The World in Photos: Aug. 10 -- Aug. 17

A man stands in the charred ruins of his apartment in Gori, Georgia, Thursday.  (Michael Robinson Chavez / The Los Angeles Times)

U.S. gymnast Nastia Liukin performs on the balance beam during the women’s all-around finals at the Beijing Olympics. She went on to win the gold medal.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

A Palestinian in the West Bank city of Ramallah is silhouetted by a billboard of poet Mahmoud Darwish, who died Aug. 9 in Houston at age 67. Darwish’s body was brought home and buried amid thousands of mourners. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a mourning period of three days.  (Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press)

Pakistani demonstrators shout slogans against President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad. Musharraf appeared close to stepping down as more lawmakers called for his resignation.  (Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press)

Pakistani security personnel roll the body of a bombing victim into a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan. At least 14 people were killed in the roadside bombing of a military truck, an attack authorities blamed on Islamic militants.  (Tariq Mahood / AFP / Getty Images)

Buddhist monks in Bago, Myanmar, walk along a street flooded by monsoon rains as they go collect morning alms.  (Khin Maung Win / AFP / Getty Images)

Firefighters put out a fire in a slum area of Manila, Philippines. The blaze destroyed about 50 houses, leaving about 100 residents homeless.  (Francis R. Malasig / EPA)

Li Yaoyao, 5, who was injured in the Sichuan earthquake, is fitted with an artificial arm at an orthopedic center in Chengdu, China. About 20 children from quake-struck areas underwent treatment in the center.  (China Photos / Getty Images)