The weekend in pictures

Mosul, Iraq: Tens of thousands of refugees, mostly of the Yezidi faith, who were previous trapped Mount Sinjar are escorted to safety by Kurdish Peshmerga forces. The refugees were fleeing the advance of Islamic State (Isis) militants through north-western Iraq. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Edinburgh: Brian Tilley plays Ganesh in the play Ganesh Versus the Third Reich at the Edinburgh International Festival. Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian

Rafah, Gaza: A Palestinian man looks out at destruction caused by an Israeli airstrike. Photograph: Abed Rahim Khatib/NurPhoto/Corbis

Nanjing, China: Students from the Tagou martial arts school rehearse a routine which they will perform at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. Photograph: Getty Images

Tehran, Iran: A member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard stands next to the remains of a civilian airliner that crashed near Mehrabad airport. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal: Hindu students celebrate the Janai Purnima festival at Pashupati temple. Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Manchester: England’s Stuart Broad is struck by a cricket ball during the fourth test match against India at Old Trafford. The ball broke Broad’s nose but England still went on to win the match by an innings and 54 runs. Photograph: Philip Brown/ Reuters

London: Pedestrians are caught in torrential rain caused by the tail-end of Hurricane Bertha while walking along Millennium Bridge. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A supermoon descends behind the Nossa Senhora da Penha church. The moon on Sunday is at perigee stage, meaning at it’s closest point to Earth, and is expected to be 14% larger and 30% brighter than normal. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images

New Delhi, India: A child looks out of a bus window during a monsoon rain shower. Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

Havana. Cuba: A reveller removes his mask before performing at a carnival parade. Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters