Today in Pictures, Aug 11, 2015

Protest in Srinagar, forest fire in Portugal, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

A government employee is hit by dyed water from a water cannon used by Indian police to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Srinagar, August 10, 2015.
A government employee is hit by dyed water from a water cannon used by Indian police to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Srinagar, August 10, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/DANISH ISMAIL
Firefighters fight the flames during a forest fire at Mangualde, Portugal, 10 August 2015. About 200 firefighters, 58 land vehicles, two helicopters and one plane are working to fight the fire.
Firefighters fight the flames during a forest fire at Mangualde, Portugal, 10 August 2015. About 200 firefighters, 58 land vehicles, two helicopters and one plane are working to fight the fire. PHOTO: EPA/NUNO ANDRE FERREIRA
Officers from the St Louis County Police Department and the Missouri Highway Patrol process demonstrators from the "Black Lives Matter" movement that had been arrested for protesting on Interstate 70 in Earth City, Missouri, August 10, 2015.
Officers from the St Louis County Police Department and the Missouri Highway Patrol process demonstrators from the "Black Lives Matter" movement that had been arrested for protesting on Interstate 70 in Earth City, Missouri, August 10, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/LUCAS JACKSON
Relatives of Palestinian Anas Taha mourn during his funeral in the West Bank village of Qatana, near Jerusalem August 10, 2015. Israeli troops shot dead Taha who stabbed an Israeli man at a petrol station in the occupied West Bank.
Relatives of Palestinian Anas Taha mourn during his funeral in the West Bank village of Qatana, near Jerusalem August 10, 2015. Israeli troops shot dead Taha who stabbed an Israeli man at a petrol station in the occupied West Bank.PHOTO: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD
An Afghan migrant is reflected on a mirror as a man gets a hair cut next to a deserted hotel where hundreds of migrants have found temporary shelter, on the Greek island Kos on August 10, 2015.
An Afghan migrant is reflected on a mirror as a man gets a hair cut next to a deserted hotel where hundreds of migrants have found temporary shelter, on the Greek island Kos on August 10, 2015.PHOTO: AFP PHOTO/ANGELOS TZORTZINIS
An indigenous boy waits for the closing of the ten-day celebration of the Santo Domingo de Guzman festival in Managua, on August 10, 2015.
An indigenous boy waits for the closing of the ten-day celebration of the Santo Domingo de Guzman festival in Managua, on August 10, 2015.PHOTO: AFP PHOTO/INTI OCON
Devotees of the river goddess Osun dance down a street during the traditional town cleansing procession at the start of the annual Osun festival in Osogbo in Nigeria's southwest, August 10, 2015.
Devotees of the river goddess Osun dance down a street during the traditional town cleansing procession at the start of the annual Osun festival in Osogbo in Nigeria's southwest, August 10, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/ AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE
A couple enjoys a rocking chair on Shipyard Island, the venue of the 23rd Sziget (Island) Festival in Budapest, Hungary, 10 August 2015, during the opening day of the festival.
A couple enjoys a rocking chair on Shipyard Island, the venue of the 23rd Sziget (Island) Festival in Budapest, Hungary, 10 August 2015, during the opening day of the festival. PHOTO: EPA/BALAZS MOHAI HUNGARY OUT
Giant panda Mei Xiang plays inside the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, in this handout image taken on April 19, 2015 and obtained on August 10, 2015.
Giant panda Mei Xiang plays inside the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, in this handout image taken on April 19, 2015 and obtained on August 10, 2015.PHOTO: CONNOR MALLON/SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL ZOO/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS
Sea turtle hatchlings head to the water after being released by volunteers at the Sea Turtle Reserve Centre in Kosgoda, some 74 kms south of Colombo, on August 10, 2015.
Sea turtle hatchlings head to the water after being released by volunteers at the Sea Turtle Reserve Centre in Kosgoda, some 74 kms south of Colombo, on August 10, 2015.PHOTO: AFP PHOTO/ISHARA S. KODIKARA
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Aug 11, 2015, 11:44 am SGT
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