Today in Pictures - August 20, 2013

Residents take shelter from the rain after floodwaters inundated their homes in the farming town of Novaleta, some 26 kilometres outside Manila on Aug 19, 2013. Torrential rain paralysed large parts of the Philippine capital on August 19 as neck-deep — Residents take shelter from the rain after floodwaters inundated their homes in the farming town of Novaleta, some 26 kilometres outside Manila on Aug 19, 2013. Torrential rain paralysed large parts of the Philippine capital on August 19 as neck-deep water swept through homes, while floods in northern farming areas claimed at least one life. -- PHOTO: AFP

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Aug 20, 2013, 6:03 pm SGT

Tropical storm Trami in Philippines, flood in Pakistan, conjoined twins in Mexico. These, and more pictures, from around the world here.