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    • Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to  Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.

    • 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.

  • Hot off the wire
    • Italy's Alex Schwazer reacts after winning the men's 50-kilomter walk during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium  at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. From AP Photo by Mark Baker.

      Italy's Alex Schwazer reacts after winning the men's 50-kilomter walk during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008.

    • Eddy Riva of France rests after competing in the in the men's 50km walk of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 22, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Eddy Riva of France rests after competing in the in the men's 50km walk of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 22, 2008.

    • NEW YORK - AUGUST 21: Tennis Player Andy Roddick celebrates Lacoste's 75 Anniversary at Macy's Herald Square on August 21, 2008 in New York City. From Getty Images.

      NEW YORK - AUGUST 21: Tennis Player Andy Roddick celebrates Lacoste's 75 Anniversary at Macy's Herald Square on August 21, 2008 in New York City.

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    • Workers labour in the fields of an organic farm at Dezevci, eastern Croatia, May 27, 2008. Farm owners hope their organic products will fare well on the markets of the European Union, which Croatia hopes to join around 2011. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Workers labour in the fields of an organic farm at Dezevci, eastern Croatia, May 27, 2008. Farm owners hope their organic products will fare well on the markets of the European Union, which Croatia hopes to join around 2011.

    • LYNCHBURG, VA - AUGUST 20:  Presumptive Democratic Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) waits to speak during a Town Hall event at EC Glass High School August 20, 2008 in Lynchburg, Virginia. Reports indicate that Obama will announce his Vice Presidential candidate on Friday and they will campaign together on Saturday. From Getty Images.

      LYNCHBURG, VA - AUGUST 20: Presumptive Democratic Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) waits to speak during a Town Hall event at EC Glass High School August 20, 2008 in Lynchburg, Virginia. Reports indicate that Obama will announce his Vice Presidential candidate on Friday and they will campaign together on Saturday.

    • RALEIGH, NC - AUGUST 19:  Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event August 19, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democrats hold their national convention August 25-28 in Denver. From Getty Images.

      RALEIGH, NC - AUGUST 19: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event August 19, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democrats hold their national convention August 25-28 in Denver.

    • RALEIGH, NC - AUGUST 19:  Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama listens to his introduction at a campaign event August 19, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democrats hold their national convention August 25-28 in Denver. From Getty Images.

      RALEIGH, NC - AUGUST 19: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama listens to his introduction at a campaign event August 19, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democrats hold their national convention August 25-28 in Denver.

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A visitor to the booth tries the touch screen on the Samsung Omnia mobile phone at the CommunicAsia trade show in Singapore June 17, 2008. South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 2 handset maker, said on Tuesday it sees the global market growing by 9 percent in 2008, and expects to sell 200 million units during the year. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
2 months ago: A visitor to the booth tries the touch screen on the Samsung Omnia mobile phone at the CommunicAsia trade show in Singapore June 17, 2008. South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 2 handset maker, said on Tuesday it sees the global market growing by 9 percent in 2008, and expects to sell 200 million units during the year.
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  • A sales staff (L) of Samsung Electronics talks with customers at its mobile phone counter in Seoul July 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit and faces a tough second half with a sluggish memory chip market and lower margins in flat screens and mobile phones. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A man walks past a Samsung notebook computer at the company's home appliances store in Seoul July 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's top maker of memory chips and LCD screens, posted a lower-than-expected second-quarter profit and faces a difficult second half amid a sluggish chip market and declining margins in flat screens and handsets. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • An employee of Samsung Electronics checks its liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions displayed for customers at its home appliances store in Seoul July 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit and faces a tough second half with a sluggish memory chip market and lower margins in flat screens and mobile phones. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • An employee of Samsung Electronics checks its liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions displayed for customers at its home appliances store in Seoul July 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's top maker of memory chips and LCD screens, posted a lower-than-expected second-quarter profit and faces a difficult second half amid a sluggish chip market and declining margins in flat screens and handsets. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A pedestrian walks past Samsung Electronics advertisement banner in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics said Friday that second-quarter net profit grew 51 percent from the same period last year, amid strong performance in flat panels and mobile phones. From AP Photo by Lee Jin-man.
  • Pedestrians walk past Samsung Electronics advertisement banner in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics said Friday that second-quarter net profit grew 51 percent from the same period last year, amid strong performance in flat panels and mobile phones. From AP Photo by Lee Jin-man.
  • A visitor looks on mobile phones at a showroom of Samsung Electronics in the lobby of its main office building in Seoul on July 25, 2008. South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said it had performed relatively well in the three months to June despite challenging market conditions here and abroad. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Flat panel screens show the logo of Samsung Electronics in the lobby of its main office building in Seoul on July 25, 2008. South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said it had performed relatively well in the three months to June despite challenging market conditions here and abroad. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A flat screen shows the logo of Samsung Electronics in the lobby of its main office building in Seoul on July 25, 2008. South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said it had performed relatively well in the three months to June despite challenging market conditions here and abroad. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Lee Jae-Yong (C), a senior vice-president of group flagship Samsung Electronics, arrives for his father's trial at a court in Seoul on July 1, 2008. The former head of South Korea's biggest  business group Samsung and his son appeared in court together during the father's trial for tax evasion and breach of trust. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Lee Jae-Yong (2nd L), a senior vice-president of group flagship Samsung Electronics, arrives for his father's trial at a court in Seoul on July 1, 2008. The former head of South Korea's biggest  business group Samsung and his son appeared in court together during the father's trial for tax evasion and breach of trust. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Lee Jae-yong, former senior executive of Samsung Electronics and only son of Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-hee, arrives for his father's trial as a witness at a Seoul court July 1, 2008. A special prosecutor in mid-April indicted Lee Kun-hee and other Samsung executives on charges of evading taxes. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A visitor to the booth tries a large replica of the touch screen on the Samsung Omnia mobile phone at the CommunicAsia trade show in Singapore June 17, 2008. South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 2 handset maker, said on Tuesday it sees the global market growing by 9 percent in 2008, and expects to sell 200 million units during the year. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A visitor to the booth tries the touch screen on the Samsung Omnia mobile phone at the CommunicAsia trade show in Singapore June 17, 2008. South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 2 handset maker, said on Tuesday it sees the global market growing by 9 percent in 2008, and expects to sell 200 million units during the year. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A model displays a Samsung Omnia mobile phone at the CommunicAsia trade show in Singapore June 17, 2008. South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 2 handset maker, said on Tuesday it sees the global market growing by 9 percent in 2008, and expects to sell 200 million units during the year. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • This handout picture released on May 26, 2008 shows a Samsung Electronics employee holding a new 256-gigabyte solid state drive (SSD) for data storage. The new SSD, which can read up to 200 megabytes of data per second, is 2.4 times faster than traditional hard drives. SSDs are expected to replace hard disck drives in laptop computers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout picture released on May 26, 2008 shows a Samsung Electronics new 256-gigabyte solid state drive (SSD) for data storage. The new SSD, which can read up to 200 megabytes of data per second, is 2.4 times faster than traditional hard drives. SSDs are expected to replace hard disck drives in laptop computers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Lee Yoon-woo, Samsung Electronics' new CEO, is seen in this undated picture released by the company in Seoul May 20, 2008. Samsung Electronics' new chief has his hands full as he takes over a global technology giant that has been tarnished by scandal and wounded by a painful decline in its key memory chip business. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Lee Yoon-woo, Samsung Electronics' new CEO, is seen in this undated picture released by the company in Seoul May 20, 2008. Samsung Electronics' new chief has his hands full as he takes over a global technology giant that has been tarnished by scandal and wounded by a painful decline in its key memory chip business. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Lee Yoon-woo, Samsung Electronics' new CEO, is seen in this undated picture released by the company in Seoul May 20, 2008. Samsung Electronics' new chief has his hands full as he takes over a global technology giant that has been tarnished by scandal and wounded by a painful decline in its key memory chip business. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Models unveil Samsung Electronics's new  Blu-ray optical disc players and cameras in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 28, 2008. Now that the Blu-ray versus HD DVD battle is over, Samsung Electronics Co. expects global demand for Blu-ray movie disc players to surge over the next five years. From AP Photo by Bang Sung-hae.
  • Samsung Electronics' mobile phones and flat screens are displayed at the company's main office in Seoul April 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips, beat forecasts with a 37 percent rise in quarterly profit on stellar performances in flat screens and mobile phones, sending its shares 4 percent higher. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Samsung Electronics' flat screens are displayed on figurative art at the company's main office in Seoul April 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips, beat forecasts with a 37 percent rise in quarterly profit on stellar performances in flat screens and mobile phones, sending its shares 4 percent higher. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Samsung Electronics' mobile phones and a flat screen TV are displayed at the company's main office in Seoul April 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips, beat forecasts with a 37 percent rise in quarterly profit on stellar performances in flat screens and mobile phones, sending its shares 4 percent higher. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • People walk past a Samsung Electronics' mobile phone sign in Seoul April 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips, beat forecasts with a 37 percent rise in quarterly profit on stellar performances in flat screens and mobile phones, sending its shares 4 percent higher. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A woman walks past a sign set to promote Samsung Electronics' mobile phones in Seoul April 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips, beat forecasts with a 37 percent rise in quarterly profit on stellar performances in flat screens and mobile phones, sending its shares 4 percent higher. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A South Korean man looks at Samsung Electronics' products at its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics said Friday that net profit jumped 37 percent in the first quarter amid strength in mobile phones and flat-screen televisions. From AP Photo by Lee Jin-man.
  • A pedestrian walks past in front of a Samsung Electronics' advertisement banner in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics said Friday that net profit jumped 37 percent in the first quarter amid strength in mobile phones and flat-screen televisions. From AP Photo by Lee Jin-man.
  • A pedestrian walks past in front of a Samsung's logo in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics said Friday that net profit jumped 37 percent in the first quarter amid strength in mobile phones and flat-screen televisions. From AP Photo by Lee Jin-man.
  • Employees of Samsung Electronics Co. walk by a formative arts made with Samsung logos at its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics said Friday that net profit jumped 37 percent in the first quarter amid strength in mobile phones and flat-screen televisions. From AP Photo by Lee Jin-man.
  • Employees of Samsung Electronics Co. walk by a formative arts display made with Samsung logos at its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee said Tuesday he was stepping down from his post at the top of South Korea's biggest conglomerate following his indictment on tax evasion charges. From AP Photo by Ahn Jung-won.
  • A woman walks past an advertisement for Samsung Electronics' mobile phones in Seoul April 17, 2008. Samsung Group on Thursday apologised shortly after a South Korean special prosecutor indicted its Chairman Lee Kun-hee for tax evasion and breach of trust, and said it will announce reforms next week. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A man walks past a sign set to promote Samsung Electronics' mobile phones in Seoul April 17, 2008. Samsung Group on Thursday apologised shortly after a South Korean special prosecutor indicted its Chairman Lee Kun-hee for tax evasion and breach of trust, and said it will announce reforms next week. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A woman walks past an advertisement for Samsung Electronics mobile phones in Seoul April 17, 2008. The Samsung Group on Thursday apologised shortly after a South Korean special prosecutor indicted its Chairman Lee Kun-hee for tax evasion and breach of trust, and said it will announce reforms next week. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A protester holds portraits of Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-Hee (R) and Lee Jae-Yong (L), a senior executive of Samsung Electronics and only son of the chairman Lee, upon Lee Kun-Hee's walks into the office of special prosecutors probing alleged corruption as police control protestors in Seou on  April 4, 2008. The head of South Korea's biggest business group denied he was directly involved in the creation of Samsung's slush fund. The placards show the pictures of Lee's son saying "Father! it will be over today" and the Samsung chief saying "Yes, I've handed out a lot of money." From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A protester holds portraits of Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee (R) and Lee Jae-yong, a senior executive of Samsung Electronics and only son of the chairman Lee, upon Lee Kun-hee's arrival at the office of a special counsel looking into allegations made by a former top legal Samsung executive in Seoul April 4, 2008. The chairman of the Samsung Group, one of South Korea's richest and most powerful men, on Friday reported to a special prosecutor to answer questions about possible corruption at the country's largest conglomerate. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Samsung Electronics' shareholders walk past a Samsung banner after the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 28, 2008. Samsung Electronics Co. trimmed its sales forecast for this year on global economic woes, but said profit will increase, helped by earnings growth in key areas such as memory chips, flat-panel displays and mobile handsets. From AP Photo by Lee Jin-man.
  • Samsung's Chief Executive Yun Jong-yong bangs a gavel while presiding over a meeting at the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 28, 2008. Samsung Electronics Co. trimmed its sales forecast for this year on global economic woes, but said profit will increase, helped by earnings growth in key areas such as memory chips, flat-panel displays and mobile handsets. From AP Photo by Lee Jin-man.
  • Shareholders of South Korea's Samsung Electronics leave after the company's annual shareholder meeting at its headquarters in Seoul March 28, 2008. Samsung, the world's biggest maker of memory chips and TVs, cut its target for 2008 sales and issued a modest forecast for earnings growth in what it called a difficult global environment. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A shareholder of South Korea's Samsung Electronics leaves after the company's annual shareholder meeting at its headquarters in Seoul March 28, 2008. Samsung, the world's biggest maker of memory chips and TVs, cut its target for 2008 sales and issued a modest forecast for earnings growth in what it called a difficult global environment. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A shareholder of South Korea's Samsung Electronics listens to its CEO Yun Jong-yong during the company's annual shareholder meeting at its headquarters in Seoul March 28, 2008. Samsung, the world's biggest maker of memory chips and TVs, cut its target for 2008 sales and issued a modest forecast for earnings growth in what it called a difficult global environment. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • South Korean models display Samsung Electronics' new digital mobile phone, Anycall Haptic SCH-W420, during its unveiling ceremony in Seoul, South Korea Tuesday, March 25, 2008. Samsung Electronics on Tuesday announced the launch of the new Samsung Anycall Haptic SCH-W420, a powerful high speed multimedia phone with a touch sensitive 16:9 wide screen and intuitive user interface. From AP Photo by Ahn Young-joon.


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