NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant (C) waves to his fans before attending a promotional event in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. (Reuters)

Students from Pashupatinath Veda Vidya Ashram, a school on Hindu religious teaching, look out from the window of their class, in Katmandu, Nepal. (AP)

British police officers arrest a protester in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the front of the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London, London. Ecuador’s Foreign Minister announced that the government would grant asylum to Assange, who took refuge in its London embassy two months ago. (AP)

A firefighting tanker plane drops fire retardant on homes threatened by the Taylor Creek Fire outside Cle Elum, Washington, USA, August 15, 2012. (Reuters)

Students clash with a riot police vehicle during a demonstration against the government to demand changes in the public state education system in Santiago, Chile. (Reuters)