Firefighters work a fire threatening houses in the La Cresenta section of Glendale, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009.
Jimena Approaches
Waves crash into the beach in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Peninsula, northwestern Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. Tourists fled resorts at the tip of the Baja California as Hurricane Jimena roared their way but many slum dwellers concerned about looting refused to leave their imperiled homes.
Remembering World War II
A general view of ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the beginning of World War II at the Monument of Westerplatte Defenders in Gdansk, northern Poland, early Tuesday morning, Sept. 1, 2009.
Call to Prayer
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama prays during a Buddhist ceremony for the survivors and victims of last month's massive mudslides triggered by Typhoon Morakot, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan.
Mourning Those Lost
Women react in the gym of the ruined school that was the scene of the 2004 hostage crisis in Beslan, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. Wailing mothers and anguished relatives on Tuesday marked the fifth anniversary of Russia's worst terrorist attack, mourning the hundreds killed at Beslan's School No. 1 and haunted by questions over the botched rescue attempt.
Balancing Act
Ceremonial horsemen stand on their horses as a display of skill at a lavish private dance spectacle thrown for African heads of state by Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1969 military coup that brought him to power, at a military airfield outside Tripoli, Libya, in the early hours of Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009.
High Dive
Afghan men climb on the diving board of an unfinished Soviet-era swimming pool in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009.
Day Ends in Germany
The sun send its last beams through the clouds over the Prenzlauer Berg district as it sets after a sunny day in Berlin on Tuesday evening, Sept. 1, 2009.