Pictures Of The Day, August 15

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, center, holds local Malay food during a visit to a night bazaar in Permatang Pauh, northern Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. A young Muslim man who previously accused Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy claimed Friday that he was raped by him, and swore on the Quran that he is telling the truth.AP Photo

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim drinks tea during a visit to a night bazaar in Permatang Pauh, northern Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. A young Muslim man Saiful Bukhari Azlan, who previously accused Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy claimed Friday that he was raped by him, and swore on the Quran that he is telling the truth.AP PHoto

A poster of Malaysia’s opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim is on display at the rural street of Permatang Pauh, 370 km (230 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur August 15, 2008. Malaysia’s biggest Islamist party held back on declaring outright support for Anwar in his bid to topple the ruling coalition, saying he must first win a seat in parliament.Reuters Pictures

Malaysian oppostion leader Anwar Ibrahim looks on during a prayer in Permatang Pauh, northern Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. Malaysia’s opposition Islamic party said Friday it will back Anwar Ibrahim in an upcoming by-election but refused to say if it endorses him as prime minister if their three-party coalition comes to power.AP Photo

Malaysian oppostion leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks to Malaysian Muslims after a prayer in Permatang Pauh, northern Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. Malaysia’s opposition Islamic party said Friday it will back Anwar Ibrahim in an upcoming by-election but refused to say if it endorses him as prime minister if their three-party coalition comes to power.AP Photo

Malaysian oppostion leader Anwar Ibrahim, center, shakes hand with a Muslim boy after a prayer in Permatang Pauh, northern Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. Malaysia’s opposition Islamic party said Friday it will back Anwar Ibrahim in an upcoming by-election but refused to say if it endorses him as prime minister if their three-party coalition comes to power.AP Photo

Saiful Bukhari Azlan, the former aide of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, holds a copy of the Quran as he swears that he was sodomized by Anwar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. The young Muslim man who previously accused Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy claimed Friday that he was raped by him, and swore on the Quran that he is telling the truth.AP Photo

Saiful Bukhari Azlan, the former aide of Malaysia’s opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim, holds a Koran as he swears that he was sodomised by his former boss, in Kuala Lumpur August 15, 2008. Saiful on Friday took an oath at a mosque, swearing that he was sodomised by Anwar, as said by Malaysia’s The Star. Anwar was charged on August 7 with sodomising Saiful.AP Photo