Best pictures from August 12
A Free Syrian Army fighter fires his rifle during clashes in Aleppo August 12, 2012.GORAN TOMASEVIC/Reuters
L.A. kings hockey player Willie Mitchell with the Stanley Cup in Alert Bay at the Namgis first nation near his home town of Port McNeill August 12, 2012.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
Grasshopper Club's (GC) Frank Feltscher (L) challenges FC Servette's Lionel Pizzinat during their Swiss Super League soccer match in Zurich August 12, 2012.MICHAEL BUHOLZER/Reuters
A boy walks past a football post near the ancient city of Kirtipur (back) in Kathmandu, Nepal August 12, 2012. Kirtipur is one of the popular housing areas for out-of-town students and professors.NAVESH CHITRAKAR/Reuters
Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Richard Gasquet of France 6-3, 6-2 during the final round of Rogers Cup tennis action in Toronto on Sunday, August 12, 2012.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
Residents play soccer in Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro August 9, 2012. On the final day of the London 2012 Olympics, the world looks ahead to Rio de Janeiro and Brazil who will host the 2016 Olympic Games. Picture taken August 9, 2012.RICARDO MORAES/Reuters
Guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) is seen after a collision with the Japanese-owned bulk oil tanker M/V Otowasan in the Strait of Hormuz in this August 12, 2012 handout photo.HANDOUT/Reuters
A female victim of Saturday's earthquake makes her way on the ruins of buildings in a village near the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012.Mahsa Jamali/The Associated Press
A camper grabs a man (R), 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. The campers denied the accusations.DARRIN ZAMMIT LUPI/Reuters
British aerobatic group the Red Arrows performs during a celebration marking the Russian air force's 100th anniversary in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012.Mikhail Metzel/The Associated Press
Syrian rebels in Tal Rifaat, Syria, Aug. 12, 2012. The Arab League postponed a meeting on Syria that had been scheduled for Sunday, as Syrian authorities reported continued fighting in Aleppo and two bomb attacks in Damascus.BRYAN DENTON/The New York Times
Villagers watch a wildfire burning between Chirokitia and Kato Dris villages in Larnaca district, south of the island of Cyprus, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. Cypriot authorities have ordered the evacuation of a small, hillside village near the island southern coast as a large brushfire continues to rage out of control nearby.Petros Karadjias/The Associated Press