Monday August 28, Our World in Pictures

August 28, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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CALIFORNIA — Protesters Arrested During Rally: Demonstrators clash during a free speech rally on Sunday in Berkeley. Several thousand people converged in Berkeley for a “Rally Against Hate” in response to a planned right-wing protest that raised concerns of violence and triggered a massive police presence. Several people were arrested for violating rules against covering their faces or carrying items banned by authorities.

VENEZUELA — Trump Sparks Military Exercises: A militia member shouts slogans during a speech by Gen. Carlos Leal Telleria, commander of the Venezuelan Bolivarian Militia, in Fort Tiuna on Friday. President Nicolas Maduro ordered military exercises in response to President Donald Trump’s warning of possible military action to resolve the country’s crisis.

INDIA — Playing Kabaddi: Bengaluru Bulls’ Rohit Kumar (upper left) tries to make point against the Bengal Warriors during their Vivo Pro Kabaddi league match in Mumbai on Sunday.

SPAIN — Women Honor Saint: Three women, called ”las mondidas,” pose in front of an old house before taking part in the religious pilgrimage in honor of Saint Bartholomew in Sarnago on Sunday.

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION – Harvey: This photo made available by NASA shows Hurricane Harvey over Texas on Saturday, seen from the International Space Station.

TEXAS – Dead Dog in Flipped Truck: A dead dog lies out of the passenger window of an overturned pickup truck after Hurricane Harvey landed in the Coast Bend area in Port Aransas, Texas, on Saturday. Harvey came ashore Friday along the Texas Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds, the most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade.

VENEZUELA – Soldiers in the Rain: Soldiers march during a military drill in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday. Followers of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and civilian militias marched alongside soldiers to denounce U.S. economic sanctions and express support to military exercises in defiance of President Donald Trump warning of possible military action to resolve the country’s crisis.

TEXAS – Rescue Worker: Wilford Martinez, right, is rescued from his flooded car by Harris County Sheriff’s Department Richard Wagner along Interstate 610 in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, in Houston, Texas.

BRAZIL – Corruption Protest: A doll representing Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wearing prison clothes stands on a cross with his name in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday. Demonstrators placed crosses representing the death of corrupt politicians. In July, Lula was found guilty of corruption and money laundering and sentenced to almost 10 years in prison. Now his case goes before a group of magistrates.