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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.

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

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

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    • 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.

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    • 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.

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    • Belgium goalkeeper Stijn Stijnen gestures, during the friendly soccer match between Germany and Belgium in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. From AP Photo by Matthias Schrader.

      Belgium goalkeeper Stijn Stijnen gestures, during the friendly soccer match between Germany and Belgium in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008.

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    • Ecuadorean Indians hold a banner which reads, "Vote Yes" during a rally in support of the September 28 referendum to approve a new constitution, in Cayambe, 90km (56 miles) north of Quito August 20, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Ecuadorean Indians hold a banner which reads, "Vote Yes" during a rally in support of the September 28 referendum to approve a new constitution, in Cayambe, 90km (56 miles) north of Quito August 20, 2008.

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    • China's Yao Ming (R) shoots as Lithuania's Simas Jasaitis defends during their men's quarterfinal basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics on August 20, 2008 in Beijing. Lithuania beat China 94-68. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      China's Yao Ming (R) shoots as Lithuania's Simas Jasaitis defends during their men's quarterfinal basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics on August 20, 2008 in Beijing. Lithuania beat China 94-68.

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    • Actress Angelina Jolie arrives for a gala screening of her film "A Mighty Heart" at the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 21, 2007. Jolie has been nominated for best leading actress and the film for best film in the 2008 Film Independent's Spirit Awards, announced November 27, 2007. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Actress Angelina Jolie arrives for a gala screening of her film "A Mighty Heart" at the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 21, 2007. Jolie has been nominated for best leading actress and the film for best film in the 2008 Film Independent's Spirit Awards, announced November 27, 2007.

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    • LONDON - NOVEMBER 11: (UK TABLOID Actress Angelina Jolie arrives at the european premiere of 'Beowulf' at the Vue cinema on November 11, 2007 in London, England. From Getty Images.

      LONDON - NOVEMBER 11: (UK TABLOID Actress Angelina Jolie arrives at the european premiere of 'Beowulf' at the Vue cinema on November 11, 2007 in London, England.

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    • BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Gymnast Li Ning lights the Olympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. From Getty Images.

      BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Gymnast Li Ning lights the Olympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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    • Dancers from the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe perform the "Thousand-hand Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva", or "Guan Yin" dance in Beijing on August 11, 2008. Founded in 1987, the unique troupe features a cast of more than 100 dancers and performers with physical disabilities, some who cannot hear and others who cannot see, including a vocalist with spina bifida. The group has performed worldwide since 2002 when it turned from amatuer to a non-profit and professional arts troupe, having travelled abroad 50 times to various countries across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Beijing, host city for the 2008 Olympic Games will also host the 2008 Paralympic Games beginning on September 6. MORE ON IMAGE FORUM. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Dancers from the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe perform the "Thousand-hand Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva", or "Guan Yin" dance in Beijing on August 11, 2008. Founded in 1987, the unique troupe features a cast of more than 100 dancers and performers with physical disabilities, some who cannot hear and others who cannot see, including a vocalist with spina bifida. The group has performed worldwide since 2002 when it turned from amatuer to a non-profit and professional arts troupe, having travelled abroad 50 times to various countries across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Beijing, host city for the 2008 Olympic Games will also host the 2008 Paralympic Games beginning on September 6. MORE ON IMAGE FORUM.

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Pope Benedict XVI (C) is surrounded by security as he arrives at address hundreds of thousands of pilgrims at the final mass for World Youth Day (WYD) festivities in Sydney on July 20, 2008. The final service, at which the pope announced that the next World Youth Day would be held in the Spanish capital Madrid in 2011, came a day after he said he was "deeply sorry" for the "evil" of the sexual abuse of children. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
1 month ago: Pope Benedict XVI (C) is surrounded by security as he arrives at address hundreds of thousands of pilgrims at the final mass for World Youth Day (WYD) festivities in Sydney on July 20, 2008. The final service, at which the pope announced that the next World Youth Day would be held in the Spanish capital Madrid in 2011, came a day after he said he was "deeply sorry" for the "evil" of the sexual abuse of children.

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  • Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd during his weekly general audience in the Castel Gandolfo summer residence, near Rome, Wednesday Aug. 20, 2008. From AP Photo by Alessandra Tarantino.
  • Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd during his weekly general audience in the Castel Gandolfo summer residence, near Rome, Wednesday Aug. 20, 2008. From AP Photo by Alessandra Tarantino.
  • Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful during his weekly general audience in the Castel Gandolfo summer residence, near Rome, Wednesday Aug. 20, 2008. From AP Photo by Alessandra Tarantino.
  • Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful during his weekly general audience in the Castel Gandolfo summer residence, near Rome, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. From AP Photo by Alessandra Tarantino.
  • Pope Benedict XVI salutes the pilgrims gathered for his weekly audience outside of his summer residence in Castelgandolfo south of Rome on August 20, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Pope Benedict XVI (C at the balcony) welcomes pilgrims gathered for his weekly audience outside of his summer residence in Castelgandolfo, south of Rome, on August 20, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Pope Benedict XVI waves to pilgrims gathered for his weekly audience outside his summer residence in Castelgandolfo, south of Rome, on August 20, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Pope Benedict XVI (R at the balcony) waves to pilgrims gathered for his weekly audience in the courtyard of his summer residence in Castelgandolfo, south of Rome, on August 20, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Pope Benedict XVI salutes the pilgrims gathered for his weekly audience in the courtyard of his summer residence in Castelgandolfo, south of Rome on August 20, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Pope Benedict XVI blesses the pilgrims gathered for his weekly audience in the courtyard of his summer residence in Castelgandolfo, south of Rome on August 20, 2008. On August 17 Benedict XVI called for the "immediate opening" of humanitarian corridors between Georgia and the Moscow-backed separatist South Ossetia region to aid victims of the conflict. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Pope Benedict XVI waves to pilgrims gathered for his weekly audience in the courtyard of his summer residence in Castelgandolfo, south of Rome, on August 20, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Pope Benedict XVI waves to pilgrims gathered for his weekly audience in the courtyard of his summer residence in Castelgandolfo, south of Rome, on August 20, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An unidentified pilgrim waves the Russian flag during Pope Benedict XVI weekly audience in the courtyard of Pontiff summer residence in Castelgandolfo, south of Rome, on August 20, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Daniel Anrig smiles during a news conference in Glarus, Switzerland, after he was appointed new Commander of the Vatican Swiss Guards by Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. From AP Photo by Walter Bieri.
  • Daniel Anrig smiles during a news conference in Glarus, Switzerland, after he was appointed new Commander of the Vatican Swiss Guards by Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. From AP Photo by Walter Bieri.
  • A boy holds a Palestinian flag as Pope Benedict XVI leads the Angelus prayer in his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome August 17, 2008. Pope Benedict called on Sunday for the urgent opening of humanitarian corridors between Georgia and the separatist region of South Ossetia to help the victims of the 10-day conflict there. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pilgrims from Gabon sing and play drums at the end of the Angelus prayer celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI in his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, in the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. The pontiff called for the immediate creation of a humanitarian corridor to speed aid to refugees in Georgia and for respect for the rights of ethnic minorities caught up in the conflict. From AP Photo by PIER PAOLO CITO.
  • Pope Benedict XVI leads the Angelus prayer in his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome August 17, 2008. Pope Benedict called on Sunday for the urgent opening of humanitarian corridors between Georgia and the separatist region of South Ossetia to help the victims of the 10-day conflict there. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A boy holds a Palestinian flag as Pope Benedict XVI leads the Angelus prayer in his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome August 17, 2008. Pope Benedict called on Sunday for the urgent opening of humanitarian corridors between Georgia and the separatist region of South Ossetia to help the victims of the 10-day conflict there. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful during the Angelus prayer in his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome August 17, 2008. Pope Benedict called on Sunday for the urgent opening of humanitarian corridors between Georgia and the separatist region of South Ossetia to help the victims of the 10-day conflict there. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful during the Angelus prayer in his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome August 17, 2008. Pope Benedict called on Sunday for the urgent opening of humanitarian corridors between Georgia and the separatist region of South Ossetia to help the victims of the 10-day conflict there. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pope Benedict XVI leads the Angelus prayer in his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome August 17, 2008. Pope Benedict called on Sunday for the urgent opening of humanitarian corridors between Georgia and the separatist region of South Ossetia to help the victims of the 10-day conflict there. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing during the Angelus prayer from his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. The Pope on Sunday called for the immediate creation of a humanitarian corridor to speed aid to refugees in Georgia and for respect for the rights of ethnic minorities caught up in the conflict pitting Russia and Georgia. From AP Photo by PIER PAOLO CITO.
  • Russian journalists prepare coffins with bodies of their llate Georgian colleagues, Alexander Klimchuk (who used to work for Russian news agency ITAR-TASS) and Giga Chaidze, for transportation from Tskhinvali to Gori on August 17. Pope Benedict XVI today called for the "immediate opening" of humanitarian corridors between Georgia and the Moscow-backed separatist enclave of South Ossetia, during the Angelus blessing at his summer residence. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A South Ossetian man sits near a bombed-out building on August 17 in Tskhinvali. Pope Benedict XVI today called for the "immediate opening" of humanitarian corridors between Georgia and the Moscow-backed separatist enclave of South Ossetia, during the Angelus blessing at his summer residence. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • The tail of a rocket pictured on August 17, 2008 in a street of Tskhinvali. Pope Benedict XVI today called for the "immediate opening" of humanitarian corridors between Georgia and the Moscow-backed separatist enclave of South Ossetia, during the Angelus blessing at his summer residence. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a mass for the Assumption festival at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, August 15, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pope Benedict XVI prays before a mass for the Assumption festival at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, August 15, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful during the Angelus preyer for the Assumption festival in his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, August 15, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful during the Angelus preyer for the Assumption festival in his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, August 15, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing after the Angelus prayer from his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, in the outskirts of Rome, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. From AP Photo by PIER PAOLO CITO.
  • Faithful greet Pope Benedict XVI during the Angelus prayer celebrated from his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, in the outskirts of Rome, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. From AP Photo by PIER PAOLO CITO.
  • Pope Benedict XVI greets faithful after celebrating a Mass in the San Tommaso da Villanova church, at the Pontiff's summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. From AP Photo by PIER PAOLO CITO.
  • Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by the faithful during the Assumption festival at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, August 15, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by the faithful during the Assumption festival at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, August 15, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful during the Assumption festival at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, August 15, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pope Benedict XVI (C) waves to the faithful during the Assumption festival at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, August 15, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful during the Assumption festival at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, August 15, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pope Benedict XVI (front row, 2nd L) waves to the faithful during the Assumption festival at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, August 15, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pope Benedict XVI (C) waves to the faithful during the Assumption festival at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, August 15, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pope Benedict XVI waves during the Wednesday general audience from his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome August 13, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Pope Benedict XVI waves during the Wednesday general audience from his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome August 13, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

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