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Jump qualifying : Britain's Jade Johnson competes during ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:56:12 GMT

(AFP) - Jump qualifying : Britain's Jade Johnson competes during the women's Long Jump qualification group B at the National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Johnson qualified for the final. (AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)

Polo drums : Chinese musicians play the drums during a women's ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:44:16 GMT

(AFP) - Polo drums : Chinese musicians play the drums during a women's water polo match of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games. (AFP/Fred Dufour)

At the Nest : Walter Dix of the US competes during the men's ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:42:56 GMT

(AFP) - At the Nest : Walter Dix of the US competes during the men's 200m semi-final at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. (AFP/Gabriel Bouys)

Richards competes : Sanya Richards of the US competes during ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:40:51 GMT

(AFP) - Richards competes : Sanya Richards of the US competes during the women's 400m final at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Christine Ohuruogu of Britain won the 400 metres women's Olympic title in a time of 49.62seconds. The 24-year-old world champion beat home Shericka Williams of Jamaica (49.69sec) while favourite Sanya Richards of the United States took bronze (49.93sec). (AFP/Gabriel Bouys)

Head to head : Cuba's Yandro Quintana (L) fights with Azerbaijan's ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:38:26 GMT

(AFP) - Head to head : Cuba's Yandro Quintana (L) fights with Azerbaijan's Zelimkhan Huseynov (R) during their wrestling men's 60kg freestyle repecharge match in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium in Beijing. Huseynov won the match. (AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)

Waiting for orders : A Russian soldier waits for orders to leave ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:36:21 GMT

(AFP) - Waiting for orders : A Russian soldier waits for orders to leave position outside the Georgian village of Ruisi, some 12 km west of Gori. (AFP/Dmitry Kostyukov)

Off the springboard : Japan's Ken Terauchi competes in the ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:30:56 GMT

(AFP) - Off the springboard : Japan's Ken Terauchi competes in the men's 3m springboard diving semi-final event at the National Aquatics Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing. (AFP/Martin Bureau)

Baby prowl : Three months old snow leopard "Emba" ...

(AFP/DDP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:28:41 GMT

(AFP/DDP) - Baby prowl : Three months old snow leopard "Emba" inspects his enclosure during his first outing at the zoo in Rostock, northeastern Germany. (AFP/DDP/Danny Gohlke)

Emba at the zoo : Animals minder Ellen Hinz hold three months ...

(AFP/DDP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:27:25 GMT

(AFP/DDP) - Emba at the zoo : Animals minder Ellen Hinz hold three months old snow leopard "Emba" at the zoo in Rostock, northeastern Germany. "Emba" is the first offspring of the snow leopards living at the Rostock zoo since 1989. (AFP/DDP/Danny Gohlke)

Ipanema wave : A tourist plunges into a wave at Ipanema beach ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:25:30 GMT

(AFP) - Ipanema wave : A tourist plunges into a wave at Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AFP/Vanderlei Almeida)

Checking the competition : Usain Bolt (L) of Jamaica's competes ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:17:55 GMT

(AFP) - Checking the competition : Usain Bolt (L) of Jamaica's competes next to Shawn Crawford of the US during the men's 200m semi-final at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Bolt tracked defending champion Crawford down the back straight and pulled away in the final metres to win his semi-final comfortably in 20.09 seconds. (AFP/Adrian Dennis)

Convoy to Gori : A column of Russian armoured veichles drives ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:14:55 GMT

(AFP) - Convoy to Gori : A column of Russian armoured veichles drives in the direction of the flashpoint city of Gori. (AFP/Marco Longari)

Fay on the way : Cuban peasants work under a thick mantle of ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:57:24 GMT

(AFP) - Fay on the way : Cuban peasants work under a thick mantle of stormy clouds near Batabano, 60km south of Havana on the impending arrival of tropical storm Fay. (AFP/Adalberto Roque)

Stormy sunrise : The rising sun is obscured by thick clouds ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:56:04 GMT

(AFP) - Stormy sunrise : The rising sun is obscured by thick clouds in Havana on the impending arrival of tropical storm Fay. (AFP/Adalberto Roque)

Flatwater race : Slovakia's Richard Riszdorfer (front), ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:54:49 GMT

(AFP) - Flatwater race : Slovakia's Richard Riszdorfer (front), Michal Riszdorfer, Erik Vlcek and Juraj Tarr compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games men's Kayak K4 1000m flatwater event at the Shunyi Rowing and Canoeing Park in Beijing. (AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)

Waving the flag : Kerron Clement and Bershawn Jackson (R) of ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:53:14 GMT

(AFP) - Waving the flag : Kerron Clement and Bershawn Jackson (R) of the US celebrate following the men's 400m hurdles final at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games . Angelo Taylor of the US won the men's 400m hurdles gold medal at the Olympics within 47.25 seconds. Clement took silver and Jackson filled bronze. (AFP/Valery Hache)

Crossing the line : Morocco's Hasna Benhassi crosses the ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:51:39 GMT

(AFP) - Crossing the line : Morocco's Hasna Benhassi crosses the finish line in the women's 800m final at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Kenya's Pamela Jelimo won the gold medal. (AFP/Valery Hache)

Medals dance : A dancer performs during presentations of sailing ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:50:24 GMT

(AFP) - Medals dance : A dancer performs during presentations of sailing medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Qingdao, China. (AFP/Don Emmert)

Honor guard : Afghan honor guards stand in a attention during ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:48:49 GMT

(AFP) - Honor guard : Afghan honor guards stand in a attention during a ceremony marking the anniversary of Afghanistan's independence Day in Kabul. (AFP/Shah Marai)

Sandy landing : Cuba's Ibrahim Camejo competes during the ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:47:39 GMT

(AFP) - Sandy landing : Cuba's Ibrahim Camejo competes during the men's Long Jump final at the National Stadium as part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Panama's Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda won ahead of South Africa's Khotso Mokoena and Cuba's Ibrahim Camejo. (AFP/Christophe Simon)

Georgia shadow : A Georgian woman casts her shadow as she walks ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:46:29 GMT

(AFP) - Georgia shadow : A Georgian woman casts her shadow as she walks past nationalistic posters depicting Russia aggression on Georgia, in Tbilisi. (AFP/Marco Longari)

Sleepy storks : A couple of storks sleep in a nest during a ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:43:28 GMT

(AFP) - Sleepy storks : A couple of storks sleep in a nest during a full moon in the countryside near Warsaw. (AFP/Janek Skarzynski)

Kobe shoots : US Koby Bryant is seen during the men's preliminary ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:41:38 GMT

(AFP) - Kobe shoots : US Koby Bryant is seen during the men's preliminary round group A basketball match USA vs. Germany, at the Olympic Basketball Arena in Beijing, as part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The USA won 106-57. (AFP/Filippo Monteforte)

Combat demo : Sri Lanka Police Special Task Force (STF) commandos ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:38:18 GMT

(AFP) - Combat demo : Sri Lanka Police Special Task Force (STF) commandos perform an unarmed combat demonstration during a parade in Katukurunda, some 43kms south of Colombo. (AFP/Ishara S. Kodikara)

Colorful environment : Visitors rest and visit the tent of a ...

(AFP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:50:53 GMT

(AFP) - Colorful environment : Visitors rest and visit the tent of a 3-D Luminarium inflatable installation by British designer Alain Parkinson on the Hajogyar (Shipyard) Island of Budapest, on the fifth day of the one-week Sziget festival in the Hungarian capital. (AFP/Attila Kisbenedek)

Rush for aid : A crowd of Georgian displaced gather around boxes ...

(AFP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:49:28 GMT

(AFP) - Rush for aid : A crowd of Georgian displaced gather around boxes of food aid being distributed by the Turkish Red Crescent in Gori. (AFP/Marco Longari)

Kalaska al Semilly : Latifah Al Maktoum from the Kingdom of ...

(AFP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:48:18 GMT

(AFP) - Kalaska al Semilly : Latifah Al Maktoum from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia rides with "Kalaska al Semilly" in the 2008 Beijing Olympics 2nd Qualifier Jumping Individual. (AFP/David Hecker)

Lunar eclipse : This photo taken in Skopje shows the earth's ...

(AFP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:46:38 GMT

(AFP) - Lunar eclipse : This photo taken in Skopje shows the earth's shadow falling on the moon during a lunar eclipse. Europe, Northern Asia, the Middlle East, and northern America witnessed a partial eclipse of the moon in the early hours of August 17. (AFP/Robert Atanasovski)

Nadal for the gold : Spain's Rafael Nadal plays against ...

(AFP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:43:48 GMT

(AFP) - Nadal for the gold : Spain's Rafael Nadal plays against Chile's Fernando Gonzalez during their men's gold medal singles tennis match at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre in Beijing. Nadal won gold. (AFP/Joe Klamar)

Kabul watch : An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier keeps watch ...

(AFP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:41:18 GMT

(AFP) - Kabul watch : An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier keeps watch at a checkpoint in Kabul. (AFP/Shah Marai)

Goddess of Mercy : Ten Chinese dancers perform the "Thousand-handed ...

(AFP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:36:23 GMT

(AFP) - Goddess of Mercy : Ten Chinese dancers perform the "Thousand-handed Goddess of Mercy" dance at a Tokyo shopping mall. (AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

Total domination : Michael Phelps of the US stands on the podium ...

(AFP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:35:03 GMT

(AFP) - Total domination : Michael Phelps of the US stands on the podium for the men's 4 x 100m medley relay swimming final medal ceremony at the National Aquatics Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing. Michael Phelps became the first man to win eight gold medals at the same Olympics when the US won the men's 4x100m medley relay final in a new world record time. (AFP/Martin Bureau)

Bombed village : A South Ossetian man walks along the street ...

(AFP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:27:52 GMT

(AFP) - Bombed village : A South Ossetian man walks along the street in Tskhinvali. (AFP/Dmitry Kostyukov)

Temporary shelter : A Georgian refugee boy from the Kodori, ...

(AFP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:25:32 GMT

(AFP) - Temporary shelter : A Georgian refugee boy from the Kodori, in the separatist republic of Abkhazia region, peers out through a broken door in a temporary shelter in a technical school in Kutaisi, western Georgia. (AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki)

Luminarium installation : Two young visitors rest in the tent ...

(AFP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:22:42 GMT

(AFP) - Luminarium installation : Two young visitors rest in the tent of a 3-D Luminarium inflatable installation by British designer Alain Parkinson on the Hajogyar (Shipyard) Island of Budapest, on the fifth day of the one-week Sziget festival in the Hungarian capital. (AFP/Attila Kisbenedek)

Tskhinvali scene : Lightning flashes near bombed-out buildings ...

(AFP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:17:16 GMT

(AFP) - Tskhinvali scene : Lightning flashes near bombed-out buildings in Tskhinvali. (AFP/Dmitry Kostyukov)

Williams' form : Lauryn Williams of the US runs to place ...

(AFP) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:02:25 GMT

(AFP) - Williams' form : Lauryn Williams of the US runs to place second in the women's 400m heat 2 at the National stadium as part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. (AFP/Christophe Simon)

Big dig : Brazil's Emanuel Rego dives for the ball as he ...

(AFP) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:45:20 GMT

(AFP) - Big dig : Brazil's Emanuel Rego dives for the ball as he plays against Russia's Dmitri Barsouk and Igor Kolodinsky in a men's round of 16 beach volleyball match at Beijing's Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. (AFP/Thomas Coex)

World's fastest man : Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins the ...

(AFP) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:28:04 GMT

(AFP) - World's fastest man : Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins the men's 100m final at the National Stadium as part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

Foiling the competition : Italy's Ilaria Salvatori (R) competes ...

(AFP) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:27:24 GMT

(AFP) - Foiling the competition : Italy's Ilaria Salvatori (R) competes against Hungary's Aida Mohamed during the women's team foil bronze medal match at the Fencing Hall of National Convention center during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. (AFP/Martin Bureau)

Motion on the court : Polish players miss the winning shot from ...

(AFP) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:08:54 GMT

(AFP) - Motion on the court : Polish players miss the winning shot from Brazil during their preliminary volleyball match of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing. (AFP/Alexander Joe)