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Hurricane approaches
Experts have been warning of a major storm for years. Mayor Ray Nagin said this was "a once in a lifetime event". -
Hurricane approaches
As the storm approached, some people were able to keep their spirits up - this man dancing in the rain in the city's historic French Quarter. -
Hurricane approaches
In Biloxi, Mississippi, a reminder of some of the other major storms to have hit the region. -
AFP - Sun Aug 28, 5:49 PM ET
A child participates at the Notting Hill Carnival. Up to two million revellers were expected at this weekend's carnival as the Caribbean spectacular kicked off in style.(AFP/Geoff Caddick) -
AFP - Sun Aug 28, 7:02 PM ET
Maxin' and relaxin' : A young brown bear cools itself in a pool of the Attica Zoological Park in Spata, near Athens. (AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki) -
AFP - Sun Aug 28, 7:00 PM ET
At the carnival : A girl enjoys Children's Day at the 2005 Notting Hill Carnival in London. (AFP/Geoff Caddick) -
AFP/DDP - Sun Aug 28, 7:07 PM ET
Dressage pose : Swede Jan Brink rides his horse 'Bjoersells Briar 899' during the Grand Prix Dressage competition of the CHIO World Equestrian Festival in the western town of Aachen. He won the competition. (AFP/DDP/Jochen Luebke) -
AFP - Sun Aug 28, 7:12 PM ET
Islamabad protest : A Pakistani Christian youth shouts slogans as he pours ashes over his body in a show of protest during a demonstration near the parliament house in Islamabad. (AFP/Jewel Samad) -
AFP - Sun Aug 28, 7:15 PM ET
Anti-Arroyo pup : A pet owner displays her dog wearing a tag with an anti-Arroyo slogan at a protest in a school campus in suburban Manila. (AFP/Joel Nito) -
AFP - Sun Aug 28, 7:09 PM ET
Wrestling match : Bulgarian boys wrestle during the 7th traditional wrestling festival in the town of Tsar Kaloyan, some 350 km north-east of the capital Sofia. (AFP/Valentina Petrova) -
AFP - Sun Aug 28, 7:20 PM ET
At the fountains : A Romanian couple walks on the fountain's edge at sunset in the front of the Parliament, the former 'House of the people,' built during the rule of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, in Bucharest. (AFP/Daniel Mihailescu) -
AFP - Sun Aug 28, 7:02 PM ET
Notting Hill : A girl enjoys Children's Day at the 2005 Notting Hill Carnival in London. (AFP/Geoff Caddick) -
AFP - Sun Aug 28, 7:05 PM ET
No to terror : Members of Bangladeshi Islamic party 'Islamic Aykko Joth' take part in an anti-terrorist demonstration in Dhaka. (AFP/Farjana K. Godhuly) -
SWAT TO THE RESCUE: Citizens rescued from their homes by New Orleans SWAT officers after Hurricane Katrina crossed their path on Monday. -
Hurricane-hit
High waves hit an Alabama beach on Sunday as Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc over the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is expected to hit New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, prompting residents to flee in bumper-to-bumper traffic. -- AP -
A rowing start
Rowers compete in a qualifing session at the 2005 World Rowing Championships in Gifu, Japan, on Monday. The first two days of competition last Thursday and Friday had to be rescheduled because the approach of typhoon Mawar made conditions unsuitable for rowing. -- AFP -
Unsafe buildings
Firefighters and rescue workers remove the debris of a dilapidated building that collapsed in Mumbai, India, on Monday, killing six people. Authorities have ordered the evacuation of hundreds of families from 30 old buildings deemed unsafe following widespread flooding in the city. -- AP -
Hit and run
A reveller is run over by a calf during a bull-run through the streets of San Sebastian de los Reyes, near Madrid, Spain, on Sunday. Sixty-three people were injured as result of a pileup of bodies at the entrance of a bullring. -- AP -
Green Day rocks
American rock band Green Day was a big winner at the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami on Sunday. It clinched six awards, including best rock video, best video and best group. -- AFP -
Reuters - Sun Aug 28, 4:56 PM ET
A cowboy competes in bulldogging at the Barretos Rodeo International Festival in Barretos, about 438 km (272 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo, August 28, 2005. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker -
Hurricane Katrina
Powerful Hurricane Katrina swept through the US Gulf coast on Monday, killing dozens of people and flooding many areas. -
Hurricane Katrina
Urged to leave, hundreds of thousands fled New Orleans, Louisiana, before Katrina arrived. The storm, however, spared the city a direct hit. -
Hurricane Katrina
Many of those who could not flee later became trapped by surging waters. Some 10,000 took shelter at the city's Superdome stadium. -
Hurricane Katrina
The sturdy stadium suffered from the elements: even as people sheltered inside, wind and rain ripped protective tiles from the roof. -
Hurricane Katrina
The high winds that savaged New Orleans wrecked some buildings and sent debris flying through the streets.