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US swimmers Michael Phelps (second left), Aaron Peirsol (right) and Brendan Hansen (second right) and Jason Lezak react during the men's 4 x 100m medley relay swimming final at the National Aquatics Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 17 2008. Michael Phelps became the first man to win eight gold medals at the same Olympics when the US won the men's 4x100m medley relay final in a new world record time. (Carl de Souza, AFP)

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Friends of the slain Jacques Pretorius lay flowers under a wall of remembrance outside the Nic Diederichs Technical High School in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg on Tuesday, August 19 2008. Pretorius was stabbed to death on Monday, allegedly by a matric pupil wielding a sword. The teenager appeared in the Krugersdorp Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)

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A pupil writes a message on a wall of remembrance outside the Nic Diederichs Technical High School in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg on Tuesday, August 19 2008 following the murder of Jacques Pretorius. Flowers with messages were also laid outside the gate at the main entrance of the school. Pretorius was stabbed to death on Monday, allegedly by a matric pupil wielding a sword. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)

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A part of the fuselage of the Spanair jet that crashed on take off at Madrid airport is lifted by a crane on Wednesday, August 20 2008 at Madrid's Barajas airport after a Spanair airliner bound for the Canary Islands crashed, burned and broke into pieces when it swerved off the runway while taking off from the airport, Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, August 20 2008. The death toll currently stands at 153, making it Spain's most deadly air disaster in more than 20 years. There were only 26 survivors in the mid-afternoon crash, said Spanish Development Minister Magdalena Alvarez, whose department is in charge of civil aviation. (AP)

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Former President Nelson Mandela, right and his wife Graca Machel, looks at a small version of the big statue that was unveiled at the Drakenstein Prison near Franschhoek, South Africa, Wednesday, August 20 2008. Mandela continued his birthday celebrations by visiting the last prison where he was held, for the unveiling of a statue honoring him as South Africa's first black president. (Schalk van Zuydam, AP)

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Former president Nelson Mandela waves while attending a special event organised by the Mandela Rhodes Foundation to celebrate his 90th birthday as well as the charity's 5th anniversary in Cape Town on Wednesday, August 20 2008. The charity's main purpose is to build exceptional leadership capacity in Africa. In celebrating this milestone year an announcement was made concerning the purchase by the Mandela Rhodes Foundation Trust of the Mandela Bishopscourt property, where the event was held. This purchase will preserve Madiba's home for future generations of African leaders. (Mark Wessels, Sapa)

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt, centre, crosses the finish line ahead of Shawn Crawford of the US, right, to win the men's 200m final at the National stadium as part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 20 2008. Bolt broke the men's 200 metres world record timing 19.30 seconds as he clinched the Olympic Games gold to add to his 100m crown. (William West, AFP)

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Photographers take pictures of Jamaica's Usain Bolt as he poses on the podium with his gold medal during the men's 200m medal ceremony at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 21 2008. On the eve of his 22nd birthday, Bolt bagged the 100m-200m double last achieved by Carl Lewis in 1984. He also became the first man in history to win both sprints and break the world record in both events at the same Games. (Oliver Morin, AFP)

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US actor Jared Leto, center, and members of his band Thirty Seconds To Mars, pose after winning the Best Single and Best International Band awards at the 2008 Kerrang Rock Awards in central London, Thursday, August 21 2008. (Joel Ryan, AP)

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Emergency personnel work outside the Colorado headquarters of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., after an envelope containing a white, powdery substance was received on Thursday, August 21 2008, in the southeast Denver suburb of Centennial, Colo. Officials were working to recover the substance after employees were evacuated from the facility. (David Zalubowski, AP)

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Marc Anthony performs during the Juntos En Concierto event at Madison Square Garden Thursday, August 21 2008 in New York. (Jason DeCrow, AP)

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Kashmiri medical representatives shout pro-freedom slogans during a protest in Srinagar, India, Thursday, August 21 2008. Thousands of students and protesters marched through the main city of Indian Kashmir on Thursday to press their demands for independence from India. (Dar Yasin, AP)

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An Israeli soldier sweeps the road after the army removed the Beir Naballah military checkpoint on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, August 21 2008. According to Israeli army this was a third major checkpoint removed this month as part of a plan to ease travel restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank. (Muhammed Muheisen, AP)

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Tennis players Roger Federer, left, of Switzerland, and Rafael Nadal of Spain shake hands a promotional event in New York, Thursday August 21 2008. The US Open starts Monday. Nadal is the top seed, and Federer is Number 2. (Ed Ou, AP)

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Angela Wright embraces friends Jeffrey Norton, right, and Jason Sexton, left, during a candlelight service held for shooting victim Ryan McDonald. McDonald, 15, was fatally shot by another student at Central High School in Knoxville, Tenn., Thursday, August 21 2008. (Lisa Norman-Hudson, AP)

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Brazil's Marta, right, and Cristiane, left, react after missing a chance at goal against the United States during the women's soccer gold medal match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, August 21 2008. The USA won 1-0. (Luca Bruno, AP)

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Mclain Ward of US rides Sapphire during the Equestrian Individual Jumping competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong, Thursday, August 21 2008. (Kin Cheung, AP)

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United States' LaShawn Merritt celebrates winning the gold in the men's 400-meter race during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, August 21 2008. (David J. Phillip, AP)

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United States' Torri Edwards, right, and Lauryn Williams drop the baton in a women's 4x100-meter relay heat during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Thursday, August 21 2008. (Natacha Pisarenko, AP)

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Israel's gymnast Neta Rivkin performs with the rope during the gymnastics rhythmic individual all-around qualification at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Thursday, August 21 2008. (Odd Andersen, AP)

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama,D-Ill., right, gets a salute from a Vietnam Veteran, Thursday, August 21 2008, during a meeting at John Tyler Community College in Chester, Va. (Steve Helber, AP)

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Local residents receive flour in the village of Nadarbazevi outside Gori, Georgia, Thursday, August 21 2008. In the village a group of women approached journalists asking for help in getting food and medical supplies to the village, saying it had been virtually abandoned since the war started. (Sergei Grits, AP)

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Georgians shout anti Russian slogans while demonstrating against the presence of Russian troops in the Black Sea port city of Poti, western Georgia, Thursday, August 21 2008. Russian forces took up positions Thursday at the entrance to Georgia's main Black Sea port city, excavating trenches and setting up mortars facing the city despite Russia's promise to pull back troops from Georgia. (Bela Szandelszky, AP)

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Coffins of French soldiers killed in Afghanistan are carried during a funeral ceremony at Les Invalides, in Paris, Thursday, August 21 2008. Ten French soldiers were killed and 21 injured in a fierce Taliban ambush and firefight in mountains about 50 kilometers east of Kabul on Monday. (Michel Euler, AP)

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National Guard troops search for residents in the Lamplighter Village neighbourhood that need help from the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Fay in Melbourne, Fla., Thursday, August 21 2008. (John Raoux, AP)

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Olimpo de Jesus Sanchez Caro, left, commander of the Revolutionary Army Guevarista, ERG, hands over his weapon to Luis Carlos Restrepo, right, Colombia's Peace Commissioner, during a surrender ceremony in El Carmen de Atrato, Colombia, Thursday, August 21 2008. Thirty six rebels of the ERG surrendered their weapons to the Colombian government. (Luis Benavides, AP)

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Vijay Singh of Fiji, reacts to his tee shot on the 13th hole during the first round golf at The Barclays golf tournament Thursday, August 21 2008, at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, N.J. (Mel Evans, AP)

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Kwaito music star Mandoza arrives at the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court on Thursday, August 21 2008 to appear on two counts of culpable homicide. Mandoza (real name is Mduduzi Tshabalala) was allegedly involved in a car accident in which two people were killed in Johannesburg on March 1st this year. Mandoza's Chrysler Crossfire allegedly hit a VW Jetta Volkswagen on the N1 near the 14th Avenue offramp at 1.23am. Magistrate Delize Smit set the trial down for December 8th and 9th. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)

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Bryan Clay of the United States competes in the discuss throw discipline of the men's decathlon during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Friday, August 22 2008. (David Phillip, AP)

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, center, laughs as he watches the fencing event of the modern pentathlon at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Friday, August 22 2008. (Saurabh Das, AP)

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The Free Gaza sets sail for Gaza from the Cypriot port of Larnaca on Friday, August 22 2008. Two boats carrying members of a US-based activist group left Cyprus for Gaza early Friday to try and break Israel's blockade of the Palestinian territory. (Andreas Lazarou, AP)

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PETA activists pose at a protest outside the venue of the Livestock and Dairy Expo in New Delhi, India, Friday, August 22 2008. The activists alleged that dairy cows are confined to filthy, crowded sheds, are chained and given drugs which cause them to produce more milk. (Gurinder Osan, AP)

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Workers drag the body of an abandoned and lost baby humpback whale is dragged to the shore at the Pittwater in Sydney, Australia, Friday, August 22 2008 after it was euthanised by officials from the National Parks and Wildlife Service. (Rob Griffith, AP)

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A World Wildlife Fund (WWF) activist with his body painted as a Sumatran tiger crouch near large poster during a campaign for Sumatran tiger protection in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, August 22 2008. The Sumatran tiger is the world's most critically endangered tiger subspecies. WWF estimates fewer than 400 remain in the wild in comparison to about 1,000 in the 1970s. The tigers' diminishing population is largely blamed on poaching and the destruction of their forest habitat for palm oil and wood pulp plantations. (Dita Alangkara, AP)

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A Muslim shouts slogans outside a mosque in Manila on Friday August 22 2008 as they condemn recent clashes between government troops and Muslim rebels in southern Philippines. Local political leaders in the southern Philippines have started arming civilians to protect against Muslim rebel attacks, a dangerous development that can set off a chain of reprisals, Amnesty International said. (Aaron Favila, AP)

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Xie Jinmin of China shoots against Nathaniel Miller of Canada in a final classification round men's water polo match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Friday, August 22 2008. Canada won 8-7. (Robert F. Bukaty, AP)

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