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Pictures Of The Day, August 8
2008.08.08
Malaysia's leading opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a news conference at his office in Petaling Jaya outside Kuala Lumpur August 8, 2008. Malaysia's leading opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim was charged with sodomy and granted bail by a court on Thursday, letting him campaign in a by-election on which he is staking his political future after a 10-year absence.Reuters Pictures
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Malaysia's leading opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a news conference at his office in Petaling Jaya outside Kuala Lumpur August 8, 2008. Malaysia's leading opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim was charged with sodomy and granted bail by a court on Thursday, letting him campaign in a by-election on which he is staking his political future after a 10-year absence.Reuters Pictures
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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a press conference at the People's Justice Party headquarters in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. Anwar has pledged to topple the government by next month despite fighting a sodomy charge.AP Photo
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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a press conference at the People's Justice Party headquarters in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. Anwar has pledged to topple the government by next month despite fighting a sodomy charge.AP Photo
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Malaysia's leading opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim (L), sitting next to wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, speaks during a news conference at his office in Petaling Jaya outside Kuala Lumpur August 8, 2008. Anwar was charged with sodomy and granted bail by a court on Thursday, letting him campaign in a by-election on which he is staking his political future after a 10-year absence.Reuters Pictures
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Malaysia's leading opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim (L), sitting next to wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, speaks during a news conference at his office in Petaling Jaya outside Kuala Lumpur August 8, 2008. Anwar was charged with sodomy and granted bail by a court on Thursday, letting him campaign in a by-election on which he is staking his political future after a 10-year absence.Reuters Pictures
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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim gestures during a press conference at the People's Justice Party headquarters in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. Anwar has pledged to topple the government by next month despite fighting a sodomy charge.AP Photo
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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim gestures during a press conference at the People's Justice Party headquarters in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. Anwar has pledged to topple the government by next month despite fighting a sodomy charge.AP Photo
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Police arrest a Tibetan protester near the Chinese consular office in Kathmandu August 8, 2008. Hundreds of Tibetan protesters were arrested when they tried to storm the Chinese consular office in Kathmandu.Reuters Pictures
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Police arrest a Tibetan protester near the Chinese consular office in Kathmandu August 8, 2008. Hundreds of Tibetan protesters were arrested when they tried to storm the Chinese consular office in Kathmandu.Reuters Pictures
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Police arrest Tibetan protesters near the Chinese consular office in Kathmandu August 8, 2008. Hundreds of Tibetan protesters were arrested when they tried to storm the Chinese consular office in Kathmandu.Reuters Pictures
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Police arrest Tibetan protesters near the Chinese consular office in Kathmandu August 8, 2008. Hundreds of Tibetan protesters were arrested when they tried to storm the Chinese consular office in Kathmandu.Reuters Pictures
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Australian Customs display some of the seized 4.4 tonnes of ecstasy (MDMA) tablets, in what they said was the biggest haul of the illicit drug anywhere in the world, in Melbourne on August 8, 2008. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty said the seizure of the drugs, which were concealed in tins of tomato shipped to Australia from Italy, had resulted in the arrests of 16 people across the country in pre-dawn raids.Getty Images
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Australian Customs display some of the seized 4.4 tonnes of ecstasy (MDMA) tablets, in what they said was the biggest haul of the illicit drug anywhere in the world, in Melbourne on August 8, 2008. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty said the seizure of the drugs, which were concealed in tins of tomato shipped to Australia from Italy, had resulted in the arrests of 16 people across the country in pre-dawn raids.Getty Images
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Australian Customs display a shipping container with 150kg of cocaine which was seized along with 4.4 tonnes of ecstasy (MDMA) tablets, in what they said was the biggest haul of the illicit drug anywhere in the world, in Melbourne on August 8, 2008. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty said the seizure of the drugs, which were concealed in tins of tomato shipped to Australia from Italy, had resulted in the arrests of 16 people across the country in pre-dawn raids.Getty Images
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Australian Customs display a shipping container with 150kg of cocaine which was seized along with 4.4 tonnes of ecstasy (MDMA) tablets, in what they said was the biggest haul of the illicit drug anywhere in the world, in Melbourne on August 8, 2008. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty said the seizure of the drugs, which were concealed in tins of tomato shipped to Australia from Italy, had resulted in the arrests of 16 people across the country in pre-dawn raids.Getty Images
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Participants of the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics line up waiting to go through security checks next to China's National Stadium, left, also known as the Bird's Nest, on the opening day of the Beijing Olympics, in Beijing, China, Friday, August, 8, 2008.AP Photo
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Participants of the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics line up waiting to go through security checks next to China's National Stadium, left, also known as the Bird's Nest, on the opening day of the Beijing Olympics, in Beijing, China, Friday, August, 8, 2008.AP Photo
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U.S. President George W. Bush (2nd L) and China's President Hu Jintao (2nd R) shake hands in The Great Hall of the People as U.S. first lady, Laura Bush, (L), and Madame Liu Yongqing (R) watch before a reception in honor of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, August 8, 2008.Reuters Pictures
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U.S. President George W. Bush (2nd L) and China's President Hu Jintao (2nd R) shake hands in The Great Hall of the People as U.S. first lady, Laura Bush, (L), and Madame Liu Yongqing (R) watch before a reception in honor of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, August 8, 2008.Reuters Pictures
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U.S. President George W. Bush (2nd L) and the President of China Hu Jintao (2nd R) pose in The Great Hall of the People while U.S. first lady, Laura Bush, (L), and Madame Liu Yongqing (R) before a reception in honor of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing August 8, 2008.Reuters Pictures
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U.S. President George W. Bush (2nd L) and the President of China Hu Jintao (2nd R) pose in The Great Hall of the People while U.S. first lady, Laura Bush, (L), and Madame Liu Yongqing (R) before a reception in honor of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing August 8, 2008.Reuters Pictures
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Georgian troops fire rockets at seperatist South Ossetian troops from an unnamed location not far from Tskhinvali on August 8, 2008. Georgia is taking measures to prevent Russian "mercenaries" from infiltrating the country, its prime minister said as Georgian forces attacked the Russian-backed breakaway province of South Ossetia.Getty Images
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Georgian troops fire rockets at seperatist South Ossetian troops from an unnamed location not far from Tskhinvali on August 8, 2008. Georgia is taking measures to prevent Russian "mercenaries" from infiltrating the country, its prime minister said as Georgian forces attacked the Russian-backed breakaway province of South Ossetia.Getty Images
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Georgian troops fire rockets at a South Ossetian separatist territory near a settlement in Ergneti, 95 km (59 miles) from Tbilisi, August 8, 2008. Georgian troops, backed by warplanes, pounded separatist forces on the outskirts of the South Ossetian capital on Friday hours after launching an assault on the breakaway region following a short-lived truce.Getty Images
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Georgian troops fire rockets at a South Ossetian separatist territory near a settlement in Ergneti, 95 km (59 miles) from Tbilisi, August 8, 2008. Georgian troops, backed by warplanes, pounded separatist forces on the outskirts of the South Ossetian capital on Friday hours after launching an assault on the breakaway region following a short-lived truce.Getty Images
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Georgian tanks move along a road near the city of Tskhinvali, 100 km (62 miles) from Tbilisi, August 8, 2008. Georgian troops, backed by warplanes, pounded separatist forces on the outskirts of the South Ossetian capital on Friday hours after launching an assault on the breakaway region following a short-lived truce.Reuters Pictures
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Georgian tanks move along a road near the city of Tskhinvali, 100 km (62 miles) from Tbilisi, August 8, 2008. Georgian troops, backed by warplanes, pounded separatist forces on the outskirts of the South Ossetian capital on Friday hours after launching an assault on the breakaway region following a short-lived truce.Reuters Pictures
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Motorists wear masks distributed by local government officials to protect them from haze caused by forest fires at the Pekanbaru town of the Indonesia's Riau province August 8, 2008. Choking smoke from forest fires in Indonesia's Sumatra island has delayed several flights, while the number of hot spots from fires has risen in West Kalimantan.Reuters Pictures
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Motorists wear masks distributed by local government officials to protect them from haze caused by forest fires at the Pekanbaru town of the Indonesia's Riau province August 8, 2008. Choking smoke from forest fires in Indonesia's Sumatra island has delayed several flights, while the number of hot spots from fires has risen in West Kalimantan.Reuters Pictures
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Myanmar protestors shout anti-military slogans as they display portraits of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy revolution, in New Delhi on August 8, 2008. People in Myanmar marked exactly 20 years on August 8 since the army crushed an "8-8-88" democracy uprising with the loss of an estimated 3,000 lives, although the only protests were likely to be outside the country.Getty Images
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Myanmar protestors shout anti-military slogans as they display portraits of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy revolution, in New Delhi on August 8, 2008. People in Myanmar marked exactly 20 years on August 8 since the army crushed an "8-8-88" democracy uprising with the loss of an estimated 3,000 lives, although the only protests were likely to be outside the country.Getty Images
