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.
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney during a global conference of political and business leaders in Cernobbio, by the Como lake, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Cheney renewed his call for cooperation between Europe and Washington over the Georgia crisis, Italy's foreign minister said Sunday.
Deputy chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) Andrea Nahles arrives for a party leaders meeting at the resort hotel Schwielowsee in Werder, south of Berlin September 7, 2008. Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) will nominate Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday to run against Chancellor Angela Merkel in next year's election, party members said.
Performers realease balloons into the air in central Moscow on September 7, 2008 during celebrations for the 861st anniversary of the founding of Moscow.
Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.
Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest.
While India is fighting minimalist but potent international opinion at an international forum by putting its best foot forward, at the same time we have a strange and sorry spectacle of the Left and the Bharatiya Janata Party working in tandem, uniting to undermine India’s spirited defence globally 
He [Lok Jan Shakti Party leader and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan] accused the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of showing signs of going soft on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which, Mr. Paswan claimed, could be deduced from her disinclination to order a Central Bureau of Investigation into the death of two Bajrang Dal activists who were allegedly making bombs in Kanpur.
The Bharatiya Janata Party is not in power does not mean that communal forces are not active in the country.
The communal violence in the state of Orissa is out of control under the rule of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) present government
In spite of shoot-at-sight orders and curfew in several districts, the violence against the (Christian) community continues. It shows the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is in coalition (with the Biju Janata Dal) in the Orissa government, is providing patronage to the carnage
What we are witnessing here is a complete failure of the government machinery headed by the Biju Janata Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party combine, in protecting the innocent citizens of the state, where extremists are wreaking havoc by killing people and challenging the pluralistic character of the nation
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Gujarat has political interests in saying that (Kerala didn't know about the camp) because they want us to haunt the Muslim community here. We don't function like them
Mr Advani will be accompanied by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Ananth Kumar and state election incharge M Venkaiah Naidu. Mr Advani will arrive here by air at 1030 hrs, offer worship at the temple at 1100 hrs and then flag off the Yatra. He will address a public meeting at 1300 hrs before leaving for Delhi at 1530 hrs
After this, Naveen’s government (both BJP and BJD) will face the anti-incumbency factor. Again, Sameer Dey, Pradeep Naik and A U Singh Deo are not acceptable by their voters for several reasons. This type of BJP leaders are certain losers. This will hamper the increase in the no of seats of both BJP and BJD.
For the so-called Naveen’s industrialisation spree, the tribals of the entire state are completely dissatisfied since the last four years. Mass tribal agitations are continuing in the state. As the BJP has a strong hold in the tribal regions in the state, for which they will reject BJP in the coming elections.
