Today's top images - 08/16/2013

Lebanese civilians and emergency personnel gather at the site of a car bomb between the Bir el-Abed and Roueiss neighbourhoods, in the southern suburb of Beirut. (AFP)

A Kashmiri child stands in the rain with an umbrella as an Indian security serviceman stands guard during a one-day strike on India's 67th Independence Day in Srinagar. (AFP)

South Africa's John Robert Oosthuizen competes in the men's javelin throw qualifications at the 2013 IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. (AFP)

A young Bahraini boy holds the national flag during the clashes with riot police following an anti-regime protest in the village of Abu Saiba, west of Manama. (AFP)

An Egyptian woman mourns over the body of her daughter wrapped in shrouds at a mosque in Cairo. (AFP)

Kenya's Abel Kiprop Mutai (R) competes during the men's 3000 metres steeplechase final at the 2013 IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. Kenyan showman Ezekiel Kemboi won won the event. (AFP)

Lebanese fire fighters extinguish a flame at the site of a car bomb between the Bir el-Abed and Roueiss neighbourhoods, in the southern suburb of Beirut. (AFP)

Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police (JKAP) servicewomen stand in formation during celebrations marking India's Independence Day at The Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar. (AFP)

Athletes hand over the baton during the men's 4x400 metres relay at the 2013 IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. (AFP)

A demonstrator blocks Rio Branco Avenue in Rio de Janeiro to protest against the corruption in the government of Rio de Janeiro's governor Sergio Cabral. (AFP)

Indian schoolchildren perform a dance routine during celebrations for India's Independence Day at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post. (AFP)

Residents walk through debris and rubble inside the burnt down mosque of Rabaa al-Adawiya in Cairo. (AFP)