Best pictures from July 4
Steam comes off the body of an Indian Hindu pilgrim after bathing on a cold morning during the traditional journey to the Amarnath cave, at Sangam, 135 kilometers from Srinagar, India. Thousands of pilgrims annually go to the remote Himalayan shrine of Amarnath at 3,888 meters above sea level to worship an icy stalagmite representing Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction.Kevin Frayer/The Associated Press
Man is seen photographing the full moon in Brasilia, Brazil.UESLEI MARCELINO/Reuters
A coal miner fires handmade rockets during a clash with the Spanish national riot police inside "Pozo Soton" coal mine in El Entrego, near Oviedo, northern Spain. The coal miners are protesting against the government's proposal to decrease funding for coal production.ELOY ALONSO/Reuters
A coal miner burns a wood barricade in the surrounding of "Pozo Soton" coal mine in El Entrego, near Oviedo, northern Spain. The coal miners are protesting against the government's proposal to decrease funding for coal production.ELOY ALONSO/Reuters
A bird flies past the Tian Tan Buddha, a major tourist attraction which measures 34 metres tall and weighs 250 metric tons, at Po Lin Monastery on Hong Kong's Lantau Island.BOBBY YIP/Reuters
A boy cries as he is circumcised by a doctor during a mass circumcision in Medan, located in Indonesia's North Sumatra province. About 116 boys participated in a free mass circumcision provided by a local foundation during the school holidays.STRINGER/INDONESIA/Reuters
Fireworks light up the sky against the backdrop of a full moon during a Fourth of July celebration in Kansas City, Kan..Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press
A tree removal worker begins another long day in Silver Spring, Maryland. The cleaning up of limbs and branches from destroyed trees will precede electrical crews coming into neighborhoods to restore power lines. Storm ravaged states from Indiana to Virginia carried on Independence Day celebrations on Day 5 of a power outage caused by deadly winds ripping through the region.GARY CAMERON/Reuters
A spotting plane flies over the Quail Fire above Alpine, Utah. The wildfire that started Tuesday afternoon in Lambert Park has burned at least one structure and 80 homes have been evacuated, according to the Lone Peak Police Department.Steve Griffin