Hot Shots Photos of the Day: Lego Aircraft Carrier, Kenya Circumcision, Rio Supermoon


The supermoon is pictured behind the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro

The supermoon is pictured behind the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro(Reuters)



A competitor takes part in the first international waterfall jumping competition held in the old town of Jajce, Bosnia

A competitor takes part in the first international waterfall jumping competition held in the old town of Jajce, Bosnia(Reuters)



Rory McIlroy hugs his father Gerry after winning the 2014 PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky

Rory McIlroy hugs his father Gerry after winning the 2014 PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky(Reuters)



Loyalists shout insults as they protest against the annual Republican anti-internment parade in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Loyalists shout insults as they protest against the annual Republican anti-internment parade in Belfast, Northern Ireland(Getty)



A view of the site where a German couple died during a hiking tour at Nigardsbreen glacier when it broke up, in Luster, Norway

A view of the site where a German couple died during a hiking tour at Nigardsbreen glacier when it broke up, in Luster, Norway(Reuters)



People look at a replica of Chinese aircraft carrier

People look at a replica of Chinese aircraft carrier "Liaoning" made of toy building blocks, on display at a shopping mall in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China(Reuters)



A boy dressed as a holy cow participates in a parade to mark the Gaijatra festival also known as

A boy dressed as a holy cow participates in a parade to mark the Gaijatra festival also known as "cow festival," in Kathmandu, Nepal(Reuters)



A boy who underwent circumcision rests inside a house after undergoing a rite of passage ritual in Kenya's western region of Bungoma. The Bukusu tribe from western Kenya has stuck to their ritual where young boys must face the circumciser's knife without flinching

A boy who underwent circumcision rests inside a house after undergoing a rite of passage ritual in Kenya's western region of Bungoma. The Bukusu tribe from western Kenya has stuck to their ritual where young boys must face the circumciser's knife without flinching(Reuters)



An Iraqi Yazidi child, whose family fled their home a week ago when Islamic State (IS) militants attacked the town of Sinjar, looks on at a makeshift shelter in the city of Dohuk in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region

An Iraqi Yazidi child, whose family fled their home a week ago when Islamic State (IS) militants attacked the town of Sinjar, looks on at a makeshift shelter in the city of Dohuk in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region(Reuters)



Bundles of halal meals destined for a humanitarian airdrop mission over Iraq sit aboard a C-17 Globemaster III plane. US military aircraft have delivered more than 52,000 meals and more than 10,600 gallons of fresh drinking water to the displaced Yazidis, who urgently require emergency assistance

Bundles of halal meals destined for a humanitarian airdrop mission over Iraq sit aboard a C-17 Globemaster III plane. US military aircraft have delivered more than 52,000 meals and more than 10,600 gallons of fresh drinking water to the displaced Yazidis, who urgently require emergency assistance(Reuters)



A member of the security forces watches as Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses followers in Ankara. Erdogan secured his place in history as Turkey's first directly elected president

A member of the security forces watches as Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses followers in Ankara. Erdogan secured his place in history as Turkey's first directly elected president(Reuters)



Palestinian boys are evacuated from their family home, following a raid on the house of Zakaria al-Aqra by Israeli troops near the West Bank city of Nablus

Palestinian boys are evacuated from their family home, following a raid on the house of Zakaria al-Aqra by Israeli troops near the West Bank city of Nablus(Reuters)



Palestinian firefighters extinguish a blaze at a soap factory after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike

Palestinian firefighters extinguish a blaze at a soap factory after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike(AFP)



People in Gaza City react during an Israeli air strike as the explosion from a missile illuminates a building in the background

People in Gaza City react during an Israeli air strike as the explosion from a missile illuminates a building in the background(Reuters)



A Palestinian man reacts in front of the remains of a mosque, which witnesses said was destroyed in an Israeli air strike before a 72-hour truce, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip

A Palestinian man reacts in front of the remains of a mosque, which witnesses said was destroyed in an Israeli air strike before a 72-hour truce, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip(Reuters)



Israeli soldiers stand over a hole in the ground they suspect is connected to a tunnel, outside the Gaza Strip

Israeli soldiers stand over a hole in the ground they suspect is connected to a tunnel, outside the Gaza Strip(Reuters)



Thousands of protesters march down Regent Street from BBC Broadcasting House in London during a demonstration against military action in Gaza

Thousands of protesters march down Regent Street from BBC Broadcasting House in London during a demonstration against military action in Gaza(Getty)



Damage to a house is seen following clashes between rival militias in the Wershavana district of Tripoli, Libya

Damage to a house is seen following clashes between rival militias in the Wershavana district of Tripoli, Libya(Reuters)



An injured man reacts at a site hit by what activists said were two barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Qadi Askar district of Aleppo

An injured man reacts at a site hit by what activists said were two barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Qadi Askar district of Aleppo(Reuters)




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