Selected and fresh photos from around the web.
CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.
LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.
Palestinian artist Walid Ayyoub poses with a drawing of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in his studio in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 22, 2008. Obama pledged on Tuesday to work to reach a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians from his first day in office but said it would be difficult.
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie controls the ball during the soccer match Ajax versus Arsenal in the Amsterdam tournament at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday Aug. 8, 2008.
Sergio Garcia of Spain tees off on the seventh hole during the second round of the 90th PGA Championship golf tournament at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan August 8, 2008.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin waves as he watches the festivities during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the Chinese capital on August 8, 2008. The 29th Olympic Games, costing an estimated 40 billion USD and shrouded by political controversies, burst into life with a spectacular start to the opening ceremony.
Fireworks explode over the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest at right and the National Aquatic Center, known as the Water Cube at left during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China Friday, Aug 8, 2008.
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BEIJING - AUGUST 07: A United States gymnast shifts her uniform during practice ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the National Indoor Stadium on August 7, 2008 in Beijing, China.
BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Gymnast Li Ning lights the Olympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.
