Aug 13, 2012

Olympics Closing Ceremony, Perseid meteor shower, twin earthquakes kills about 300, injures hundreds more in Iran and more in today’s daily brief.

: Fireworks explode over the stadium during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2012 in London, England. (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

: A long exposure shows stars behind a tree during the annual Perseid meteor shower near the southern town of Mitzpe Ramon August 13, 2012. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)

: Iranian medics treat a man who was injured in an earthquake in the town of Varzaqan on August 11, 2012. Two devastating earthquakes in northwest Iran killed about 300 people and injured hundreds more as rescue teams were striving to dig survivors out of the rubble. (Ali Hamed Haghdoostali/AFP/GettyImages)

: Indian soldiers of the United Nations mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) sit on the top of tanks at a military post in Kibati, some 10 km from Goma, and some 15 km from the frontline on August 13, 2012. The UN mission in DR Congo, known as MONUSCO, has some 17,000 troops deployed mainly in the east to protect local residents. That part of the country has been at the center of heavy fighting between government forces and the M23 rebels, who broke away from the Congolese army in April to launch an uprising. (Michele Sibiloni/AFP/Getty Images)

: A girl hold a boy on her back to help him cross the floodwaters in a street in Valenzuela, on the outskirt of Manila on August 13, 2012. Philippine authorities warned an intensifying storm could bring more misery to the flood-battered capital and surrounding areas, where nearly half a million were in evacuation centers. (Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images)

: Firefighters of Alcoy and Elda try to extinguish a fire in Torre de Macanes near Alicante, on August 13, 2012. One person was killed and three injured Sunday as firefighters battled wildfires across Spain, authorities said, the latest victims in a sweltering summer of forest blazes. (Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images)

: Policemen look on during a full dress rehearsal for India’s Independence Day celebrations in Srinagar on August 13, 2012. India will celebrate its 65th Independence Day on August 15. (Rouf Bhat/AFP/Getty Images)

: Indian schoolgirls perform the traditional ‘giddha’ dance during an Independence Day parade rehearsal at The Guru Nanak Stadium in Amritsar on August 13, 2012. India celebrates its 65th independence anniversary from British rule on August 15. (Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images)

: Policemen prepare to rappel during a demonstration of K9 unit and police techniques at the Secretary of Public Security in the municipality of Guadalupe August 13, 2012. (Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

: Kenyan Wildlife rangers look at smoke at the site of a Somalia-bound Ugandan attack helicopter crash at Mount Kenya, August 13, 2012. Uganda said on Monday the pilot and four crew of the helicopter that made an emergency landing in Kenya had been rescued but two other gunships and ten crew members were still missing in the same area. (Peter Greste/Reuters)

: A general view is seen of Tripoli Military Cemetery for soldiers who died in World War II in Tripoli August 12, 2012. The cemetery was built by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Tripoli. (Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)

: A member of the Spanish Emergency Army carries a fire hose in Torre de Macanes during a forest fire near Alicante on August 13, 2012. Emergency teams battled through the night to quell the flames in the pine forests around Torre de les Macanes north of Alicante, which claimed their first victim, a member of the firefighting team, on August 12, 2012. (Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images)

: Tourists look at the Prague Castle from a balloon on August 12, 2012 in Prague. (Michal Cizek/AFP/Getty Images)

: A camper grabs a man, who is taking part in a protest against camping on the beach in Marsaxlokk, south of Malta August 12, 2012. The man is part of a group of Marsaxlokk residents who are demonstrating against campers at the beach, who they say are taking up space and dumping rubbish inappropriately, according to local media. (Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

: Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev addresses his supporters after being arrested in New Delhi on August 13, 2012. Indian police arrested the famed TV yoga guru and anti-corruption campaigner Baba Ramdev as he attempted to lead a procession of thousands of supporters to the national parliament. (Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images)

: Performers participate in the Annual Dominican Day Parade in New York, August 12, 2012. The Parade ran from 36th Street to 52nd Street along Sixth Avenue. (Andrew Burton/Reuters)

: A pig stands in the enclosure in Winsen, eastern Germany, on August 13, 2012. Animal feed prices rised up in the last month and for many companies the situation gets existence-threatening. (Emily Wabitsch/AFP/Getty Images)

August 13 Photo Brief: Olympics Closing Ceremony, Perseid meteor shower, earthquakes in Iran