The U.S. Capitol in Washington is seen between flags at the Washington Monument at half-staff, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, in honor of the passing of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.
Remembering a Friend
President Barack Obama pauses as he reads a statement about the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, while on vacation on Martha's Vineyard in Chilmark.
In Unison
Chinese military singers take part in a chorus performance of patriotic songs involving 10,000 participants held at a gym in Beijing, Wednesday Aug. 26, 2009. More than 80 chorus groups from various units in Beijing sang patriotic songs to celebrate the upcoming 60th National Day.
Call to Prayer
An Afghan boy recites the Quran at a mosque on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009. Muslims throughout the world are celebrating Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar and are required to fast from dawn till dusk.
After the Fires
The town of Nea Makri, northeast of Athens, is seen below charred hills on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009. Authorities said all fires north of Athens were put out or confined to tiny areas Wednesday, after the blazes destroyed an estimated 60 homes and damaged 150 more.
Seeing Red
A girl plays with tomato pulp during the annual "Tomatina" tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009. Bunol's town hall estimated more than 40,000 people, some from as far away as Japan and Australia, took up arms Wednesday with 100 tons of tomatoes in the yearly food fight known as the "Tomatina," now in its 64th year.
On Foot
A woman walks beside red painted shoes, symbolizing the chaos of a battlefield, at an exhibition entitled "Our World - at War" in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009. The exhibition was organized by the Red Cross to bring individual stories of loss and suffering in war to world attention.
Hungry?
A man feeds a green iguana on display at an exotic animal exhibition with cooled cucumber during a warm weather in the town of Sevlievo, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Wednesday, Aug, 26, 2009.