Photos of the day

A selection of AP photos taken over the past 24 hours. 

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India Independence Day

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the ramparts of the historical Red Fort on the Independence Day in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. India commemorated its Independence in 1947 from British colonial rule, on Aug. 15. In the back ground India's biggest Jama Maszid or Mosque is seen. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Cyprus Missing Persons

Turkish Soldiers carry the coffins with the remains of 33 Turkish Cypriots missing persons who where killed on 1974, during a funeral service in Taskent village, in the Turkish Cypriot breakaway northern part of the ethnically-divided island of Cyprus, on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. The remains of 33 Turkish Cypriot villagers who were shot and killed after being taken off two buses during Turkey’s 1974 invasion of Cyprus have been laid to rest after they were discovered down a mineshaft four decades later. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Japan WWII Anniversary

A Japanese veteran, left, and his follower clad in outdated military costumes pose for worshippers taking their photos at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. Japan marked the 71st anniversary of the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

India Independene Day

Indians get themselves photographed infront of a photo of Taj Mahal at a food and culture festival being held near the India Gate war memorial as part of Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. India gained its independence from British colonial rule on this day in 1947. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

Mideast Israel Trump

Balloons sit on a bench as the Republican Party launches its first ever election campaign in Israel in Modiin, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. The Republican Party is trying to convince skeptical American-Israeli dual citizens to cast their votes for Donald Trump. GOP activists campaigned in Israeli cities with high concentrations of Americans, such as Jerusalem, Modiin and Raanana, handing out stickers and buttons with the slogan "Trump — in Israel's interest" _ in Hebrew and in English. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

India Independene Day

A dancer from India's eastern Odisha state waits to perform at a food and culture festival being held near the India Gate war memorial as part of Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. India gained its independence from British colonial rule on this day in 1947. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

Mideast Iraq

Hundreds of civilians flee villages outside Mosul the day after Iraqi Kurdish forces launch an operation east of Islamic State-held Mosul on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. The Kurdish forces known as the Peshmerga say they have retaken 12 villages in the operation in an effort to encircle the city. (AP Photo/Susannah George)

Nepal Bus Accident

An injured person, rescued after a bus crashed in a mountain highway, recovers at a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. An overcrowded bus veered off a mountain highway in Nepal on Monday, killing several people in one of the country's deadliest bus crashes in recent years. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Imam Shot

Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, speaks during funeral services for Imam Maulama Akonjee and Thara Uddin, Monday Aug. 15, 2016, in New York. Imam Akonjee and Thara Uddin were shot in the head as they left the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid mosque in the Ozone Park section of Queens as they left afternoon prayers Saturday. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

China Daily Life

A man floats past the reflection of a public sculpture standing by a river in Beijing, China, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. Swimming in the capital's rivers is a popular pastime in summer and even in the frigid winter. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Rio Olympics

Athletes sit in the finish area after finishing the women's 3000-meter steeplechase final during the athletics competitions in the Olympic stadium of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Rio Olympics

In this multiple exposure photo, David Katoatau, of Kiribati, competes in the men's 105 kg weightlifting event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Panama Anniversary

A mounted police officer dressed as a conquistador rides his horse before the start of a parade near the ruins of old colonial Panama City, referred to as Panama La Vieja, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. Panama La Vieja, founded on Aug. 15, 1519 by Spanish conqueror Pedro Arias de Avila, is celebrating it's 497th anniversary. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Rio Olympics

United States' Helena Scutt sails before the start of 49er FX women race at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Rio Olympics Athletics

Italy's Fabrizio Donato makes an attempt in the men's triple jump qualification during the athletics competitions in the Olympic stadium of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Rio Olympics

Israel's Leventhal Anastasia Gloushkov and Ievegeniia Tetelbaum compete during the synchronized swimming duet technical routine preliminary round in the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

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