Spanish cyclist Movistar Team Alejandro Valverde, left, crosses the line beside Spain La Vuelta cyclist Katusha’s Team Joaquin Rodriguez, from Spain, and winning the third stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race. (AP)

U.N. observers embrace upon arrival in Damascus, Syria from Homs, as they prepare to depart the country. Intense fighting on Monday between rebels and Syrian regime forces killed several people, including two children and two women in the southern city of Daraa, rights groups said. (AP)

Indian Muslims offer Eid-al-Fitr prayers in the northern hill town of Shimla.  Millions of Muslims across Asia began celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday on August 19, with a month of fasting giving way to feasting, family reunions and raucous festivities. (AFP)

Women protest in front of a court in Ga-Rankuwa, north of Pretoria, South Africa. The women were demanding the release of husbands, brothers and sons among the 259 arrested miners expected to be charged with public violence at the Lonmin Platinum Mine. (AP)

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus unveils the stage for the upcoming Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. (Reuters)

People from India’s northeastern states crowd a railway station after disembarking from a train from the southern Bangalore city in Gauhati, Assam state. The Indian home secretary accuses websites in Pakistan of spreading false rumors that caused thousands of people to panic and flee from southern and western India. (AP)

An African elephant enjoys a refreshing shower during a heat wave at the zoo in Erfurt, central Germany. In some parts of Germany, temperatures rose over 38 degrees Celsius. (AP)

A customer has her eyesight tested for an eyeglass prescription at a shop in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP)