Iraqi soldiers guard a detainee that was arrested during an Iraqi Army operation just outside the city of Baqouba, some 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007.
Bus Slop
People wait for the bus in Poza Rica, while Hurricane Dean approaches the state of Veracruz, southeastern Mexico, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007. Hurricane Dean, which crashed into the Caribbean coast of Mexico on Tuesday as the strongest hurricane to hit land in the Atlantic region since 1988, slammed the Veracruz region Wednesday, as a Category 2 storm.
Stretched Thin
Iran's Hamid Zare, in blue, is gripped by China's Wan Feilong during a preliminary match for the 2007 Junior World Wrestling Championship held at the China Agricultural University Gym in Beijing Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007. The Championship was a test event for the newly built venue ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Wet Blanket
A firefighting water bomber aircraft unloads on a forest fire near Cefalu, near Palermo on the southern Italian Island of Sicily Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007. A major blaze broke out Tuesday in hills near the Sicilian seaside resort of Cefalu, causing many residents and tourists to flee.
Smooth Sailing
A sailboat is seen bathed in sunlight on Lake Duemmer, in northern Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007.
Three Heads Are Better ...
Female giraffes Hope, Nyota and Andara watch on as the newest member to Taronga's giraffe herd 'Jimiyu' is transported to his enclosure at Sydney's Taronga Zoo on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, in Sydney, Australia. The giraffe had been transferred as part of the Western Plains & Taronga Zoo's breeding program.
Parade Rest
A member of a Veteran's of Foreign Wars Honor Guard stands as President Bush addresses the VFW National Convention in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007. Mr. Bush reiterated his support for embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki during his speech. He also sought to compare the war in Iraq to past U.S. involvements in Asia that lost popular backing.
A woman and a child look out at the flood waters Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, following heavy rains that caused flooding in Findlay, Ohio. Flooding remained a problem Wednesday in parts of northern Ohio, keeping streets closed, schools shut down and residents waiting things out in shelters.