Selected and fresh photos from around the web.
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Editor's pick
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Actor Harrison Ford (R) is back as character Indiana Jones and is shown in a scene from the new film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in this undated publicity photograph. Even decades past their prime, Hollywood's leading men just don't want to give up their image as strapping young action heroes, as Ford proves in his return as Indiana Jones.
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NEW ORLEANS - MAY 13: Tyson Chandler #6 of the New Orleans Hornets grabs a rebound against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at The New Orleans Arena on May 13, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Hornets defeated the Spurs 101-79 to take a 3-2 lead in the series.
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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Actress Eva Longoria (C) and Aishwarya Rai (R) arrive at the Blindness premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008 in Cannes, France.
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Buddhists hang pieces of paper containing prayer wishes on lanterns during a prayer meeting to celebrate the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha at the Jogye temple in Seoul May 12, 2008.
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Hot off the wire
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Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius poses after a press conference in Milan, Italy, Friday, May 16, 2008, after he won his appeal to obtain the right to compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Friday that the 21-year-old South African is eligible to race against able-bodied athletes, overturning a ban imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Pistorius appealed to CAS, world sport's highest tribunal, to overturn a Jan. 14 ruling by the IAAF which banned him from competing against able-bodied runners. The IAAF said his carbon fiber blades gave him a mechanical advantage. CAS said the unanimous ruling goes into effect immediately.
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South Korea's Lee Hyun-il celebrates after winning against Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat during the semi-final of the Thomas Cup badminton championship in Jakarta May 16, 2008.
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England opening batsmen Alastair Cook (L) and Andrew Strauss (R) run between the wickets as they bat against New Zealand during the second day of the first NPower Test at Lords cricket ground, in London on May 16, 2008.
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Recently starred
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A Myanmar activist from All Burma Democratic Force, who wears a T-shirt with a print of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi holds a placard during a demonstration outside U.S. embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. Some 50 Myanmar activists demonstrated in front of the Singapore High Commission against its trading involvements with the Myanmar military junta, and called for stronger U.S. support while demonstrating near the U.S. embassy.
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Protesters hold a placard that reads: "Free Burma" during a vigil as part of the Myanmar global day of protest in Lisbon October 8, 2007. Myanmar's military junta has appointed a deputy minister to negociate with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on the regime's offer of direct talks, state television said on Monday.
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A doll is seen laying among wreckage from the cyclone Nargis in Kyauktan on the outskirts of Yangon on May 16, 2008. The Red Cross on May 16, 2008 launched an appeal for victims of the devastating cyclone in Myanmar and warned that delays in providing emergency aid would exacerbate an already dire situation.
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A Buddhist monk prays in the Ye Lai temple in Kyauktan on the outskirts of Yangon on May 16, 2008. Myanmar on May 16, 2008 said more than 133,000 people were dead or missing in the cyclone disaster, with the huge increase due to difficulties in confirming the figures, state television reported.
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