Best Photos of the Day

GLASGOW.- A sculpture known as 'the Big G' is pictured in central Glasgow in Scotland, on July 21, 2014, ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games begin in Glasgow on July 23, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ANDY BUCHANAN.

JABALIA.- A displaced Palestinian boy from Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip stands on July 23, 2014 in front of a mural painting at a UN school in thre refugee camp of Jabalia where displaced families have taken refuge after fleeing heavy fighting. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED.

MOSCOW.- A file photo taken on May 23, 2007 shows a visitor looking at a painting of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, by Russian painters Dmitry Vrubel and Viktoria Timofeyeva on display at the Marat Guelman gallery in Moscow. The British government on July 22, 2014 announced a public inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko, the Russian dissident who was poisoned in London with radioactive tea in 2006. The move comes as Britain presses for further sanctions against Russia over the downing of a passenger plane over eastern Ukraine, allegedly by pro-Moscow separatists. AFP PHOTO / NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA.

NEW YORK.- A sculpture of "Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Diana" is in the background new citizens are sworn in during the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) ceremony to naturalize 75 new citizens at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York July 22, 2014 AFP PHOTO / Timothy A. CLARY.

BEIJING.- This file photo taken on July 21, 2014 shows people riding in a boat before a 22-metre (72-feet) tall inflatable "big golden toad" by Chinese artist Guo Yongyao from Ningbo, displayed at Yu Yuan Tan Park in Beijing. Chinese reports about the giant inflatable toad have been deleted from the Internet on July 23, 2014 after social media users compared the puffed-up animal to a former Communist Party chief. AFP PHOTO / FILES / WANG ZHAO

GIGLIO.- Photo shows the Costa Concordia cruise ship after being refloated using air tanks attached to its sides on July 22, 2014 at Giglio Island. The Costa Concordia is due to be towed away on July 23, 2014 from Giglio Island, where it crashed on the night of January 13, 2012 in a disaster that killed 32 people. The ship's final journey for scrapping in the port of Genoa in northwest Italy is set to take four days. AFP PHOTO / TIZIANA FABI.

ILAN.- A worker takes down white cranes used to scare away the birds at an organic farm before winds increase in the town of Shanhsing in Ilan county as Typhoon Matmo approaches eastern Taiwan on July 22, 2014. Typhoon Matmo churned towards Taiwan on July 22 picking up strength with thousands of tourists evacuated from outlying islands as weather forecasters warned of possible flash floods and landslides. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEH.

SAN FRANCICO.- This July 20, 2014 photo shows a main hallway at Lucas Films headquarters featuring a statue of Star Wars’ character Darth Vader, as well as other mementos, in San Francisco, California. AFP PHOTO / Veronique DUPONT.

MOSCOW.- Russia's landmark St.Basil's Cathedral is reflected in a puddle at the Red Square in Moscow, on July 23, 2014. AFP PHOTO / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV.

JOHANNESBURG.- Fast cars take part in a test drive at the Kyalami race track on July 23, 2014 a day before it will go up for auction in Johannesburg. The circuit hosted its last international competition in May 2010 with the sixth race of the World Superbike Championship. AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA