Scranton tire fire, Chile student protests, Obama speaks on Katrina| August 27
The day in photos around the world.
- Firefighters battle a structure fire Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, in Santa Clara, Calif. The fire was started after a driver struck a gas line and subsequently fled the scene. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
- A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, pauses inside a tent during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar, India, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. Hindus believe taking a dip in the waters of a holy river during the festival will cleanse them of their sins. The festival is held four times every 12 years. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
- Balloons of the installation “Heartbeat” are seen at Covent Garden Market in London, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. “Heartbeat” is French artist Charles Petillonís first public art installation and his first ever live work outside of France, uniting modern art with world-class architecture. Weaving its way through the South Hall of the Grade II listed Market Building, “Heartbeat” is created from 100,000 white balloons and stretches 54 meters in length and 12 meters in width, incorporating gentle pulsating white light to symbolise the beating of a heart and reflect the history, energy and dynamism of the district. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
- France’s Pascal Martinot-Lagarde waits to run in a menís 110m hurdles semifinal at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
- President Barack Obama delivers remarks at an event commemorating the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
- Jamaica’s Usain Bolt celebrates after winning gold medal in the men’s 200m final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
- A spider is silhouetted against a string of lights, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, in Overland Park, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- A firefighter battles a fire at the Sandone Tire warehouse, early Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, in Scranton, Pa. Officials said the warehouse houses an estimated 20,000 tires. (Butch Comegys/The Times & Tribune via AP)
- A Pakistani woman lights earth lamps at a brink of the Ravi river, during a ritual attended by dozens to get their wishes fullfilled in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pulls his hair back to show that it is not a toupee while speaking during a rally at the TD Convention Center, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, in Greenville, S.C. Trump says his trademark hairdo is for real. He told 1,800 people in South Carolina Thursday: “It’s my hair … I swear.” (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)
- A protester dressed as the cartoon character Homer Simpson steps between demonstrators and police, in an attempt to stop clashes at the end of a student march in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. Demonstrators came out to complain about delays in an education overhaul and ask President Michelle Bachelet to fulfill her campaign promise of free education. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)
- The remains of a structure lost to a wildfire days earlier are seen in this aerial view near still green fields Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, near Chelan, Wash. The complex of fires burning throughout the area are the largest in state history. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
- Army National Guard Spc. William Tieu takes a break from fighting fire to pet Gabby, a dog whose home on the nearby hillside was being protected by firefighters from an ongoing wildfire, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, near Chelan, Wash. The complex of fires burning throughout the area are the largest in state history. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)