A bit later then usual but not less impressive. The IAAF World
Championships, more drama in Libya, the enmd of Ramadan and some greats
sports pix.
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A man sleeps outside Pasar Senen train station while waiting for a
train that will take him back to his hometown, in Jakarta August 26,
2011. Millions of Indonesian Muslims are leaving the capital to return
to their hometowns for the Eid al-Fitr celebrations with their families
and to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Enny Nuraheni
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A victim of a bomb blast ripped through the United Nations offices in
the Nigerian capital of Abuja is loaded into an ambulance, August 26,
2011, after a car rammed into the building, and witnesses said they had
seen a number of dead bodies being carried from the site.
REUTERS/Afolabi Sodtunde
3
An Iranian flag flutters as worshippers attend Friday prayers on
Jerusalem Day or Qods Day, an annual show of support for the Palestinian
cause, in Tehran August 26, 2011. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl
4
A boy stands under a waterfall in the village of Kamenica near
Zavidovici, about 150km (93 miles) from the capital Sarajevo, August 26,
2011. The temperature in the past few days in Bosnia have hit 40
degrees Celsius (104 degrees Farenheit) REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
5
Gold bars are pictured at the Austrian Gold and Silver Separating Plant
Oegussa in Vienna August 26, 2011. Gold prices rose on Friday in choppy
trade ahead of a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke
in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which will be closely watched for hints on the
outlook for monetary policy.REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
6
An internally displaced malnourished woman carries her child outside
their makeshift shelter at a temporary camp in Hodan district of
Somalia's capital Mogadishu August 26, 2011. Thousands of internally
displaced people have been making the treacherous journey from the
worst-hit drought areas, mostly under the control of rebels, to
Mogadishu to seek access to food and medication. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
7
A girl plaits her doll's hair outside her house in the sprawling Kibera
slum, one of the largest and poorest slums in Africa and home to about 1
million people, in Kenya's capital Nairobi August 26, 2011.
REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
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U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company 2nd battalion 27th infantry (The
Wolfhounds), Task Force No Fear climb upon arrival to Observation Post
Mace from Forward Operating Base Bostick in eastern Afghanistan Naray
district, Kunar province near border of Pakistan August 26, 2011.
REUTERS/Nikola Solic
9
Virgin Racing Formula One driver Timo Glock of Germany drives during
the second practice session of the Belgian F1 Grand Prix in
Spa-Francorchamps August 26, 2011. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
10
Audrey Tcheumeo of France (top) reacts during her under 78kg women's
final bout against Akari Ogata of Japan at the World Judo Championships
in Paris August 26, 2011. REUTERS/Yves Herman
11
U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company 2nd battalion 27th infantry (The
Wolfhounds) Task Force No Fear leave a Chinook helicopter upon arrival
to Observation Post Mace from FOB Bostick in eastern Afghanistan Naray
district, Kunar province near the border of Pakistan August 26, 2011.
REUTERS/Nikola Solic
12
Ducati MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy rides down the pit lane
past the scoring tower during practice for the Indianapolis Grand Prix
in Indianapolis August 26, 2011. REUTERS/Brent Smith
13
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner sits on the tarmac at Boeing Commercial
Airplane manufacturing facilities at Paine Field in Everett, Washington
during the aircraft's certification event on August 26, 2011.
Representatives from the U.S.'s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
and Europe's European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) presented Boeing
executives with certification letters approving the manufacturer to
produce the aircraft for commercial airline customers. All-Nippon
Airways (ANA) of Japan is schedule to be the first airline to receive
the first production line 787 Dreamliner, REUTERS/Anthony Bolante
14
A shopper passes by empty shelves while looking for bottled water at a
Stop and Shop at Rockaway Beach in New York, August 26, 2011. As North
Carolina braced on Friday for a direct hit from Hurricane Irene, cities
along the East Coast were on alert and millions of beach goers cut short
vacations to escape the powerful storm. With more than 50 million
people potentially in Irene's path, residents stocked up on food and
water and worked to secure homes, vehicles and boats. States, cities,
ports, oil refineries and nuclear plants scrambled to activate emergency
plans. REUTERS/Allison Joyce
15
Barcelona's Cesc Fabregas (2nd L) celebrates his goal against Porto
with his teammates during their European Super Cup soccer match at Louis
II stadium in Monaco, August 26, 2011. REUTERS/Philippe Laurenson
16
A mourner views the casket of NDP Opposition Leader Jack Layton at City
Hall in Toronto, August 26, 2011. Layton will be lying in repose at
City Hall until his state funeral on August 27. REUTERS/ Brett
Gundlock
17
A Mexican dressed in an Aztec costume takes part in the lighting of the
flame ceremony for the Pan-American games, at the Teotihuacan
archaeological site, a monument of the Aztecs, about 60 km (37 miles)
north of Mexico City, August 26, 2011. The flame will be traveling
around the country for the Pan-American games which will run from
October 14 to 30 in Guadalajara. REUTERS/Henry Romero
18
Spanish matador Jose Maria Manzanares performs a pass to a bull during a
bullfight in Almeria, southeastern Spain, August 26, 2011.
REUTERS/Francisco Bonilla
19
People ride their bicycles past a business boarded up in preparation
for Hurricane Irene, on the empty boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland,
August 26, 2011. National Hurricane Center Director Bill Read said
Irene, which will be the first significant hurricane to affect the
populous Northeast in decades, would lash the Atlantic seaboard with
tropical storm-force winds and a huge swath of rain from the Carolinas
to New England. REUTERS/Molly Riley
20
A boy is hit by waves at the height of Typhoon Nanmadol, known locally
as Typhoon Mina, as he collects recyclable materials from garbage
washed onto the shore along Manila Bay in Manila August 27, 2011. The
local weather bureau said Typhoon Nanmadol slowed down but maintained
its strength after making landfall over Gonzaga town in Cagayan province
Saturday morning. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo
21
Larbi Bouraada of Algeria competes during the shot put event of the
men's decathlon at the the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu,
August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble
22
Mercedes Formula One driver Michael Schumacher of Germany waits in the
pit during the third practice session of the Belgian F1 Grand Prix in
Spa-Francorchamps August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
23
A farm worker attempts to extinguish a fire at the Arrabida Natural
Park, near Setubal August 27, 2011. The cause of the fire is still under
investigation, firefighters said. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
24
Calgary Stampeders' Larry Taylor (R) misses a pass near Montreal
Alouettes' Chip Cox during the first half of their CFL football game in
Calgary, Alberta, August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Todd Korol
25 A Libyan rebel stands guard near the entrance of Ras Lanuf August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori
26
Paula Creamer of U.S. tees off on the third hole during the third round
of the Canadian Women's Open golf tournament in Mirabel, Quebec August
27, 2011. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
27
Robert Helenius of Finland (R) and Siarhei Liakhovich of Belarus
exchange punches during the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and World
Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship fight
in Erfurt August 28, 2011. Helenius won by a knockout in the 9th round.
REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz
28
Oscar Pistorius of South Africa comes out of the starting blocks during
his men's 400 metres heats at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu
August 28, 2011. REUTERS/Max Rossi
29
Brazil's Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Anderson Silva
celebrates after defeating Japan's Yushin Okami during the UFC Rio, a
professional mixed martial arts (MMA) competition in Rio de Janeiro
August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
30
Rescuers continue their search and rescue after the retaining wall of a
dumpsite collapsed during the height of Typhoon Nanmadol, locally named
Mina, struck Asin road in Baguio city, north of Manila August 28, 2011.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported on
Sunday that at least seven people were killed including the four people
at the collapsed dumpsite. REUTERS/Harley Palangchao
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A rebel fighter looks at burnt bodies at the Khamis 32 military
encampment in southern Tripoli August 28, 2011. The charred remains of
around 53 people have been found in a warehouse in the Libyan capital
Tripoli, apparently opponents of Muammar Gaddafi who were executed as
his rule collapsed, Britain's Sky News reported on Saturday. REUTERS
/Louafi Larbi
32
Usain Bolt of Jamaica (C) makes a false start in the men's 100 metres
final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu August 28, 2011.
REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
33
A woman prays during a religious service marking the Day of the Virgin
Mary at Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi August 28, 2011. On this day,
believers of Orthodox churches celebrate the assumption of the Virgin
Mary into heaven after the end of her life on earth. REUTERS/David
Mdzinarishvili
34
Usain Bolt of Jamaica walks without his shirt after being disqualified
for a false start during the men's 100 metres final at the IAAF World
Championships in Daegu August 28, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble
35
A Libyan rebel fighter sits in the sitting room of Muammar Gaddafi's
private plane at the international airport in Tripoli August 28, 2011.
The Arabic words read as Be thankful and we give you more. REUTERS/Zohra
Bensemra
36
Brian Grant (L) and Bob Bianchini, engineers from the public works
department out for a safety inspection, are slammed by waves and storm
surge pounding the boardwalk and the beach at first light as Hurricane
Irene slams into Asbury Park, New Jersey, August 28, 2011. Hurricane
Irene knocked out power to 3.3 million homes and businesses along the
U.S. East Coast, forced two nuclear plants to shut and idled oil ports
and refining as it approached New York City early on Sunday.
REUTERS/Chip East
37
Borussia Moenchengladbach's coach Lucien Favre grabs Schalke 04's
Alexander Baumjohann (L) during the German first division Bundesliga
soccer match in Gelsenkirchen, August 28, 2011. Schalke 04 won the
maqtch 1-0. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
38
Participants sitting on a float try to cross a 13m (43 ft) long pool of
water and foam at the Bobrovy Log Ski Resort near the Siberian city of
Krasnoyarsk August 28, 2011, where holiday-makers have gathered to mark
the end of the Siberian summer. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin
39
A man tries to drink beer during the Race of Beer in Brasilia August
28, 2011. Participants of the annual race run a 2km (1.2 mile) route
while drinking beer along the way and the person with most amount of
beer consumed at the finishing line is the winner. REUTERS/Ueslei
Marcelino
40
Afghan National Army soldiers look at a U.S. soldier from the top of
their bunker at Observing Post Mace in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar
province near the border with Pakistan August 28, 2011. REUTERS/Nikola
Solic
41
Lady Gaga, dressed as a man, performs You and I at the 2011 MTV Video
Music Awards in Los Angeles, August 28, 2011. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
42
Competitors clear the water jump during the men's 3,000 metres
steeplechase heat at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu August 29,
2011. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
43
Singer Beyonce poses at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles
August 28, 2011. Beyonce and husband, rapper Jay-Z, will be expecting
their first child next spring. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok
44
Khmer Rouge Brother Number Two Nuon Chea attends a hearing for former
Khmer Rouge leaders at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of
Cambodia (ECCC) on the outskirts of Phnom Penh August 29, 2011. The
Trial Chamber of the ECCC has scheduled a preliminary hearing for former
national assembly chairman Nuon Chea and former minister of social
affairs Ieng Thirith to determine their fitness to stand trial. The
hearings will be held on August 29-31. REUTERS/Mark Peters/ECCC/Handout
45
Girls sit backstage before their performance at a local school in Rason
city, northeast of Pyongyang, August 29, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
46
Dmitry Starodubtsev of Russia breaks his pole during the men's pole
vault final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu in this combination
photo, August 29, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble
48
Performers dance in the street parade at the annual Notting Hill
Carnival in central London August 29, 2011. Revellers flocked to west
London on Monday for one of Europe's biggest street parties, with record
numbers of police on duty to prevent a repetition of riots that shook
the British capital three weeks ago. Monday, a public holiday in
England, is the main day of the two-day Notting Hill Carnival, an annual
celebration of Caribbean culture that usually draws about 1 million
people for a colourful procession of musicians and performers.
REUTERS/Olivia Harris
49
Fireworks light up the night sky during the opening ceremony at the
U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, August 29, 2011.
REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi
50
Jennifer Oeser of Germany competes during the long jump event of the
heptathlon at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu August 30, 2011.
REUTERS/Phil Noble
51 A ship is seen on the horizon of the Atlantic ocean, in Havana August 29, 2011. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan
52
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rides with motorcycle enthusiasts
during his visit to a bike festival in the southern Russian city of
Novorossiisk August 29, 2011. Putin kicked off an election campaign on
Monday revving up his three-wheeled Harley Davidson at the head of a
bikers motorcade -- the latest in a series of macho stunts that have
punctuated his political career. Picture taken August 29, 2011.
REUTERS/Alexsey Druginyn/RIA Novosti/Pool
53
A girl takes part in celebrations for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end
of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on Tahrir square in Cairo August
30, 2011. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany
54
A man leans on a post as he keeps watch on children taking a carnival
ride during the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr in Kabul
August 30, 2011. Eid-al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holiest month
on the Islamic calendar. Reuters/Erik de Castro
55
Italian actress Vittoria Puccini poses for photographers in Venice
August 30, 2011. The 68th Venice Film Festival will take place from
August 31 to September 10, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
56
A woman of African origin hides in a farm due to fears of being accused
of being mercenaries for former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on the
outskirts of Tripoli August 30, 2011. They have struggled to find food
or water due to being in hiding. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
57
St.Basil's Cathedral is illuminated during a rehearsal for the
Spasskaya Tower international military music festival on Moscow's Red
Square August 30, 2011. Military bands from several countries will
participate in the third such annual tattoo starting on Wednesday.
REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
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Miss Slovak Republic 2011 Dagmar Kolesarova (L-R), Miss Nicaragua 2011
Adriana Dom, Miss Kazakhstan 2011 Valeriya Aleinikova, Miss Mexico 2011
Karin Ontiveros, Miss Honduras 2011 Keilyn Gomez and Miss Aruba 2011
Gillain Berry pose at the beach in Guaruja in this August 30, 2011
publicity photo. The Miss Universe pageant will be held in Sao Paulo on
September 12. REUTERS/Erin Malone/Miss Universe Organization, L.P.
LLLP/Handout
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Muslims attend mass prayers marking the end of the fasting month of
Ramadan, at the Grand Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta August 31, 2011. Some
Indonesian Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday despite the
government setting Wednesday as the official date for the event.
REUTERS/Enny Nuraheni
60
Residents run away as waves from a tidal bore surge past a barrier and a
vehicle on the banks of Qiantang River in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province
August 31, 2011. As Typhoon Nanmadol approaches eastern China, the tides
and waves in Qiantang River recorded its highest level in 10 years,
local media reported. REUTERS/China Daily
61
A reveller is covered with tomato pulp after the annual Tomatina
(tomato fight) in the Mediterranean village of Bunol, near Valencia,
August 31, 2011. The origin of the tomato fight is disputed - everyone
in Bunol seems to have a favourite story - but most agree it started
around 1940, in the early years of General Francisco Franco's
dictatorship. REUTERS/Heino Kalis
62
Mediterranean jellyfish (Aurelia Aurita) are illuminated by green
lighting inside a tank in the Palma Aquarium on the Spanish island of
Mallorca August 31, 2011. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo
63
Flood waters from the Passaic River engulf a restaurant after Hurricane
Irene in Paterson, New Jersey, August 31, 2011. Floodwaters finally
started to recede from areas of the northeast devastated by Hurricane
Irene but many communities were still underwater on Wednesday and relief
workers battled cut-off roads and raging rivers to deliver emergency
supplies. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
64
A forklift prepares to transport crates of bank notes at an airport in
Benghazi August 31, 2011. Britain's Royal Air Force on Wednesday flew a
special mission to Libya -- freshly printed bank notes worth more than
$1.5 billion which will be used to help its new rulers pay public
workers and banks to replenish cash machines. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori
65
Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot against Yakimova of Belarus
during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York
August 31, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
66
A participant pauses near an artwork as a dust storm hits the Burning
Man 2011 Rites of Passage arts and music festival in the Black Rock
desert of Nevada, August 31, 2011. More than 50,000 people from all over
the world have gathered at the 25th edition of the sold-out festival
REUTERS/Jim Bourg
67
Christopher Tomlinson of Britain reacts during the men's long jump
qualifying event at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu September 1,
2011. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
68
A man takes shelter under a parked truck carrying iron girders as it
rains on a highway on the outskirts of Jammu September 1, 2011. India,
the world's No. 3 iron ore exporter, sells the bulk of its cargoes via
the spot market and fewer shipments from there meant more business for
the top two suppliers, Australia and Brazil, even though miners from
both countries sell most of their output via long-term contracts,
traders said. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta
69
WBO welterweight champion and congressman Manny Pacman Pacquiao shares a
light moment with his trainers as he cools down after training for his
fight against Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez scheduled on November 12 in
Las Vegas, at a gym in Makati, Metro Manila September 1, 2011.
REUTERS/John Javellana
70
Paula Davis, mother of fallen U.S. Army Private Justin Ray Davis, sits
alone at his grave in Arlington National Cemetery June 25, 2011, as she
marks the fifth anniversary of the 19-year-old's death in Afghanistan.
He had vowed to his mom he'd never forget his childhood memories of
September 11 and enlisted in the U.S. Army one week after graduating
from high school. Picture taken June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Reed
71
A female drug addict sits amidst piles of garbage after refusing to go
to the Nosotros Unidos rehabilitation centre during a special rescue
campaign in Caracas August 26, 2011. This rehabilitation center for drug
abusers and the homeless, is funded by a Christian evangelical church,
and has been a model for state institutions with the same goals. It is
located in the turbulent slum of Coche in Caracas, one of the most
violent and chaotic cities in the world. Within its humble surroundings,
some 250 men find hope each day living side by side, from the city's
youth to the elderly and the infirm. The center has helped more than
20,000 people over the last 15 years. Picture taken August 26, 2011.
REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica prepares to compete in the men's 200 metres heat
at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu September 2, 2011. REUTERS/Kai
Pfaffenbach
