Day in Photos: August 12

A Perseid meteor streaks towards the horizon during the annual Persied meteor shower in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Perseids meteors are bits of debris left by the comet Swift-Tuttle which burn up in the Earth's atmosphere.

Germany's goalkeeper Johannes Bitter reacts after Iceland scored during their men's handball preliminary match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Security stands guard in heavy reain before women's Group G first round match between Norway and Japan at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Shanghai.

USA gymnasts Raj Bhavsar, front, and coach Kevin Mazeika, left, react after receiving the bronze medal during the men's team final competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Jakob Johann Sveinsson of Iceland pulls off his swimming cap after competing in his men's 200 meters breaststroke heat at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Mohmmed Emad, 41, lies buried neck-deep in the sand in the El Dakrror mountain area at Siwa Oasis, 700 km northwest of Cairo, Egypt. The people in Siwa believe that being buried in the sand during the hottest time of the day is a therapeutic treatment which can cure rheumatism, joint pain and sexual impotency.

As an Easton firefighter watches, a chaplain from the Mansfield Fire Department says a prayer by the wreckage of a smoldering small plane that crashed in the parking lot of Hanaford's Supermarket in Easton, Massachusetts. Preliminary reports indicated that three people were killed in the crash of the plane, which was carrying a patient to Boston for medical treatment.

Stacie Powell, front, and Tonia Couch of Great Britain compete in the 10-meter Platform Synchronized diving in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing.

Natalie Coughlin celebrates after winning the Women's 100m Backstroke in a time of 58.96, in Beijing, China.

Baxter County Arkansas., Sheriff's Deputy Aaron Brown looks over a 1921 Model T involved in a one-vehicle rollover accident. Richard Graham, 25, of Florida was driving the all-original 1921 Ford owned by his grandfather, Paul Graham, 65, of Lakeview. As the Model T was going up a hill, the engine died and the car rolled backward and overturned.

Angola's Felizardo Ambrosio, left, tries to stop a shot by USA's Carlos Boozer during their men's preliminary basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

A truck sits atop the divider on North Harbor Blvd. in Santa Ana as police investigate the shooting in which a man found shot in pickup truck. The crime scene was between Hazard Avenue and West 5th Street on Harbor.

US Lindsay Tarpley is embraced, from left, by her teammates Heather O Reilly, Shannon Boxx, and Amy Rodriguez after she scored against New Zealand during a Beijing 2008 Olympics Group G first round Women's soccer match in Shenyang.

A model presents a design by Alex Perry during the Rosemount Fashion Festival in Sydney.

The Angola men's basketball team stands on the court before a game against the United States in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing.

Hughes Duboscq of France swims in his men's 200 meters breaststroke heat at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing Olympic Games.