Members of the 2012 US Women's Gymnastics Olympic Team, from left, Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, Jordan Wieber and Aly Raisman ceremonially lighting the Empire State Building, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012 in New York.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, center left, and his wife Kim Yoon-ok, center right, give three cheers during a ceremony marking Liberation Day, the anniversary of the end of Japan's colonial rule over Korea for 1910-45, in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012.
Serena Williams reacts in her first match against Eleni Daniilidou, from Greece, at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Mason, Ohio. Williams won 6-3, 6-4.
In this Aug 13 picture released by Mehr News Agency on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, a victim of Saturday's earthquake grieves as he sits on ruins of buildings in a village near the city of Varzaqan, northwestern, Iran.
People gathered at the site where two motorcycle riders died after explosives they were carrying went off in Kaduna, Nigeria, Tuesday, Aug.14. 2012.
Senior family members of South Korean victims of World War II, left, have their feet toweled off after rinsing by a group of Japanese wives married to South Koreans during a rally on Korean Liberation Day to mark the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945 in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012.
Syrian security investigate the scene after a bomb attached to a fuel truck exploded outside a Damascus hotel where U.N. observers are staying in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012.
Son Riteish Deshmukh, wife Vaishali and other family members of Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh leave the Chennai hospital on early Wednesday morning, a day after the minister's demise at the hospital.
Son Riteish Deshmukh and dauther-in-law Genelia of Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh leave the Chennai hospital on early Wednesday morning, a day after the minister's demise at the hospital.
BSF IG Aditya Mishra presenting sweets to Pakistani Rangers' Brigadier Zahid Rana on the occasion of 66th Independence Day at Wagah border on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah takes salute while reviewing the parade amid rains during Independence day celebration at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit and others Congress party leaders salute the Tricolour during celebration of the 66th Independence Day at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa reviews parade during 66th Independence Day celebrations at Fort St. George in Chennai on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit during celebration of the 66th Independence Day at AICC headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Sisters of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah along with thier children during the Independence day function at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar on Wednesday.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and General Secretary Rahul Gandhi during celebration of the 66th Independence Day at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Speaker Meira Kumar, Union ministers and other dignitaries at the national anthem during the 66th Independence Day function at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa poses for a group photo with awardees at an event on the occasion of 66th Independence Day in Chennai on Wednesday.





