FarewellHenry Sanford, left, Staff Assistant of the office of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, pauses as Staff Assistant Meagen Manning, right, answers the phone in Kennedy's office at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senator Kennedy has passed away at the age of 77 at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts after battling a brain cancer.
Flashing LightsXenon lights shine over Launch Pad 39A before NASA canceled the first launch attempt for Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-128 due to weather, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA has also cancelled the second launch attempt, scheduled for August 26, because of a faulty liquid hydrogen fill and drain valve.
Blazing Hot A resident sits on top of a water wagon during a fire on the Mount of Penteli, east of Athens. A massive wildfire tore through outlying Athenian suburbs, destroying homes and forcing thousands to flee in dramatic overnight evacuations.
Party PeopleA reveler holds a torch as he takes part in Correfoc, or "run with fire" party, in Barcelona, Spain.
MidairJovanee Jarrett of Jamaica competes in the women's long jump qualification during the world athletics championship at the Olympic stadium in Berlin.
Anticipation
Early morning fog enshrouds Cape Town's Green Point 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup Stadium. South Africa is hosting soccer's showpiece event, which will kick off in June of 2010.
GrazingA flock of geese graze on a Shropshire hillside as they are reared in their free-range environment for the Christmas market in Shrewsbury, England. The Danish Legarth breed is reared from May by the Brisbourne family on their farm and have become a local landmark to people traveling from England to Wales.
