks leaking water to the interior of the rotunda. The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved $61 million before the August recess to repair the structure. Committee on Rules and Administration chairman Senator Charles Schumer has called on Speaker of the House John Boehner to support the repairs Image by Alex Wong / Getty Images
An aerial image of a swimming pool at the Toshimaen Amusement Park in Tokyo, Japan, filled with people seeking relief from the prolonged summer heat, on August 26, 2012 Image by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images
