Selected and fresh photos from around the web.
Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
Alain Robert, 45, the French urban climber who calls himself "spiderman" as he climbs the 23-storey 70-meter (231-feet) Phoenicia hotel tower without ropes and using only his bare hands, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday Oct. 11, 2008. Robert has climbed more than 70 of the world's tallest structures, including the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building.
Kazakhstan's Alexandr Kuchma (C) scores an own goal as he jumps for a cross with England's Wayne Rooney (R) as Matthew Upson (L) looks on during their World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London October 11, 2008.
Alain Robert, the French "Spiderman", scales the outside of the Phoenicia Intercontinental Hotel during a promotional event in Beirut on October 11, 2008, across the street from the spot former premier Rafiq Hariri was assassinated in a car bomb in 2005.
Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, left, and Russia's Sergei Ignashevich, right, vie for the ball during the group D match between Russia and Sweden in Innsbruck, Austria, Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits a military unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this recent picture distributed by North Korea's official news agency KCNA on October 11, 2008. North Korea's state TV broadcast pictures of Kim on Saturday as the reclusive country stepped up its campaign to show its leader was healthy after reports surfaced last month he may have suffered a stroke.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (2nd L) visits a military unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this recent picture distributed by North Korea's official news agency KCNA on October 11, 2008. North Korea's state TV broadcast pictures of Kim on Saturday as the reclusive country stepped up its campaign to show its leader was healthy after reports surfaced last month he may have suffered a stroke.
Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin attends a rally in Cleveland, Ohio in this October 8, 2008 file photo. An Alaska ethics inquiry found that Palin abused the power of her office by dismissing the state's public safety commissioner, a report released on Friday said.
