Pictures of the Week: July 5 – July 12

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From violent protests in Egypt and the start of the holy month of Ramadan to a driverless oil-tanker train explosion in Quebec and the running of the bulls in Spain, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

Mud Day in Michigan
July 9, 2013. Zach Miller buries himself in the mud pit during the 26th annual Mud Day at Nankin Mills recreation complex in Westland, Mich.Jeff Kowalsky—EPA
A member of the Free Syrian Army dives into the Euphrates river in Deir al-Zor
July 8, 2013. A member of the Free Syrian Army dives into the Euphrates river in Deir al-Zor. Khalil Ashawi—Reuters
Children play at a camp for internally displaced persons in suburbs of Myitkyina
July 7, 2013. Children play at a camp for internally displaced persons in the suburbs of Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, Myanmar. Damir Sagolj—Reuters
Muslim women attend an evening mass prayer session to mark Ramadan in Jakarta
July 9, 2013. Muslim women attend an evening mass prayer session called "tarawih" to mark the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.Enny Nuraheni—Reuters
First Day Of The Great Yorkshire Show
July 9, 2013. Jolie Matthews, 9, from Scarborough won first prize showing her Saddleback Sow pig at the Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate, England.Ian Forsyth—Getty Images
The Championships - Wimbledon 2013: Day Thirteen
July 7, 2013. Andy Murray (R) of Great Britain climbs down after celebrating in his player's box with friends, family and members of his coaching team following his victory in the Gentlemen's Singles Final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.Julian Finney—Getty Images
Washington Monument Lighting
July 8, 2013. The Washington Monument is lit while undergoing repairs in Washington.Alex Brandon—AP
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July 7, 2013. People standing on balconies look at participants as they run in front of Alcurrucen's bulls during the first bull run of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. Pedro Armestre—AFP/Getty Images
APTOPIX South Africa Mandela
July 7, 2013. A South African woman prays during a Sunday mass at Petra Full Gospel Church in Pretoria, South Africa.Muhammed Muheisen—AP
Canada-Oil Train Derailment
July 7, 2013. The downtown core lays in ruins as fire fighters continue to water smoldering rubble in Lac Megantic, Quebec after a train derailed ignited tanker cars carrying crude oil. Paul Chiasson—The Canadian Press/AP
Images From Steel Workshops
July 5, 2013. Workers make stainless steel tiffin carrier bowls at a workshop in the suburb of Mira-Bhayander in Thane, India. Dhiraj Singh—Bloomberg/Getty Images
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July 5, 2013. An Egyptian supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood holds a picture of deposed president Mohamed Morsi outside Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque. Mahmud Hams—AFP/Getty Images
Cairo Egypt July 05 2013:Backers of ousted President Mohamed Morsi helped an injured man near Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo.Morci supporters surround a man who has been shot by the military. His name is Mohammed Suphi Mohammed Assayid Ali.He was shot when hecrossed the road to try to put the poster of Morci on the barbed wire next to the Republican Guard barracks, the last known location of the deposed President."
July 5, 2013. Backers of ousted President Mohamed Morsi help a man who was shot when he crossed the road to try to put a poster of Morsi on the barbed wire next to the Republican Guard barracks, the last known location of the deposed President in Cairo. Read the photographer's full backstory to the photograph on our Tumblr.Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIME
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July 5, 2013. Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi carry a man who was shot during a gun battle outside the Cairo headquarters of the Republican Guard.Mahmoud Khaled—AFP/Getty Images
APTOPIX Mideast Egypt
July 5, 2013. A supporter of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi prays on an Egyptian flag during the Friday prayer before a protest near the University of Cairo, Giza, Egypt.Hassan Ammar—AP
People take part in a water fight on Rabin Square in Tel Aviv
July 5, 2013. People take part in a water fight at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, Israel.Nir Elias—Reuters
Believers attend a confession in the garden of a Catholic church during the annual Icon of the Mother of God festival in the village of Budslav
July 5, 2013. Believers attend a confession in the garden of a Catholic church during the annual Icon of the Mother of God festival in the village of Budslav, some 93 miles north of Minsk, Belarus.Vasily Fedosenko—Reuters
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July 6, 2013. Residents stand beneath a cross on a hill overlooking Lac-Megantic in Canada's Quebec province as firefighters douse blazes after a freight train loaded with oil derailed sparking explosions that engulfed about 30 buildings in fire.François Laplante-Delagrave—AFP/Getty Images
Visitors watch water gushing from the section of the Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the Yellow River, during a sand-washing operation in Jiyuan
July 6, 2013. Visitors watch water gushing from the section of the Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the Yellow River, during a sand-washing operation in Jiyuan, Henan province, China.Reuters
A woman holds a parasol as she walk on a stair at Kumbum Monastery, outskirt of Xining, Qinghai province
July 6, 2013. A woman holds a parasol as she walks on stairs at Kumbum Monastery on the outskirts of Xining, Qinghai province, China.Kim Kyung-Hoon—Reuters
The Championships - Wimbledon 2013: Day Twelve
July 6, 2013. Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan of the United States of America bump chests as they celebrate match point during their Gentlemen's Doubles final match against Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Marcelo Melo of Brazil on day twelve of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.Julian Finney—Getty Images
Revellers hold up their red scarves during the start of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona
July 6, 2013. Revellers hold up their red scarves during the start of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain.Susana Vera—Reuters
Spain San Fermin
July 7, 2013. An Alcurrucen's ranch fighting bull runs towards revelers during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain.Daniel Ochoa de Olza—AP
Spectators watch an Orange Order parade at Rossnowlagh Strand in County Donegal.
July 6 , 2013. Spectators watch an Orange Order parade at Rossnowlagh Strand in County Donegal, Ireland.Cathal McNaughton—Reuters
Palestinians playing and swimming by the seashore
July 7, 2013. Palestinians playing and swimming on the shore of the Sea of Gaza City during the weekend, happy to welcome the month of Ramadan.Ezz Zanoun—Demotix/Corbis
South Africa Mandela
July 7, 2013. A child stands between well wishers praying outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa.Muhammed Muheisen—AP
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July 7, 2013. Egyptian supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi sit in front of barbed wire fencing that blocks the access to the headquarters of the Republican Guard in Cairo.Mahmud Hams—AFP/Getty Images
Cairo Egypt July 08 2013:Egyptian supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi attend a rally in support of the former Islamist leader outside Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque on July 8, 2013
July 8, 2013. Egyptian supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi attend a rally in support of the former Islamist leader outside Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque.Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIME
Cairo Egypt July 08 2013: injured Morsi supporters were treated at the hospital.
July 8, 2013. Injured Morsi supporters were treated at the hospital in Cairo.Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIME
supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi attends a protest outside the Rabaa Adawiya mosque in Cairo
July 7, 2013. A supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi attends a protest outside the Rabaa Adawiya mosque in Cairo.Suhaib Salem—Reuters
Hundreds Flee Growing Mount Charleston Fire
July 8, 2013. Smoke from the Carpenter 1 fire in the Spring Mountains range is illuminated by the setting sun as it billows behind hotel-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada.Ethan Miller—Getty Images
A double-decker tourism bus is seen on fire in from of the Oriental Pearl Tower in the Pudong financial district of Shanghai
July 8, 2013. A double-decker tour bus is seen on fire in from of the Oriental Pearl Tower in the Pudong financial district of Shanghai, China.Carlos Barria—Reuters
A boy, whose his family fled military operations in the western tribal area, jumps into a stream in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad
July 8, 2013. A boy, whose his family fled military operations in the western tribal areas, jumps into a stream in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad.Zohra Bensemra—Reuters
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July 8, 2013. Indonesian children and elder Muslim men prepare to sight the new moon from the rooftop of the Al-Hidayah Basmol mosque in Jakarta in preparation for the beginning of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.Romeo Gacad—AFP/Getty Images
A North Korean soldier holds an umbrella as she stands guard along the banks of the Yalu River
July 8, 2013. A North Korean soldier holds an umbrella as she stands guard along the banks of the Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong.Jacky Chen—Reuters
Cairo Egypt July 09 2013:Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi protest in Nasr City
July 9, 2013. Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi protest in Nasr City, Egypt.Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIME
Pro Morsi protest in Malaysia
July 9, 2013. Supporters hold a poster of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi during a demonstration near the Egyptian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Ahmad Yusni—EPA
India Temple Blasts
July 9, 2013. Novice Buddhist monks offer prayers for peace at the Tergar Monastery, the site of an explosion, in Bodh Gaya, about 80 miles south of Patna, the capital of the eastern Indian state of Bihar.Manish Bhandari—AP
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July 9, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama greets guests during a kids' state dinner in the East Room Room of the White House in Washington.Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty Images
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July 9, 2013. A rebel fighter uses a mirror to watch the pro-government forces' positions during clashes in the Salaheddine district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.Jm Lopez—AFP
An Israeli border policeman looks at his colleague through a hole in a section of the controversial Israeli barrier near Jerusalem
July 9, 2013. An Israeli border policeman looks at his colleague through a hole in a section of the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank village of Abu Dis, near Jerusalem.Mohamad Torokman—Reuters
A Free Syrian Army fighter takes cover behind sandbags inside a house as in Deir al-Zor
July 9, 2013. A Free Syrian Army fighter takes cover behind sandbags inside a house as in Deir al-Zor. Khalil Ashawi—Reuters
Runners get trapped by steers at the entrance to the bull ring during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona
July 9, 2013. Runners get trapped by steers at the entrance to the bull ring during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain.Susana Vera—Reuters
Ramadan in Gaza
July 9, 2013. A Palestinian Muslim boy buys children's toys for the month of Ramadan at the old market at the Jabaliya Refugee Camp in North Gaza Strip.Ali Ali—EPA
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July 9, 2013. Trails left by fireflies as they flit around the woods at night looking for a mate in Brevard, N.C.Spencer Black—National News/Zuma Press
World News - July 9, 2013
July 9, 2013. A general view of the Popocatepetl volcano taken from Puebla, Mexico.Francisco Guasco—Zuma Press
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July 10, 2013. A supporter of Colombia's Independiente de Santa Fe reacts before the second leg match of Libertadores Cup semifinals against Colombia's Independiente de Santa Fe, held at El Campin Stadium, in Bogota, Colombia.Jhon Paz—Xinhua Press/Corbis
A child is seen near members of the Muslim community attending midday prayers at Strasbourg Grand Mosque in Strasbourg
July 9, 2013. A child is seen near members of the Muslim community attending midday prayers at Strasbourg Grand Mosque in Strasbourg, France on the first day of Ramadan.Vincent Kessler—Reuters
APTOPIX Brazil Pope Mask
July 9, 2013. Masks in the likeness of Pope Francis dry at the Condal mask-making factory ahead of the pontiff's visit in Sao Goncalo near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Felipe Dana—AP
Supporters Of Ousted President And Opponents Continue To Wage Street Battles
July 10, 2013. Tents are set up for men to sleep, pray and read the Koran at the base for Mohamed Morsi supporters on the first day of Ramadan, the sacred holy month for Muslims where many will fast from sun-up to sun-down in Cairo, Egypt. Spencer Platt—Getty Images
Egypt reopens border crossing with Gaza
July 10, 2013. Suitcases are left in a pile as Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip.Ali Ali—EPA
Indonesia Ramadan
July 10, 2013. Students perform an afternoon prayer on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Ar-Raudlatul Hasanah Islamic boarding school in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.Binsar Bakkara—AP
Egypt reopens border crossing with Gaza
July 10, 2013. A boy presses his face against a window as Palestinians wait to cross in Egypt at Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip.Ali Ali—EPA
Gigathlon in Switzerland
July 10, 2013. Swimmers prepare for the start on the third day of the Gigathlon event at the Vierwaldstaetter Lake near Ennetbuergen, central Switzerland.Urs Flueeler—Reuters
A would-be immigrant looks out of a window on a police bus after arriving at the AFM Maritime Squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta
July 10, 2013. A would-be immigrant looks out of a window on a police bus after arriving at the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) Maritime Squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbor.Darrin Zammit Lupi—Reuters
Spain Financial Crisis Evictions
July 10, 2013. MarÌa Dolores Ferrer Agudo, 34-years old, who collapsed during a panic attack, gets help from her neighbor and children while waiting to be evicted in Madrid.Andres Kudacki—AP
US-CHINA-ECONOMY
July 10, 2013. A staff member adjusts an American flag before the opening session of the US and China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the U.S. Department of State in Washington.Brendan Smilowski—AFP/Getty Images
India Ramadan
July 10, 2013. Young Indian Muslim boys point towards the crescent moon in the compound of Jamia Masjid or Grand Mosque in New Delhi, India.Altaf Qadri—AP
A cannon fires a ceremonial shot just outside Jerusalem's Old City, to mark the end of Muslims' daily fast during Ramadan
July 10, 2013. A cannon fires a ceremonial shot just outside Jerusalem's Old City, to mark the end of Muslims' daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan.Ronen Zvulun—Reuters
George Zimmerman Second-Degree Murder Trial
July 10, 2013. U.S. Assistant State Attorney John Guy uses a foam dummy to describe the altercation between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin to the defense witness and law enforcement expert Dennis Root during Zimmerman's trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla.Gary W. Green—MCT/Zuma Press
Britain Northern Ireland
July 10, 2013. A man climbs a huge bonfire in the New Mossley area on the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland.Peter Morrison—AP
An excavator moves villagers away from a flooded area during heavy rainfall in Yingxiu
July 10, 2013. An excavator moves villagers away from a flooded area during heavy rainfall in Yingxiu, Wenchuan county, Sichuan province, China. Reuters
A Bosnian woman cries on the coffin of a relative, which is one of the 409 coffins of newly identified victims from the 1995 Srebrenica massacre
July 11, 2013. A Bosnian woman cries on the coffin of a relative, which is one of the 409 coffins of newly identified victims from the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, in Potocari Memorial Center, near Srebrenica.Dado Ruvic—Reuters
Israeli soldiers take part in drill simulating a battle with Hezbollah in a mock village at base near Haifa
July 11, 2013. Israeli soldiers take part in an urban warfare drill simulating a battle with Hezbollah in a mock village at Elyakim military base near the northern city of Haifa.Nir Elias—Reuters
An Israeli soldier takes part in drill simulating a battle with Hezbollah in a mock village at base near Haifa
July 11, 2013. An Israeli soldier takes part in an urban warfare drill simulating a battle with Hezbollah in a mock village at Elyakim military base near the northern city of Haifa.Nir Elias—Reuters
Picadores enter the bull ring at the start of the fifth bullfight of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona
July 11, 2013. "Picadores" (mounted bullfighters) enter the bull ring at the start of the fifth bullfight of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain.Susana Vera—Reuters
Ramadan in Gaza
July 11, 2013. Palestinian men rest as others pray and read the Koran in a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip.Ali Ali—EPA
Mideast Egypt
July 11, 2013. Supporters of ousted Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi, pray after breaking their fast, during the Islamic month of Ramadan, in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.Manu Brabo—AP

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