Selected and fresh photos from around the web.
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.
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.
Nuns chant Happy Feast Day during a special mass celebration of the 11th death anniversary of Mother Teresa, the founder of Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.
Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) stands with vice-presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin after he accepted the presidential nomination at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, September 4, 2008.
Anti-government protesters walk past barbed wire barricade during a protest at the Government House in Bangkok on September 05, 2008. Anti-government protesters stormed into Thai Government House compound on August 26 demanding Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej resign and that Thailand's democracy be curtailed, saying only 30 percent of seats in parliament should be elected.
ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces Judge David Groner as he agrees to a plea agreement and to resign from office in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit, Michigan September 4, 2008.
Serena Williams (L) and her sister Venus (R), both of the U.S., each react in this combination photo during their quarter-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York September 3, 2008.
ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept The GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.
We recognise that Steve Harmison only featured in one Test match prior to joining England's ODI squad ... he will join Durham for the rest of the first-class season. Alastair Cook has not featured in the NatWest Series and after working hard on his one-day game ... he is available for a NatWest Pro40 this Sunday and a Twenty20 match on Friday. 
Is Cookie from Essex (1108) actually Alastair Cook trying a devious tactic to get back into ODI contention?
The selectors had a decision to make. They spoke long and hard about which direction they wanted to go in ... If they wanted a captain for all three formats including Twenty20, the list would have been short. I'm not involved in two of the formats and Alastair Cook hasn't been in the Twenty20 side recently. I would have liked to have done the Test job and, to that degree, I am disappointed I have not been given the opportunity.
Michael Vaughan has plenty to think about - the balance of the team, runs from the top order (only Alastair Cook got past 50 at Leeds) and somehow finding 20 wickets.
At last, a summery day at Lord's, and it's almost warm. Earlier, on the nursery ground, Ottis Gibson gave Shaun Pollock a bear-hug, the South Africans played six-a-side football and Alastair Cook patiently signed autographs, flashing his pearly whites as he did so. Now on the main ground, the England squad are assembling for some fielding practice.
This is the one that has meant the most to us. It's taken a very long time to get hold of the trophy. The confidence we've gained and the lessons we've learnt is important going into Australia.
The emotion we felt after Edgbaston was always going to be difficult to re-invent ... We'd play well for an hour and then lose our way a bit. Even though we almost got ourselves back into the game a few times we were just lacking that oomph we had in the other games.
