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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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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. From Getty Images.

      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. From Getty Images.

      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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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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      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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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. From AP Photo by Gautam Singh.

      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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      from AP Photo by Gautam Singh

    • Singer Donnie Wahlberg of The New Kids on the Block performs on NBC's 'Today' show in New York May 13, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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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      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • 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. From Getty Images.

      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. From AP Photo by Lai Seng Sin.

      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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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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      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • 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. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      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. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      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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LONDON - APRIL 15: Environmental protestor's placards lampoon Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly and Prime Minister Gordon Brown outside the Department of Transport on April 15, 2008 in London. Phil Thornhill of Campaign against Climate Change and Andrew Boswell of Biofuelwatch, in a joint statement, said "The RTFO or 'Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation' will mandate 2.5percent biofuels at British fuel pumps from April 15th, and thereby hugely increase UK consumption of biofuels. The government is demonstrating a perverse obstinacy in ploughing ahead with this despite the overwhelming scientific evidence that far from helping in the struggle to control climate change, biofuels will accelerate climate change, and are a major cause of an emerging global food crisis that is creating starvation and food riots in several countries." From Getty Images.
1 month ago: LONDON - APRIL 15: Environmental protestor's placards lampoon Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly and Prime Minister Gordon Brown outside the Department of Transport on April 15, 2008 in London. Phil Thornhill of Campaign against Climate Change and Andrew Boswell of Biofuelwatch, in a joint statement, said "The RTFO or 'Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation' will mandate 2.5percent biofuels at British fuel pumps from April 15th, and thereby hugely increase UK consumption of biofuels. The government is demonstrating a perverse obstinacy in ploughing ahead with this despite the overwhelming scientific evidence that far from helping in the struggle to control climate change, biofuels will accelerate climate change, and are a major cause of an emerging global food crisis that is creating starvation and food riots in several countries."

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  • LONDON - APRIL 15: Environmental protestor's placards lampoon Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly and Prime Minister Gordon Brown outside the Department of Transport on April 15, 2008 in London. Phil Thornhill of Campaign against Climate Change and Andrew Boswell of Biofuelwatch, in a joint statement, said "The RTFO or 'Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation' will mandate 2.5percent biofuels at British fuel pumps from April 15th, and thereby hugely increase UK consumption of biofuels. The government is demonstrating a perverse obstinacy in ploughing ahead with this despite the overwhelming scientific evidence that far from helping in the struggle to control climate change, biofuels will accelerate climate change, and are a major cause of an emerging global food crisis that is creating starvation and food riots in several countries." From Getty Images.
  • LONDON - APRIL 15: Environmental protestors demonstrate outside the Department of Transport on April 15, 2008 in London. Phil Thornhill of Campaign against Climate Change and Andrew Boswell of Biofuelwatch, in a joint statement, said "The RTFO or 'Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation' will mandate 2.5percent biofuels at British fuel pumps from April 15th, and thereby hugely increase UK consumption of biofuels. The government is demonstrating a perverse obstinacy in ploughing ahead with this despite the overwhelming scientific evidence that far from helping in the struggle to control climate change, biofuels will accelerate climate change, and are a major cause of an emerging global food crisis that is creating starvation and food riots in several countries." From Getty Images.
  • A campaigner protests against the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) outside the Department of Transport, in central London, on April 15, 2008. According to the campaigners, the RTFO, which comes to force on Tuesday, will mandate 2.5% biofuels at British fuel pumps and thereby hugely increase UK consumption of biofuels and contribute to climate change. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A campaigner protests against the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) outside the Department of Transport, in central London, on April 15, 2008. According to the campaigners, the RTFO, which comes to force on Tuesday, will mandate 2.5% biofuels at British fuel pumps and thereby hugely increase UK consumption of biofuels and contribute to climate change. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A campaigner protests against the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) outside the Department of Transport, in central London, on April 15, 2008. According to the campaigners, the RTFO, which comes to force on Tuesday, will mandate 2.5% biofuels at British fuel pumps and thereby hugely increase UK consumption of biofuels and contribute to climate change. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A campaigner protests against the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) outside the department of Transport, in central London, on April 15, 2008. According to the campaigners, the RTFO, which comes to force on Tuesday, will mandate 2.5% biofuels at British fuel pumps and thereby hugely increase UK consumption of biofuels and contribute to climate change. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A demonstrator protests against the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) outside the Department of Transport, in central London, on April 15, 2008. According to the campaigners, the RTFO, which comes to force on Tuesday, will mandate 2.5% biofuels at British fuel pumps and thereby hugely increase UK consumption of biofuels and contribute to climate change. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A campaigner protests against the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) outside the Department of Transport, in central London, on April 15, 2008. According to the campaigners, the RTFO, which comes to force on Tuesday, will mandate 2.5% biofuels at British fuel pumps and thereby hugely increase UK consumption of biofuels and contribute to climate change. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A banner reading 'Danger biofuels : save the forests, save the climate' displayed by Greenpeace activists is seen of the ruins of the Machu Picchu as the V Summit of Heads of State and Government Latin America, Caribbean and the European Union (LAC-EU) in Lima is to begin May 15. The high-level summit will focus on poverty and climate change. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Filipino farmer Gamaliel Pagharion inspects his rice farm after it was damaged by flood and pests, a recipe for a failed harvest in Pigcawayan the rice producing town of North Cotabato province in southern Mindanao island on May 9, 2008. Philippine authorities would pursue an "aggressive" buying policy to boost rice stocks for one of the world's largest rice importers ahead of the typhoon season and supply cheap rice to the poor. The shift to biofuels productions or other land use, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia, poor harvests due to calamities and pests and higher transport costs have all been blamed for the price rises to near-record levels in recent months. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Filipino farmer Gamaliel Pagharion inspects his rice farm after it was damaged by flood and pests, a recipe for a failed harvest in Pigcawayan the rice producing town of North Cotabato province in southern Mindanao island on May 9, 2008. Philippine authorities would pursue an "aggressive" buying policy to boost rice stocks for one of the world's largest rice importers ahead of the typhoon season and supply cheap rice to the poor. The shift to biofuels productions or other land use, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia, poor harvests due to calamities and pests and higher transport costs have all been blamed for the price rises to near-record levels in recent months. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An Israeli farmer inspects wheat grains during their harvest on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri, in southern Israel on the border with Gaza Strip under army protection (unseen). Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Pakistani labourer throws a bag of potatoes onto a truck at the market in Islamabad on April 29, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An Israeli farmer inspects wheat grains during their harvest on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri, in southern Israel on the border with Gaza Strip under army protection (unseen). Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An Israeli army vehicle patrols on the border with the Gaza Strip to protect Israeli farmers harvesting their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri in southern Israel. Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An Israeli army vehicle patrols the border with the Gaza Strip to protect Israeli farmers harvesting their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri in southern Israel. Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Pakistani labourers load bundles of sugarcane onto a truck at the market in Islamabad on April 29, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Israeli farmers harvest their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri, on the border with Gaza Strip in southern Israel under heavy army protection (unseen). Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Pakistani labourer carries a bag of sugar through a market in Karachi on April 30, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on April 29, ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Pakistani labourers load a truck with bags of sugar at the market in Islamabad on April 29, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Pakistani labourer carries a bundle of sugarcane to load onto a van at the market in Islamabad on April 29, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An Israeli tank (R) protects Israeli farmers harvesting their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri in southern Israel, on the border with the Gaza Strip. Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An Israeli tank (R) protects Israeli farmers harvesting their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri in southern Israel, on the border with the Gaza Strip (background). Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An Israeli army APC (Armoured Personal Carrier) is deployed on the border with the Gaza Strip to protect Israeli farmers harvesting their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri in southern Israel. Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An Israeli army APC (Armoured Personal Carrier) protects Israeli farmers harvesting their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri in southern Israel, on the border with the Gaza Strip. Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel (L) is greeted by his Brazilian counterpart Marina Silva as they meet outside the National Water Agency headquarters in Brasilia April 28, 2008. The ministers are meeting to discuss biodiversity, deforestation and biofuels. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel (L) speaks with his Brazilian counterpart Marina Silva as they meet outside the National Water Agency headquarters in Brasilia April 28, 2008. The ministers are meeting to discuss biodiversity, deforestation and biofuels. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pakistani devotees distribute rice to poor people at the Bari Imam Shrine in Islamabad on April 27, 2008. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was set to lead a concerted effort by 27 key UN agencies to tackle the growing crisis caused by a worldwide sharp rise in basic foodstuff prices. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An Israeli tank (R) protects Israeli farmers harvesting their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri in southern Israel, on the border with the Gaza Strip (background). Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Israeli farmers harvest their wheat crop on April 30, 2008 in the fields near Kibbutz Be�eri, on the border with Gaza Strip in southern Israel under heavy army protection (unseen). Israeli farmers are expanding the area of wheat cultivation, right up to the border fence with the Hamas-controlled territory. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April ordered a top level task force to take on the global crisis caused by rising food prices and urged key producer nations to end export bans. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Pakistani women wait outside the rice distributing room of the Bari Imam Shrine in Islamabad on April 27, 2008. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was set to lead a concerted effort by 27 key UN agencies to tackle the growing crisis caused by a worldwide sharp rise in basic foodstuff prices. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Pakistani youth wait outside the rice distributing room of the Bari Imam Shrine in Islamabad on April 27, 2008. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was set to lead a concerted effort by 27 key UN agencies to tackle the growing crisis caused by a worldwide sharp rise in basic foodstuff prices. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Pakistani women wait outside the rice distributing room of the Bari Imam Shrine in Islamabad on April 27, 2008. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was set to lead a concerted effort by 27 key UN agencies to tackle the growing crisis caused by a worldwide sharp rise in basic foodstuff prices. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Pakistani women receive rice from the distributing room of the Bari Imam Shrine in Islamabad on April 27, 2008. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was set to lead a concerted effort by 27 key UN agencies to tackle the growing crisis caused by a worldwide sharp rise in basic foodstuff prices. Rising populations, strong demand from developing countries, increased cultivation of crops for biofuels and increasing floods and droughts have sent food prices soaring across the globe. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) holds some wooden residues for the production of biodiesel as she stands besides Tom Blades (R), chairman of the Choren company, during the inauguration of the Choren company's refinery of "second generation" biofuels on April 17, 2008 in Freiberg, eastern Germany. The Choren group hopes to produce 18 million litres of biodiesel carburant there each year using wood residues. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd L) is flanked by Saxony's Prime Minister Georg Milbradt (L), member of the Bundestag (lower house of parliaments) Veronika Bellmann (2nd R) and Tom Blades (R), chairman of the Choren company, as she takes a smell at so-called Sun Diesel during the inauguration of the Choren company's refinery of "second generation" biofuels on April 17, 2008 in Freiberg, eastern Germany. The Choren group hopes to produce 18 million litres of biodiesel carburant there each year using wood residues. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Italian Agriculture Minister Paolo de Castro waits on April 14, 2008 for the start of an Agriculture and Fisheries Concil meeting at EU Council headquarters in Luxembourg. French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier declared on April 14, 2008 that agricultural production for food should be a global priority while production for biofuels is increasingly blamed for soaring world food prices. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Polish Agriculture State Secretary Kazimierz Plocke waits on April 14, 2008 for the start of an Agriculture and Fisheries Concil meeting at EU Council headquarters in Luxembourg. French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier declared on April 14, 2008 that agricultural production for food should be a global priority while production for biofuels is increasingly blamed for soaring world food prices. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) holds a bottle of biodiesel as she stands besides Tom Blades (R), chairman of the Choren company, and member of the Bundestag (lower house of parliaments) Veronika Bellmann (C) during the inauguration of the Choren company's refinery of "second generation" biofuels on April 17, 2008 in Freiberg, eastern Germany. The Choren group hopes to produce 18 million litres of biodiesel carburant there each year using wood residues. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd L) is flanked by Saxony's Prime Minister Georg Milbradt (L), member of the Bundestag (lower house of parliaments) Veronika Bellmann (2nd R) and Tom Blades (R), chairman of the Choren company, as she looks at so-called Sun Diesel during the inauguration of the Choren company's refinery of "second generation" biofuels on April 17, 2008 in Freiberg, eastern Germany. The Choren group hopes to produce 18 million litres of biodiesel carburant there each year using wood residues. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) takes a smell at so-called Sun Diesel as member of the Bundestag (lower house of parliaments) Veronika Bellmann (2nd R) and Tom Blades (R), chairman of the Choren company, look on during the inauguration of the Choren company's refinery of "second generation" biofuels on April 17, 2008 in Freiberg, eastern Germany. The Choren group hopes to produce 18 million litres of biodiesel carburant there each year using wood residues. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • British Farming Minister Geoff Rooker (L) talks with Maltese Agriculture Minister Georges Pullicino on April 14, 2008 before the start of an Agriculture and Fisheries Concil meeting at EU Council headquarters in Luxembourg. French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier declared on April 14, 2008 that agricultural production for food should be a global priority while production for biofuels is increasingly blamed for soaring world food prices. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

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People stand on burnt vehicles on May 16, 2008 in a northern suburb of Lagos following an explosion on May 15 on an oil pipeline ruptured by piece of earthmoving equipment. Nigerian firefighters managed to douse the flames from a burst oil pipeline a day after a huge explosion triggered a blaze that lasted more than a day. The Nigeria Red Cross said some 100 people were killed but local government official Olatunde Agoro put the figure at 15. "I don't think 100 is the correct figure. 100 is out of the question. This morning the figure was 15." From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

People stand on burnt vehicles on May 16, 2008 in a northern suburb of Lagos following an explosion on May 15 on an oil pipeline ruptured by piece of earthmoving equipment. Nigerian firefighters managed to douse the flames from a burst oil pipeline a day after a huge explosion triggered a blaze that lasted more than a day. The Nigeria Red Cross said some 100 people were killed but local government official Olatunde Agoro put the figure at 15. "I don't think 100 is the correct figure. 100 is out of the question. This morning the figure was 15."

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People stand beside a burnt piece of earthmoving equipment on May 16, 2008 in a northern suburb of Lagos following an explosion on May 15 on an oil pipeline ruptured by the excavator. Nigerian firefighters managed to douse the flames from a burst oil pipeline a day after a huge explosion triggered a blaze that lasted more than a day. The Nigeria Red Cross said some 100 people were killed but local government official Olatunde Agoro put the figure at 15. "I don't think 100 is the correct figure. 100 is out of the question. This morning the figure was 15." From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

People stand beside a burnt piece of earthmoving equipment on May 16, 2008 in a northern suburb of Lagos following an explosion on May 15 on an oil pipeline ruptured by the excavator. Nigerian firefighters managed to douse the flames from a burst oil pipeline a day after a huge explosion triggered a blaze that lasted more than a day. The Nigeria Red Cross said some 100 people were killed but local government official Olatunde Agoro put the figure at 15. "I don't think 100 is the correct figure. 100 is out of the question. This morning the figure was 15."

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People stand beside a burnt piece of earthmoving equipment on May 16, 2008 in a northern suburb of Lagos following an explosion on May 15 on an oil pipeline ruptured by the excavator. Nigerian firefighters managed to douse the flames from a burst oil pipeline a day after a huge explosion triggered a blaze that lasted more than a day. The Nigeria Red Cross said some 100 people were killed but local government official Olatunde Agoro put the figure at 15. "I don't think 100 is the correct figure. 100 is out of the question. This morning the figure was 15." From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

People stand beside a burnt piece of earthmoving equipment on May 16, 2008 in a northern suburb of Lagos following an explosion on May 15 on an oil pipeline ruptured by the excavator. Nigerian firefighters managed to douse the flames from a burst oil pipeline a day after a huge explosion triggered a blaze that lasted more than a day. The Nigeria Red Cross said some 100 people were killed but local government official Olatunde Agoro put the figure at 15. "I don't think 100 is the correct figure. 100 is out of the question. This morning the figure was 15."

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