Best pictures from August 11
A boy walks under an oversized inflatable of Pokemon character Pikachu hanging at the Vancouver Convention Centre during the 2013 Pokemon World Championships in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 11, 2013. The championships included both the trading card and video games with competitors divided into junior, senior and masters divisions. Elite players from more than 25 countries competed in the three-day event, which was held outside the United States for the first time.DARRYL DYCK/The Globe and Mail
A competitor crawls through mud water during a Fighters' Run competition in Zanka, 150 km (93 miles) west of Budapest, August 10, 2013.LASZLO BALOGH/Reuters
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at an oil refinery in Puerto La Cruz August 11, 2013. Lightning set fire to a storage tank at Venezuela's Puerto La Cruz oil refinery on Sunday, the president said, and residents were moved out of the immediate area while local media showed images of thick black smoke rising from the facility.STRINGER/Reuters
A Hindu devotee gets his cheeks pierced as he takes part in an annual religious procession called "Shitla Mata" in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh August 11, 2013. Hindu devotees subject themselves to painful rituals during the religious procession to demonstrate their faith and as a penance to the deity at a temple dedicated to the goddess Shitla.AJAY VERMA/Reuters
A participant dressed as a gingerbread man races at the annual "City 2 Surf Fun Run" in central Sydney August 11, 2013. According to organizers, more than 85,000 entered the race that covered 14 km (8.7 miles) from Sydney's central business district to Bondi Beach, raising funds for charity.DANIEL MUNOZ/Reuters
A man takes a picture of himself among participants during the annual "City2Surf" fun run in central Sydney August 11, 2013. According to organizers, more than 85,000 participants entered the race that covers 14 km (8.7 miles) from Sydney's central business district to Bondi Beach, and supports several charities around the country.DANIEL MUNOZ/Reuters
People climb over a giant lobster statue in Shediac, N.B. Sunday, August, 11, 2013.JONATHAN HAYWARD/The Canadian Press
Activists stage a theatrical play where gays are prevented by others wearing masks depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a protest against Russia's new law on gays, in central London, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. Hundreds of protesters called for the Winter 2014 Olympic Games to be taken away from Sochi, Russia, because of a new Russian law that bans "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" and imposes fines on those holding gay pride rallies.Lefteris Pitarakis/The Associated Press
In this undated photo taken from video, provided by the Norwegian Labour Party, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, takes the role of a taxi driver in Oslo, Norway, as a part of the election campaign for Norwegian Labour Party. Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg dressed up as a taxi driver and took passengers around Oslo in an unusual election campaign stunt.Norwegian Labour Party/The Associated Press
Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates his victory in the men's 100 metres final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 11, 2013.LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters
Darya Klishina of Russia competes in the women's long jump final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 11, 2013.MAXIM SHEMETOV/Reuters
Toronto mayor Rob Ford discusses his consumption of alcohol at the Taste of the Danforth Friday night, during his weekly radio show with brother Doug at the CFRB radio studios, Sunday August 11, 2013.J.P. MOCZULSKI/The Globe and Mail
England's Ian Bell avoids a delivery from Australia's Ryan Harris during their fourth Ashes test cricket match at the Riverside cricket ground, Chester-Le-Street, northern England August 11, 2013.NIGEL RODDIS/Reuters
Jason Dufner holds up the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, in Pittsford, N.Y.Patrick Semansky/The Associated Press
Jason Dufner holds up the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, in Pittsford, N.Y.Patrick Semansky/The Associated Press
Visitors make their way around the Shwedagon Pagoda despite the rainy weather in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. The Shwedagon Pagoda is the most sacred Pagoda to the Burmese.Wong Maye-E/The Associated Press