A Nepalese man climbs the Boudhanath stupa in Katmandu, a world heritage site, to hang prayer flags. (AP)

Two giraffes look at each other from the windows of the enclosure during the annual weigh-in at the London Zoo. (AFP)

An estimated 3,000 people all dressed in white attend a flash mob feast at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York. The venue was a secret until just before the dinner started at 7 p.m. when registered guests got emails telling them where to go. (AP)

Pussy Riot punk group supporters place masks on a monument to WWII heroes to resemble its members at an underground station in Moscow, Russia. A judge has sentenced each of three members of the provocative punk band to two years in prison on hooliganism charges following a trial that has drawn international outrage as an emblem of Russia’s intolerance to dissent. (AP)

Gardeners work on a giant carpet made of flowers to form a floral decoration at Brussels’ Grand Place, Belgium, August 14, 2012. The design requires about 700,000 flowers to create, according to event organizers. (Reuters)

A young Indian boy hangs out of a back window as he is taken back home after school, in a three wheeled motor rickshaw in Ahmedabad. (AP)

The Valle Gran Rey on the Spanish Canary island of La Gomera after it has been devastated by wildfires. The blaze on the Atlantic island of La Gomera, part of the Canaries, forced 5,000 people to be evacuated and ravaged more than 4,000 hectares (10,000 acres) of land, including part of a rare nature reserve. (AFP)

A woman watches national flags displayed on trees to celebrate August 15 Korea’s liberation from Japan’s colonial rule, in front of Songpa-Gu Office in Seoul, South Korea. (AP)

A barrier with a Free Assange posters are seen opposite the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, Britain. Ecuador is likely to announce a decision on whether to grant political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange before the end of the week. (Reuters)

Men perform a traditional dance during a ceremony to mark Pakistan’s Independence Day in Quetta. (Reuters)

French firefighters inspect damage inside a leisure center after overnight clashes in Amiens, France. About 100 youths burned cars, a leisure center and a nursery school, according to an official from the prefect’s office. (Reuters)

One hundred Doraemon figures, each with a different pose, are seen during an exhibition in Hong Kong to celebrate 100 years before the birth of one of Japan’s most popular cultural icons. (Reuters)

British Euro Millions winners Adrian (R) and Gillian Bayford spray champagne after winning £148,665,000 ($235 million) on the EuroMillions, in Hatfield Heath. (AFP)

A worker inspects the decoration of a beer tent at the construction site for the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital for the 179th Oktoberfest beer festival, which will start on September 22 until October 7. (Reuters)

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (R) stands with Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) after introducing him as his vice-presidential running mate during a campaign event at the battleship USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Virginia. (Reuters)

A man uses a bicycle to transport a sofa in Tomana slum, Marikina city in the suburbs of Manila, following floods that submerged 80 percent of Manila early in the week. (AFP)