Today in Photos

Today's photos consist of two sets of images. One from the drug war in Mexico and the other from the storms in Asia.

Section:Gallery

Tue., Aug. 11, 2009

Handcuffed suspects and stolen license plates that were allegedly seized from them during their arrests are presented to the press on the outskirts of Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. After three months of federal police intelligence, nine alleged gang members who stole, fixed, and sold trucks in Mexico and the US were arrested.

Guillermo Arias Associated Press
Federal police officers guard stolen vehicles during a presentation to the press on the outskirts of Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. After three months of federal police intelligence, nine alleged gang members who stole, fixed, and sold trucks in Mexico and the US were arrested.

Guillermo Arias Associated Press
Federal police officers guard stolen trucks as they are presented to the press on the outskirts of Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. After three months of federal police intelligence, nine alleged gang members who stole, fixed, and sold trucks in Mexico and the US were arrested.

Guillermo Arias Associated Press
Residents stand in front of a police vehicle at the crime scene where a man was killed in Tijuana, late Monday, Aug. 10, 2009. Since taking office in 2006, Mexico's President Felipe Calderon has made the drug war a centerpiece of his administration, sending troops to hotspots to take on the deeply entrenched gangs.

Guillermo Arias Associated Press
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, streets are inundated because of the rainfall brought by typhoon Morakot, in Ningguo City, eastern China's Anhui Province, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. In mainland China, Typhoon Morakot has led to the evacuation of some 1.4 million people while triggering a massive landslide that toppled at least six apartment buildings burying an unknown number of residents in eastern China, a state news agency said Tuesday.

Li Xiaohong Associated Press
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers walk on the site where a building remains buried by a landslide at Pengxi Township in Taishun County, in east China's Zhejiang province, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. The massive landslide triggered by a deadly typhoon toppled at least six apartment buildings burying an unknown number of residents in eastern China, a state news agency said Tuesday.

Wang Dingchang Associated Press
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, vendors drain water out of their shop in Ningguo City, east China's Anhui Province, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. In mainland China, Typhoon Morakot has led to the evacuation of some 1.4 million people while triggering a massive landslide that toppled at least six apartment buildings burying an unknown number of residents in eastern China, a state news agency said Tuesday.

Li Xiaohong Associated Press
Residents ride a boat through the flooded streets of Pingyao town in Hangzhou, eastern China's Zhejiang province Tuesday Aug. 11, 2009. In mainland China, Typhoon Morakot has led to the evacuation of some 1.4 million people while triggering a massive landslide that toppled at least six apartment buildings burying an unknown number of residents in eastern China, a state news agency said Tuesday.
Homes are seen collapsed in raging flood waters from Typhoon Morakot in Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. Rescue officials have said more than 300 people were ferried from disaster areas on more than 100 emergency flights.
A statue of Buddha's head is seen submerged in flood water and debris from Typhoon Morakot at a temple in Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. Rescue officials have said more than 300 people were ferried from disaster areas on more than 100 emergency flights.