Today: World and nation in pictures
Tourists react to photographers during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Korea. The 14th annual mud festival features mud wrestling, mud sliding and a mud king contest.
Mount Lokon spews ash 800 metres into the air near an abondoned village in Tomohon. More than 4,600 people have been evacuated since the Indonesian volcano erupted on July 14 and its alert status was placed on the highest level.
A man who ran onto the field wearing a wedding gown during a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals is taken into custody in Atlanta, United States.
Devotees carry 'ghatam', pots filled with cooked rice and decorated with neem leaves, during the festival of 'Bonalu' a ritual offering to goddess Kali at the Sri Ujjaini Mahakali Temple in Secunderabad.
People take part in a 'Health Rally', organized by an NGO, as part of its effort to create awareness about the need to help poor sections of the society,in Srinagar.
Devotees feed elephants on the opening of Malayalam month Karkkidakamin at the Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala.
20-year-old Chinese beekeeper Lu Kongjiang waves as bees cover his body during a contest against 42-year-old Wang Dalin, also a beekeeper, in Longhui County of Shaoyang City, central China.
Gymnasts from Italy performs at the 14th World Gymnaestrada during the International Gymnastics Federation Gala, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Some 20,000 participants from 55 national federations participate in this event which is organised every four years by the International Gymnastics Federation, FIG.
Seema Bhadoria, a Limca book record holder, pulls a mini truck by her teeth in Bhopal.
A member of bomb disposal squad defuses a bomb at Chandoala lake in Ahmedabad.
Preparations at Red Fort as Independence Day Celebrations are nearby, in New Delhi.
Ferrari F1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella, of Italy, drives through Moscow, with Saint Basil's Cathedral in the background. The fourth Bavaria Moscow City Racing show, featuring Formula 1 race cars driven by the leading teams took place on Sunday in the very heart of the Russian capital.
Riders participate in the Gulf Monsoon Scooter Rally at Belapur in Navi Mumbai.
People wade through the submerged Sangamnagar-Dhaka bridge of Koyna river which has delinked 36 villages after heavy rains at Koynanagar in Satara district, Maharashtra.
People wade through the submerged Sangamnagar-Dhaka bridge of Koyna river which has delinked 36 villages after heavy rains at Koynanagar in Satara district, Maharashtra.
Sir Michael Caine, and wife Shakira, arrive for the UK film premiere of Cars 2, in front of a real-size model of character Finn McMissile (who Caine voices) at Whitehall Gardens in central London.
Mount Lokon spews volcanic ash as seen from Tomohon, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The volcano in central Indonesia unleashed its most powerful eruption yet on Sunday, spewing hot ash and smoke thousands of feet (meters) into the air. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
A Paraguayan fan and a Brazilian fan pose for pictures before a Copa America quarterfinal soccer match between Brazil and Paraguay in La Plata, Argentina.
Fans of the US cheer prior to the final match between Japan and the United States at the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany.
Japan's midfielder Aya Miyama celebrates scoring with her teamates during the FIFA Women's Football World Cup final match Japan vs USA.
Paraguay's Nelson Haedo Valdez, right, and Brazil's Thiago Silva struggle for the ball during a Copa America quarterfinal soccer match in La Plata, Argentina.
Paraguayan and Brazilian players fight during their 2011 Copa America quarter-final football match.
Japan's Homare Sawa, Aya Sameshima, Mana Iwabuchi, Yukari Kinga, Nahomi Kawasumi celebrate winning the Women's football World Cup defeating USA.
Paraguayan goalkeeper Justo Villar celebrates the team's victory with teammates after Brazil missed its fourth penalty in the shoot-out during a 2011 Copa America quarter-final football match.
Japan’s players celebrate with the trophy after the FIFA Women's Football World Cup final match Japan vs USA.
Paraguay's players celebrate after winning the penalty shootout against Brazil during a Copa America quarterfinal soccer match.
US supporters react after watching the broadcast of the penalty kicks in the Women's World Cup soccer final between the United States and Japan, at a pub in Philadelphia.
Fans cheer the Japanese team playing with the United States in their Women’s Soccer World Cup final match, at the Rooney2008 sports bar in Tokyo.