The World in Photos This Week

Battles rage in Aleppo, India goes dark, and temperatures soar around the globe.

AUGUST 3, 2012

A boy plays on the gun of a destroyed Syrian army tank partially covered in the rubble of the destroyed Azaz mosques, north of the restive city of Aleppo, on Aug. 2. Thanks to the narrow confines of the labrythine city streets, the rebels have been able to maintain a strong foothold in Aleppo -- the largest city in Syria -- against government forces with much heavier weaponry as battles raged this week.

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