The Week in Pictures

Workers inspect the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge during its closure for a seismic retrofit project Monday. The bridge was closed over the weekend and officials had hoped to have it reopened in time for the Tuesday morning rush hour. The discovery of a crack that required additional repairs delayed the reopening, which officials now hope will take place Wednesday.  (Russel A. Daniels / Associated Press)

President Obama arrives at the AFL-CIO Labor Day Picnic in Cincinnati, where he thanked organized labor for its support and pledged to reenergize the Labor Department.  (Jim Watson / AFP/Getty Images)

Belarus rhythmic gymnast Melitina Staniouta performs Monday, the opening day of the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Ise, Japan. The event is expected to draw more than 150 gymnasts from 50 countries.  (Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP / Getty Images)

A sea lion gets a piece of fish tossed by its keeper at the zoo in Stuttgart, Germany.  (Thomas Kienzle / Associated Press)

Riders pass a field of sunflowers during the ninth stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race, with a start in Alcoy and finish in Xorret del Cati, Spain.  (Alberto Saiz / Associated Press)

Melanie Oudin of the United States celebrates her 1-6, 7-6(2), 6-3 upset victory Monday over Nadia Petrova of Russia at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York.  (Amy Sancetta / Associated Press)

American Colin Edwards, left, falls with Republic of San Marino’s Alex De Angelis, second from left, after the start of the MotoGP race of the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano on Sunday.  (Christophe Simon / AFP / Getty Images)

Fire crews from New Mexico cut a fire line in Juniper Hills to keep the Station fire from spreading. Overnight Saturday the blaze grew to 157,220 acres, making it the 10th-largest fire in modern California history, fire officials said. The fire was 51% contained. A large plume of smoke drifted into the areas of Juniper Hills and Littlerock, and Incident Commander Michael Bryant said the fire was about five miles from Juniper Hills. “We want our communities not to panic,” Bryant said. Fire officials said the fire’s jump of the Angeles Crest Highway also threatened several structures.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

A nearly 100-year-old, 61-inch water main broke Saturday night at Coldwater Canyon Avenue and Dickens Street in Studio City, flooding nearby streets. The force of the water flow sent cars smashing into each other. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said about 150 firefighters responded to the scene. Most of the water flow was stopped by 3 a.m. Sunday. Officials say part of Coldwater Canyon Avenue will be closed until work is completed Tuesday or Wednesday.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Peruvian air force officers carry a coffin with the remains of an officer slain by rebels at a military airport in Lima. Shining Path rebels shot down an air force helicopter in Peru’s coca-growing highlands on Thursday, killing three troops and wounding five, Peru’s joint command said.  (Karel Navarro / Associated Press)

Serena Williams of the United States returns to Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sunday.  (Paul J. Bereswill / Associated Press)

A Porsche races against a Boeing 747 on a runway at Singapore Changi International Airport, part of a promotional event for Singapore’s Grand Prix racing season. The Porsche won.  (Wong Maye-E / Associated Press)

Kevin Harvick’s car crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series Degree V12 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga.  (Todd Warshaw / Getty Images)

A member of the U.S. Army‘s 1st platoon, A Company 25 Infantry Division (Airborne) from Fort Richardson, Alaska, heads out on patrol in Khowst province, east of Kabul.  (Dima Gavrysh / Associated Press)

Chinese troops go through training exercises in Urumqi, in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. Local officials said five people died in massive protests by Han Chinese over syringe attacks they blamed on the Uighur minority. FULL STORY  (Philippe Lopez / AFP/Getty Images)

Sukanda, a 60 year old farmer with seven children examines the earthquake damage at his house in Ciloa village in Tasikmalaya, West Java. At least 65 people were killed in the quake. Rescue workers continued to dig for victims but hopes were fading for the dozens of people missing. The major quake, which damaged more than 31,000 houses across the densely-populated island of Java, was also felt in neighboring Bali and Sumatra and about 27,000 people had been evacuated.  (Romeo Gacad / AFP/Getty Images)

Palestinian women try to comfort a grieving relative of Ghazi Zaanin, 15, at his funeral in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip. The teenager died of wounds sustained Friday, after Israeli troops opened fire at farmers in Beit Hanun, Palestinian medical sources said. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.  (Mahmud Hams / AFP/Getty Images)

Houston Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada throws to second base after fielding a ball hit by Philadelphia Phillies’ Pedro Feliz during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday in Houston. The Phillies’ Ben Francisco was out at second and Feliz was safe at first on the play.  (David J. Phillip / Associated Press)

Chinese Shaolin monks — renowned for martial arts skills, especially kung fu — participate in a general rehearsal for Spasskaya Bashnya, an international festival of military music being held Sept. 5 to 10 in Moscow’s Red Square.  (Natalia Kolesnikova / AFP/Getty Images)

Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada returns to Flavia Pennetta of Italy during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. Pennetta won, 6-1, 6-1.  (Paul J. Bereswill / Associated Press)

Rocky Marshall hangs stuffed animals in preparation for the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, which opens Saturday and runs through Oct. 4.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

A Muslim woman arrives with a child for Friday prayers at the Ferozshah Kotla mosque in New Delhi, during the holy month of Ramadan. For Muslims the world over, Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is a time of worship and contemplation during which a fast is observed from dawn until dusk.  (Manan Vatsyayana / AFP/Getty Images)

Belgian soccer players warm up during a training session in La Coruna, Spain, where Belgium will play Spain in a World Cup qualifying match.  (Daniel Ochoa de Olza / Associated Press)

Jurgen Melzer of Austria serves in his U.S. Open match at Flushing Meadows against Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina. Del Potro won, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-3.  (Matthias Hauer / GEPA via US Presswire)

A child plays at a school damaged in Tuesday’s earthquake in Pangalengan, Indonesia. The magnitude 7.0 earthquake caused widespread havoc across West Java province, damaging more than 18,000 homes, leaving more than 5,000 people seeking refuge in makeshift tents. The death toll currently stands at 57 with more than 100 people in hospital and dozens still missing.  (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)

The sun sets over Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens as Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays Carsten Ball of Australia in the U.S. Open tennis tournament.  (Michael Heiman / Getty Images)

Melanie Oudin of the United States, celebrates her 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Elena Dementieva of Russia, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York.  (Kathy Willens / Associated Press)

Pigs prepare to race at the Maryland State Fair. Because of the weak economy, state fairs have become a popular -- and inexpensive -- form of entertainment for many families, observers say.  (Mark Wilson / Getty Images)

Chanting and colorful smoke fill the air as Hindus escort a statue of the elephant-headed god Ganesh being paraded through the streets on the final day of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. Every year millions of devout Hindus immerse Ganesh idols into oceans and rivers in the 10-day festival that celebrates the birth of Ganesh.  (Kevin Frayer / Associated Press)

Jack Johnson, 77, a 30-year resident of Gold Creek Ranch, gets a hug from friend Suzette Brantley, 37, as they finally begin to relax after several harrowing days fighting to save Johnson’s ranch, which is off Little Tujunga Canyon Road. The blaze in the Angeles National Forest has burned more than 147,000 acres.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Bloodied victims walk or are carried to safety after a bomb exploded outside a row of open-air shops and restaurants in the city of Pattani in southern Thailand. Eight people died in a string of drive-by shootings and one person was killed and at least 24 were wounded in the motorcycle bombing Thursday in the insurgency-plagued region.  (Sumeth Pranphet / Associated Press)

A week-old female baby Indian rhinoceros named Seto Paitala (White Foot in Nepalese) nuzzles her mother Purana in their enclosure at the Nuremberg Tierpark.  (Timm Schamberger / AFP / Getty Images)

An Indian farmer sleeps wedged between the bars of a fence at a protest against the World Trade Organization. Trade officials from 35 countries are meeting in New Delhi in an informal WTO gathering.  (Mustafa Quraishi / Associated Press)

Russians place flowers outside Moscow ‘s Dubrovka Theater in memory of more than 130 people who died after a terrorist takeover of the crowded concert hall during a performance in October 2002. Memorials for victims of recent terrorist acts were held throughout the country.  (Alexey Sazonov / AFP / Getty Images)

Soldiers remove the body of a victim of a landslide that followed an earthquake in the village of Pamoyanan in Cibinong, Indonesia. Rescue workers on Indonesia’s Java island searched by hand for dozens of people trapped by a 7.0-magnitude quake that killed at least 46, officials said.  (Adek Berry / AFP / Getty Images)

Opponents of nuclear power are stopped by police at the entrance of a nuclear waste storage site in Morsleben in northeastern Germany. A thousand protesters began marching Aug. 29 from Gorleben in northern Germany and will pass several nuclear waste storage sites before arriving in Berlin on Sept. 5 for a final demonstration.  (Jens Schlueter / AFP / Getty Images)

Serena Williams, the No. 2-seeded player at the U.S. Open, returns a shot to Hungary’s Melinda Czink during their second-round match of the tennis tournament. Williams rolled to an easy victory over Czink, 6-1, 6-1.  (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images)

An enlarged reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci‘s Gioconda is part of the “Da Vinci the Genius” exhibition in Medellin, Colombia.  (Raul Arboleda / AFP/Getty Images)

Members of the Indian Armed Forces Band rehearses for a performance in Moscow’s Red Square in honor of Indian President Pratibha Patil’s arrival for a state visit.  (Natalia Kolesnikova / AFP/Getty Images)

Jose Palio stands in what’s left of his home in the Big Tujunga Canyon hamlet of Stonyvale after the Station fire raged through.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

A fisherman carries his net to the seashore at dusk in the fishing village of Malkiya, Bahrain, southwest of Manama, capital of the Persian Gulf island nation.  (Hasan Jamali / Associated Press)

Hindu devotees take holy dips as they perform the Pind Daan rituals performed for the soul of ancestors in the River Ganges in Allahabad, India.  (Rajesh Kumar Singh / Associated Press)

Marion Bartoli of France returns a shot to Kim Clijsters of Belgium in their second-round match at the U.S. Open in New York. Clijsters defeated the 14th-seeded Bartoli, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.  (Stan Honda /AFP/Getty Images)

A Libyan boy watches a firework extravaganza during celebrations in Tripoli, Libya’s capital, marking the 40th anniversary of Moammar Kadafi’s seizure of power in the North African desert state. Kadafi marked his four decades in power with a multimillion-dollar gala celebration that included a military parade, an air show, fireworks and a sound and light performance.  (AFP/Getty Images)

A sadhu, or Hindu holy man, his face smeared with vermilion and yellow powder, is by the River Ganges in Allahabad, India. Allahabad, at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna -- and the mythical Saraswati -- is one of Hinduism’s most important centers.  (Rajesh Kumar Singh / Associated Press)

Beach-goers enjoy a walk as the sun goes down over the Spanish resort of Marbella. Temperatures remained over 86 degrees Fahrenheit along the southern Spanish coast.  (Sascha Schuermann / AFP/Getty Images)

A Pakistani police officer is reflected in the bullet-riddled window of the car that carried Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi. Kazmi was wounded and his driver killed in the attack by gunmen in Islamabad, the capital, police said.  (Anjum Naveed / Associated Press)

Pakistani soldiers hold on to one of a number of alleged militants as the fighters are presented to the media in the Khyber Agency tribal region of northwestern Pakistan. Government forces destroyed four militant bases and killed 40 insurgents, including two militant commanders, in the area, authorities said. They also captured 43 suspected militants in the operation, they said.  (Qazi Tariq / Associated Press)

Indian President Pratibha Patil reviews an honor guard shortly after her arrival at Vnukovo II airport outside Moscow. She is on a four-day visit to Russia.  (Misha Japaridze / Associated Press)

The wife of fallen U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Joseph Fortin is consoled as his casket is taken away from a memorial service in St. Johnsbury, Vt., on Monday. About 700 people attended the funeral of Fortin, 22, who died in an Aug. 23 bombing near Baghdad. At rear are his parents.  (Toby Talbot / Associated Press)

A performer joins the procession of the Notting Hill Carnival. The celebration is held on the August Bank Holiday weekend annually, filling the streets of west London with the sounds, costumes and smells of the Caribbean.  (Lefteris Pitarakis / Associated Press)

Pakistani consumers line up to buy subsidized sacks of flour from a government outlet in Rawalpindi. Prices have soared for flour and sugar amid a shortage during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.  (B.K.Bangash / Associated Press)

A carnival dancer hugs a London policeman during Day 2 of the annual Notting Hill Carnival. Hundreds of thousands of people were expected to attend at the event in west London, a celebration of Caribbean culture that has become Europe’s biggest street party.  (Ben Stansall / AFP / Getty Images)

Jennifer DeLeon of Littlerock tries to keep a mask on the face of her 8-month-old daughter, Emily Magana, as they prepare to board a Metrolink train in Acton early Monday for a doctor’s appointment in downtown Los Angeles. The mask was provided by a Metrolink supervisor.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

A competitor takes part in the World Bog Snorkelling Championships held at Waen Rhydd Bog in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales.  (Richard Heathcote / Getty Images)

Li Chunhua, a Chinese clothing store owner who does business in Kokang, an ethnically Chinese region in northeastern Myanmar, cries as she recounts how she saw Burmese men loot her store in Nansan in southwestern China’s Yunnan province.  (Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)

A dancer participates in the annual Notting Hill Carnival in London. The festival was launched in 1959 by post-World War II immigrants from what were then Britain’s Caribbean colonies as a community act of defiance after a series of race riots the year before.  (Ben Stansall / AFP/Getty Images)

Chinese parents wait outside a school as a health worker decontaminates the ground after more than 20 students were quarantined with the swine flu in Lanzhou, in north China’s Gansu province. China has issued strict rules to schools to curb the spread of swine flu, urging them to downsize classes and in some cases delay the start of the new academic year.  (AFP/Getty Images)

A woman sets a hook while fishing on the beach near Melbourne Shores, Fla.  (Karen Bleier / AFP/Getty Images)

Girls in costume, one carrying a Grenadian flag, take part in the Notting Hill Carnival Children’s Day in London. The annual event fills the streets of west London with the sounds, colors and flavors of the Caribbean. The adults’ parade is scheduled for Monday.  (Akira Suemori / Associated Press)

A cargo train passes through Acton as a huge plume of smoke rises from the Station fire raging in Angeles National Forest.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Jorge Lorenzo of Spain takes the checkered flag to win the Indianapolis Moto GP motorcycle race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.  (Tom Strickland / Associated Press)

These participants in the annual mud flats festival in Brunsbuettel, northern Germany, got dressed up for the occasion. The event is held on the sea bed during low tide.  (Roland Magunia / AFP/Getty Images)

Chula Vista first baseman Luke Ramirez, right, celebrates with pitcher Kiko Garcia after the last out in Chula Vista’s 6-3 win over Taoyuan, Taiwan, in the Little League World Series championship game in South Williamsport, Pa., on Sunday.  (Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press)

Tiger Woods tees off on the third hole during the final round of the Barclays at Liberty National Golf Club on Sunday in Jersey City, N.J.  (Mel Evans / Associated Press)

The Galaxy’s David Beckham reacts after scoring a goal during the second half of a Major League Soccer game against Chivas USA on Saturday at the Home Depot Center in Carson. The Galaxy won, 1-0.  (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)

Rickshaw drivers make their way through heavy rain in Amritsar, India.  (Narinder Nanu / AFP / Getty Images)

Japanese couple Kyoko Yamao and Hiroshi Yamao celebrate after winning first place in the Tango Salon competition during the VII Tango Dance World Championship in Buenos Aires on Sunday.  (Alejandro Pagni / AFP / Getty Images)

Chase Buchanan of the United States serves to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Tuesday.  (Paul J. Bereswill / AP)

Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi prepares to watch a military parade in the capital. Libyans are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the military coup that brought Kadafi to power.  (Ben Curtis / Associated Press)

Kashmiri transporters run for cover as police use water cannons to disperse them during a protest in Srinagar, India. Police in the Indian-held portion of Kashmir fired tear gas and used colored water on protesters demanding a raise in their salaries, withheld for many months in the region, officials said.  (Mukhtar Khan / Associated Press)

A rainbow is seen on the horizon of Kabul, Afghanistan, after a small hailstorm. New vote tallies released Monday showed President Hamid Karzai leading with 45.8% of the votes counted, with top challenger Abdullah Abdullah trailing with 33.2%. Ballots have been counted from almost half of the country’s voting stations. Karzai needs 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff.  (Manish Swarup / Associated Press)

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali strikes a pose for the camera in Ennis, Ireland, where a plaque in honor of his ancestors was unveiled on Turnpike Road. Ali was on a sentimental journey to see his little-known Irish roots. Tens of thousands were awaiting the three-time world heavyweight champion’s arrival the western Irish town, the home of Ali’s great-grandfather Abe Grady.  (Julien Behal / EPA)

Displaced Afghan children look on from their tent in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Although billions of dollars in aid have been given to Afghanistan, it is still way short of what was needed to rebuild the country.  (Shah Marai / AFP/Getty Images)

Ceremonial horsemen display their skill at a lavish private dance spectacle thrown for African heads of state by Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi, and celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1969 military coup that brought him to power, at a military airfield outside Tripoli.  (Ben Curtis / Associated Press)

A U.S. Forest Service firefighter battles flames Monday in La Crescenta. The Station fire has burned over 105,000 acres and destroyed at least 53 homes and cabins. Some officials said the blaze began moving a bit slower Monday, but they are still “not overly optimistic. The fire is headed just about anywhere it wants,” said Mike Dietrich, an incident commander with the Forest Service. Full story
  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Workers carry loudspeakers to mount on poles for a fair in Allahabad, India. Playing loud music has traditionally been a part of local fairs in Allahabad, where awards go to the owners of the sound system playing loudest.  (Rajesh Kumar Singh / Associated Press)

The sprawling Station fire as viewed from above Agua Dulce.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

A soldier leads a group of students, all wearing masks as a precaution against swine flu, during a tour of the presidential palace in the capital. The government announced that Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has the swine flu.  (William Fernando Martinez / Associated Press)