World Lens: Week of August 11

Slam Dunk - NBA superstar Dwayne Wade soars to slam dunk the ball during the U.S. basketball team’s game against China at the Olympics. REUTERS/Dusan Vranic/Pool (CHINA)

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Slam Dunk - NBA superstar Dwayne Wade soars to slam dunk the ball during the U.S. basketball team’s game against China at the Olympics. REUTERS/Dusan Vranic/Pool (CHINA)

Olympic Tennis - Serena Williams, representing the U.S., returns a shot from her opponent during the women’s first round tennis match at the Olympics in Beijing. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (CHINA)

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Olympic Tennis - Serena Williams, representing the U.S., returns a shot from her opponent during the women’s first round tennis match at the Olympics in Beijing. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (CHINA)

Rites of Passage - In Uganda, young people dance and sing during a traditional initiation ceremony in the town of Mbale. More than 300 people participated in the circumcision ritual which marks their transition from childhood to adulthood. REUTERS/James Akena (UGANDA)

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Rites of Passage - In Uganda, young people dance and sing during a traditional initiation ceremony in the town of Mbale. More than 300 people participated in the circumcision ritual which marks their transition from childhood to adulthood. REUTERS/James Akena (UGANDA)

Spectacular - Chinese performers take part in Olympics’ opening ceremony in Beijing. REUTERS/Shaun Best (CHINA)

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Spectacular - Chinese performers take part in Olympics’ opening ceremony in Beijing. REUTERS/Shaun Best (CHINA)

Cheering Up - A clown from the charity “Clowns without Borders” performs for Haitian children in the country’s Cite-Soleil neighborhood. Clowns without Borders, an organization based in Spain, seeks to entertain kids in conflict-torn areas worldwide. REUTERS/ Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)

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Cheering Up - A clown from the charity “Clowns without Borders” performs for Haitian children in the country’s Cite-Soleil neighborhood. Clowns without Borders, an organization based in Spain, seeks to entertain kids in conflict-torn areas worldwide. REUTERS/ Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)

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Georgian Conflict - Georgian soldiers in the town of Gori run past a blazing building. A bomb, dropped by a Russian warplane in Gori, killed at least five people, reports Reuters. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (GEORGIA)

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Georgian Conflict - Georgian soldiers in the town of Gori run past a blazing building. A bomb, dropped by a Russian warplane in Gori, killed at least five people, reports Reuters. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (GEORGIA)

Pro-Tibet - In Belgium, Pro-Tibet protesters stand in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM)

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Pro-Tibet - In Belgium, Pro-Tibet protesters stand in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM)

Tragic Anniversary - Two Kenyan children (on the right, Victor Juma, 12 and his brother Jaram Rajab, 10) whose father died in the bombing of the U.S. embassy ten years ago, stop to look at a memorial in commemoration of the tragedy. The attack killed 213 people and wounded hundreds. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (KENYA)

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Tragic Anniversary - Two Kenyan children (on the right, Victor Juma, 12 and his brother Jaram Rajab, 10) whose father died in the bombing of the U.S. embassy ten years ago, stop to look at a memorial in commemoration of the tragedy. The attack killed 213 people and wounded hundreds. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (KENYA)

African U.N. - In the Ivory Coast, soldiers from the United Nations wait for electoral material to arrive at the international airport in Abidjan. For the very first time, the nation’s UN has delivered voting materials by air to start identifying who will be able to vote in the county’s November election. REUTERS/Luc Gnago (IVORY COAST)

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African U.N. - In the Ivory Coast, soldiers from the United Nations wait for electoral material to arrive at the international airport in Abidjan. For the very first time, the nation’s UN has delivered voting materials by air to start identifying who will be able to vote in the county’s November election. REUTERS/Luc Gnago (IVORY COAST)

Ball Battle - Cameroon’s Alexandre Song (L) leaps for the ball against Honduras’ Emil Martinez during their Olympic soccer match in Beijing. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar (CHINA)

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Ball Battle - Cameroon’s Alexandre Song (L) leaps for the ball against Honduras’ Emil Martinez during their Olympic soccer match in Beijing. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar (CHINA)