A Russian convoy moves toward Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, alongside Georgians fleeing Gori. Eyewitnesses said Russians rounded up men, raped women and set fire to homes in ethnic Georgian villages in and around South Ossetia, a breakaway republic of Georgia. (Michael Robinson Chavez / The Los Angeles Times)
A man stands in the charred ruins of his apartment in Gori, Georgia, Thursday. (Michael Robinson Chavez / The Los Angeles Times)
U.S. gymnast Nastia Liukin performs on the balance beam during the women’s all-around finals at the Beijing Olympics. She went on to win the gold medal. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
A Palestinian in the West Bank city of Ramallah is silhouetted by a billboard of poet Mahmoud Darwish, who died Aug. 9 in Houston at age 67. Darwishs body was brought home and buried amid thousands of mourners. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a mourning period of three days. (Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press)
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Pakistani demonstrators shout slogans against President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad. Musharraf appeared close to stepping down as more lawmakers called for his resignation. (Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press)
Pakistani security personnel roll the body of a bombing victim into a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan. At least 14 people were killed in the roadside bombing of a military truck, an attack authorities blamed on Islamic militants. (Tariq Mahood / AFP / Getty Images)
Buddhist monks in Bago, Myanmar, walk along a street flooded by monsoon rains as they go collect morning alms. (Khin Maung Win / AFP / Getty Images)
Firefighters put out a fire in a slum area of Manila, Philippines. The blaze destroyed about 50 houses, leaving about 100 residents homeless. (Francis R. Malasig / EPA)
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Li Yaoyao, 5, who was injured in the Sichuan earthquake, is fitted with an artificial arm at an orthopedic center in Chengdu, China. About 20 children from quake-struck areas underwent treatment in the center. (China Photos / Getty Images)
