Actor Clint Eastwood speaks to an empty chair representing President Obama during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Aug. 30 in Tampa, Florida. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate during the convention.
Rescue workers transport residents trapped by rising water from Hurricane Isaac in the River Forest subdivision of LaPlace, Louisiana, on Aug.29. The large Level 1 hurricane slowly moved across southeast Louisiana, dumping huge amounts of rain and knocking out power to Louisianans in scattered parts of the state.
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Police try to help remove a car surrounded by water on Aug. 28 after its owner parked it on the bank to watch waves brought on by Typhoon Bolaven in Qingdao, in northeast China's Shandong province. The typhoon was the strongest storm to hit South Korea for almost a decade and left a trail of death and damage in southwestern and south-central regions of the Korean peninsula.
Children pass by a body outside a hospital in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on Aug.30. The battle for Aleppo, Syria's largest city, has been raging since July 20. The army has been unable to dislodge the rebels, but civilians have been hardest hit by the fighting.
Ian Sagar of Great Britain celebrates during the wheelchair basketball match between Great Britain and Germany on the first day of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on Aug. 30, 2012 in London.
Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in Robledo de Chavela on Aug. 28. Some 2,000 people were evacuated due to raging wildfires in the west of Madrid, but were allowed to return to their homes Thursday after firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control.
Revelers are covered in tomato pulp while participating in the annual Tomatina festival on Aug. 29 in Bunol, Spain. An estimated 35,000 people threw 120 tons of ripe tomatoes in the world's biggest tomato fight, which is held annually in this Spanish town.
Cook Islands school students perform on Aug. 28 at the opening ceremony of the Pacific Islands Forum in Avarua on Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands. The Pacific Islands Forum opened with a colourful Polynesian welcome for leaders of the 15-nation grouping, who were carried aloft to the summit venue on litters. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary is participating in the forum.
Contestants Maria Noel Sciuto from Uruguay and Cristian Sosa from Argentina dance to win the stage tango competion of the X World Tango Championship in Buenos Aires on Aug. 28. A half million people, including some 70,000 foreigners, attended this year's competition, according to organizers.
A Jewish groom dances with the rabbi of the ultra-orthodox Jewish group Tholdot Avraham Yizhak Hasidic and his bride on Aug. 28 during their wedding in Mea Shearim, a neighbourhood in Jerusalem. During the Mitzva Tanz dance ritual, members of the community and family dance in front of the bride at the end of the wedding ceremony.
A young boy looks on as Balinese Hindus pray to celebrate the religous festival Galungan on Aug. 29 at the Jagat Natha temple in Denpasar on Indonesia's Bali island. Balinese Hindu adherents celebrate Galungan Day to thank God for the creation of the Earth.
Plants grow out of a wall damaged by a 2010 North Korean artillery attack in a village on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island on Aug. 29. Cross-border tensions over a joint military exercise by U.S. and South Korean troops remain high on the island, which is located near a disputed Yellow Sea border.
Indian artist Gulab prepares idols of the Hindu God Lord Ganesha in Amritsar on Aug. 27. Hindus bring home Lord Ganesha idols in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity at the start of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which starts on Sept. 19.
A Kenyan police officer patrols the streets of Mombasa on Aug. 29. Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga called for the nation to come together on the same day to stop religious violence after two days of deadly rioting there sparked by the killing of a radical cleric.
Children watch television inside their house in a slum in Bangkok on Aug. 29. Thailand's economy has logged a second straight quarter of solid growth, buoyed by strong domestic demand and investments to repair factories damaged by last year's devastating floods.
Angolans look for their names on a list before voting on Aug. 31 at a polling station in the outskirts of Luanda. The ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola party (MPLA) competed in the legislative poll against 8 other political parties. The MPLA promised to push ahead with its multi-billion-dollar drive to rebuild the country after the civil war that ended a decade ago.
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Wearing a traditional costume, a Kyrgyz girl dances at the Ala-Too Square in Bishkek on Aug. 31 during the festivities marking the 21-year-anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union.
