Pictures of the Week: Aug. 22 – Aug.29

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From Michael Brown’s funeral and a cease fire in Gaza, to swarms of locusts in Madagascar and the US Open Tennis Championships, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

Michael Brown Sr. yells out as his son's casket is lowered into the ground at St. Peter's Cemetery in St. Louis
Aug. 25, 2014. Michael Brown Sr. yells out as his son's casket is lowered into the ground at St. Peter's Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.Richard Perry—Reuters/Pool
ACTIVITY OF ECUADORIAN VOLCANO TUNGURAHUA
Aug. 28, 2014. View of Tungurahua volcano from the area of Guadalupe, Ecuador. The volcano has registered a moderate to high activity since the end of July.JosÈ J·come—EPA
Patients and relatives gather at a hospital basement after an early-morning shelling that hit the hospital compound in central Donetsk, Ukraine
Aug. 24, 2014. Patients and relatives gather in a hospital basement after an early-morning shelling that hit the hospital compound in central Donetsk, Ukraine.MAURICIO LIMA—The New York Times
APTOPIX Mideast Israel UN Syria Peacekeepers
Aug. 29, 2014. Metal boards in the shape of gunmen sit on an old bunker at an observation point on Mt. Bental in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights, overlooking the border with Syria near the Quneitra province. Ariel Schalit—AP
Friends and relatives of four-year-old Israeli boy Daniel Tregerman mourn during his funeral near the border with the Gaza Strip
Aug. 24, 2014. Friends and relatives of four-year-old Israeli boy Daniel Tregerman mourn during his funeral in a cemetery near the border with the Gaza Strip.RONEN ZVULUN—REUTERS
APTOPIX Mexico Child Migrant Overload
Aug. 26, 2014. Central American migrants sleep atop a moving freight train as it heads north from Arriaga toward Chahuites, Mexico.Rebecca Blackwell—AP
India Daily Life
Aug. 26, 2014. A stray dog stands on a mound of garbage at a landfill site on the outskirts of Bangalore, India. Aijaz Rahi—AP
2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games - Day 10
Aug. 26, 2014. Tai Qing Tong of Malaysia competes in Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around Qualification on day ten of the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games at Nanjing OSC Gymnasium in Nanjing, China. Feng Li—Getty Images
Sailors man the rails of the USS Carl Vinson, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, as it departs its home port in San Diego, California
Aug. 22, 2014. Sailors man the rails of the USS Carl Vinson, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, as it departs its home port in San Diego, California.MIKE BLAKE—REUTERS
TOPSHOTS-AUTO-RALLY-WRC-GER
Aug. 22, 2014. A rally car drive through the landscape during the FIA World Rally Championship of Germany in Trier, western Germany.PATRIK STOLLARZ—AFP/Getty Images
Japan Copes With First Dengue Fever Case In Nearly 70 Years
Aug. 28, 2014. A workman sprays pesticide in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan. Sections of Yoyogi Park were closed to the public today as they underwent fumigation after three people were diagnosed with dengue fever after suffering mosquitoe bites in the park. Chris McGrath—Getty Images
Ferguson mourns shooting of Michael Brown
Aug. 23, 2014. The hot summer sun took it's toll on a row of roses laid on Canfield Drive leading to the site where 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by police on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson.David Carson—St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Polaris
TOPSHOTS-SPAIN-FESTIVAL-TOMATINA
Aug. 28, 2013. Revellers take part in the annual "tomatina" festivities in the village of Bunol, near Valencia. GABRIEL GALLO—AFP/Getty Images
Crisis in Ukraine
Aug. 26, 2014. Damaged goods lie in a damaged kitchen in downtown Donetsk, Ukraine. Ukraine said it had captured Russian soldiers engaged in combat on Ukrainian territory, a claim that could complicate efforts to end fighting between government forces and separatist rebels in the east of the country.SERGEI ILNITSKY—EPA
US Open Tennis Championships 2014 Day Four Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - 28 Aug 2014
Aug. 28, 2014. Andy Murray of Great Britain in action during practice at the 2014 US Open Tennis Championships 2014, Flushing Meadows, New York.Ella Ling—BPI/Rex/REX USA
CHILE-SANTIAGO-EARTHQUAKE
Aug. 24, 2014. A woman carrying her child walks on a street after an earthquake in Quillota province, Chile, on Aug. 23, 2014. An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale shook Chile on Saturday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.JORGE VILLEGAS—Xinhua /Landov
Michael Brown laid to rest
Aug. 25, 2014. Family members touch the copper top of the vault containing the casket of Michael Brown during his burial at St. Peter's Cemetery.Robert Cohen—Polaris
TOPSHOTS-PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-GAZA
Aug. 24, 2014. A Palestinian woman holds the body of a one-and-a-half year old girl after her body was brought to the family house from the morgue before the funeral procession in Gaza City.ROBERTO SCHMIDT—AFP/Getty Images
Ryan Stark
Aug. 28, 2014. Oklahoma City police officer Sgt. Ryan Stark, center, leans over the casket of his canine partner, K-9 Kye, following funeral services for the dog in Oklahoma City. Sue Ogrocki—AP
A dying bird covered in spilled oil lies on a rock on the banks of the San Juan river in Cadereyta
Aug. 26, 2014. A dying bird covered in spilled oil lies on a rock on the banks of the San Juan river in Cadereyta. An oil pipeline spill that contaminated the river in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon will take months to clean up, the country's top water authority said on Thursday. DANIEL BECERRIL—REUTERS
AFGHANISTAN-RELIGION-WOMEN
Aug. 26, 2014. Afghan students read and memorize the holy Quran at a madrassa (religious school) in Ghazni.RAHMATULLAH ALIZADAH—AFP/Getty Images
Crisis in Ukraine
Aug. 22, 2014. A cat wearing a ribbon with the Ukrainian national flag sits near a tank at a Ukrainian checkpoint in the town of Avdeevka, near Donetsk, Ukraine.ROMAN PILIPEY—EPA
European Swimming Championships 2014 in Berlin
Aug. 23, 2014. Divers train before the competitions at the 32nd LEN European Swimming Championships 2014 in Berlin, Germany.MAJA HITIJ—EPA
Exhibition 'Ilya y Emilia Kabakov. Angelology: Utopia and Angels'
Aug. 27, 2014. View of the artwork 'Fallen Angel' during the exhibition 'Ilya y Emilia Kabakov. Angelogy: Utopia and Angels' by Russian couple artists Ilya y Emilia Kabakov at the former school of San Idelfonso in Mexico City, Mexico.Sashenka Gutierrez—EPA
APTOPIX Pakistan
Aug. 28, 2014. A supporter of Pakistan's cricket celebrity-turned-politician Imran Khan takes part in an anti-government rally with writing on her forehead "Go Nawaz Go," in Karachi, Pakistan. Shakil Adil—AP
TOPSHOTS-PHILIPPINES-ACCIDENT-FIRE
Aug. 26, 2014. A man crawls on a truss of a building to witness a fire that engulfed a warehouse in Manila.NOEL CELIS—AFP/Getty Images
INDIA-WEATHER-MONSOON
Aug. 28, 2014. Indian youths assisting at a shop shelter from rain behind a plastic tarpaulin in New Delhi.CHANDAN KHANNA—AFP/Getty Images
A cloth covered idol of Hindu elephant god Ganesh is pictured at a roadside workshop in New Delhi
Aug. 25, 2014. A cloth covered idol of Hindu elephant god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, is pictured at a roadside workshop in New Delhi. Idols of Ganesh are made two to three months before Ganesh Chaturthi, a popular religious festival in India.ANINDITO MUKHERJEE—REUTERS
A man tries to grab flag as he slips off the "gostra", a pole covered in grease, during the week-long celebrations for the religious feast of St Julian, patron of the town of St Julian's, outside Valletta
Aug. 24, 2014. A man tries to grab a flag as he slips off the "gostra", a pole covered in grease, during the week-long celebrations for the religious feast of St Julian, patron of the town of St Julian's, outside Valletta.DARRIN ZAMMIT LUPI—REUTERS
TOPSHOTS-PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-GAZA
Aug. 27, 2014. A Palestinian man walks past a fire in a street set by a home owner in an effort to keep mosquitoes away from their shattered homes in Shejaiya.ROBERTO SCHMIDT—AFP/Getty Images
Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades' press statement in Shujaya
Aug. 27, 2014. Palestinian men listen the press statement of the members of the Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian resistance faction Hamas, in the Shujaya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City.Anadolu Agency—Getty Images
TOPSHOTS-MADAGASCAR-LOCUST-ENVIRONMENT
Aug. 28, 2014. A swarm of locusts invades the center of Mdagascar capitol Antananarivo.RIJASOLO—AFP/Getty Images
TOPSHOTS-SKOREA-CHINA-TOURISM-ECONOMY
Aug. 27, 2014. A South Korean tour guide walks before the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. ED JONES—AFP/Getty Images
PNG-VOLCANO
Aug. 29, 2014. Mount Tavurvur erupting in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local communities and international flights to be re-routed.OLIVER BLUETT—AFP/Getty Images
Bangladeshi aluminum workers
Aug. 25, 2014. A Bangladeshi child worker poses during a break as he makes aluminium bowls at a small factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The workers get 2/3 euro per day while they work in unsafe conditions.ABIR ABDULLAH—EPA
APTOPIX India Hindu Festival
Aug. 29, 2014. An Indian vendor awaits customers as she sells idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Jammu, India.Channi Anand—AP
*** BESTPIX *** Fontwell Races
Aug. 28, 2014. Runners clear a fence in The £500 Permanent Money Backs Handicap Steeple Chase at Fontwell racecourse in Fontwell, England.Alan Crowhurst—Getty Images
Gareth Bale
Aug. 26, 2014. Real's Gareth Bale steps on a chair with his new football shoes, during the presentation of the Real Madrid's new UEFA Champions League kit at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.Andres Kudacki—AP
ISRAEL-CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL-ACCEPTED
Aug. 25, 2014. Israeli children from Kibbutz Nahal Oz play with water in Kibbutz Urim in southern Israel bordering Gaza Strip. JINI—Xinhua Press/Corbis
Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead his weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican
Aug. 27, 2014. Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead his weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican.MAX ROSSI—REUTERS
Jill Vardy
Aug. 23, 2014. Jill Vardy, of the Bank of Canada, looks out at the Teton Range during a break at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium at the Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park near Jackson, Wyo.John Locher—AP
TOPSHOTS-AFGHANISTAN-PRISON-WOMEN
Aug. 27, 2014. Female Afghan prisoners gather in a group inside the female prison in Herat. The facility, which was built by the Italian Provincial Reconstruction Team, holds approximately 140 inmates, some with their children alongside them, whose crimes range from murder, drug trafficking to running away from home. AREF KARIMI—AFP/Getty Images
Malaysia's 57th Independence Day celebration
August 28, 2014. A Malaysian students look during a rehearsal for Malaysia National Day celebrations In Kuala Lumpur.MOHD FIRDAUS— NURPHOTO
AFGHANISTAN-UNREST-SECURITY
Aug. 24, 2014. A newly-graduated female Afghan National Army (ANA) officer walks to get her certificate as she attends a graduation ceremony at the Afghan National Army training centre in Kabul. SHAH MARAI—AFP/Getty Images
A burial team in protective clothing removes the body an Ebola victim from an isolation ward in Monrovia, Liberia.
August 28, 2014. A burial team in protective clothing removes the body an Ebola victim from an isolation ward in the West Point neighborhood of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.DANIEL BEREHULAK—The New York Times/Redux
A makeshift memorial for Michael Brown, who was fatally shot by a police officer on Aug. 9, on the spot where he was killed in Ferguson, Mo.
Aug. 26, 2014. A makeshift memorial for Michael Brown, who was fatally shot by a police officer on Aug. 9, on the spot where he was killed in Ferguson, Mo.TODD HEISLER—The New York Times

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