The outstanding news pieces in pictures on August 30, 2011 include the death of an American music legend, David ?Honeyboy? Edwards, and the three-day feast known in Arabic as Eid al-Fitr of Muslims.
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David ?Honeyboy? Edwards, a Delta blues guitarist and singer from the American South, died at age 96 after a congestive heart failure in his Chicago apartment.
During his career, he had won a lot of prestigious prizes including Grammy Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award, Mississippi Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, National Heritage Fellowship Award, and Best Traditional Blues Album for ?Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas?.
Blues singer David "Honeyboy" Edwards performs at North Dallas High School in Dallas, Texas, in 2007
Libyan people try to talk to a bank employee in Tripoli, Libya, on August 30, 2011. Libyan banks reopen Tuesday, so citizens rush to get cash from their accounts
Dedicated fans gather at DC Comics Midnight Madness Event to celebrate the release of New No. 1 issue of ?Justice League? on August 30, 2011 in New York City
Cattle move to avoid the flames of a large wildfire caused by stiff winds and dry conditions, in Oklahoma City, on August 30, 2011
A backhoe is used by Indian army personnel to rescue a wild elephant trapped in a water reservoir tank at Bengdubi army cantonment area, some 25 km from Siliguri, on August 30, 2011
Muslims pray at the start of a three-day feast known in Arabic as Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, on August 30, 2011
A man holding balloons sits on top of a statue of nationalist hero Omar Makram at Tahrir Square in Cairo on August 30, 2011
Railway and security officials gather around a train wreckage after two trains collided in Lahore, Pakistan, leaving 2 dead and 17 injured on August 30, 2011
Rescuers carry a survivor out of a flooded pit at Hengtai coal mine in Qitaihe, Heilongjiang province, China, on August 30, 2011. Twenty of the trapped miners are saved
Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou of Greece competes in the women's pole vault final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea
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David ?Honeyboy? Edwards Dies at Age 96
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