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

  • David Sim
    By David Sim
    August 11, 2014 12:21 BST
supermoon rio
The supermoon is pictured behind the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro Reuters
cliff diving
A competitor takes part in the first international waterfall jumping competition held in the old town of Jajce, Bosnia Reuters
rory mcilroy
Rory McIlroy hugs his father Gerry after winning the 2014 PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky Reuters
northern ireland
Loyalists shout insults as they protest against the annual Republican anti-internment parade in Belfast, Northern Ireland Getty
Nigardsbreen glacier
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
lego 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
nepal
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
kenya circumcision
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
yazidi child
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
yazidi
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
turkey erdogan
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
gaza children
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
gaza fire
Palestinian firefighters extinguish a blaze at a soap factory after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike AFP
israel gaza airstrikes
People in Gaza City react during an Israeli air strike as the explosion from a missile illuminates a building in the background Reuters
gaza mosque
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
gaza tunnel
Israeli soldiers stand over a hole in the ground they suspect is connected to a tunnel, outside the Gaza Strip Reuters
gaza protest London
Thousands of protesters march down Regent Street from BBC Broadcasting House in London during a demonstration against military action in Gaza Getty
libya
Damage to a house is seen following clashes between rival militias in the Wershavana district of Tripoli, Libya Reuters
syria
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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