Friday: The day in photos
A group of displaced people question a government official, right, about finding supplies and housing in Tbilisi. The Georgian government had few answers. The relief effort by the Georgian government to aid those fleeing their villages and towns is in disarray. Outside the Ministry of Refugees and Settlements the scene was chaotic as hundreds of frustrated people expressed their fury at officials. Many were complaining of a total lack of food, water, shelter and assistance. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
Frustrated Georgian refugees mill around the the Ministry of Refugees and Shelter in Tbilisi, waiting for information about housing and food. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
Venting her anger, a woman who had to flee her village near Gori yells at security officials at the Ministry of Refugees and Shelter in Tbilisi. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
An elderly couple who fled from the village of Korta and walked for four days stop outside the Georgian town of Gori. Russian troops allowed some humanitarian supplies in but continued their blockade of strategically located Gori, raising questions about Russia’s intentions in the war-battered country. (Pavel Wolberg / EPA)
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Abkhazian separatist soldiers stand in front of the debris of a Georgian military base in the village of Azhara. The foreign minister of Russia said Georgia could “forget about” getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment. (Vladimir Popov / Associated Press)
U.S. gymnast Nastia Liukin competes on the floor exercise in the women’s all-around individual event in the
China’s Yuyuan Jiang wraps her hands during warmups on the uneven bars during the women’s all-around individual competition in Beijing. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
A happy Rebbeca Soni frolics in the water after she posts a world record and wins a gold medal in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke final at Beijing’s National Aquatics Center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Reese Hoffa of the United States competes in the men’s shotput final at the National Stadium on Day 7 of the
Windsurfers race in a women’s event at the Qingdao Olympic sailing area at the Beijing Games. (Adi Weda / EPA)
Olympic runners splash through the water jump in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase heats at the National Stadium at the
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A multiple exposure shows the fourth heat of the second round in the men’s 100-meter event at the National Stadium, known as Bird’s Nest, in Beijing. (Gero Breloer / EPA)
New Zealand and Belgium players compete in their men’s field hockey match at the
Nils Olav, an Edinburgh Zoo penguin and an honorary member and mascot of the Norwegian King’s Guard, inspects soldiers of his regiment as they visit him in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he was knighted. The guardsmen come to see Nils every few years while they are in Edinburgh performing at the city’s Military Tattoo. (David Cheskin-pa / Associated Press)
An early morning storm moves north up the coast near Malibu. (Gene Blevins / Associated Press)
