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Pictures of the Week: Aug. 15 - Aug. 22

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Demonstraters during clashes with police that erupted folwoing a mostly peacful protest at 12:30 AM on Wednesday, Aug 20, 2014 in Furguson, MO.

Aug. 19, 2014. Demonstraters during clashes with police that erupted folwoing a mostly peacful protest at 12:30 AM on Wednesday, Aug 20, 2014 in Furguson, MO.

Aug. 19, 2014. Demonstraters during clashes with police that erupted folwoing a mostly peacful protest at 12:30 AM on Wednesday, Aug 20, 2014 in Furguson, MO.ANDREW CUTRARO for TIME

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From ongoing unrest in Ferguson, Mo., and the killing of Hamas leaders in Gaza to Pope Francis’ visit to South Korea and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

APTOPIX Police Shooting Missouri

Aug. 20, 2014. In this photo taken with a long exposure, protesters march in the street as lightning flashes in the distance in Ferguson, Mo. Jeff Roberson—AP

Liberia Battles Spreading Ebola Epidemic

Aug. 17, 2014. Hanah Siafa lies with her daughter Josephine, 10, while hoping to enter the new Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Ebola treatment center in Monrovia, Liberia. John Moore—Getty Images

TOPSHOTS-ISRAEL-ULTRA-ORTHODOX-VACATION-DEAD SEA

Aug. 17, 2014. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and boys cover their bodies with mineral-rich mud, during their vacation, at a Men's only beach on the shores of the northern part of the Dead Sea in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Menahem Kahana—AFP/Getty Images

London Big Ben cleaning

Aug. 19, 2014. A team of technical specialist clean and inspect one of the four faces of the Great Clock, otherwise known as Big Ben, at the Houses of Parliament, in central London. C. Villemain—SIPA

BESTPIX - 32nd LEN European Swimming Championships 2014 - Day 3

Aug. 15, 2014. Switzerland's synchronized swimming team performs their Women's Free Combination Synchronised Swimming Routine at Europa-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. Adam Pretty—Bongarts/Getty Images

Pope Francis celebrates a mass for peace and reconciliation

Aug. 18, 2014. Kang Mi Jin (R), a former North Korean citizen who escaped to South Korea four years ago, attends a mass for peace and reconciliation led by Pope Francis at the Myeong-dong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea. Daniel Dal Zennaro—EPA

Aerobatic

Aug. 17, 2014. Aerobatic group 'FireBirds' from Poland performs during an airshow in Nowy Targ, Tatra Region, Poland. Grzegorz Momot—EPA

A man is doused with milk and sprayed with mist after being hit by an eye irritant from security forces trying to disperse demonstrators protesting against the shooting of Brown in Ferguson

Aug. 20, 2014. A man is doused with milk and sprayed with mist after being hit by an eye irritant from security forces trying to disperse demonstrators protesting against the shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Adrees Latif—Reuters

Men sleep covered with a mosquito net on a bridge above a train station outside Yangon

Aug. 20, 2014. Men sleep covered with a mosquito net on a bridge above a train station outside Yangon. Soe Zeya Tun—Reuters

TOPSHOTS-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CRISIS-POLITICS-MILITARY

Aug. 18, 2014. Ukrainian soldiers load a wounded man aboard a helicopter, near the eastern Ukrainian city of Shchastya, Lugansk region. Aleksey Chernyshev—AFP/Getty Images

A slipper lies near bloodstains on street after recent shelling in settlement of Makiivka, on outskirts of Donetsk

Aug. 19, 2014. A slipper lies near bloodstains on a street after recent shelling in the settlement of Makiivka, on the outskirts of Donetsk. Maxim Shemetov—Reuters

Athletes compete in women's 200m freestyle heat at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing

Aug. 20, 2014. Athletes compete in a women's 200m freestyle heat at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. Aly Song—Reuters

At Least 18 Killed In Hiroshima Landslides

Aug. 20, 2014. Members of Ground Self-Defense continue the search for missing people among the debris of houses destroyed by a landslide caused by torrential rain at the site of a landslide in a residential area on in Hiroshima, Japan. Buddhika Weerasinghe—Getty Images

SAFRICA-MINING-MARIKANA-ANNIVERSARY

Aug. 16, 2014. People gather in front of the hill where two years ago miners where gunned down by the South African police during a violent wave of strikes. Marco Longari—AFP/Getty Images

POPE FRANCIS BEATIFICATION OF 124 KOREAN MARTYRS IN SOUTH KOREA

Aug. 16, 2014. Pope Francis arrives to celebrate the "Beatification of 124 Korean Martyrs" at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea. Kento Nara—Geisler/Fotopress/DPA /Landov

APTOPIX Pakistan

Aug. 17, 2014. A supporter of anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, sleeps on the ground under a truck, during a protest, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Qadri led massive rallies Saturday in Pakistanís capital, demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif step down over alleged fraud in last yearís election in front of thousands of protesters. Muhammed Muheisen—AP

Demonstrators march down West Florissant during a peaceful march in reaction to the shooting of Michael Brown, near Ferguson, Missouri

Aug. 18, 2014. Demonstrators march down West Florissant during a peaceful march in reaction to the shooting of Michael Brown, near Ferguson, Missouri. Lucas Jackson—Reuters

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine

Aug. 18, 2014. Children look out from a bus before leaving for the train station, ahead of a train journey to the Russian Siberian city of Irkutsk where they are being relocated, at a refugee camp set up by the Russian Emergencies Ministry about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the Russia-Ukrainian border, near Donetsk, Rostov-on-Don region, Russia. Pavel Golovkin—AP

Supporter of Mohammad Tahir ul-Qadri sits on a tree while listening to his speech with others during the Revolution March in Islamabad

Aug. 18, 2014. A supporter of Mohammad Tahir ul-Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), sits on a tree while listening to his speech with others during the Revolution March in Islamabad. Akhtar Soomro—Reuters

Camps for Yazidis in Turkey

Aug. 16, 2014. Children pick up melons and bring them to their home after tens of thousand of Yazidis escaped from their ancient homeland of Sinjar and other villages after the attacks and mass executions of Islamic State (ISIS) militants who regard the ethnic minority as devil worshippers who must embrace their radical version of Islam or die. Yasin Akgul—NarPhotos/Redux

Demonstraters during clashes with police that erupted folwoing a mostly peacful protest at 12:30 AM on Wednesday, Aug 20, 2014 in Furguson, MO.

Aug. 19, 2014. Demonstraters during clashes with police that erupted folwoing a mostly peacful protest at 12:30 AM on Wednesday, Aug 20, 2014 in Furguson, MO. ANDREW CUTRARO for TIME

Liberia Battles Spreading Ebola Epidemic

Aug. 19, 2014. A very sick Saah Exco, 10, lies in a back alley of the West Point slum in Monrovia, Liberia. The boy was one of the patients that was pulled out of a holding center for suspected Ebola patients when the facility was overrun by a mob on Saturday. John Moore—Getty Images

A PALESTINIAN BRIDE, WHO LOST HER HOME DURING FIGHTING BETWEEN HAMAS AND ISRAEL, POSES DURING HER WEDDING CEREMONY, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER COUPLES, AT A UN SCHOOL

August 17, 2014. A Palestinian bride, who lost her home during fighting between Hamas and Israel, poses during her wedding ceremony, along with two other couples, at a UN school in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip. ABED RAHIM KHATIB APAIMAGES—APA /Landov

*** BESTPIX *** Iraqis fleeing from IS assaults take shelter in Iraq's Dohuk city

Aug. 16, 2014. Yezidis who fled their home due to the assaults of army groups led by Islamic State (IS), formerly known as ISIL, take shelter in the buildings under construction in Zakho district, a few kilometers from the Iraqi-Turkish border, Dohuk. Ensar Ozdemir—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

JSDF soldier searches for survivors at dusk at a site where a landslide swept through a residential area at Asaminami ward in Hiroshima

Aug. 21, 2014. A Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) soldier searches for survivors at dusk at a site where a landslide swept through a residential area at Asaminami ward in Hiroshima, western Japan. Toru Hanai—Reuters

TOPSHOTS-PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-UNREST-FUNERAL

Aug. 21, 2014. A relative of senior Hamas commander Raed al-Atar, one of three senior Hamas commanders killed in an Israeli military strike, mourns during his funeral in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah. Mahmud Hams—AFP/Getty Images

On patrol with St. Louis Police Tacital Team

Aug. 18, 2014. Police fire tear gas in the direction of where bottles were thrown from crowds gathered near the QuikTrip on W. Florissant Avenue. Protests and clashes erupted between police and protesters in a Missouri city where racial tensions have boiled over since Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson fatally shot unarmed Black teen Michael Brown on Aug. 9. David Carson—St Louis Post Dispatch / Polaris

Outrage In Missouri Town After Police Shooting Of 18-Yr-Old Man

Aug. 16, 2014. Capt. Ronald Johnson (R) of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, who was appointed by the governor to take control of security operations in the city of Ferguson, greets demonstrators in Ferguson, Missouri. Scott Olson—Getty Images

On patrol with St. Louis Police Tacital Team

Aug. 19, 2014. A member of the St. Louis County Police tactical team sleeps in the back of the team's armored truck after arriving back at the command post W. Florissant Avenue at about 2.49 a.m. David Carson—St Louis Post Dispatch / Polaris

Liberia Battles Spreading Ebola Epidemic

Aug. 20, 2014. A Liberian Army soldier, part of the Ebola Task Force, beats a local resident while enforcing a quarantine on the West Point slum in Monrovia, Liberia. The government ordered the quarantine of West Point, a congested seaside slum of 75,000, on Wednesday, in an effort to stop the spread of the virus in the capital city. John Moore—Getty Images

TOPSHOTS-CYCLING-NOR-ARCTIC-RACE

Aug. 17, 2014. Cyclists ride during the 165 km fourth and last stage of the Arctic Race of Norway between Tromso and Tromso in Norway. Jonathan Nackstrand—AFP/Getty Images

EXPRESS-TIMES

Aug. 18, 2014. Bethlehem Catholic cheerleaders participate in the "Ice Bucket Challenge" at Bethlehem Catholic High School. The group was challenged by Allentown Central Catholic cheerleaders to either donate to ALS research or get doused with ice water. MATT SMITH—Express-Times /Landov

Statewide Drought Takes Toll On California's Lake Oroville Water Level

Aug. 19, 2014. The Enterprise Bridge passes over a section of Lake Oroville that is nearly dry in Oroville, California. As the severe drought in California continues for a third straight year, water levels in the State's lakes and reservoirs is reaching historic lows. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images

TOPSHOTS-FRANCE-EQUESTRIAN-EVENTING

Aug. 21, 2014. Pascal Leroy (L) riding his horse Minos de Petra and Maxime Livio (R) riding Qalao des Mers take part in a training session of the eventing French national team at the Saint-Martin-de-Brehal beach prior to the start of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy. Miguel Medina—AFP/Getty Images

ISRAEL KILLS THREE TOP HAMAS COMMANDERS

Aug. 21, 2014. A young Palestinian boy watches people gathering for the funeral of three top senior Hamas commanders, Mohammed Abu Shamala, Mohammed Barhoum and Raed al-Attar, all three are believed to have died overnight in ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Rafah. IBRAHIM KHATIB—Barcroft Media /Landov

Protests over Michael Brown shooting

Aug. 21, 2014. National Guard watch from a small hill top a couple blocks away as demonstrators protest the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. LARRY W. SMITH—EPA