Latest news from around the web, updated 10 minutes ago.

• World

  • London conductor performs requiem in South Ossetia
  • McCain says Obama has his own "housing problem"-- Tony Rezko.
  • Russia promises to start Georgia pullback

• Business

  • Merrill, Goldman and Deutsche settle auction-rate probe
  • GM to make a small car with $500 million
  • German tyre firm succumbs to bid

• Celebrity

  • Venice Film Festival delves into docus
  • The Cheetah Girls: We defy stereotypes
  • Bond Finds Solace a Week Later

• Politics

  • Group to spend $2.8 million on anti-Obama ad
  • White Powder Found At Two McCain Offices
  • Giuliani and Romney to crash Democrats' Denver party

• Science

  • New protection urged for anti-abortion docs
  • Panel warns NASA is focused on short-term goals
  • Jump in US measles cases linked to vaccine fears

• Tech

  • Md. Company Sues Nintendo In Wii Wand Patent Suit
  • Plasma TV on the rebound?
  • NY comptroller: ditch $2 billion wireless network

• Sports

  • U.S. men, women drop batons in 400-meter relay
  • Japan snaps U.S. softball's 22-game win streak
  • Report: IOC to investigate gymnast's age 'discrepancies'

Selected and fresh photos from around the web.

• Editor's pick

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    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.

    1 week ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    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.

    3 weeks ago

    from Getty Images

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    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.

    3 weeks ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    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.

    3 weeks ago

    from Getty Images

• Hot off the wire

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    Brazil's Emanuel Rego in action against Georgia in a bronze medal men's beach volleyball match at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. Brazil beat Georgia, 21-15, 21-10 for the bronze.

    7 mins ago

    from AP Photo by Natacha Pisarenko

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    New York Mets batter Carlos Delgado (21) runs away from his cheering teammates as they chase him into the dugout after his hit beat the Atlanta Braves in the ninth inning of their MLB National League baseball game in New York August 21, 2008.

    9 mins ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    NEW YORK - AUGUST 21: Tennis Player Andy Roddick celebrates Lacoste's 75 Anniversary at Macy's Herald Square on August 21, 2008 in New York City.

    2 hours ago

    from Getty Images

• Recently starred

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    RALEIGH, NC - AUGUST 19: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event August 19, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democrats hold their national convention August 25-28 in Denver.

    2 days ago

    from Getty Images

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    RALEIGH, NC - AUGUST 19: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama listens to his introduction at a campaign event August 19, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democrats hold their national convention August 25-28 in Denver.

    2 days ago

    from Getty Images

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    RALEIGH, NC - AUGUST 19: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event August 19, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democrats hold their national convention August 25-28 in Denver.

    2 days ago

    from Getty Images

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    MARTINSVILLE, VA - AUGUST 20: Presumptive Democratic Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) waits to speak during a campaign event at the Patrick Henry Community College August 20, 2008 in Martinsville, Virginia. Obama is expected to announce his Vice Presidential candidate before the start of the Democratic National Convention on August 25th.

    1 day ago

    from Getty Images

Our editor's pick, and topics with the most buzz in the last ten minutes.

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