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.
Adrian Dantley delivers his induction speech at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.
Beyonce performs during the 2008 Fashion Rocks concert to begin the 2009 Spring/Summer Fashion Week in New York September 5, 2008.
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Singer Mary J. Blige and Martin Kendu attend the Conde Nast Media Group's Fifth Annual Fashion Rocks at Radio City Music Hall on September 5, 2008 in New York City.
LANCASTER, PA - SEPTEMBER 4: Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a rally at Buchanan Park September 4, 2008 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Obama is campaigning through Pennsylvania as U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) accepts the Republican nomination for U.S. President tonight.
Italy's Claudia Pettazzoni (L) and Peru's Fidel Rios kiss each other to win the IKE, the International underwater kissing event in Riccione on July 20, 2008. The couple won the world's longest underwater kiss title with a time of 1 minutes and 51 seconds.
A model presents a creation by Belarussian designer Dmitry Prigozhaev during the International Festival of Vanguard Art, Mammoth, in Minsk November 17, 2007.
Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrives to accept the nomination. at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008.
New San Francisco 49ers quarterback Chris Weinke (17) and quarterback Shaun Hill (13) prepare to pass during football practice at the 49ers training facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007. Weinke, who won the Heisman Trophy at Florida State in 2000, signed with the 49ers. The Carolina Panthers released Weinke earlier in the year. Hill, a career third-stringer who had never thrown an NFL pass in six seasons before last Sunday, is expected to start Saturday against Cincinnati.
One key responsibility for Chris is his role as technology liaison with Sony Corporation and its businesses ... That is a crucial part of Sir Howard Stringer's vision of 'Sony United,' whereby the people and companies of Sony work closely together to bring content and hardware together as we move from the analog to the digital age. 
We are looking to counter the threat that Munster have at the set-piece and it was important that we fielded our biggest pack.
The reason why we have decided to put Matt in the back row is to do with being able to deal with the new line-outs
We didn't beat them last year and they play a tough brand of rugby. We need to be able to cope with the way they play as well as imposing our gameplan on them.
It is important on the back of all our pre-season work that we win at the weekend
