Cliff diving, Obama and Clinton golf, netball championship | August 15
The day in photos around the world.
- Children play a game of fire football, known as ‘bola api’, a coconut is soaked in kerosene and set on fire during celebrations of Indonesia’s National Independence Day on August 15, 2015 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia became an independent nation on August 17, 1945 having previously been under Dutch rule. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
- Charlotte Dujardin (C) of Great Britain celebrates winning the Dressage Grand Prix Special Individual Final with second placed Kristina Broering-Sprehe (L) of Germany and third placed Hans Peter Minderhout of the Netherlands on Day 4 of the FEI European Equestrian Championship 2015 on August 15, 2015 in Aachen, Germany. (Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)
- Migrants wait to depart aboard a train heading towards Serbia, at the railway station in the southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Macedonia is a major transit route for thousands of migrants from Middle East, Asia and Africa who are heading north through the Balkans on their way to the more prosperous European Union countries. (Boris Grdanoski/Associated Press)
- Democratic presidential hopeful and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hugs a friend while touring the Iowa State Fair on August 15, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. Presidential candidates are addressing attendees at the Iowa State Fair on the Des Moines Register Presidential Soapbox stage and touring the fairgrounds. The State Fair runs through August 23. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump eats a pork chop on a stick and gives a thumbs up sign to fairgoers at the Iowa State Fair on August 15, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. Presidential candidates are addressing attendees at the Iowa State Fair on the Des Moines Register Presidential Soapbox stage and touring the fairgrounds. The State Fair runs through August 23. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at from the soap box at the Iowa State Fair Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, in Des Moines. (Charlie Riedel/Associated Press)
- An Iowa State Trooper tries to clear a path through the crowd for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, center left in red hat, at the Iowa State Fair Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, in Des Moines. (Charlie Riedel/Associated Press) ORG XMIT: IACR126
- Japanese men clad in outdated military costumes march o pay respects to the country’s war dead at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. (Shuji Kajiyama/Associated Press)
- Men compete in the RS:X Windsurfer event during a sailing test, ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, in Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. (Leo Correa/Associated Press)
- People gather to attend the Cliff Diving World Series competition near the Stari Most bridge in Mostar on August 15, 2015. Competitors jump from a platform installed on Mostar’s “Old Bridge”, that crosses the Neretva river, where the height of the dive is around 28 meters, the dive takes about 3 seconds. (Elvis Barukcic/AFP-Getty Images)
- Competitors dive from the Old Mostar Bridge during the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2015, in Mostar, 140 kms south of Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Fourteen of the world’s best competitors took part in the competition diving from a 27 meter high bridge over the river of Neretva. (Amel Emric/Associated Press)
- Spectators watch as a diver jumps from the Old Mostar Bridge during the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2015, in Mostar, 140 kms south of Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Fourteen of the world’s best competitors took part in the competition diving from a 27 meter high bridge over the river of Neretva. (Amel Emric/Associated Press)
- A competitor dives during the Cliff Diving World Series competition in the Southern-Bosnian city of Mostar on August 15, 2015. Competitors jump from a platform installed on Mostar’s “Old Bridge”, that crosses the Neretva river, where the height of the dive is around 28 meters, the dive takes about 3 seconds. (Elvis Barukcic/AFP-Getty Images)
- Spectators watch as a diver jumps from the Old Mostar Bridge during the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2015, in Mostar, 140 kms south of Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Fourteen of the world’s best competitors took part in the competition diving from a 27 meter high bridge over the river of Neretva. (Amel Emric/Associated Press)
- Competitors dive from the Old Mostar Bridge during the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2015, in Mostar, 140 kms south of Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Fourteen of the world’s best competitors took part in the competition diving from a 27 meter high bridge over the river of Neretva. (Amel Emric/Associated Press)
- Competitors dive from the Old Mostar Bridge during the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2015, in Mostar, 140 kms south of Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Fourteen of the world’s best competitors took part in the competition diving from a 27 meter high bridge over the river of Neretva. (Amel Emric/Associated Press)
- Spectators watch as a diver jumps from the Old Mostar Bridge during the sixth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2015, in Mostar, 140 kms south of Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. Fourteen of the world’s best competitors took part in the competition diving from a 27 meter high bridge over the river of Neretva. (Amel Emric/Associated Press)
- President Barack Obama, left, sits in a cart as former President Bill Clinton, right, prepares to select a golf club from the cart while golfing Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at Farm Neck Golf Club, in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. (Steven Senne/Associated Press)
- Secret Service snipers watch over US President Barack Obama as he golfs at Farm Neck Golf Club August 15, 2015 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts on Martha’s Vineyard. Obama golfed with former US President Clinton, Vernon Jordan and Ron Kirk. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP-Getty Images)
- President Barack Obama, left, watches the flight of his ball as former President Bill Clinton, right, watches while golfing Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at Farm Neck Golf Club, in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.(Steven Senne/Associated Press)
- Former President Bill Clinton follows through with his swing while golfing Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at Farm Neck Golf Club, in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. Clinton golfed with President Barack Obama, who is vacationing on the island with his family. (Steven Senne/Associated Press)
- Former US President Bill Clinton (C) and Ron Kirk (R) watch as US President Barack Obama putts while golfing at Farm Neck Golf Club August 15, 201)Brendan Smialowski/AFP-Getty Images)
- President Barack Obama, left, talks with former President Bill Clinton, center, as they play golf on the first hole at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on Martha’s Vineyard, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press)
- President Barack Obama smiles as he sits in a cart while golfing Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at Farm Neck Golf Club, in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. (Steven Senne/Associated Press)
- Australia’s Catlin Bassett, right, shoots for goal as Jamaica’s Stacian Facey jumps for a defense during their Netball World Cup semifinal match in Sydney Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. (Rob Griffith/Associated Press)
- Australia’s Sharni Layton, right, and Jamaica’s Jhaniele Fowler-Reid wait for the ball during their Netball World Cup semi final in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. (Rob Griffith/Associated Press)
- New Zealand’s Laura Langman, center, pushes the ball away from England’s Jade Clarke, right, during their Netball World Cup semifinal match in Sydney Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. (Rob Griffith/Associated Press)
- Australia’s Catlin Bassett, top right, and Natalie Medhurst, center right, fight for the ball with Jamaica’s Stacian Facey, top left, and Romelda Aiken during their Netball World Cup semifinal match in Sydney Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. (Rob Griffith/Associated Press)
- New Zealand’s Casey Kopua, right, leaps to block a shot from England’s Joanne Harten during their Netball World Cup semifinals in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. (Rob Griffith/Associated Press)