An Afghan police stands guard in front of presidential election posters on the street in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Later, gunfire and explosions reverberated through the heart of the Afghan capital Wednesday, on the eve of the presidential election, after three militants with AK-47s rifles and hand grenades overran a bank. Police stormed the building and killed the three insurgents, officials said.
Jump Start
Spain's Agustin Felix competes in the decathlon long jump during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.
Baghdad Blasts
Fire fighters respond as smoke billows over the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, center, after a massive bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.
Sport and Sky
Team Europe's Anna Nordqvist hits a shot on the 11th hole during a practice round for the Solheim Cup golf tournament Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill.
Fountain Frolic
A child plays in the Princess Diana Memorial fountain in Hyde Park, London, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.
Splash Play
An African penguin plays with a water hose in his enclosure in the zoo in Stuttgart, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.
Lots of Love
Zookeeper Nadja Radovic kisses a 6-day-old lion cub in the lions' enclosure at Belgrade Zoo, Serbia, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.