Here is a look at our selected photos of the day from all around the globe that truly inform and inspire.
December 31
Ryan Lemm, 4, the son of New York Police Department (NYPD) Detective and Air National Guard Sergeant Joseph Lemm, salutes while his father's casket is brought out of St. Patrick's Cathedral after his father's funeral service in New York on Dec. 30, 2015. Lemm was killed in Afghanistan on Dec. 21. Andrew Burton/Getty Images
December 30
More than 1,000 new recruits celebrate after graduating at the New York Police Department graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Dec. 29., 2015. Andrew Burton/Getty Images
December 29
Andreas Wank of Germany soars through the air during his training jump on Day 1 of the 64th Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany, on Dec. 28, 2015. Adam Pretty/Bongarts/Getty Images
December 28
A woman walks through Memorial Park in the west Texas city of El Paso on Dec. 27, 2015, after an overnight storm brought heavy snowfall. Mark Lambie/The El Paso Times via AP
December 27
A woman with an umbrella is silhouetted as freezing rain and light snow fall at Cleveland Park in Vancouver, Canada, on Dec. 25, 2015. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP
December 26
Revolutionary War re-enactor Bill Strunk looks at the fog covering the river before the re-enactment of Washington crossing the Delaware River, Pa., on Dec. 25, 2015. AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek
December 25
A surfer walks on Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, N.J. on Dec. 24. A weather pattern partly linked with El Nino has turned winter upside-down, bringing spring-like warmth. AP Photo/Julio Cortez
December 24
Geminid Meteor shower over the Xinglong Observatory Hebei Province, China, on Dec. 23, 2015. Steed Yu & NightChina Via NASA
December 23
A diver dressed as Santa Claus greets children during a show before Christmas at the Aquarium of Paris on Dec. 22. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images
December 22
Children of the Salisbury Cathedral Choir light candles during a rehearsal for Christmas Eve in Salisbury, England, on Dec. 21. Matt Cardy/Getty Images
December 21
A man walks his camel through the desert near Liwa Oasis, southwest of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 20, 2015. (Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images
December 20
A taxi drives a customer with his balloons on a street in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 18, 2015. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
December 19
Runners make their way over a jump during the Amateur Riders Handicap Hurdle at Exeter Racecourse in Exeter, England, on Dec. 17, 2015. Harry Trump/Getty Images
December 18
Visitors look at the original skull, which, due to its weight, had to be exhibited separately from the skeleton, of Tristan the Tyrannosaurus Rex on the first day Tristan was exhibited to the public at the Museum fuer Naturkunde (Natural History Museum) on December 17, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
December 17
Film characters R2-D2 (L) and C-3PO arrive at the world premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in Los Angeles on Dec. 14, 2015. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
December 16
Farmer Harvey Maunder with his flock of free-range geese, which he has reared for the Christmas table in front of his farmhouse near Somerton, England, on Dec.15, 2015. Matt Cardy/Getty Images
December 15
Children at a migrant shelter stand in line to receive presents from a volunteer dressed as Santa Claus in Berlin on Dec. 14, 2015. Adam Berry/Getty Images
December 14
Satoko Miyahara of Japan perfoms during the exhibition show at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Barcelona on Dec. 13, 2015. AP Photo/Manu Fernadez
December 13
Early morning sun cuts through fog before the start of the 2015 National Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA., on Dec. 12, 2015. More than 50,000 volunteers helped to place remembrance wreaths on 230,000 gravestones. Molly Riley/AFP/Getty Images
December 12
A diver in a Santa Claus costume swims with sardines at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 10, 2015. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
December 11
Flowers are delivered for a memorial service for Yvette Velasco, 27, on Dec. 10, 2015 in Covina, Calif. Velasco died in a mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., last Wednesday. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
December 10
Demonstrators march through downtown Chicago on Dec. 9, 2015. Scott Olson/Getty Images
December 9
A woman walks past an illuminated decoration symbolizing Thailand during a light show in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Dec. 8, 2015. AP Photo/Joshua Paul
December 8
Professional surfer Albee Layer drops into a wave at Peahi, or Jaws surf break, in Haiku, Maui island, Hawaii, on Dec. 6. Darryl Oumi/Getty Images for TAG Heuer
December 7
Six-week-old male white Bengal tiger cubs are covered with blankets to keep them warm during a black out at a zoo in the Black Sea resort of Yalta, Crimea, on Dec. 5. AP Photo/Alexander Polegenko
December 6
A migrant speaks on the phone as he standing on railway tracks at the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, on Dec. 5, 2015. According to Greek authorities, more than 1600 people remain stuck on the Greek side of the border as Macedonia and other Balkan countries refuse to let them through, considering them economic migrants. AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris
December 5
The Christmas tree of the Christmas Market in downtown Frankfurt, Germany, on Dec. 4, 2015. AP Photo/Michael Probst
December 4
The Norway spruce tree is lit with about 45,000 multi-colored LED lights during the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 2, 2015. AP Photo/Julie Jacobson
December 3
People dressed as Santa Claus gather fore the annual Great KidsCan Santa Fun Run in Auckland, New Zealand, on Dec. 2., 2015. Phil Walter/Getty Images
December 2
Bird keeper Mohammed Rakan Bin Harwon Al-Qubassy with his falcon in Liwa Oasis, southwest of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 1, 2015. Falcons were traditionally used for hunting in Abu Dhabi. Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images
December 1
The Perito Moreno glacier in Los Glaciares National Park, which is fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, on Nov. 29., 2015. Mario Tama/Getty Images
November 30
Pastry cooks Emily Fredricks (L) and Carmen Guzman work to assemble a life-sized gingerbread house at The Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Fla., on Nov. 28. Corey Perrine/News Herald via AP
November 29
Trekkers hike atop Perito Moreno glacier in Los Glaciares National Park in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, on Nov. 27, 2015. Mario Tama/Getty Images
November 28
Children cheer and wave during Pope Francis' visit to the Kangemi slum, in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. AP Photo/Andrew Medichini
November 27
Choristers from Worcester Cathedral Voluntary Choir enjoy a carousel ride during the Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre in Worcester, England, on Nov. 26, 2015. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
November 25
A visitor at The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew Gardens, London on Nov. 24, 2015. Carl Court/Getty Images
November 24
Carolyn Spray holds one of her many poinsettia plants ready to be dispatched for the Christmas season in Loanhead, Scotland, on Nov. 23, 2015. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
November 23
A boy helps his mother to make earthen pots at their home factory in the Twantay township of Burma on Nov. 22, 2015. AP Photo/Khin Maung Win
November 22
Gary Miller clears his neighbor's driveway after Friday's snowstorm in Janesville, Wis., on Nov. 21, 2015. The first significant snowstorm of the season blanketed some parts of the Midwest with Janesville receiving several inches of snow. Anthony Wahl/The Janesville Gazette via AP
November 21
A man rides a bicycle to deliver Japanese noodles to customers in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2015. AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko
November 20
Indian workers prepare jaggery, a traditional, cane sugar made from sugarcane juice extract at a jaggery plant in Muradnagar in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Nov. 19, 2015. Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images
November 19
Geese walk along the banks of the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany, on Nov. 18, 2015. Frank Rumpenhorst/AFP/Getty Images
November 18
Rime ice extends several feet horizontally from a sign marking the summit of 5,774-foot Mount Adams, the second-highest mountain in New England, in northern New Hampshire on Nov. 17, 2015. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty
November 17
The Eiffel Tower on Nov. 16, 2015 is illuminated in red, white, and blue in honor of the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
November 16
A bird flies in front of the Eiffel Tower which remained closed on the first of three days of national mourning in Paris on Nov. 15, 2015. AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza
November 15
Burrowing owls stare at the side of the track during practice for the Formula One Grand Prix of Brazil at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Nov. 13, 2015. Clive Mason/Getty Images
November 14
People light candles at a vigil outside the French consulate in Montreal, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered "all of Canada's support" to France on Friday night in the wake of "deeply worrying" terrorist attacks in Paris. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP
November 13
The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights illuminate the night sky near the town of Kirkenes in northern Norway on Nov. 12, 2015. Jonathan Nackstrand/Getty Images
November 12
Kurdish brides at their wedding reception without their grooms near Qamishli, in the region of Rojava, Syria, on Nov. 11, 2015. John Moore/Getty Images
November 11
A street vender (C) walks on the historic U Bein Bridge near Amarapura, in Mandalay, Burma, on Nov. 10, 2015. Burma was trapped in a post-election limbo Tuesday with official results barely trickling in, although opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party claimed a victory massive enough to give it the presidency and loosen the military's grip on the country. AP Photo/Hkun Lat
November 10
Sun shines in the distance as people ride boats and spend time at the pier on boats and swimming ahead of the landmark Nov. 8 elections, in Yangon, Burma, on Nov. 7, 2015. Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images
November 9
A woman at a memorial service at St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Nov. 8, 2015, for the victims of a Russian plane crash. AP Photo/Elena Ignatyeva
November 8
Four-year-old local resident Hailey Bruno plays with her father Joe on a pile of fallen leaves at the Tidal Basin, Washington, on a warm Nov. 6 evening. Alex Wong/Getty Images
November 7
Novak Djokovic of Serbia walks out to play his match against Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic during Day 5 of the BNP Paribas Masters held at AccorHotels Arena in Paris on Nov. 6, 2015. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images
November 6
Members of the Rockettes stand with camels at the start of rehearsals for 'Living Nativity' in the 2015 Radio City Christmas Spectacular on Nov. 5, 2015. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
November 5
ARM Cuauhtemoc, the training vessel of the Mexican army, at Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, on Nov.4., 2015. JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images
November 4
Racegoers arrive on Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on Nov. 3, 2015. Ryan Pierse/Getty Images for the VRC
November 3
The sun shines through the trees at the National Trust's Stourhead in Wiltshire, England, on Nov.2, 2015. Matt Cardy/Getty Images
November 2
Troy Parkinson on Excess Knowledge during a trackwork session at Altona Beach in Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 1, 2015. Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images
November 1
Migrants and refugees warm themselves by a bonfire as they wait to cross the Slovenian-Austrian border in Sentilj on Oct. 31, 2015. Jure Makovec/AFP/Getty Images
October 31
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hand out treats to children trick-or-treating for Halloween on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 30, 2015. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
October 30
Autumn foliage fills the trees of Prospect Park on October 30, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
October 29
Royal Shakespeare Company actor Sam Marks dressed for the role of King Henry V at Westminster Abbey in London on Oct. 29. The Abbey celebrated the 600th Anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt during which the sword of King Henry V was borne through the Abbey and placed on the High Altar. The sword was originally carried through the Abbey at King Henry's funeral on 7th November, 1422. (Carl Court/Getty Images
October 28
A woman takes a picture of a light display illuminating the historic Whitby Abbey, England, on Oct. 28. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images
October 27
A couple enjoys the autumn weather in Moscow's Kolomenskoye park on Oct. 26, 2015. Dmitry Serebryakov/AFP/Getty Images
October 26
Sheep are mustered past Town Hall in Madrid on Sunday to promote the conservation of ancient migration routes dating back about 8,000 years. Denis Doyle/Getty Images
October 25
Mongolia indigenous women take part in an archery demonstration during the first day of competition at the World Indigenous Games, in Palmas, Brazil, on Oct. 24, 2015. AP Photo/Eraldo Peres
October 24
A man feeds pigeons in the courtyard of Ezzitouna Mosque, the oldest mosque in Tunisia on Oct. 23, 2015. AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy
October 23
Law enforcement officials lay flowers in tribute to slain NYPD Officer Randolph Holder at National September 11th Memorial in New York City on Oct. 22, 2015. Andrew Burton/Getty Images
October 22
Children play at a local market in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Oct. 21, 2015. AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam
October 21
Visitors holding small flashlights are pictured during a night-time visit of the Royal Castle of Blois on Oct. 19, 2015. Guillaume Souvant/AFP/Getty Images
October 20
A Nepalese child plays on a swing popularly known as the "dashain ping" on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 19, 2015. PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images
October 19
An Egyptian casts her vote during the first round of Egyptian parliamentary elections, at a polling station in Alexandria, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar
October 18
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul on Oct. 17, 2015. Guido Bergmann/Bundesregierung via Getty Images
October 17
People jam Ipanema beach on the hottest day of the year so far in Rio de Janeiro, on Oct. 16, 2015. Mario Tama/Getty Images
October 16
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the Naval Observatory in Washington on Thursday reacts to reporters' questions about whether he will be running for president. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
October 15
Acehnese women during celebrations of the Islamic New Year in Banda Aceh, Indonesian island of Sumatra, on Oct. 14, 2015. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images
October 14
A woman burns dry grass by an Orthodox church near the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in the village of Hrabove, Ukraine, on Oct. 13, 2015. AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov
October 13
Punky, a 5-year-old long-haired Chihuahua is in his owner's jacket as they attend the 42nd annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off Contest in the World Pumpkin Capital of Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Oct. 12, 2015. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images
October 12
Lali carries balloons to sell on a beach in Mumbai, India, on Oct. 11, 2015, which the United General Assembly marked the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls' rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool
October 11
A one-month blackbuck antelope at the National Zoo of El Salvador in San Salvador, on Oct. 9, 2015. Marvin Recinos/AFP/Getty Images
October 10
Attendees are silhouetted against windows of the Lima Convention Center, in Lima, Peru, on Oct. 9, 2015. AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
October 9
Landon Fox, 5, of Birmingham, looks up to see his favorite superhero, Captain America, a window washer dressed as a superhero at Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children, in Birmingham, Ala., on Oct. 7, 2015. AP Photo/Brynn Anderson
October 8
A photographer takes a snapshot of the reflection of balloons as they take off from Balloon Fiesta Park in Corrales, N.M., on Oct. 7, 2015. Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal via AP
October 7
The skyline of Dubai covered in an early morning fog on Oct. 5, 2015. Rene Slama/AFP/Getty Images
October 6
The horse Who Shot Thebarman walks through shallow waters during a trackwork session at Altona Beach near Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 5, 2015. Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images
October 5
BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 04: Participants compete in the swim leg of the race during Ironman Barcelona on October 04, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images for Ironman
October 4
A Pakistani camel owner looks for customers on Karachi beach in Pakistan, on Oct. 2, 2015. AP Photo/Shakil Adil
October 3
A couple walks the boardwalk during the potential build up to Hurricane Joaquin in Long Beach, New York, on Oct. 2, 2015. Andrew Burton/Getty Images
October 2
Morning sun shines through the mist over the Hohenjesarscher See in Alt Zeschdorf, Germany, on Oct. 1, 2015. Patrick Pleul/AFP/Getty Images
October 1
Morning mist rises from pastures along the river Elbe in Dresden, Germany, on Sept. 30, 2015. Arno Burgi/AFP/Getty Images
September 30
A newly wed couple embraces at sunrise in front of the Eiffel tower at Trocadero plaza in Paris on Sept. 29, 2015. (Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Image
September 29
A model walks the runway during the Giorgio Armani fashion show as part of Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2016 in Milan on Monday. Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images
September 28
Last night's supermoon, so called because it is the closest full moon to the Earth this year, is particularly rare as it coincides with a lunar eclipse which won't happen again until 2033. Matt Cardy/Getty Images
September 27
An Indian woman fishes with a traditional Assamese fishing tool at a paddy field in Tetelia village, India, on Sept. 26, 2015. AP Photo/Anupam Nath
September 26
The "There's No Place Like Home" team race down Lake Boulevard during the Great Bed Race in St. Joseph, Mich., on Sept. 25, 2015. Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP
September 25
Children wearing South Korea's traditional costume "banbok" at a street campaign in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 24, 2015, to encourage people to wear "hanbok" for the upcoming holiday, Chuseok (the Korean version of Thanksgiving Day).
September 24
Yogi Berra (C) receives congratulations from other Major League players at the American Baseball Academy in New York on Nov. 7, 1971, after learning that he was named Most Valuable Player in the American League for 1951. AP Photo/John Rooney
September 23
Pope Francis (C) is escorted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as he greets political and Catholic church leaders at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Sept. 22, 2015. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
September 22
Vanessa Hancock, 7, is buried by her friends in a corn pit while their families take a day trip to Spicer's Orchard on in Fenton, Mich., on Sept. 21, 2015. Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP
September 21
A bee collects pollen from a sunflower in Dresden, eastern Germany, on Sept. 18, 2015. Arno Burgi/AFP/Getty Images
September 20
Mini dachshunds Willy (C), dressed as a surf livesaver and Cooper (R), dressed as a racing car driver compete in the Hophaus Southgate Inaugural Best Dressed Dachshund competition in Melbourne, Australia, on Sept. 19, 2015. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
September 19
Candidates in the Royal Academy of Dance's Genee International Ballet Competition pose for photographs on Millennium Bridge in London, England, on Sept. 18, 2015. Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images
September 18
An immigrant from Colombia walks through the New Jersey Empty Sky 9/11 Memorial at Liberty State Park in Jersey City on Sept. 17, 2015. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plan to nationalize 36,000 people nationwide during the week of September 17-23. John Moore/Getty Images
September 17
High-wire artist Kane Petersen successfully walks a tightrope over 980 feet above the ground from the Eureka Skydeck in Melbourne, Australia, on Sept. 16, 2015. The walk was the highest tightrope walk ever attempted in the Southern Hemisphere. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
September 16
A Model walks the runway wearing Tory Burch Spring 2016 at the Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City on Sept. 15, 2015. AP Photo/Richard Drew
September 15
Smoke from grenades shrouds horses and riders during a practice session for members of the Dutch cavalry in Scheveningen, Netherlands, on Sept. 14, 2015. AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis
September 14
A young boy wraps up to keep warm as migrants wake up to a cold morning at the Hungarian border with Serbia in Roszke, Hungary, on Sept. 13, 2015 A record number of 4,000 people crossed the Hungarian border with Serbia on Sept. 12. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
September 13
A young boy looks through the fence of the migrant holding camp in Roszke, Hungary, at the border with Serbia on Sept. 12, 2015. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
September 12
Spectators look at the players behind an image of the course at the 6th tee during the first round of the Evian Championship women's golf tournament in Evian, France, on Sept. 10, 2015. AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani
September 11
Retired Charlotte Fire Department Capt. Tony Bateman holds his niece, Lila Grace Nobles, 3, after helping place 2,997 "Flags of Remembrance", at Romare Bearden Park in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday in honor of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. AP Photo/Chuck Burton
September 10
Queen Elizabeth II travels on a steam train on Sept. 9, 2015, inaugurate the new £294 million Scottish Borders Railway, on the day the Queen becomes Britain's longest reigning monarch. Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images
September 9
Migrants cross into Hungary as they walk over railroad tracks at the Serbian border with Hungary in Horgas, Serbia, on Sept. 7, 2015. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
September 8
"Grumpy Cat" sits dugout before the MLB game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field in Phoenix on Sept. 7, 2015. Christian Petersen/Getty Images
September 7
Women in costumes look at sea life during a private party at the Georgia Aquarium as part of fantasy convention Dragon Con in Atlanta on Sept. 6, 2015. AP Photo/ Ron Harris
September 6
Rowers warm up in the fog of the early morning during the World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, French Alps, on Sept. 4, 2015. AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani
September 5
A migrant looks out of a train that was stopped in Bicske, Hungary, on Sept. 4, 2015. Over 150,000 migrants have reached Hungary this year, most coming through the southern border with Serbia. AP Photo/Petr David Josek
September 4
A sky lantern is released during a vigil at in Fox Lake, Ill., on Sept. 3, 2015, to honor Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who was shot and killed the day before while pursuing a group of suspicious men. John Starks/Daily Herald via AP
September 3
President Barack Obama points at Bear Glacier, which has receded 1.8 miles in approximately 100 years, while on a boat tour to see the effects of global warming in Resurrection Bay near Seward, Alaska, on Sept. 2, 2015. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
September 2
Bantam cools down after a trackwork session at Moonee Valley racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, on Sept. 1, 2015. Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images
September 1
Israeli Arab boys jump into the Mediterranean sea from the ancient wall surrounding the old city of Acre, northern Israel, on Aug. 31, 2015. AP Photo/Ariel Schalit
August 31
Migrants from the Middle East walk on railway tracks in Roszke, Hungary, on Aug. 30, 2015, crossing over from Serbia. Fearful of death at sea, migrants have increasingly turned to using a land route to Europe through the Balkans. AP Photo/Darko Bandic
August 30
A Kashmiri fisherman rows his Shikara, or traditional boat, during sunset at the Dal Lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on Aug. 29, 2015. AP Photo/Dar Yasin
August 29
A rainbow stretches over the downtown area of New Orleans, La., during the 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29, 2010. Sean Gardner/Getty Images
August 28
Syrian migrants travel on a bus after arriving on a ferry carrying about 2,500 migrants from the Greek islands to the main port of Piraeus in Athens on Aug. 26, 2015. Milos Bicanski/Getty Images
August 27
Kayli Milite, 16, takes her horse Barbie swimming in Hollister Reservoir in Covington Township, Pa., on Aug 25, 2015. Jake Danna Stevens/The Times & Tribune via AP
August 26
WDBJ news anchor Chris Hurst pauses as he is overcome with emotion while holding a photo album that was created by fellow reporter and girlfriend Alison Parker, in Roanoke, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Vester Lee Flanagan opened fire during a live on-air interview for WDBJ, killing Parker and cameraman Adam Ward. Erica Yoon/The Roanoke Times via AP
August 25
Rick Yen casts a rod while fishing for salmon near the mouth of the Capilano River off Ambleside Park at sunset in West Vancouver, Canada, on Aug. 25, 2015. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP
August 24
The Cotopaxi Volcano spews ash, a week after it first started showing activity since its last eruption in 1877 on Saturday. Nearly 325,000 people could be affected by an eruption of Cotopaxi. MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP/Getty Images
August 23
An Indian family sail through a flood-affected area in Xandohkhaitee village, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of Gauhati, India , on Aug. 22, 2015. State authorities say that monsoon flooding has nearly 200,000 people leave their homes and take shelter in state-run tents this week. AP Photo/Anupam Nath
August 22
A tanker airplane tanker flies in front of billowing smoke after making a fire retardant drop on a wildfire north of Twisp, Wash., on Aug. 21, 2015. Massive wildfires expanding across the arid state have so overtaxed firefighters that the federal government declared an emergency and state officials took the unprecedented step of seeking volunteers to help fight the flames. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
August 21
Migrant men help a fellow migrant man holding a boy as they are stuck between Macedonian riot police officers and migrants during a clash near the border train station of Idomeni, northern Greece, as they wait to be allowed by the Macedonian police to cross the border from Greece to Macedonia, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic
August 20
Migrant children watch a homeless kitten as they rest while waiting to be registered at a police station at the southeastern island of Kos, Greece, on Aug. 20. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko
August 19
The Milky Way illuminates the sky over Hancock Shaker Village in Hancock, Mass., on Monday night, Aug. 17, 2015. AP Photo/The Berkshire Eagle, Ben Garver
August 18
Adrian Sova, 4, squats down in front of the replica fire hydrant in the Splashpark in Hartford, Ill., Monday Aug. 17, 2015. John Badman/The Telegraph via AP
August 17
The northern lights shimmer in the sky above Kroshel, Minn., on Aug. 16, 2015. Mark Vancleave/Star Tribune via AP
August 16
Fireworks from Nagaoka City, Japan explode over Ford Island to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 in Honolulu. AP Photo/Marco Garcia
August 15
Kiss-in on V-J Day on Times Square in New York on Aug. 14, 2015, where hundreds of couples gathered to mimic the sailor kissing a woman on the square 70 years ago to celebrate the victory over Japan and the end of the World War II. Petr Svab/Epoch Times
August 14
Runners and riders negotiate the first fence during the Maureen Sturt Ladies Day Novices' Handicap Chase at Fontwell Park in Fontwell, England, on Aug. 13, 2015. Mike Hewitt/Getty Images
August 13
The Perseid meteor shower over the remains of the Elenska Basilica, an early Christian basilica in Pirdop, Bulgaria, on Aug. 12, 2015. The Perseid meteor shower occurs every August, when the Earth passes through the debris and dust of the Swift-Tuttle comet. NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP/Getty Images
August 12
Fairgoers ride on the Wave Swinger at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis, Wis., at sunset on Aug. 11, 2015. AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger
August 11
A young lion at the Nairobi national park on Aug. 10, 2015. Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images
August 10
Fireworks explode above Singapore's skyline as part of celebrations for the nation's 50th year of independence on Aug. 9, 2015. AP Photo/Wong Maye-E
August 9
Residents gather to see huge waves stirred up by strong wind as typhoon Soudelor draws near Wenling in Zhejiang province, China, on Aug. 8, 2015. STR/AFP/Getty Images
August 8
Luis Enrique Tuanama rests while climbing the Cerro de Saraja, a mountain of sand in Ica, Peru, on Aug. 7, 2015. AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
August 7
A woman places a candle lit paper lantern on the river during the 70th anniversary activities, commemorating the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Thursday. Chris McGrath/Getty Images
August 6
A man gazes out at the ruins of what is now known as Atomic Bomb Dome, in the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped by the United States bomber, Enola Gay, on Hiroshima which killed over 90,000 people on Aug. 6, 1945. AP Photo
August 5
A diver practices during FINA World Championships at the Kazanka River in Kazan, Russia, on Aug. 4, 2015. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
August 4
CalFire firefighter Bo Santiago lights a backfire as the Rocky fire burns near Clearlake, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 3, 2015. The fire has charred more than 60,000 acres and destroyed at least 24 residences. AP Photo/Josh Edelson
August 3
Noah Wiles, 3, looks at a massive bronzed fiber glass model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex on display during a press preview at Christie's auction rooms in London on Aug. 3, 2015. AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
August 2
A young woman swings on a rope into the refreshing water of the Alatsee lake near Fuessen, southern Germany, on Aug. 2, 2015. KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND/AFP/Getty Images
August 1
The moon rise over people gathered on Glastonbury Tor in Somerset, England, on July 30, 2015, ahead of tomorrow's Blue Moon. Matt Cardy/Getty Images
July 31
Actress and activist Angelina Jolie Pitt meets children during a visit to Ja Mai Kaung Baptist refugee camp in Myitkyina, Burma, on July 30, 2015. Jolie Pitt is a special envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees since her 2012 appointment. Tom Stoddart/Getty Images Reportage/Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation
July 30
Four white lion cubs, born two weeks ago, are seen in a basket at the Taigan Safari Park, in Belogorsk, about 50 km (31 miles) east of Simferopol, Crimea, Wednesday, July 29, 2015. The newly born white lion cubs were shown to the media for the first time Wednesday. AP Photo/Alexander Polegenko
July 29
A Thai mother and her child ride a sled down an icy path at Harbin Ice Wonderland in Bangkok on July 28, 2015. Over the last year, two new indoor cold weather venues have opened in Bangkok offering many Thais their first opportunity to visit a frozen, wintry landscape. Taylor Weidman/Getty Images
July 28
A boy rides on his father's shoulders through a field of sunflowers during a three-day sunflower festival in the town of Nogi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, on July 26, 2015. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images
July 27
Domonic Bedggood and James Connor of Australia compete in the Men's 10m Platform Synchronised Diving Final on day two of the 16th FINA World Championships at the Aquatics Palace in Kazan, Russia, on July 26, 2015. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
July 26
A participant of the Waterfight NYC 2015 in Central Park in New York on July 25, 2015. Samira Bouaou/Epoch Times
July 25
A French gendarme pulls a spectator dressed in the colors of the Colombian flag as he runs alongside Colombia's Nairo Quintana during the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 138 kilometers (85.7 miles) in France on July 24, 2015. AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani
July 24
The peloton in action during Stage Eighteen of the 2015 Tour de France in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France, on Thursday. Bryn Lennon/Getty Images
July 23
Flint firefighters cool the side of a neighboring home, which eventually caught on fire, as they battle a raging blaze that spans two homes in Flint, Mich., on July 22, 2015. Several blocks were blocked off surrounding the blaze as crews fought the flames. Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP
July 22
Pakistani youngsters react while taking a ride at a park in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Tuesday. AP Photo/Anjum Naveed
July 21
Falun Gong practitioners hold a candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese Consulate in New York on July 20, 2015, marking 16 years since the persecution began in China and calling for Jiang Zemin, the former dictator who started the persecution, to be brought to justice. Larry Dye/Epoch Times
July 20
Falun Gong practitioners create character formations in Sydney on July 19, 2015, marking 16 years of persecution inside China that started on July 20, 1999. Zhou Dong/Epoch Times
July 19
Ride to Freedom bikers by the Washington Monument on July 16, 2015, after biking 3,000 miles from Los Angeles to Washington to raise awareness and rescue five children in China who lost their parents due to the communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong meditation practice. Petr Svab/Epoch Times
July 18
Venezuela competes in track cycling for the women's team qualification on Day 6 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, Canada, on July 16, 2015. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
July 17
Bangladeshi Muslims try to climb on to the roof of an overcrowded train as they head to their homes ahead of Eid al-Fitr at a railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Thursday, July 16, 2015. Hundreds of thousands of people working in Dhaka plan to leave for their home towns to celebrate with their family the upcoming Eid al-Fitr. AP Photo/A.M. Ahad
July 16
Carlos Ramirez cools off under a misting fan while visiting Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta on July 15, 2015. AP Photo/David Goldman
July 15
Fireworks illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris during Bastille Day celebrations late Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Bastille Day marks the July 14, 1789, storming of the Bastille prison by angry Paris crowds that helped spark the French Revolution. AP Photo/Thibault Camus
July 14
Lamps illuminate the path of the first climb on the Matterhorn Mountain in Zermatt, Switzerland, on Monday. The resort celebrates the 150th anniversary of the iconic Alpine mountain's first climb. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
July 13
Canada's Andrew Yorke, (front) and other competitors dive into the water at the start of the Men's Triathlon at the Pan Am Games in Toronto on Sunday, July 12, 2015. AP Photo/Felipe Dana
July 12
An acrobat performs during the opening ceremony of the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, on July 10, 2015. AP Photo/Felipe Dana
July 11
A fan in a huge robot costume towers over sightseers on first day of the 2015 Comic-Con International held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif., on July 9, 2015. Denis Poroy/Invision/AP
July 10
Conservator Ronald Harvey restores a moose head shot by President Theodore Roosevelt in the 26th president's formal dining room at Sagamore Hill, his summer White House in Oyster Bay, N.Y., on June 9, 2015. The mansion reopens July 12 after a four-year, $10 million renovation by the National Park Service. AP Photo/Kathy Willens
July 9
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge speaks with pilot John Romain as he visits the Imperial War Museum Duxford to receive a newly restored Supermarine Spitfire Mark I N3200 on behalf of the museum in Duxford, England, on Thursday. Geoff Pugh - WPA Pool/Getty Images
July 8
Children jump off the ruin of an old building into the Tigris River to beat the heat in Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday. AP Photo/Hadi Mizban
July 7
Austin Dillon (3) goes airborne following a multi-car crash on the final lap of the NASCAR Sprint Cup at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., on July 6, 2015. Dillon walked away from the crash with minor injuries. AP Photo/Terry Renna
July 6
USA teammates hold the trophy following the teams' win in the final 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup match between USA and Japan at the BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, Canada, on July 5, 2015. Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images
July 5
People celebrate in Athens on July 5, 2015 after the first exit-polls of the Greek referendum. Over 60 percent of Greeks rejected further austerity dictated by the country's EU-IMF creditors in a referendum, results from 20 percent of polling stations showed. LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images
July 4
Macy's 4th of July Fireworks over the East River in New York, seen from Long Island City in Queens on July 4, 2015. Petr Svab/Epoch Times
July 3
Team Sky with Britain's Christopher Froome trains on their time-trial bicycles near Utrecht, Netherlands, on July 3, 2015, one day ahead of the start of the three-week-long Tour de France cycling race over 3,360 kilometers or 2088 miles. AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani
July 2
Children watch a full moon rising over the standing stones alignment of Sainte-Barbe in Plouharnel, Brittany, during the lunar standstills season on July 2, 2015. Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images
July 1
Members of the Girl Scouts participate in the first-ever White House Campout on June 30, 2015 at South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. The first lady hosted the event, as part of her Let's Move! Outside initiative, for Girl Scouts to participate in activities to earn their Camper Badge, and to celebrate the release of the new Girls' Choice Outdoor badges. Alex Wong/Getty Images
June 31
Protesters attend a pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong on July 1, 2015, traditionally a day of protest which also marks the anniversary of the handover from Britain to China in 1997, under a "one country, two systems" agreement. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images
June 30
Carrying banners calling for a 'NO' vote in the forthcoming referendum on bailout conditions set by the country's creditors, protesters gather in front of the Greek parliament in Athens, on June 29, 2015. Some 17,000 people took to the streets of Athens and Thessalonique to say 'No' to the latest offer of a bailout deal Monday, accusing Greece's international creditors of blackmail. Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
June 29
A Chelan County Sheriff's deputy races to check that all residents have left their home as flames approach houses at Quail Hollow Lane in Wenatchee, Wash. A wildfire fueled by high temperatures and strong winds roared into the central Washington neighborhood, destroying properties and forcing residents of several hundred homes to flee, authorities said Monday. Don Seabrook/The Wenatchee World via AP
June 28
A woman strolls in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles before the Grand Masked Ball of Kamel Quali in Versailles, west of Paris, on June 27, 2015. On the occasion of the tercentenary of King Louis XIV's death, who died on Sept.1, 1715, a fountains show and a costumed ball took place in the castle. AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu
June 27
Chef Hung Huynh cooks Bo Luc Lac or cubed filet mignon with heirloom tomatoes and watercress at the 2015 Taste Asia Food Festival in Times Square, New York, on June 26, 2015. Samira Bouaou/Epoch Times
June 25
Pallbearer release doves over the casket holding Emanuel AME Church shooting victim Ethel Lance during her burial at the Emanuel AME Church Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina, June 25, 2015. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images
June 24
A man fishes in the Havana Harbor as Venezuela's Simon Bolivar school sailing ship arrives to Havana on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. AP Photo/Desmond Boylan
June 24
A man with his daughter who suffers from dehydration due to extreme weather waits for a medical help outside a ward at a child hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, June 24, 2015.
June 23
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arriving with Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Harry for the first day of Royal Ascot horse racing meet at Ascot, England. The queen is planning to leave Tuesday, June 23, 2015, on a state visit to Germany that will include her first visit to a former concentration camp site. AP/Alastair Grant
June 22
A man waves a EU flag as pro-Euro protesters take part in a rally in front of the Parliament on June 22. 2015 in Athens, Greece. Milos Bicanski/Getty Images
June 21
People walk near a giant ring with the flame of the 2015 European Games at the embankment of the Caspian Sea in Baku, Azerbaijan, on June 22, 2015. The 2015 European Games are held in Baku till June 28. AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky
June 20
People pass by during an open-air photo exposition outside the Opera house in Madrid, Spain, on June 11, 2015. The exposition called 'Opera: Moments of Reality' consists of 20 full-size photos taken by street photographers Oliver Vegas, Manel Subirats, and Albert Barrut mounted in the same place they were taken and from the same angle. AP Photo/Paul White
June 19
An Indian man carries children and crosses a flooded street as it rains in Mumbai, India, Friday, June 19, 2015. AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade
June 18
Racegoers attend Ladies Day at Royal Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England, on June 18, 2015. The Royal Ascot horse race meeting has taken place since 1711. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
June 17
A rainbow forms over the Harbor Bridge in Sydney on June 17, 2015. AP Photo/Rick Rycroft
June 16
A Syrian migrant holds up her daughter as lifejackets float on the water after their arrival from Turkish coasts at a beach in Mytilene, on the northeastern Greek island of Lesvos, early Tuesday, June 16, 2015. AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis
June 15
France's team competes in the Synchronised Swimming team free routine final at the European Games in Baku on June 15, 2015. AFP PHOTO / TOBIAS SCHWARZ Photo credit should read TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images
June 14
A hippopotamus walks along a flooded street in Tbilisi on June 14, 2015. Lions, Tigers, bears, jaguars and wolves escaped on June 14 from flooded zoo enclosures in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, the mayor's office said. Some of the animals were captured by police while others were shot dead. Beso Gulashvili/AFP/Getty Images
June 13
Motorists ride past by as Mount Sinabung erupts, in Beganding, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, June 13, 2015. The volcano, which was put on it highest alert level last week, has sporadically erupted since 2010 after being dormant for 400 years. AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara
June 12
Senior Airman Sergio Verdin provides security during a training exercise with members of the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and the French air force's 311th Fighter Squadron June 12, 2014, in Djibouti. Verdin is a tactical air control party member with the 82nd ERQS. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley
June 11
Sir Christopher Lee in London on March 5, 2010. Lee died Thursday at age 93. Aside from leaving behind a legacy of acting roles, including in "James Bond," "Sherlock Holmes," "Star Wars," "Lord of the Rings," and "Dracula" movies, he also served as a British intelligence officer during World War II. AP Photo/Joel Ryan
June 10
Three two-month-old baby white tigers rest on their mother, Lisa, at the Cerza zoo in Hermival-les-Vaux, northwestern France, on June 10, 2015. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images
June 9
An Egyptian child flies a kite at Al-Azhar Park, one of the city's few public parks, as the sun sets in Cairo on June 9, 2015. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar
June 8
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with U.S. President Barack Obama at Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Monday, June 8, 2015, during the G-7 summit. Michael Kappeler/Pool Photo via AP
June 7
More than 173,000 pots of plants and herbs form a flower carpet in front of the city hall in Antwerp, Belgium, on June 7, 2015, to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Antwerp city hall. AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert
June 6
Serena Williams of the United States returns a shot in the Women's Singles Final against Lucie Safarova of Czech Repbulic on day fourteen of the 2015 French Open at Roland Garros on June 6, 2015 in Paris, France. Julian Finney/Getty Images
June 5
Indian schoolchildren dressed as trees take part in an event to highlight environmental issues on the eve of World Environment Day in Amritsar, India, on June 4, 2015. Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images
June 4
A Chinese man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Cangan Blvd. in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989. AP Photo/Jeff Widener
June 3
A firefighter extinguishes the fire at a market destroyed after shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 3, 2015, during battles on Wednesday in eastern Ukraine Territories. AP Photo/Alexander Ermochenko
June 2
Soldiers from the Honourable Artillery Company perform a 62-gun salute at the Tower of London to mark the 62nd anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on June 2, 2015 in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at the age of 27 on June 2 1953, in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey. Carl Court/Getty Images
June 1
People observe damage in their flat after shelling between Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian government troops in Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine Monday, June 1, 2015. AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov
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