Republican Sen. John McCain’s wife, Cindy McCain, and the first lady of Georgia, Sandra Roelofs (second to the right), visited refugees Tuesday in Georgia.
Yasir Nawaf, 18, who was wounded Tuesday in a suicide car bomb attack that struck police recruits in Iraq, arrived for hospital treatment.
Sixteen guests took part in a four-course dinner Monday at a table attached to a crane with steel cables high above the ground in Berlin. The event, called Dinner in the Sky, was organized by the German adventure experience company MyDays and takes place in cities across Germany.
Two people stood in front of a mural by artist Shepard Fairey at a Denver gallery Monday.
Sen. Barack Obama spoke to his wife, Michelle, and daughters, Sasha and Malia, Monday via video from Kansas City, Mo.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, (D., Mass.), acknowledged the crowd Monday at the end of his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Nany Bobo, a delegate from Des Moines, Iowa, smiled beneath her corn hat during the Democratic National Convention Monday.
A burned-out car sat in front of a still-burning Boise, Idaho, home Monday after a wildfire swept through the residential area.
A South Ossetian man shot his weapon in the air Tuesday as he celebrated the recognition of South Ossetia’s independence by the Russian Federation.
A worker was rescued after a chemical plant exploded Tuesday in Yizhou City, Guangxi Zhuang, in China. At least four people were reported dead, 44 injured and others missing. More than 10,000 residents within two miles of the plant were forced to evacuate.
Anti-government protesters demonstrated outside the studio of National Broadcasting Services of Thailand Tuesday in Bangkok. Thousands of demonstrators broke through the closed gates of the state-run NBT and stormed the premises, halting all programs.
Female relatives of Islamists jailed in Lebanon held Korans Tuesday as they demanded the Lebanese parliament pardon the imprisoned.
A girl looked through a bus window as it rained in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday. Tropical Storm Gustav strengthened to a hurricane early Tuesday as it approached Haiti’s southern coast.
Boys bathed near a water barrel in Maros district of Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province Tuesday. The recent dry season has forced people to walk for miles to get water, according to one of the villagers.
Rafael Nadal of Spain hit a return shot to Bjorn Phau of Germany Monday at the U.S. Open in Queens, N.Y.A LOST WORLD
A neighbor shows up at a house looted and torched by the South Ossetian irregulars in Karaleti, Georgia.
A looted supermarket in Tkviabi, Georgia.
A bombed house in Tkviabi, Georgia.
A bombed house abandoned in haste in Tkviabi, Georgia.
The kitchen of an abandonded house in Tirdznissi, Georgia.
Identity papers collected from a destroyed car in Tirdznissi, Georgia.
The place where a Georgian civilian died, in his own living room in Tkviabi, Georgia.
The door of a looted post office in Tkviabi, Georgia.
The looted safe from the Tkviabi, Georgia, post office.
A lootted and torched house in Karaleti, Georgia.
A destroyed car in Tkviabi, Georgia.
The view at night in Tbilisi, Georgia.
A man hides in the bushes of Tirdznissi, Georgia, after Russian forces remained at heavily armed posts, despite Russia saying it had pulled back troops.
The new set and podium for the Democratic National Convention were displayed Friday at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, center, is surrounded by bodyguards after an Islamabad, Pakistan, news conference Friday.
Russian troops pulled back in earnest Friday from Georgian territory on the main Gori-to-Tbilisi highway. The move allows Georgian officials to re-enter the city two weeks after hostilities broke out between the two countries.
Followers of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr demonstrated Thursday in Najaf, Iraq, against Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s visit.
An Iraqi Army soldier examined the lease documents of a woman in the Baiyaa neighborhood of west Baghdad Friday.
A demonstrator shouted during a protest Friday over a land dispute in Jammu, India.
Coffins of French soldiers killed in Afghanistan were seen during a funeral ceremony at Les Invalides, in Paris, Thursday.
Ukrainian military vehicles took part in a rehearsal Thursday for the Independence Day military parade, which will occur in Kiev Sunday.
Tibet’s Dalai Lama and French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy attended the inauguration of the Buddhist Lerab Ling temple in Roqueredonde, France, Friday.
Georgian families attended a Mass Friday in Bulgaria in support of fellow Georgians in the Russia conflict.
Russia’s most famous conductor, Valery Gergiev, performed Thursday during a concert in Tskhinvali, the capital of the breakaway South Ossetia region. The concert was in remembrance of victims of Georgia’s Aug. 8 attack on the town.
Brazilian oil giant Petrobras’ P-51 oil rig in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday. The platform, the first semi-submersible to be built entirely in Brazil, cost $850 million and will process about 180,000 barrels of oil daily.
A man takes a photograph Friday on the waterfront during typhoon Nuri in Hong Kong. Hong Kong was buffeted by gale-force winds as Nuri churned toward the major financial hub, with most of the city and its markets shut down ahead of a direct hit by its worst typhoon in five years.
Schoolchildren planted trees Friday in Hyderabad, India, as part of a program to protect the environment.
People on boats performed Thursday during the Bou Regreg Children’s Show in Rabat, Morocco. The show mixed acrobatics, fireworks, juggling, music and dance.
University of Florida students slide down a sheet of plastic covered in detergent Thursday in Gainesville. Fay’s rain, combined with the soap, made a fast slide that culminated in a mass of friends at the bottom.
Chinese youth play with soap balloons Thursday during a parade promoting the Beijing Olympic Games.
Ecuadorian Indians hold a banner Wednesday that reads “Vote Yes” during a rally in support of the Sept. 28 referendum to approve a new constitution.
Young Chinese gymnasts train at Xiannongtan Sports School Thursday in Beijing. The school has been one of the cradles for China’s champion athletes.
A man sits on the back of a truck Wednesday during a blockade in La Guardia, Bolivia. Government opponents blocked highways in three provinces to demand Bolivia’s President Evo Morales return state shares of oil and natural gas income his administration diverted to fund a pension for the elderly.
A Venezuelan soldier stands next to a made-in-China radar station Wednesday during a joint training exercise near the Venezuela-Brazil border.
Bulgarian farmers clash with police Thursday as they try to block a road during a protest against delayed farm subsidies.
Security personnel and policemen try to restrain a Greenpeace activist in Mumbai, India, Thursday.
A woman eats bread on the street by a destroyed house in Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, Georgia, Thursday. Russian forces took up positions Thursday at the entrance to Georgia’s main Black Sea port city, excavating trenches and setting up mortars facing the city despite Russia’s promise to pull back troops from territory deep inside Georgia.
Prague residents look at a wall of documents and graffiti from August 1968 at the exhibition “Prague 1968.” The writing reads, “Long life democracy! Without Moscow.” The exhibit commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion into then-Czechoslovakia.
Grieving relatives prepare to leave Thursday for fairgrounds in Madrid where the remains of the dead are being kept after an airliner crash. As Spain mourned the victims of its worst air disaster in nearly 25 years, investigators Thursday tried to find out what caused a Spanish airliner with reported engine trouble to crash on takeoff from Madrid, killing 153 people in a maelstrom of fire and smoke.
Police and medics try to help the injured amid clouds of smoke after a car exploded as a minibus carrying police officers passed by in Izmir, Turkey, Thursday. The explosion in western Turkey on Thursday injured at least 13 people, mostly police officers, media reports said.
David Hutchinson tries to block the wind while watching the heavy surf come in from Tropical Storm Fay with Melinda Barwick at St. Augustine Beach, Fla., Thursday. Hundreds of central Florida homes flooded Wednesday as Tropical Storm Fay drenched the state for a third consecutive day, and forecasters warned the waters could worsen because the storm had stubbornly stalled.
The highest-ever resolution image of the surface of the moon released by ESA/NASA Thursday.
Norway’s Kjersti Tysse Platzer lies on the track in the National Stadium after winning the silver medal in the women’s 20-kilometer walk in heavy rain Thursday.
From left to right, Andrea Duran, Jennie Finch and Caitlin Lowe of the U.S. softball team receive their silver medals after the U.S. lost 3-1 to Japan during the women’s gold medal softball game at the Fengtai Softball Field.
LaShawn Merritt of the U.S. signs autographs after winning the gold medal in the men’s 400-meter final.
Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica wins the women’s 200-meter final. Second-place finisher Allyson Felix of the U.S., center, and third-place finisher Kerron Stewart of Jamaica, left, are seen with Ms. Campbell-Brown.
George Gogshelidze of Georgia, left, competes against Michel Batista of Cuba during the men’s freestyle 96-kilogram wrestling bronze medal match.
China’s Chen Ruolin competes during the women’s 10-meter platform semifinals. She won the gold medal in the event.
Evgeniya Kanaeva of Russia competes in the individual all-around qualification round for rhythmic gymnastics at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium. She ranked second after the qualification round.
Teemu Wirkkala of Finland competes in his men’s javelin throw qualifying event at the National Stadium.
American soccer players, from left to right, Christie Rampone, Shannon Boxx, center, and Amy Rodriguez celebrate with the American flag after defeating Brazil in the women’s soccer gold medal match.
Cao Zhongrong of China falls from his horse ChuChu during the men’s riding show jumping event in the modern pentathlon competition. He ranked 30th after the event.
Yulis Gabriel Mercedes of the Dominican Republic, red, flies at Chu Mu-Yen of Taiwan during a quarterfinal match for the men’s taekwondo fly 58-kilogram class Wednesday. Mr. Mercedes won the silver, and Mr. Chu won a bronze medal.Up All Night In Beijing
Sanlitun, also known as “Sanlitur” in Beijing dialect, is one of the best known and most popular bar streets located in the embassy district in eastern Beijing.At left, a band performs at one of the clubs at Sanlitun.
Beijing was anticipating 500,000 Olympic visitors, and thousands of customers to Sanlitun, a favorite of Westerners because of its heavily American and European influenced bars. Above, Dutch tourists dance on the tables at a Sanlitun club.
Most of the small, privately owned bars in the district serve Western cuisine by day, and after-dinner drinks and live music, particularly rock, at night.
Ahead of the Olympics, police, out in force, cleaned up Sanlitun — no drugs, no gambling and no prostitution. Above, American tourists dance at a Sanlitun club.
Last year, police raided Sanlitun, rounding up blacks in a crackdown on the drug trade that drew complaints of unfair profiling, racism and brutality. Above, foreigners revel at a Sanlitun bar.
Despite the tension from the crackdowns and the emergence of a number of new bar zones over recent years, Sanlitun has remained fashionable with the expat community, foreign travelers and young locals. Above, a couple shares an intimate moment inside a disco.
Since the first bar in the city was opened in the area in 1989, Sanlitun has developed into a large district incorporating approximately 60 clubs and bars and more than 100 restaurants. Above, a Chinese woman smokes a cigarette inside a disco.
While some of its bars barely survive six months in business due to fierce competition in the area, others have been operating in Sanlitun for years.
Olympic visitors who peruse their city guides in search of a place to drink will find no shortage of references to Sanlitun.
American basketball player Kobe Bryant slam dunked during the men’s quarterfinal basketball match against Australia at the Olympic basketball arena. The U.S. won, 116-85.
Olga Kapranova of Russia performed in the Gymnastics Gala at the National Indoor Stadium.
Aksana Miankova of Belarus made an attempt in the final women’s hammer throw event during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium. She won the gold and set a new record of 250 feet, 5 inches.
China’s Yao Ming leaned over during the men’s quarterfinal basketball match against Lithuania at the Olympic basketball arena. Lithuania won, 94-68.
A gymnast from Brazil trained on the eve of the opening of the rhythmic gymnastics event.
Steve Hooker of Australia prepared to compete in the men’s pole vault Qualifications at the National Stadium.
Walid Cherif of Tunisia, left, prayed after being defeated by Vincenzo Picardi of Italy, right, in the men’s 48-to-51-kilogram category. The quarterfinal boxing event was held at the Workers’ Gymnasium.
Crystl Bustos, No. 6, of U.S. was greeted by her teammates at home plate after her three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning gave the U.S. a 4-0 lead against Japan. The women’s semifinal softball event was held at the Fengtai Softball Field.
Goran Sprem, No. 17, of Croatia scored on Kasper Hvidt of Denmark in the men’s handball quarterfinal match between Croatia and Denmark at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium. Croatia defeated Denmark, 26-24.
A dejected Kristina Reynolds of Germany walked off the pitch following her team fell to China, 3-2, at the women’s semifinal match at the Olympic Green Hockey Field.
Manuel Olmedo of Spain, Gary Reed of Canada and Ismail Ahmed of Sudan competed in the men’s 800-meter heats at the National Stadium.
Canada and Australia competed in the men’s K-4 semifinal at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.
Catcher Erin Cumpstone of Canada watched as Australia’s Kerry Wyborn hit a home run in the fourth inning of their semifinal softball game. Australia won, 5-3.
Tom Ashley of New Zealand sailed to the marina after winning gold in the men’s RS:X windsurfing event in Qingdao.
Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova of Russia performed their synchronized-swimming routine, which won gold medal. The two swimmers share not only the same first name, but age, height, weight and hometown.
BMX cyclist Kyle Bennett of the U.S. crashed into Raymon van der Biezen of the Netherlands after Mr. van der Biezen lost control of his bike. Mr. Bennett moved on into the semifinals but dislocated his shoulder in the wreck.
Tshomlee Go of the Philippines, left, faced Ryan Carneli of Australia in taekwondo competition. Mr. Carneli won, 1-0.
Larisa Ilchenko of Russia, bottom, and Keri-Anne Payne of Britain competed in women’s 10-kilometer swimming.
A convoy of flatbed trucks and yellow buses carrying badly needed food aid to beleaguered Georgians rumbled through a Russian checkpoint on Wednesday. Above, the distribution of humanitarian aid at Tkviabi, Georgia, under the supervision of several Russian soldiers.
Photographer Thomas Dworzak got permission to move with the yellow buses that were distributing aid. He was able to pass the Russian checkpoints and enter seven villages that he hadn’t gained access to in the past few days. Above, a Russian soldier guarded a checkpoint on the main road between Gori and Tskhinvali.
When the aid arrived, a local Georgian drove to the checkpoint at Tirdznissi, Georgia, to see what was going on, while a Russian tank patrolled. Incidents of robberies and violence after Russian troops took over the area spread panic among local Georgians.
Mr. Dworzak once witnessed a car theft by the South Ossetia irregulars, which was carried out “in a calm way” as an irregular pointed his gun at a local driver. The driver immediately understood what was going on and abandoned his car. Above, a Georgian tries to move a destroyed car lying in the bush at a roadside at Tirdznissi, Georgia, as a Russian soldier watches.
Russian soldiers showed no signs of pulling back. Neither did the South Ossetian irregulars who came with them and left torched houses in their wake this past week. Above, a Russian tank moved in front of a building bombed in the air raid last week at Karaleti, Georgia.
The Russian seizure of Gori and villages in the region left thousands of people with scarce and uncertain food supplies. Local Georgians have to dig holes to get fresh water. Above, a woman went out of her house to collect water while watching her back in Karaleti, Georgia.
It was hard for Mr. Dworzak to find local residents on the streets before the aid arrived. “People were all hiding somewhere until today,” he says. Above, local Georgians wait for the aid distribution at a village north of Gori.
Most of the locals fled when the battles began, but a few of them chose to stay at their houses. Above, a woman shows the shrapnel in her bedsheet at her bombed house in Karbi, Georgia.
For the people who stay, bombed cars, torched houses and scarce supplies are things they have to deal with every day. Above, a local Georgian tried to collect things from a destroyed car in Tirdznissi, Georgia.
“Nobody died of hunger,” Mr. Dworzak says. “But it’s always good to get something from the aid.” Above, a Jewish Georgian talked with a Russian soldier in Karbi, Georgia.
Another option arrived with the aid — local Georgians could leave with the yellow buses if they wanted. Above, Georgian civilians board bus to be evacuated at Tlviabi, Georgia.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said his troops will complete their pullback by Friday. Aid groups have said that up to 20,000 people could be permanently displaced, while Georgian officials put the number between 20,000 and 40,000. Above, locals wait for aid distribution in Karbi, Georgia.
He Chong of China competes in the men’s 3-meter springboard final at the National Aquatics Center Tuesday. He won the gold in the event.
Kenichi Yumoto of Japan, blue, competes against Bazar Bazarguruev of Kyrgyzstan during the men’s freestyle 55- to 60-kilogram wrestling event at the China Agriculture University Gymnasium. Mr. Yumoto won one of two bronze medals for the event; Seyedmorad Mohammadi of Iran won the other bronze.
Argentina’s Walter Fernando Perez kisses the Argentine flag after clinching the gold medal in the men’s madison track cycling competition.
Russia’s Nikolay Kryukov looks up after falling during the men’s parrallel bars final in the artistic gymnastics event. China’s Li Xiaopeng won the gold, South Korea’s Yoo Wonchul the silver, and Uzbekistan’s Anton Fokin the bronze.
Netherlands head coach Robin van Galen talks to his team during a time out in a semifinal round women’s water polo match against Hungary. The Netherlands won 8 to 7.
American Henry Cejudo celebrates his gold in the 55-kilogram freestyle wrestling division after defeating Japan’s Tomohiro Matsunaga.
Koko Tsurumi of Japan loses her balance during her routine in the women’s balance beam gymnastics final.
Matthias Steiner of Germany holds a photo of his late wife Susann as he poses with his gold medal in the men’s over 105-kilogram weightlifting competition.
Fuwa mascots take a break during the gymnastics apparatus finals.
Competitors dive in for the swimming portion of the men’s triathlon final on Tuesday. Jan Frodeno of Germany won gold in the full event.
Christina Obergfoell of Germany throws the javelin in qualifying rounds Tuesday. She qualified for the final round.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Rhonda Watkins competes during women’s long-jump qualifications. She didn’t qualify for the final.
Bahrain’s Roqaya Al Ghasara, left, and Jamaica’s Kerron Stewart compete during the women’s 200-meter heat. Ms. Ghasara won.
Cuban players celebrate their win over Serbia in the women’s volleyball quarterfinal match Tuesday.
China’s Wang Jie smashes the ball against China’s Xue Chen, left, in their women’s semifinal beach volleyball match. Tian Jia and Wang Jie won 2-1.
Blair Hopping, right, and goalkeeper Paul Woolford, left, of New Zealand defend a challenge on their goal by Oliver Korn, center, of Germany on Tuesday.
Handball player Else Marthe Soerlie Lybekk, center, of Norway vies with Johanna Ahlm, right, and Johanna Wiberg of Sweden. Norway won 31-24.
South Korea’s Kang Min-ho fouls off a pitch against Cuba in the top of the sixth inning in preliminary rounds of baseball competition Tuesday. South Korea upset Cuba 7-4.
Chen Yibing of China competes in the men’s rings final during the gymnastics competition. He won the gold medal in the event.
Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia breaks the world record during the women’s pole vault final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium. Ms. Isinbayeva cleared 5.05 meters and took gold, beating the 5.04-meteter mark she set last month.
Usain Bolt of Jamaica gestures before the men’s 200-meter heat in the National Stadium in this combination photo. He ranked fifth after round 2 of the event.
Mahiedine Mekhissi-B. of France, second right, competes during the men’s 3,000 steeplechase final in the National Stadium.
American athletes, from left, Kerron Clement, silver, Bershawn Jackson, bronze, and Angelo Taylor, gold, celebrate after the men’s 400-meter hurdles final in the National Stadium.
Athletes compete during a men’s 400-meter heat in the National Stadium Monday.
Security guards cry after China’s Olympic champion Liu Xiang failed to start his heat in the 110-meter hurdles. After one false start, Mr. Liu stopped before the first hurdle, clutching his leg, and then he walked out of the stadium.
Australian Emma Snowsill waves the Australian National flag as she comes to the finish line for the gold and passes the Ming Tomb during the women’s triathlon.
Japan’s Taizo Sugitani rides California during the equestrian show jumping competition in Hong Kong. She ranked 37th in the mixed individual qualifier.
American Nate Schierholtz, No. 14, collides with China’s catcher Yang Yang to score in the baseball game between the two countries. China’s manager Jim Lefebvre was ejected for arguing about the call.
Georgia’s Jorge Gia, left, and Renato Geor celebrate their team’s victory over the Netherlands at the end of their men’s quarterfinal beach volleyball match.
Lebron James of the U.S. basketball team, center, reacts after slam dunking against Germany during a men’s Group B basketball game. The U.S. defeated Germany, 106-57.
The Taiwanese team huddles before its women’s preliminary softball game against the Netherlands Monday.
Abdul-Aziz Shaima of Egypt plays in the women’s table-tennis preliminary round. Ms. Shaima lost to Pan Li-Chun of Taiwan.
Sarah Haskins and Laura Bennett of the U.S. and Magali Di Marco of Switzerland compete in the triathlon on Monday.
Terrence Trammell of the U.S. reacts after an injury during the first round of the men’s 110-meter hurdles Monday.
Keeth Smart, right, of the U.S. celebrates scoring the final point against Russia’s Stanislav Pozdnyakov during the men’s team sabre semi-final match. The U.S. won the match 45 to 44.
Constantina Tomescu-Dita from Romania runs past the National Stadium in the women’s marathon. The 38-year-old won in 2:26:44.COMING......MEMORIES OF 2010 BY PHOTOS.....ENJOYCaptain.Tarek
Friday, June 29, 2012
Memories of 2008 - Photos of the day
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