WorldThe Week in Pictures: August 15, 2015LensFrom China’s shocking chemical blast to the sparkling Persid meteor shower, the most compelling images from the past seven days.William BootUpdated Jul. 12, 2017 4:59PM EDT / Published Aug. 15, 2015 10:00PM EDT Reuters Ng Han Guan/AP Stringer Shanghai / Reuters Reuters Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Rick Wilking / Reuters John MacDougall/Getty Matthias Balk/AFP/Getty Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Robert Galbraith / Reuters KCNA / Reuters Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Danish Ismail / Reuters Abhishek Chinnappa / Reuters Yannis Behrakis / Reuters William BootGot a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.
Ng Han Guan/AP Stringer Shanghai / Reuters Reuters Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Rick Wilking / Reuters John MacDougall/Getty Matthias Balk/AFP/Getty Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Robert Galbraith / Reuters KCNA / Reuters Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Danish Ismail / Reuters Abhishek Chinnappa / Reuters Yannis Behrakis / Reuters