Selected and fresh photos from around the web.
-
Editor's pick
-
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.
-
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.
-
-
Hot off the wire
-
Bryan Clay of the United States, right, leads Liberia's Jangy Addy in the 110-meter hurdles in the men's Decathlon during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008.
-
New York Yankees' Jason Giambi (R) is out on force at second with the tag by Toronto Blue Jays' Joe Inglett (L) in the seventh inning of their American League MLB baseball game in Toronto August 21, 2008.
-
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.
-
-
Recently starred
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
- « Previous
- |
- Next »
- Jump to:
- Today
- |
- Last week
- |
- Last month
- |
- Three months ago
Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez, center, wearing a New York Mets' baseball team T-shirt, talks to Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon, right, during the opening ceremony of the new baseball training academy in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic ,Tuesday, July 29, 2008. The New York Mets unveiled a sprawling new training academy in the Dominican Republic in an effort to develop more of the talent-rich country's gifted young baseball prospects.
Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez, center, wearing a New York Mets' baseball team T-shirt, gestures during the opening ceremony of the new baseball training academy in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic ,Tuesday, July 29, 2008. The New York Mets unveiled a sprawling new training academy in the Dominican Republic in an effort to develop more of the talent-rich country's gifted young baseball prospects. At left, Secretary of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation, Felipe Payano. At right, an unidentified man.
Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez, center, wearing a New York Mets' baseball team T-shirt, gestures during the opening ceremony of the new baseball training academy in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic ,Tuesday, July 29, 2008. The New York Mets unveiled a sprawling new training academy in the Dominican Republic in an effort to develop more of the talent-rich country's gifted young baseball prospects. At left, Secretary of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation, Felipe Payano. At right, an unidentified man.
Dominican President, Leonel Fernandez (L), is received by Salvadorean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marisol Argueta de Barillas upon his arrival to El Salvador International Airport in Comalapa, 42 km south of San Salvador on May 28, 2008. Fernandez is in El Salvador to attend the Central American Integration System (SICA) Summit on Climate Change and the Environment. The chiefs of state of the SICA will also discuss with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, the possibility of an association of the bloc with the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR).
Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez, center, who is running for reelection for the Dominican Liberation Party, delivers a speech in Santo Domingo, Saturday, May 17, 2008. Fernandez declared victory early Saturday in the Dominican Republic's national election while his main rival, center-left construction magnate Miguel Vargas, who received 41 percent of the vote, said he accepted the results. At left is Fernandez's wife Margarita Cedeno.
Current Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez, center, who is running for reelection for the Dominican Liberation Party, delivers a speech in Santo Domingo, Saturday, May 17, 2008. Fernandez declared victory early Saturday in the Dominican Republic's national election while his main rival, center-left construction magnate Miguel Vargas, who received 41 percent of the vote, said he accepted the results.
Current Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez, center, who is running for reelection for the Dominican Liberation Party, speaks to the media after casting his ballot at a polling station during presidential elections in Santo Domingo, Friday, May 16, 2008. President Leonel Fernandez was favored to win a third term on Friday, despite concerns over long-serving politicians in this Caribbean nation with a painful history of rule by strongmen.
Current Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez, center, who is running for reelection for the Dominican Liberation Party, greets people after casts his ballot at a polling station during presidential elections in Santo Domingo, Friday, May 16, 2008. President Leonel Fernandez was favored to win a third term on Friday, despite concerns over long-serving politicians in this Caribbean nation with a painful history of rule by strongmen.
Current Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez, center, who is running for reelection for the Dominican Liberation Party, greets people after casting his ballot at a polling station during presidential elections in Santo Domingo, Friday, May 16, 2008. President Leonel Fernandez was favored to win a third term on Friday, despite concerns over long-serving politicians in this Caribbean nation with a painful history of rule by strongmen.
Dominican presidential candidate, President Leonel Fernandez (L) and his running mate, current Vice-President Rafael Alburquerque, display a Dominican flag on May 12, 2008 in Santo Domingo during the closing rally of their campaign for the May 16 general elections. Fernandez, who according to the latest polls is leading the race for the presidency with enough votes to avoid a run-off, is seeking to win his third mandate.
- « Previous
- |
- Next »
