Unidentified relatives of policeman Fayaz Ahmad wail during his funeral procession at Wadoora, 60 kilometres (37 miles) from Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. Suspected rebels opened fire at a police post in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir on Tuesday, killing a police constable and a civilian, authorities said. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
A staff worker stands in the hallway of a hotel in Wonsan, North Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. The port city is a popular tourist destination for locals and foreigners alike. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Pelicans fly over Oladal island in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Aug.18, 2015. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, sits on board a bathyscaphe as it plunges into the Black sea along the coast of Sevastopol, Crimea, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. President Vladimir Putin plunged into the Black Sea to see the wreckage of a sunk ancient merchant ship which was found in the end of May. (Alexei Nikolsky/RIA-Novosti, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Couples wait for their turn to compete in the salon category at the World Tango Championship first round, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. More than seven hundred couples from 43 countries around the world are competing in the championship’s two categories: salon, and stage. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A Supporter of Mohammed Allan, a Palestinian prisoner on a hunger strike, holds a photograph of Allan during a rally in the Bedouin city of Rahat, southern Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. A Palestinian detainee who slipped into unconsciousness last week after a two-month hunger strike woke up Tuesday and said he would continue his protest, even as his condition remains critical. Lawyer Jawad Bullos said Mohammed Allan, 31, vowed to “hunger strike until he is freed.” (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
A wounded Afghan National Army soldier is evacuated to Kabul, inside a C-130 Hercules aircraft belonging to the Afghan National Army, from Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. Since the departure from Afghanistan last year of most international combat troops, Afghan security forces have been fighting the insurgency alone. Figures show that casualty rates are extremely high, reflecting an emboldened Taliban testing the commitment and strength of the Afghan military. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)
Parsi woman prays near bas-relief of ancient priests at a Fire Temple, on Navroze, the Parsi New Year, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. Parsis, also known as Zoroastrians, worship fire and are followers of the Bronze Age Persian prophet Zarathustra. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
A demonstrator dressed as Ronald McDonald takes part in a protest for better wages and working conditions for McDonald’s employees, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. The protest gathered McDonald’s workers, union representatives from 20 countries, and members of the Restaurant Workers Union. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Sgt. Daniel Wilson speaks to reporters about the search for Chelsea O’Donnell in Nyack, N.Y., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A newlywed couple draw a heart shape in the sand during a photo shoot on Sijung Ho beach in North Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. The couple gathered with their friends and family members to have their pictures taken after their wedding ceremony. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Russell Kuch steams wrinkles out of an American flag before a town hall meeting with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, in North Las Vegas, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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