Hot Shots Photos of the Day: Meteor Shower, Yazidi Exodus, Hyena Mouth-to-Mouth


Abass Yusuf holds meat on a stick in his mouth to feed a hyena in Harar, Ethiopia

Abass Yusuf holds meat on a stick in his mouth to feed a hyena in Harar, Ethiopia(AFP)



An woman who was attacked by a wolf pack reacts as she gets a haircut to keep her hair off the wound on her neck at a hospital in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. Five herder families in a village of Altay Prefecture attacked by the wolf pack

An woman who was attacked by a wolf pack reacts as she gets a haircut to keep her hair off the wound on her neck at a hospital in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. Five herder families in a village of Altay Prefecture attacked by the wolf pack(Reuters)



A squirrel runs in front of the guards of honour lined up during a full dress rehearsal for the 68th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in New Delhi

A squirrel runs in front of the guards of honour lined up during a full dress rehearsal for the 68th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in New Delhi(AFP)



The winning team retrieves a goat from the water during the Deopokhari festival in Khokana. During the annual festival, a live goat is thrown into a pond and the team of devotees that retrieves the animal first wins

The winning team retrieves a goat from the water during the Deopokhari festival in Khokana. During the annual festival, a live goat is thrown into a pond and the team of devotees that retrieves the animal first wins(Reuters)



A meteor streaks over the Maculje archaeological site near Novi Travnik in Bosnia during the Perseid meteor shower

A meteor streaks over the Maculje archaeological site near Novi Travnik in Bosnia during the Perseid meteor shower(Reuters)



People take pictures and videos as tidal bores surge past a barrier on the banks of Qiantang River, in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China

People take pictures and videos as tidal bores surge past a barrier on the banks of Qiantang River, in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China(Reuters)



A man carrying an umbrella stands behind stranded vehicles on a flooded street during heavy rainfall in Kunming, Yunnan province, China

A man carrying an umbrella stands behind stranded vehicles on a flooded street during heavy rainfall in Kunming, Yunnan province, China(Reuters)



Cars submerged in water along I-75 in Royal Oak, Michigan after the Detroit metropolitan area experienced the worst flash flooding in decades

Cars submerged in water along I-75 in Royal Oak, Michigan after the Detroit metropolitan area experienced the worst flash flooding in decades(Getty)



The Cathedral in Strasbourg, eastern France, is illuminated to celebrate its millennium

The Cathedral in Strasbourg, eastern France, is illuminated to celebrate its millennium(AFP)



A red sequinned gown worn by Marilyn Monroe in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' and a Parliamentary Robe worn by Lord Lucan are displayed at Christie's Auction House in London

A red sequinned gown worn by Marilyn Monroe in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' and a Parliamentary Robe worn by Lord Lucan are displayed at Christie's Auction House in London(AFP)



Singer Lady Gaga arrives at Narita international airport in Japan

Singer Lady Gaga arrives at Narita international airport in Japan(Reuters)



Jo Pavey of Britain celebrates after winning the women's 10,000 metres race at the age of 40 during the European Athletics Championships at the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich

Jo Pavey of Britain celebrates after winning the women's 10,000 metres race at the age of 40 during the European Athletics Championships at the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich(Reuters)



Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts as he poses with the trophy after winning the UEFA Super Cup final against Sevilla at Cardiff City stadium

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts as he poses with the trophy after winning the UEFA Super Cup final against Sevilla at Cardiff City stadium(Reuters)



US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with five-year-old Dara Edwards, the daughter of an American staffer at the US Consulate in Sydney, as he meets embassy and consular staff

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with five-year-old Dara Edwards, the daughter of an American staffer at the US Consulate in Sydney, as he meets embassy and consular staff(Reuters)



A Cuban man rides his bicycle past graffiti hailing former president Fidel Castro in Havana. Fidel Castro turns 88 today

A Cuban man rides his bicycle past graffiti hailing former president Fidel Castro in Havana. Fidel Castro turns 88 today(AFP)



African migrants trying to enter the country by boat celebrate after being rescued by a Spanish coast guard vessel in the port of Tarifa

African migrants trying to enter the country by boat celebrate after being rescued by a Spanish coast guard vessel in the port of Tarifa(AFP)



An African migrant child smiles in a sports centre after being rescued by a Spanish coast guard vessel in Tarifa

An African migrant child smiles in a sports centre after being rescued by a Spanish coast guard vessel in Tarifa(AFP)



African migrants climb a border fence during an attempt to cross into Spanish territory between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave of Melilla

African migrants climb a border fence during an attempt to cross into Spanish territory between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave of Melilla(Reuters)



Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town, walk towards the Syrian border

Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town, walk towards the Syrian border(Reuters)



Iraqi children from the Yazidi community wave to Kurdish Peshmerga forces near Dohuk in the region of autonomous Kurdistan

Iraqi children from the Yazidi community wave to Kurdish Peshmerga forces near Dohuk in the region of autonomous Kurdistan(AFP)



Iraqis from the Yazidi community stand in a building under construction in Dohuk after they fled militants from the Islamic state (IS)

Iraqis from the Yazidi community stand in a building under construction in Dohuk after they fled militants from the Islamic state (IS)(AFP)




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