Afghan children sit on the back of a taxi as they drive through the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008.
Grim Anniversary
With the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome in the background, hundreds of paper lanterns float on the Motoyasu River at a memorial service for the atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. The western Japanese city marked the 63rd anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing on Wednesday.
Rough Start
U.S. Olympic soccer player Heather Mitts, bottom, fights for the ball with Melissa Wiik of Norway during their match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Qinhuangdao, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. Norway won the match 2-0.
Quite A Stretch
An artist with the National Circus of Cuba warms up before performing at the Circuba Festival in Havana, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. More than 100 circus artists from seven countries will attend the Circuba Festival 2008, being held in Havana Aug. 5-17.
Sign Of A Good Player
Phil Mickelson signs autographs after finishing the 18th hole during practice for the 90th PGA Championship golf tournament Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Mich. The championship begins Thursday.
Under Wraps
Historical motorbikes from the former East German Republic are protected under plastic sheets at the new motorbike museum in Berlin on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. Uwe Kobilke, a businessman from Berlin, will show his collection of about 80 historical motorbikes, which were all made by former East German manufacturers, at the museum that will open its gates to the public by the end of August 2008.
Evening Prayer
Bay-Ali Vetrigov, 43, prays at a local cemetery in the Chechen village of Garagorsk, late Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. Chechnya, a predominantly Muslim region of Russia, which has suffered two wars between separatist rebels and Russian forces over the past dozen years.