Day in pictures - 26 August 2013
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Performers and visitors take part in the parade on the second day of the Notting Hill Carnival in west London. The Caribbean style carnival is held every August Bank Holiday. It started in since 1966, and the organisers say it is the largest festival celebration of its kind in Europe.
People taking part in the parade dress up in bold and brightly coloured outfits to entertain the crowds. There are also lots of steel bands, calypso music and street food.
There are celebrations in Leicester today too at The Belgrave Mela Festival, a celebration of Indian food and culture.
Members of the Jaipur Ka Kawa Brass Band from India, march through the streets entertaining the large crowds of people at The Belgrave Mela Festival in Leicester.
Giant smile! This is one of the first pictures of the baby panda that was born at the Smithsonian Zoo in Washington. Fingers crossed for Tian Tian the panda in Edinburgh, who is on red alert for giving birth - even though zookeepers can't be sure she's even pregnant!
Heavy monsoons have left parts of India under water. Here in the village of Chandod in the Vadodara district families are using boats to get to their houses.
Protesters gather at Luneta park in Metro Manila in The Philippines, in south-east Asia. They are demonstrating against alleged corruption in their government.
It was the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center in New York City last night.
One Direction won song of the summer for Best Song Ever at the MTV Awards in New York last night.
Katy Perry was one of the pop superstars to perform at the MTV Awards in New York last night.
