Today in Pictures: Wildfires, 2012 Paralympics, Fighting in Syria
Onlookers watch as a fire spreads through housing facilities in Ciovo, Croatia, Aug. 29, 2012. Croatia's holiday industry is under wildfire threat and is suffering heavy losses as foreign visitors flee discomfort caused by unending wildfires. While many of the blazes ravaging the Dalmatian mountains have been contained, fires burning in central Croatia are still out of control. (Sipa/Newscom)