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    • Australian singer Kylie Minogue smiles as she poses for photographers with the OBE she received from Britain's Prince Charles for her services to music at Buckingham Palace in London July 3, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Australian singer Kylie Minogue smiles as she poses for photographers with the OBE she received from Britain's Prince Charles for her services to music at Buckingham Palace in London July 3, 2008.

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    • Serena (L) and Venus Williams of the U.S. talk to each other during their quarter-finals doubles match against Bethanie Mattek of the U.S. and Sania Mirza of India at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 2, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

      Serena (L) and Venus Williams of the U.S. talk to each other during their quarter-finals doubles match against Bethanie Mattek of the U.S. and Sania Mirza of India at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 2, 2008.

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      from Reuters Pictures by Reuters

    • Acrobats perform during the presentation of A400M military aircraft in Seville, southern Spain June 26, 2008. Europe unveiled the A400M military aircraft on Thursday, giving the public a first glimpse of a powerful turboprop plane built to supply seven NATO countries with urgently needed strategic airlift capacity. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Acrobats perform during the presentation of A400M military aircraft in Seville, southern Spain June 26, 2008. Europe unveiled the A400M military aircraft on Thursday, giving the public a first glimpse of a powerful turboprop plane built to supply seven NATO countries with urgently needed strategic airlift capacity.

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      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • A group of people look at the sun, standing on the rocky crest filled with astronomical markers at the megalithic observatory of Kokino, soon after sunrise on June 21, 2008, on the day of the summer solstice. The ancient astronomic observatory, located about 80 km northeast of Skopje, dates more than 4.000 years back in time. It is ranked by NASA as the fourth ancient observatory in the world. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      A group of people look at the sun, standing on the rocky crest filled with astronomical markers at the megalithic observatory of Kokino, soon after sunrise on June 21, 2008, on the day of the summer solstice. The ancient astronomic observatory, located about 80 km northeast of Skopje, dates more than 4.000 years back in time. It is ranked by NASA as the fourth ancient observatory in the world.

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      from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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    • Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz performs during the Rock in Rio music festival in Arganda del Rey, on the outskirts of Madrid, Saturday, July 5, 2008. From AP Photo by Paul White.

      Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz performs during the Rock in Rio music festival in Arganda del Rey, on the outskirts of Madrid, Saturday, July 5, 2008.

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      from AP Photo by Paul White

    • Peruvian archaeologist Sergio Chavez looks at a piece from the Tiawanacu culture next to his assistant at the Cundisa site in downtown Copacabana, on the shores of lake Titicaca near the border with Peru, July 4, 2008. Chavez says that some of the artefacts found at the site belong to the Tiwanaku and Incan cultures which populated the area thousands of years ago. His team has unearthed several tombs with human remains, as well as textiles, clay pots and jewellery at the site in tourist hotspot Copacabana, which was discovered by chance last month when builders started laying the foundations for a new market. Picture taken July 4, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Peruvian archaeologist Sergio Chavez looks at a piece from the Tiawanacu culture next to his assistant at the Cundisa site in downtown Copacabana, on the shores of lake Titicaca near the border with Peru, July 4, 2008. Chavez says that some of the artefacts found at the site belong to the Tiwanaku and Incan cultures which populated the area thousands of years ago. His team has unearthed several tombs with human remains, as well as textiles, clay pots and jewellery at the site in tourist hotspot Copacabana, which was discovered by chance last month when builders started laying the foundations for a new market. Picture taken July 4, 2008.

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    • EUGENE, OR - JULY 05: Allyson Felix is pictured after competing in the women's 200 meter semi-finals during day seven of the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials at Hayward Field on July 5, 2008 in Eugene, Oregon. From Getty Images.

      EUGENE, OR - JULY 05: Allyson Felix is pictured after competing in the women's 200 meter semi-finals during day seven of the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials at Hayward Field on July 5, 2008 in Eugene, Oregon.

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    • A man looks at a Salvador Dali sculpture entitled Lobster Telephone made in 1936 at the Tate Modern art gallery, London, 30 May 2007. Tate Modern are displaying a range of works of art by Salvador Dali including films sculptures and paintings From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      A man looks at a Salvador Dali sculpture entitled Lobster Telephone made in 1936 at the Tate Modern art gallery, London, 30 May 2007. Tate Modern are displaying a range of works of art by Salvador Dali including films sculptures and paintings

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    • A woman reacts in front of Salvador Dali's and Edward James' 'Mae West Lips Sofa', left, and other art objects, at the exhibition 'Surreal Things', in central London's Victoria and Albert Museum, Tuesday March 27, 2007. The new exhibition opening March 29 explors the link between surrealism and commerce and the show charts the way surrealism evolved, in short order, from cutting-edge art movement to design element to advertising tool, used to sell everything from perfume to automobiles. Surrealism emerged in the 1920s as a subversive artistic movement out to challenge accepted ideas and _ influenced by Sigmund Freud _ liberate the unconscious. From AP Photo by LEFTERIS PITARAKIS.

      A woman reacts in front of Salvador Dali's and Edward James' 'Mae West Lips Sofa', left, and other art objects, at the exhibition 'Surreal Things', in central London's Victoria and Albert Museum, Tuesday March 27, 2007. The new exhibition opening March 29 explors the link between surrealism and commerce and the show charts the way surrealism evolved, in short order, from cutting-edge art movement to design element to advertising tool, used to sell everything from perfume to automobiles. Surrealism emerged in the 1920s as a subversive artistic movement out to challenge accepted ideas and _ influenced by Sigmund Freud _ liberate the unconscious.

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      from AP Photo by LEFTERIS PITARAKIS

    • Spanish artist Salvador Dali's "Retrospective woman's bust" is exhibited on the opening day of "Surreal Things", a 250-piece art exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao February 28, 2008. The exhibition, organized with London's Victoria and Albert museum, deals with Surrealist objects and their relationship with commercial design. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Spanish artist Salvador Dali's "Retrospective woman's bust" is exhibited on the opening day of "Surreal Things", a 250-piece art exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao February 28, 2008. The exhibition, organized with London's Victoria and Albert museum, deals with Surrealist objects and their relationship with commercial design.

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      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War), 1936, by Salvador Dali, shown in this 05 March 2007 photo copy, is part of the exhibition titled "Barcelona and Modernity: Guadi to Dali" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and running from 07 March-03 June 2007. The first comprehensive survey of its type ever mounted in America, the exhibition explores the diverse and innovative work of Barcelona's artists, architects, and designers in the years between the Barcelona Universal Exposition of 1888 and the imposition of the Fascist regime of Francisco Franco in 1939. The exhibition features some 300 works, including paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, posters, decorative objects, furniture, architectural models, and designs. Barcelona and Modernity offers new insights into the art movements that advanced the city's quest for modernity and confirmed it as the primary center of radical intellectual, political, and cultural activities in Spain From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War), 1936, by Salvador Dali, shown in this 05 March 2007 photo copy, is part of the exhibition titled "Barcelona and Modernity: Guadi to Dali" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and running from 07 March-03 June 2007. The first comprehensive survey of its type ever mounted in America, the exhibition explores the diverse and innovative work of Barcelona's artists, architects, and designers in the years between the Barcelona Universal Exposition of 1888 and the imposition of the Fascist regime of Francisco Franco in 1939. The exhibition features some 300 works, including paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, posters, decorative objects, furniture, architectural models, and designs. Barcelona and Modernity offers new insights into the art movements that advanced the city's quest for modernity and confirmed it as the primary center of radical intellectual, political, and cultural activities in Spain

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      from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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A man without his shirt on protests 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.
1 month ago: A man without his shirt on protests 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.

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  • Truckers in France protest against rising fuel prices near the French Finance Ministry (rear) during a protest in Paris June 30, 2008. Truckers in France react against rising fuel prices by blocking roads across the country on Monday as they continued a protest against high fuel prices and urged the government to help the industry. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A Sri Lankan student Buddhist monk shouts slogans, as others march towards a police barricade during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 26, 2008. Police fired tear gas to disperse a protest by student Buddhist monks backed by Sri Lanka's Marxist People's Liberation Front during a protest demanding better hostels, education and freedom for student politics in universities. From AP Photo by Eranga Jayawardena.
  • People gather at central Seoul Plaza for a protest against a U.S. beef import deal and the polices of the new president, whose government has faced a crisis due to the weeks of street rallies,July 5, 2008. South Korean police said they expect about 35,000 to gather for a protest on Saturday. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Police hits the window of a protester's truck to detain him during an anti-G8 summit protest in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Saturday, July 5, 2008. The annual G-8 summit starts from July 7 in Toyako, Hokkaido. The protest organizer said four participants, including him, were arrested in the march. From AP Photo by Shuji Kajiyama.
  • People gather at central Seoul Plaza for a protest against a U.S. beef import deal and the polices of the new president, whose government has faced a crisis due to the weeks of street rallies July 5, 2008. South Korean police said they expect about 35,000 to gather on Saturday for a protest. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • People gather at central Seoul Plaza for a protest against a U.S. beef import deal and the polices of the new president, whose government has faced a crisis due to the weeks of street rallies July 5, 2008. South Korean police said they expect about 35,000 to gather on Saturday for the protest. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • People gather at central Seoul Plaza for a protest against a U.S. beef import deal and the polices of the new president, whose government has faced a crisis due to the weeks of street rallies July 5, 2008. South Korean police said they expect about 35,000 to gather on Saturday for a protest. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Police detain a protester during an anti-G8 summit protest in Sapporo, Japan, Saturday, July 5, 2008. More than a thousand people marched in northern Japan on Saturday to protest the upcoming summit of top industrialized countries, and police briefly clashed with marchers, detaining four people. The annual G-8 summit starts from July 7 in Toyako, Hokkaido. From AP Photo by Shuji Kajiyama.
  • People gather at central Seoul Plaza for a protest against a U.S. beef import deal and the polices of the new president, whose government has faced a crisis due to the weeks of street rallies July 5, 2008. South Korean police said they expect about 35,000 to gather on Saturday for a protest. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • People gather at central Seoul Plaza for a protest against a U.S. beef import deal and the polices of the new president, whose government has faced a crisis due to the weeks of street rallies July 5, 2008. South Korean police said they expect about 35,000 to gather on Saturday for a protest. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • People gather at central Seoul Plaza during a protest against a U.S. beef import deal and the polices of the new president, whose government has faced a crisis due to weeks of street rallies July 5, 2008. South Korean police said they expect about 35,000 to gather for a protest on Saturday. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A convoy of trucks make their way to Auckland city Friday, July 4, 2008, to take part in the biggest truck protest to hit New Zealand, on the day when truckers took time off work to protest the Governments intention to raise road user charges. From AP Photo by Paul Estcourt.
  • British hauliers gather in lorries on the A40, west London, before moving in staged convoys to Westminster in central London to protest at fuel prices, on July 2, 2008. British truck drivers converged on London on Wednesday to protest against the some of the highest fuel taxes in Europe, which they say are running them off the road. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An aerial view of parked trucks at a terminal on the outskirts of Mumbai on July 2, 2008. Millions of Indian truckers went on strike to protest an increase in fuel taxes after talks with the government failed. Truckers today stopped ferrying goods, barring fuel and other essential commodities as part of a nationwide strike to protest the levy of toll tax and high duty on diesel among other issues. All-India Motor Transport Congress a mojor transport body said 4.8 million trucks would stay off the roads Wednesday. The truckers want the government to make the duty on diesel uniform so they do not have to pay higher rates for premium diesel. The strike was announced as the federal government faces increasing pressure to curb prices, with inflation touching a 13-year high of more than 11 percent. Last month the government increased petrol and diesel prices for the second time this year to stem huge losses at state-run oil companies, stirring political opposition and street protests. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • British hauliers gather in lorries on the A40, west London, before moving in staged convoys to Westminster in central London to protest at fuel prices, on July 2, 2008. British truck drivers converged on London on Wednesday to protest against the some of the highest fuel taxes in Europe, which they say are running them off the road. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An Indian truck driver rests between vehicles at a terminal on the outskirts of Mumbai on July 2, 2008. Millions of Indian truckers went on strike to protest an increase in fuel taxes after talks with the government failed. Truckers today stopped ferrying goods, barring fuel and other essential commodities as part of a nationwide strike to protest the levy of toll tax and high duty on diesel among other issues. All-India Motor Transport Congress a mojor transport body said 4.8 million trucks would stay off the roads Wednesday. The truckers want the government to make the duty on diesel uniform so they do not have to pay higher rates for premium diesel. The strike was announced as the federal government faces increasing pressure to curb prices, with inflation touching a 13-year high of more than 11 percent. Last month the government increased petrol and diesel prices for the second time this year to stem huge losses at state-run oil companies, stirring political opposition and street protests. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An Indian attendant mends a truck cover at a terminal on the outskirts of Mumbai on July 2, 2008. Millions of Indian truckers went on strike to protest an increase in fuel taxes after talks with the government failed. Truckers today stopped ferrying goods, barring fuel and other essential commodities as part of a nationwide strike to protest the levy of toll tax and high duty on diesel among other issues. All-India Motor Transport Congress a mojor transport body said 4.8 million trucks would stay off the roads Wednesday. The truckers want the government to make the duty on diesel uniform so they do not have to pay higher rates for premium diesel. The strike was announced as the federal government faces increasing pressure to curb prices, with inflation touching a 13-year high of more than 11 percent. Last month the government increased petrol and diesel prices for the second time this year to stem huge losses at state-run oil companies, stirring political opposition and street protests. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Muslim supporters of India's main opposition, the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), shout slogans during a protest against the central and Kashmir government in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 2, 2008. BJP has called a nationwide strike on Thursday to protest against the revocation of the Kashmir government's decision to hand over nearly 100 acres (40 hectares) of forest land to a Hindu shrine trust, which conducts an annual pilgrimage of Amarnath Yatra in the Himalayan region. The banner reads: "Muslim from Gujarat demand that Jammu and Kashmir's Congress government to give land to Amaranth Shrine Board". From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • British hauliers drive over Westminster Bridge in central London to protest at fuel prices, on July 2, 2008. British truck drivers converged on London on Wednesday to protest against the some of the highest fuel taxes in Europe, which they say are running them off the road. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • British hauliers drive over Westminster Bridge in central London to protest at fuel prices, on July 2, 2008. British truck drivers converged on London on Wednesday to protest against the some of the highest fuel taxes in Europe, which they say are running them off the road. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An Indian attendant jumps between trucks at a terminal on the outskirts of Mumbai on July 2, 2008. Millions of Indian truckers went on strike to protest an increase in fuel taxes after talks with the government failed. Truckers today stopped ferrying goods, barring fuel and other essential commodities as part of a nationwide strike to protest the levy of toll tax and high duty on diesel among other issues. All-India Motor Transport Congress a mojor transport body said 4.8 million trucks would stay off the roads Wednesday. The truckers want the government to make the duty on diesel uniform so they do not have to pay higher rates for premium diesel. The strike was announced as the federal government faces increasing pressure to curb prices, with inflation touching a 13-year high of more than 11 percent. Last month the government increased petrol and diesel prices for the second time this year to stem huge losses at state-run oil companies, stirring political opposition and street protests. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Sri Lankan opposition leader Ranil Wickremasinghe , left, holds the hand of media rights activist Sunanda Deshapriya as he expresses his support for media rights during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Nearly 500 people, including top opposition lawmakers, gathered in Colombo to protest an attack on freelance journalist Namal Perera, seen in poster at right, and defense analyst Mahendra Rathnaweera, a member of the British High Commission staff, who were severely beaten by unidentified attackers while traveling in a car in Colombo Monday evening. From AP Photo by Eranga Jayawardena.
  • British hauliers drive through central London to protest at fuel prices, on July 2, 2008. British truck drivers converged on London on Wednesday to protest against the some of the highest fuel taxes in Europe, which they say are running them off the road. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An aerial view of parked trucks at a terminal on the outskirts of Mumbai on July 2, 2008. Millions of Indian truckers went on strike to protest an increase in fuel taxes after talks with the government failed. Truckers today stopped ferrying goods, barring fuel and other essential commodities as part of a nationwide strike to protest the levy of toll tax and high duty on diesel among other issues. All-India Motor Transport Congress a mojor transport body said 4.8 million trucks would stay off the roads Wednesday. The truckers want the government to make the duty on diesel uniform so they do not have to pay higher rates for premium diesel. The strike was announced as the federal government faces increasing pressure to curb prices, with inflation touching a 13-year high of more than 11 percent. Last month the government increased petrol and diesel prices for the second time this year to stem huge losses at state-run oil companies, stirring political opposition and street protests. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Sri Lankan journalists shout slogans as they hold a poster of their colleague Namal Perera during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Nearly 500 people, including top opposition lawmakers, gathered in Colombo to protest an attack on Perera and defense analyst Mahendra Rathnaweera, a member of the British High Commission staff, who were severely beaten by unidentified attackers while traveling in a car in Colombo Monday evening. From AP Photo by Eranga Jayawardena.
  • Protesters hold placards as British hauliers drive over Westminster Bridge in central London to protest at fuel prices, on July 2, 2008. British truck drivers converged on London on Wednesday to protest against the some of the highest fuel taxes in Europe, which they say are running them off the road. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Lorries are seen traveling through Westminster, London, in protest of high fuel prices, Wednesday July 2, 2008. Hundreds of truckers were driving to Britain's Parliament on Wednesday to protest the rising cost of fuel. Police closed a section of the A40 highway into the city to let the trucks gather, then escorted them in small convoys into the center of town. Dozens of protesters on foot awaited them outside the Houses of Parliament, holding placards that said "Fair Play on Fuel." From AP Photo by Stefan Rousseau.
  • Pummy sharma, a victim of a grenade attack during a protest by Hindus against the government for revoking a land transfer to a revered shrine, is shifted for treatment to the Government Medical College hospital in Jammu, India, Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Authorities imposed a curfew in the mountainous Bhaderwah district, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of Jammu, after an unidentified person lobbed a grenade on a Hindu protest there, said Khurshid Ahmed, a local administrator. The grenade injured 14 people, including a paramilitary soldier, Ahmed said. From AP Photo by Channi Anand.
  • Lorries on the right hand side, block a West London road, in protest of high fuel prices, Wednesday July 2, 2008. Hundreds of truckers were driving to Britain's Parliament on Wednesday to protest the rising cost of fuel. Police closed a section of a West London highway into the city to let the trucks gather, then escorted them in small convoys into the center of town. Dozens of protesters on foot awaited them outside the Houses of Parliament, holding placards that said "Fair Play on Fuel." From AP Photo by David Parry.
  • A victim of a grenade attack during a protest by Hindus against the government for revoking a land transfer to a revered shrine is shifted for treatment to the Government Medical College hospital in Jammu, India, Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Authorities imposed a curfew in the mountainous Bhaderwah district, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of Jammu, after an unidentified person lobbed a grenade on a Hindu protest there, said Khurshid Ahmed, a local administrator. The grenade injured 14 people, including a paramilitary soldier, Ahmed said. From AP Photo by Channi Anand.
  • Sex workers protest at a rally in Bangalore, India, Tuesday, July 1, 2008. The rally was organized to protest against the proposed amendment to India's Immoral Traffic Prevention Act (ITPA) which would involve a crackdown on the clients of sex workers. From AP Photo by Aijaz Rahi.
  • A Greek policeman stoops over a Tibetan activist lying on the ground as a protest during a protest outside the hotel where the IOC executive committee was meeting in Athens, on Thursday, June 5 2008. A small group of pro-Tibetan activists held a peaceful protest, urging the IOC to cancel the Tibetan leg of the Beijing flame relay and press China to allow foreign media into Tibet. From AP Photo by PHIL IPPARIS.
  • Protesters raise their arms while shouting pro-freedom slogans inside Kashmir's grand mosque to protest over a land transfer dispute in Srinagar July 1, 2008. India placed several top Kashmiri separatist leaders under house arrest on Tuesday as they prepared to protest against a decision to transfer forest land to a Hindu shrine trust, a move that has sparked violence. In one of the biggest protests since a separatist revolt broke out in Kashmir in 1989, angry Muslims have shut down the region and at least four people have been shot dead by police in demonstrations that started last week. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Kashmiri protesters march through the old city during a protest rally against a land transfer dispute in Srinagar July 1, 2008. India placed several top Kashmiri separatist leaders under house arrest on Tuesday as they prepared to protest against a decision to transfer forest land to a Hindu shrine trust, a move that has sparked violence. In one of the biggest protests since a separatist revolt broke out in Kashmir in 1989, angry Muslims have shut down the region and at least four people have been shot dead by police in demonstrations that started last week. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • An activist of Jammu Kashmir Vichar Manch (JKVM) scuffles with police during a protest against the government's decision to take over control of Shree Amaranth Shrine Board, in New Delhi July 1, 2008. India placed several top Kashmiri separatist leaders under house arrest on Tuesday as they prepared to protest against a decision to transfer forest land to the Hindu shrine trust, a move that has sparked violence. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Indian policemen patrol an area near the residence of a separatist leader after it was sealed off by the authorities in Srinagar July 1, 2008. Senior Kashmiri separatist leaders, who had decided to hold protest rallies on Tuesday over transfer of forest land to a Hindu shrine trust, were placed under house arrest, police and witnesses said. They said thousands of police and paramilitary troops patrolled the deserted streets in the strife-torn region and enforced "undeclared curfew" to quell protest demonstrations, some of the biggest since a separatist Muslim insurgency broke out in 1989. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • An activist of Jammu Kashmir Vichar Manch (JKVM) scuffles with police during a protest against the government's decision to take over control of Shree Amaranth Shrine Board, in New Delhi July 1, 2008. India placed several top Kashmiri separatist leaders under house arrest on Tuesday as they prepared to protest against a decision to transfer forest land to the Hindu shrine trust, a move that has sparked violence. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • An activist of Jammu Kashmir Vichar Manch (JKVM) scuffles with police during a protest against the government's decision to take over control of Shree Amaranth Shrine Board, in New Delhi July 1, 2008. India placed several top Kashmiri separatist leaders under house arrest on Tuesday as they prepared to protest against a decision to transfer forest land to the Hindu shrine trust, a move that has sparked violence. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • The headquarters of the former communist Mongolian People�s Revolutionary Party burns after it was set alight and looted, as some 6,000 protesters from the rival Democratic Party, which claims the MPRP bought votes and used other tactics to win the election, went on a violent protest in Ulan Bator on July 01, 2008. Thousands of people staged a violent protest in Mongolia's capital as they voiced outrage over what they claimed were rigged elections, forcing police to fire gunshots. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Indian policemen patrol an area near the residence of a separatist leader after it was sealed off by the authorities in Srinagar July 1, 2008. Senior Kashmiri separatist leaders, who had decided to hold protest rallies on Tuesday over transfer of forest land to a Hindu shrine trust, were placed under house arrest, police and witnesses said. They said thousands of police and paramilitary troops patrolled the deserted streets in the strife-torn region and enforced "undeclared curfew" to quell protest demonstrations, some of the biggest since a separatist Muslim insurgency broke out in 1989. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Kashmiri protesters burn an effigy of Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kashmir's chief minister, during a protest over a land transfer dispute in Srinagar July 1, 2008. India placed several top Kashmiri separatist leaders under house arrest on Tuesday as they prepared to protest against a decision to transfer forest land to a Hindu shrine trust, a move that has sparked violence. In one of the biggest protests since a separatist revolt broke out in Kashmir in 1989, angry Muslims have shut down the region and at least four people have been shot dead by police in demonstrations that started last week. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Students protest holding an umbrella that reads in Spanish "Education does not educate,it profits" during a protest in downtown Santiago, Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Thousands of students and school teachers took to the streets to protest a government-sponsored education bill. From AP Photo by Aliosha Marquez.

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NEW YORK - JULY 05: Robinson Cano #24 of the New York Yankees tags out Dustin Pedroia #15 of the Boston Red Sox after Pedroia tried to strech out a double in the first inning on July 5, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. From Getty Images.

NEW YORK - JULY 05: Robinson Cano #24 of the New York Yankees tags out Dustin Pedroia #15 of the Boston Red Sox after Pedroia tried to strech out a double in the first inning on July 5, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.

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