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.
Director David Koepp poses for a portrait while promoting the movie "Ghost Town" in Toronto, Canada during the International Film Festival Saturday Sept. 6, 2008.
Netherlands' players huddle during their wheelchair basketball preliminaries Group B match against Mexico at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, September 7, 2008. Netherlands won by 59-46.
Colombia's Carlos Arciniegas (R) and Juan Correna (L) compete against Austria's Bryce Lindores and Steven George (behind them) in the men's individual pursuit (B&VI) cycling track competition during the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games on September 7, 2008 at the Laoshan Velodrome. More than 4,000 athletes from 150 countries are participating in the 20 Paralympics sports, the most in Paralympcs history, and organisers say they are making arrangements for tens of thousands of disabled people to attend the Games.
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.
It's been a tremendously successful first two years, and I am pleased that we have extended our relationship for another two years ... Burl Yarbrough and his staff have been great to work with, and we are proud that they are a part of the San Diego Padres organization. 
It’s interesting with the Padres, and a lot of this is because technology has come such a long way, but all the instructors have their phones and they are checking scores of all San Diego’s minor-league teams
We are very pleased to announce our PDC extension with San Diego ... The Padres have been fabulous partners, and we look forward to another two great years.
I saw pictures of students doing things I'm interested in – working with the San Diego Padres, different basketball games and the Torrey Pines PGA Tour deal ... It's expensive for me to travel, and without having that Facebook connection to make it more real for me it would have been tough.
For us, it really wasn't about money as much as making a baseball deal ... There's a couple of names on the list we're excited about.
