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    • CARSON, CA - JULY 31:  Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California. From Getty Images.

      CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.

    • A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.

    • LONDON - JULY 25:  Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England. From Getty Images.

      LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.

    • Palestinian artist Walid Ayyoub poses with a drawing of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in his studio in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 22, 2008. Obama pledged on Tuesday to work to reach a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians from his first day in office but said it would be difficult. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Palestinian artist Walid Ayyoub poses with a drawing of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in his studio in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 22, 2008. Obama pledged on Tuesday to work to reach a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians from his first day in office but said it would be difficult.

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    • Paramilitary police officers march through Tiananmen Gate for the dawn flag raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square in Beijing Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. The 2008 Olympic Games open later Friday in Beijing. From AP Photo by Greg Baker.

      Paramilitary police officers march through Tiananmen Gate for the dawn flag raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square in Beijing Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. The 2008 Olympic Games open later Friday in Beijing.

    • Colombian club Santa Fe's Cesar Valoyes (L) battles for the ball with Real Madrid's Gabriel Heinze during a friendly soccer match in Bogota August 7, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Colombian club Santa Fe's Cesar Valoyes (L) battles for the ball with Real Madrid's Gabriel Heinze during a friendly soccer match in Bogota August 7, 2008.

    • This hand out picture released by the Pakistan People's Party shows Pakistani former premier Nawaz Sharif (L) and his coalition partner Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of the ruling Pakistan People's Party addressing a press conference in Islamabad on August 7, 2008. Pakistan's ruling coalition said that it would impeach President Pervez Musharraf, posing the biggest threat to the key US ally in the "war on terror" since he seized power in a 1999 coup. Zardari and Sharif made the announcement after three days of marathon talks in Islamabad. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      This hand out picture released by the Pakistan People's Party shows Pakistani former premier Nawaz Sharif (L) and his coalition partner Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of the ruling Pakistan People's Party addressing a press conference in Islamabad on August 7, 2008. Pakistan's ruling coalition said that it would impeach President Pervez Musharraf, posing the biggest threat to the key US ally in the "war on terror" since he seized power in a 1999 coup. Zardari and Sharif made the announcement after three days of marathon talks in Islamabad.

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    • Italian photographer Rino Barillari, who calls himself "The King of Paparazzi", smiles at the opening of his street exhibition in Moscow August 7, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Italian photographer Rino Barillari, who calls himself "The King of Paparazzi", smiles at the opening of his street exhibition in Moscow August 7, 2008.

    • A velo taxi, a cycle-powered people mover, is seen on the streets of Sapporo in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido July 4, 2008. How to get high oil prices down will top the agenda as leaders from the Group of Eight rich countries meet for a summit in Toyako, on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, from July 7-9. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A velo taxi, a cycle-powered people mover, is seen on the streets of Sapporo in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido July 4, 2008. How to get high oil prices down will top the agenda as leaders from the Group of Eight rich countries meet for a summit in Toyako, on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, from July 7-9.

    • Lawyers take a part in a protest rally in Lahore July 17, 2008. July 17, 2008. Lawyers and civil society members gathered to demand the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf and the reinstatement of 60 judges who were dismissed by Musharraf during his emergency rule in November 2007. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Lawyers take a part in a protest rally in Lahore July 17, 2008. July 17, 2008. Lawyers and civil society members gathered to demand the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf and the reinstatement of 60 judges who were dismissed by Musharraf during his emergency rule in November 2007.

    • Yoav Ziv (14) of Beitar Jerusalem fights for the ball with Wisla Krakow's Pawel Brozek during their Champions League second qualifying round, second leg soccer match in Krakow August 6, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Yoav Ziv (14) of Beitar Jerusalem fights for the ball with Wisla Krakow's Pawel Brozek during their Champions League second qualifying round, second leg soccer match in Krakow August 6, 2008.

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A woman without her top on is shown off the road as hundreds of pensioners disrupted traffic in Melbourne's city centre in a protest against the Rudd government's lack of support for seniors in the recently handed-down federal budget, on May 16, 2008. The protest, inspired by topless taxi drivers who won safety concessions after a city centre protest rally two weeks ago, called on the government to put between $70 and $100 extra per week in their pensions. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
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  • Israeli left wing activists, one holding a sign reading 'Free Tibet',  during a protest against what the protest group declared is a violation of  human rights in China,  during a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel,  Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, a day before the Olympic games begin in Beijing. From AP Photo by Ariel Schalit.
  • Indian policemen make a human barricade to stop a protest over the death of youth in Srinagar August 4, 2008. Shops and businesses in Indian Kashmir were closed on Monday in a protest over reported assaults on Muslims by Hindus, the latest in tit-for-tat demonstrations over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine. Police clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Muslim protesters in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, who were protesting against attacks on Muslims in the neighbouring region of Jammu, police said. Protests escalated in Srinagar after one youth was killed when Indian police fired a tear gas which hit him during an earlier protest in Srinagar, protesters said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Kashmiri protesters throw stones and pieces of bricks towards Indian policemen during a protest over the death of a youth in Srinagar August 4, 2008. Shops and businesses in Indian Kashmir were closed on Monday in a protest over reported assaults on Muslims by Hindus, the latest in tit-for-tat demonstrations over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine. Police clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Muslim protesters in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, who were protesting against attacks on Muslims in the neighbouring region of Jammu, police said. Protests escalated in Srinagar after one youth was killed when Indian police fired a tear gas which hit him during an earlier protest in Srinagar, protesters said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A Kashmiri protester shouts pro-freedom slogans during a protest over the death of youth in Srinagar August 4, 2008. Shops and businesses in Indian Kashmir were closed on Monday in a protest over reported assaults on Muslims by Hindus, the latest in tit-for-tat demonstrations over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine. Police clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Muslim protesters in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, who were protesting against attacks on Muslims in the neighbouring region of Jammu, police said. Protests escalated in Srinagar after one youth was killed when Indian police fired a tear gas which hit him during an earlier protest in Srinagar, protesters said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Kashmiri protesters run after Indian police fired tear smoke during a protest over the death of youth in Srinagar August 4, 2008. Shops and businesses in Indian Kashmir were closed on Monday in a protest over reported assaults on Muslims by Hindus, the latest in tit-for-tat demonstrations over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine. Police clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Muslim protesters in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, who were protesting against attacks on Muslims in the neighbouring region of Jammu, police said. Protests escalated in Srinagar after one youth was killed when Indian police fired a tear gas which hit him during an earlier protest in Srinagar, protesters said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A Kashmir protester gestures towards Indian policemen during a protest over the death of youth in Srinagar August 4, 2008. Shops and businesses in Indian Kashmir were closed on Monday in a protest over reported assaults on Muslims by Hindus, the latest in tit-for-tat demonstrations over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine. Police clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Muslim protesters in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, who were protesting against attacks on Muslims in the neighbouring region of Jammu, police said. Protests escalated in Srinagar after one youth was killed when Indian police fired a tear gas which hit him during an earlier protest in Srinagar, protesters said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Kashmiri protesters throw stones towards Indian policemen during a protest over the death of a youth in Srinagar August 4, 2008. Shops and businesses in Indian Kashmir were closed on Monday in a protest over reported assaults on Muslims by Hindus, the latest in tit-for-tat demonstrations over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine. Police clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Muslim protesters in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, who were protesting against attacks on Muslims in the neighbouring region of Jammu, police said. Protests escalated in Srinagar after one youth was killed when Indian police fired a tear gas which hit him during an earlier protest in Srinagar, protesters said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Kashmiri protesters throw stones towards Indian policemen during a protest over the death of a youth in Srinagar August 4, 2008. Shops and businesses in Indian Kashmir were closed on Monday in a protest over reported assaults on Muslims by Hindus, the latest in tit-for-tat demonstrations over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine. Police clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Muslim protesters in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, who were protesting against attacks on Muslims in the neighbouring region of Jammu, police said. Protests escalated in Srinagar after one youth was killed when Indian police fired a tear gas which hit him during an earlier protest in Srinagar, protesters said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A Kashmiri protester shouts pro-freedom slogans during a protest over the death of youth in Srinagar August 4, 2008. Shops and businesses in Indian Kashmir were closed on Monday in a protest over reported assaults on Muslims by Hindus, the latest in tit-for-tat demonstrations over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine. Police clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Muslim protesters in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, who were protesting against attacks on Muslims in the neighbouring region of Jammu, police said. Protests escalated in Srinagar after one youth was killed when Indian police fired a tear gas which hit him during an earlier protest in Srinagar, protesters said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A Palestinian protestor uses a sling shot to hurl a stone at Israeli soldiers during a protest in the West Bank village of Nilin near Ramallah on July 30, 2008, following the funeral of a boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier the previous day. Thousands marched through the occupied West Bank in a funeral today for a Palestinian boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Palestinian protestor uses a sling shot to hurl a stone at Israeli soldiers during a protest in the West Bank village of Nilin near Ramallah on July 30, 2008, following the funeral of a boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier the previous day. Thousands marched through the occupied West Bank in a funeral today for a Palestinian boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Palestinian protestor takes cover behind an upturned wheely-bin facing Israeli soldiers during a protest in the West Bank village of Nilin near Ramallah on July 30, 2008, following the funeral of a boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier the previous day. Thousands marched through the occupied West Bank in a funeral today for a Palestinian boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Palestinian protestors run amid tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers during a protest in the west bank village of Nilin on July 30, 2008, following the funeral of a boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier the previous day. Thousands marched through the occupied West Bank in a funeral today for a Palestinian boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Palestinian protestor uses a sling shot to hurl a stone at Israeli soldiers during a protest in the West Bank village of Nilin near Ramallah on July 30, 2008, following the funeral of a boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier the previous day. Thousands marched through the occupied West Bank in a funeral today for a Palestinian boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Chinese artist Guo Liwei works on his painting at Ritan Park, one of three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A mother and child walk past red lanterns at Ritan Park, one of three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Chinese women dressed in costumes take photographs near a replica of the White House at Beijing World Park, one of three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A boy cries near a replica of the United States Capitol building at Beijing World Park, one of three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A mother pushes a child on a stroller past Olympic mascots at Ritan Park, one of three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A couple walks on a replica of London's Tower Bridge at Beijing World Park, one of the three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A boy cools off at a fountain at Beijing World Park in Fengtai district, one of the three designated 'protest parks', in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Workers unload flower pots near a replica of the Arc de Triomphe at Beijing World Park in Fengtai district, one of the three designated 'protest parks' in Beijing, July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A boy plays beside a pond at Ritan Park, one of three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A visitor takes photographs of a replica of the White House at Beijing World Park, one of the three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Chinese women dressed in costumes take photographs near a replica of the White House at Beijing World Park, one of three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Chinese women dressed in costumes take photographs near a replica of the White House at Beijing World Park, one of three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A Chinese visitor takes photographs near a replica of the Eiffel Tower at Beijing World Park, one of the three designated 'protest parks', in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Black-veiled protesters clench their fists during a protest at downtown Manila Tuesday July 15, 2008 to protest the soaring oil prices and the alleged worsening economic conditions of millions of Filipinos. The protest came amidst a recent finding by an economic research group on the alleged overpricing and excessive profiteering of big oil companies "amidst public suffering from price spikes. "  The sign reads: "Gloria is slowly killing us with poverty and hunger!". From AP Photo by BULLIT MARQUEZ.
  • Pakistani workers shout anti-government slogans during a protest rally against a price hike on food items, Tuesday, July 15, 2008, in Multan, Pakistan. A recent hike in food prices and a weakening rupee has pushed inflation up to an all-time high of 21.53 percent in June 2008. The writing on poster at center reads "Protest Protest. Price hike on food items broke the backbone of the poor." From AP Photo by Khalid Tanveer.
  • Black-veiled protesters clench their fists during a protest at downtown Manila Tuesday July 15, 2008 to protest the soaring oil prices and the alleged worsening economic conditions of millions of Filipinos. The protest came amidst a recent finding by an economic research group on the alleged overpricing and excessive profiteering of big oil companies "amidst public suffering from price spikes." From AP Photo by BULLIT MARQUEZ.
  • Black-veiled protesters clench their fists during a protest at downtown Manila Tuesday July 15, 2008 to protest the soaring oil prices and the alleged worsening economic conditions of millions of Filipinos. The protest came amidst a recent finding by an economic research group on the alleged overpricing and excessive profiteering of big oil companies "amidst public suffering from price spikes." From AP Photo by BULLIT MARQUEZ.
  • Anti-Japan protesters chant slogans after they wrote words of protest on a South Korean flag using their own blood, during a protest over Japan's new educational guidelines which define a group of islets as part of its territory, in Seoul July 14, 2008. South Korea said on Monday it would recall its ambassador from Tokyo in protest after Japan said it would write about a longstanding island dispute in school textbooks. The group of desolate volcanic islets are known by Seoul and Pyongyang as Dokdo and by Tokyo as Takeshima. The Korean characters read,"We denounce (Japan's) distortion of history. We will crush (Japan's) conspiracy to rob Dokdo". From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Tibetans nuns in exile walks past a huge banner during a  protest rally against the Chinese government and the Beijing Olympic Games in New Delhi on August 7, 2008, on the eve of the start of the Beijing Olympic Games. Nearly one thousand Tibetans staged a march through the Indian capital amid heavy security to protest the Beijing Olympic Games. India is home to more than 100,000 Tibetan refugees, including exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and radical youth groups, and has seen frequent protests since an outbreak of unrest in Tibet on March 10. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Tibetan exiles shout slogans during a protest march in New Delhi August 7, 2008. Thousands of angry Tibetans marched through India's capital and Nepal on Thursday, shouting slogans and waving flags in protest against the Olympics staged by China, a day before the games open in Beijing. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Tibetan exiles shout slogans during a protest march in New Delhi August 7, 2008. Thousands of angry Tibetans marched through India's capital and Nepal on Thursday, shouting slogans and waving flags in protest against the Olympics staged by China, a day before the games open in Beijing. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Tibetan Buddhist nuns in exile shout anti-Chinese government and anti-Beijing Olympic Games slogans during a protest rally in New Delhi on August 7, 2008, on the eve of the start of the Beijing Olympic Games. Nearly one thousand Tibetans staged a march through the Indian capital amid heavy security to protest the Beijing Olympic Games. India is home to more than 100,000 Tibetan refugees, including exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and radical youth groups, and has seen frequent protests since an outbreak of unrest in Tibet on March 10. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks in exile shout anti-Chinese government and anti-Beijing Olympic Games slogans during a protest rally in New Delhi on August 7, 2008, on the eve of the start of the Beijing Olympic Games. Nearly one thousand Tibetans staged a march through the Indian capital amid heavy security to protest the Beijing Olympic Games. India is home to more than 100,000 Tibetan refugees, including exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and radical youth groups, and has seen frequent protests since an outbreak of unrest in Tibet on March 10. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Demonstrators hold Tibetan flags as they participate in a protest organized by Tibet Initiative Germany in front of the Brandenburg Gate, seen behind,  in Berlin, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. One day prior to the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing, people protest against Chinese human rights policy. From AP Photo by Markus Schreiber.
  • The Tibetan flag is pictured beside the Quadriaga on top of the Brandenburg Gate during a protest in Berlin August 7, 2008. Supporters of Tibet, Uighur, Monglia and Falun Gong held a protest to call upon China to improve its human rights record on the eve of the opening of the Beijing Olympics. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A human rights activist wears a T-shirt during a protest in front of the Chinese embassy in Berlin August 7, 2008. Supporters of Tibet, Uyghyr, Monglia and Falun Gong held a protest to call upon China to improve its human rights record on the eve of the opening of the Beijing Olympics. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A human rights activist shouts slogans during a protest in front of the Chinese embassy in Berlin August 7, 2008. Supporters of Tibet, Uyghyr, Monglia and Falun Gong held a protest to call upon China to improve its human rights record on the eve of the opening of the Beijing Olympics. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Human-rights activists place candles during a protest in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin August 7, 2008. Supporters of Tibet, Uighur, Mongolia and Falun Gong held a protest to call upon China to improve its human rights record on the eve of the opening of the Beijing Olympics. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.


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This hand out picture released by the Pakistan People's Party shows Pakistani former premier Nawaz Sharif (L) and his coalition partner Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of the ruling Pakistan People's Party addressing a press conference in Islamabad on August 7, 2008. Pakistan's ruling coalition said that it would impeach President Pervez Musharraf, posing the biggest threat to the key US ally in the "war on terror" since he seized power in a 1999 coup. Zardari and Sharif made the announcement after three days of marathon talks in Islamabad. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

This hand out picture released by the Pakistan People's Party shows Pakistani former premier Nawaz Sharif (L) and his coalition partner Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of the ruling Pakistan People's Party addressing a press conference in Islamabad on August 7, 2008. Pakistan's ruling coalition said that it would impeach President Pervez Musharraf, posing the biggest threat to the key US ally in the "war on terror" since he seized power in a 1999 coup. Zardari and Sharif made the announcement after three days of marathon talks in Islamabad.

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This hand out picture released by the Pakistan People's Party shows Pakistani former premier Nawaz Sharif (L) and his coalition partner Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of the ruling Pakistan People's Party addressing a press conference in Islamabad on August 7, 2008. Pakistan's ruling coalition said that it would impeach President Pervez Musharraf, posing the biggest threat to the key US ally in the "war on terror" since he seized power in a 1999 coup. Zardari and Sharif made the announcement after three days of marathon talks in Islamabad. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

This hand out picture released by the Pakistan People's Party shows Pakistani former premier Nawaz Sharif (L) and his coalition partner Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of the ruling Pakistan People's Party addressing a press conference in Islamabad on August 7, 2008. Pakistan's ruling coalition said that it would impeach President Pervez Musharraf, posing the biggest threat to the key US ally in the "war on terror" since he seized power in a 1999 coup. Zardari and Sharif made the announcement after three days of marathon talks in Islamabad.

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Members of the road cycling team from the Netherlands take part in an official training session near the Great Wall of China in Badaling, 78 km north of Beijing on August 7, 2008 on the eve of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Members of the road cycling team from the Netherlands take part in an official training session near the Great Wall of China in Badaling, 78 km north of Beijing on August 7, 2008 on the eve of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

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Timothy Gudsell of New Zeland's road cycling team celebrates as if he would have won the race, during an official training session near the Great Wall of China in Badaling, 78 km north of Beijing on August 7, 2008 on the eve of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Timothy Gudsell of New Zeland's road cycling team celebrates as if he would have won the race, during an official training session near the Great Wall of China in Badaling, 78 km north of Beijing on August 7, 2008 on the eve of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

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Marta Vilajosana, of Spain's road cycling team, takes a picture as she takes part in an official training session near the Great Wall of China in Badaling, 78 km north of Beijing on August 7, 2008 on the eve of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Marta Vilajosana, of Spain's road cycling team, takes a picture as she takes part in an official training session near the Great Wall of China in Badaling, 78 km north of Beijing on August 7, 2008 on the eve of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

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Members of the road cycling team from the Netherlands take part in an official training session near the Great Wall of China in Badaling, 78 km north of Beijing on August 7, 2008 on the eve of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Members of the road cycling team from the Netherlands take part in an official training session near the Great Wall of China in Badaling, 78 km north of Beijing on August 7, 2008 on the eve of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

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Members of the road cycling team from Brazil take part in an official training session near the Great Wall of China in Badaling, 78 km north of Beijing on August 7, 2008 on the eve of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Members of the road cycling team from Brazil take part in an official training session near the Great Wall of China in Badaling, 78 km north of Beijing on August 7, 2008 on the eve of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

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