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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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Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, gestures, during a press conference in Mumbai, India, Friday, May 16, 2008. Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says he will have enough support from lawmakers from the ruling National Front coalition to topple the government before mid-September.
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Singer Donnie Wahlberg of The New Kids on the Block performs on NBC's 'Today' show in New York May 13, 2008.
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NEW YORK - MAY 16: Singer/musician Josh Groban performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" in Bryant Park May 16, 2008 in New York City.
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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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Township residents walk past a shop looted and destroyed during clashes in Diepsloot township believed to be linked to recent anti-foreigner violence, May 16, 2008. Two people have been killed and more than four dozen others injured since the violence began last Sunday in Alexandra township outside Johannesburg. Most of the attacks have been targeted at Zimbabweans and other immigrants.
Phoka Liefie Domingo, a Mozambican living in Johannesburg's Diepsloot township shows injuries he says were sustained when attacked during clashes in the township, May 16, 2008. Two people have been killed and more than four dozen others injured since the violence began last Sunday in Alexandra township outside Johannesburg. Most of the attacks have been targeted at Zimbabweans and other immigrants.
An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier looks through a pair of binoculars outside a bunker near the border dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan in Samba sector, 60 km (37 miles) south of Jammu, May 16, 2008. India will lodge a protest with Pakistan after soldiers came under heavy cross-border fire while trying to stop a group of armed men from sneaking into its part of Kashmir, a security official said on last Friday.
Yang Deijin looks after his motorcycles, a computer and an altar of the God of Wealth pulled out of his store in the city of Beichuan, located around 150 km north of Chengdu, in Sichuan Province May 16, 2008. China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000.
