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PHOTOGRAPH PROVIDED BY AMRAPALI MEDIA VISION Actors playing Nazis trek through the Himalayas, standing in for the Alps, in "Dear Friend Hitler," a risible Bollywood film not meant as a farce.
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Donald Young of the U.S. wipes sweat from his face in the first set of the match against Artem Sitak of New Zealand during the first full night of Main Draw play in the 8-day long Legg Mason Tennis Classic at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park in Northwest Washington, D.C. on Monday, August 1, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins wide receiver Jabar Gaffney (10) gets his helmet on for drills during training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Tuesday, August 2, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Tiger Woods watches his putt on the ninth green during practice for the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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Afghan police officers carry the body of a hotel guard in a black cloth after a suicide attack in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 2, 2011. (Associated Press)
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photograph provided by Christopher Rueth “I certainly did have the plan to go off to college, until I realized that I didn't fit in. I never really fit in in high school. I was always 'that hacker kid.' In the right situation, and if someone can afford it, college can be the right direction. But if you're a nonconformist, you're just not going to be happy there.” @PullQuoteSig:-Christopher Rueth, a 17-year-old San Diego native, who passed on college for $100,000 to work on wireless Internet technology as part of the 20 Under 20 grant
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A former golf course is now a refugee camp for people displaced by an earthquake 18 months ago. More than 600,000 people still live in settlement camps. (Associated Press)
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Washington Redskins wide receivers Leonard Hankerson (85) and Aldrick Robinson (11) arrive on the field for another day of training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Monday, August 1, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins full back Mike Sellers (45) stretches during another day of training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Monday, August 1, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins full back Mike Sellers (45) arrives on the field for another day of training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Monday, August 1, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Gaviota Azul beach in Cancun, Mexico, is one of the attractions the country hopes will lift it from the world's 10th-most-popular tourism destination to a top-five spot by 2018. "We believe that we can do better," said Gloria Guevara, Mexico's tourism secretary. (Associated Press)
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"I think it's a good idea in that. I've gotten a $100 [parking] ticket and that's way out of whack." Gras Vernon, retired, Capitol Hill
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Greek taxi drivers, protesting new licensing rules as part of the government's austerity measures, wave a Greek flag and chant slogans at a demonstration outside the Greek parliament in Athens on Tuesday. Some entrepreneurial Greeks, by contrast, are trying to make the best of the austerity situation. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS "I don't know how to speak - I can sing a little bit," said Chuck Berry in remarks to a crowd gathered for the unveiling of a statue of himself at its dedication last Friday in University City, Mo., outside St. Louis.
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The bronze statue of Mr. Berry was placed near Blueberry Hill, the club where the octogenarian rock 'n roll legend still performs monthly. His hits included "Johnny B. Goode," "Sweet Little Sixteen," and "Roll Over Beethoven."
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Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher (59) winces as he stretches during the first day of training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Friday, July 29, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Mayor Vincent C. Gray speaks in front of a Parkmobile sign after an announcement of the completion of pay-by-phone parking across the District. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Parking enforcement officers ride their bikes and segways just before Mayor Vincent C. Gray announced the completion of pay-by-phone parking across the District, in Chinatown on Thursday, July 28, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Townspeople in the Old West ride off to battle an enemy not from this world in "Cowboys & Aliens." The film stars Daniel Craig (below) and Harrison Ford.
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D.C. United will play the San Jose Earthquakes on the road Saturday. The team has a 3-3-3 record on the road and a 2-3-5 one at home. (Associated Press)