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

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

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

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

    • A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.

    • LONDON - JULY 25:  Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England. From Getty Images.

      LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.

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    • Paraguay's former President Nicanor Duarte is seen on a TV camera screen as he leaves the Congress in Asuncion, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. Duarte, was elected to the Senate during a general election in April but more than half of the senators boycotted his incorporation to the Congress on Thursday. From AP Photo by Jorge Saenz.

      Paraguay's former President Nicanor Duarte is seen on a TV camera screen as he leaves the Congress in Asuncion, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. Duarte, was elected to the Senate during a general election in April but more than half of the senators boycotted his incorporation to the Congress on Thursday.

    • Australian parks and wildlife service workers drag the body of a whale calf from the water in Pittwater, 40 km (25 miles) north of Sydney, August 22, 2008. The orphaned whale calf which had been suckling from a yacht in a Sydney bay in a futile bid to find its mother was given a lethal dose of anaesthetic on Friday as its condition deteriorated, Australian wildlife officers said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Australian parks and wildlife service workers drag the body of a whale calf from the water in Pittwater, 40 km (25 miles) north of Sydney, August 22, 2008. The orphaned whale calf which had been suckling from a yacht in a Sydney bay in a futile bid to find its mother was given a lethal dose of anaesthetic on Friday as its condition deteriorated, Australian wildlife officers said.

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

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

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    • United States' Jeremy Wariner, front, reacts after United States' LaShawn Merritt, back, won the gold in the men's 400-meter final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium  at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. From AP Photo by Kevin Frayer.

      United States' Jeremy Wariner, front, reacts after United States' LaShawn Merritt, back, won the gold in the men's 400-meter final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008.

    • NAPLES, FL - AUGUST 19: A man hold his shoes while walking home from work in street flooding from Tropical Storm Fay August 19, 2008 in Naples, Florida. Fay moved inland Tuesday after making landfall in southwest Florida, bringing soaking rains and gusty winds but failing to reach the minimal hurricane status that had been predicted. From Getty Images.

      NAPLES, FL - AUGUST 19: A man hold his shoes while walking home from work in street flooding from Tropical Storm Fay August 19, 2008 in Naples, Florida. Fay moved inland Tuesday after making landfall in southwest Florida, bringing soaking rains and gusty winds but failing to reach the minimal hurricane status that had been predicted.

    • Tropical Storm Fay is pictured over the state of Florida in this satellite image taken on August 19, 2008. Fay, currently located inland about 30 miles east-southeast of Ft Myers on the west side of Lake Okeechobee, is expected to remain over Florida through Saturday. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Tropical Storm Fay is pictured over the state of Florida in this satellite image taken on August 19, 2008. Fay, currently located inland about 30 miles east-southeast of Ft Myers on the west side of Lake Okeechobee, is expected to remain over Florida through Saturday.

    • This August 20, 2008 NOAA satellite image shows Tropical Storm Fay located south of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Tropical Storm Fay was heading eastward toward Florida's Atlantic coast early August 20, with forecasters saying it will more than likely make a return trip to the waterlogged state after it finally moves offshore."This storm is going to be with us for a while. That's obvious now," Florida Governor Charlie Crist said late Tuesday."It looks like it could be a boomerang storm."  Forecasters said Fay may stick around through Thursday or later. Fay on Tuesday slammed into Florida's southwest coast, buffeting the Sunshine State with severe winds and drenching rains, while also spawning tornadoes and severe flooding. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      This August 20, 2008 NOAA satellite image shows Tropical Storm Fay located south of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Tropical Storm Fay was heading eastward toward Florida's Atlantic coast early August 20, with forecasters saying it will more than likely make a return trip to the waterlogged state after it finally moves offshore."This storm is going to be with us for a while. That's obvious now," Florida Governor Charlie Crist said late Tuesday."It looks like it could be a boomerang storm." Forecasters said Fay may stick around through Thursday or later. Fay on Tuesday slammed into Florida's southwest coast, buffeting the Sunshine State with severe winds and drenching rains, while also spawning tornadoes and severe flooding.

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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.
1 month ago: 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.
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  • Activists from the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) jump over a police barricade during a protest demanding the resignation of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram as part of a 24-hour industrial strike all over India, in New Delhi on August 20, 2008. Millions of Indian airport, rail and bank workers went on strike to protest against soaring inflation and the government's "anti-worker" policies, officials and reports said. The nationwide action called by communist-backed trade unions was also to protest against an average 21 percent wage hike for government officials that the strikers say ignores junior staff, the Press Trust of India reported. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An activist participates in a protest to Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei, August 9, 2008. More than a thousand people gathered to protest against Ma's policy towards China. The Chinese characters on the headband read, "Protest the Policy of bowing to China and betraying Taiwan." From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • The Chinese Embassy in Berlin seen through a protest banner showing handcuffs arranged like the Olympic Rings by the organization 'Reporters without Borders' during a demonstration to protest against Chinese human rights policy on Friday Aug. 8 2008. People from different organizations attend the protest during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing. From AP Photo by Markus Schreiber.
  • Israeli left wing activists, one holding a sign reading 'Free Tibet',  during a protest against what the protest group declared is a violation of  human rights in China,  during a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel,  Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, a day before the Olympic games begin in Beijing. From AP Photo by Ariel Schalit.
  • Indian policemen make a human barricade to stop a protest over the death of youth in Srinagar August 4, 2008. Shops and businesses in Indian Kashmir were closed on Monday in a protest over reported assaults on Muslims by Hindus, the latest in tit-for-tat demonstrations over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine. Police clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Muslim protesters in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, who were protesting against attacks on Muslims in the neighbouring region of Jammu, police said. Protests escalated in Srinagar after one youth was killed when Indian police fired a tear gas which hit him during an earlier protest in Srinagar, protesters said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Kashmiri protesters throw stones and pieces of bricks towards Indian policemen during a protest over the death of a youth in Srinagar August 4, 2008. Shops and businesses in Indian Kashmir were closed on Monday in a protest over reported assaults on Muslims by Hindus, the latest in tit-for-tat demonstrations over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine. Police clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Muslim protesters in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, who were protesting against attacks on Muslims in the neighbouring region of Jammu, police said. Protests escalated in Srinagar after one youth was killed when Indian police fired a tear gas which hit him during an earlier protest in Srinagar, protesters said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A Kashmiri protester shouts pro-freedom slogans during a protest over the death of youth in Srinagar August 4, 2008. Shops and businesses in Indian Kashmir were closed on Monday in a protest over reported assaults on Muslims by Hindus, the latest in tit-for-tat demonstrations over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine. Police clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Muslim protesters in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, who were protesting against attacks on Muslims in the neighbouring region of Jammu, police said. Protests escalated in Srinagar after one youth was killed when Indian police fired a tear gas which hit him during an earlier protest in Srinagar, protesters said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A Kashmir protester gestures towards Indian policemen during a protest over the death of youth in Srinagar August 4, 2008. Shops and businesses in Indian Kashmir were closed on Monday in a protest over reported assaults on Muslims by Hindus, the latest in tit-for-tat demonstrations over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine. Police clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Muslim protesters in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, who were protesting against attacks on Muslims in the neighbouring region of Jammu, police said. Protests escalated in Srinagar after one youth was killed when Indian police fired a tear gas which hit him during an earlier protest in Srinagar, protesters said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Kashmiri protesters throw stones towards Indian policemen during a protest over the death of a youth in Srinagar August 4, 2008. Shops and businesses in Indian Kashmir were closed on Monday in a protest over reported assaults on Muslims by Hindus, the latest in tit-for-tat demonstrations over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine. Police clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Muslim protesters in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, who were protesting against attacks on Muslims in the neighbouring region of Jammu, police said. Protests escalated in Srinagar after one youth was killed when Indian police fired a tear gas which hit him during an earlier protest in Srinagar, protesters said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Kashmiri protesters run after Indian police fired tear smoke during a protest over the death of youth in Srinagar August 4, 2008. Shops and businesses in Indian Kashmir were closed on Monday in a protest over reported assaults on Muslims by Hindus, the latest in tit-for-tat demonstrations over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine. Police clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Muslim protesters in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, who were protesting against attacks on Muslims in the neighbouring region of Jammu, police said. Protests escalated in Srinagar after one youth was killed when Indian police fired a tear gas which hit him during an earlier protest in Srinagar, protesters said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Kashmiri protesters throw stones towards Indian policemen during a protest over the death of a youth in Srinagar August 4, 2008. Shops and businesses in Indian Kashmir were closed on Monday in a protest over reported assaults on Muslims by Hindus, the latest in tit-for-tat demonstrations over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine. Police clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Muslim protesters in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, who were protesting against attacks on Muslims in the neighbouring region of Jammu, police said. Protests escalated in Srinagar after one youth was killed when Indian police fired a tear gas which hit him during an earlier protest in Srinagar, protesters said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A Kashmiri protester shouts pro-freedom slogans during a protest over the death of youth in Srinagar August 4, 2008. Shops and businesses in Indian Kashmir were closed on Monday in a protest over reported assaults on Muslims by Hindus, the latest in tit-for-tat demonstrations over the transfer of land to a Hindu shrine. Police clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing Muslim protesters in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, who were protesting against attacks on Muslims in the neighbouring region of Jammu, police said. Protests escalated in Srinagar after one youth was killed when Indian police fired a tear gas which hit him during an earlier protest in Srinagar, protesters said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A Palestinian protestor uses a sling shot to hurl a stone at Israeli soldiers during a protest in the West Bank village of Nilin near Ramallah on July 30, 2008, following the funeral of a boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier the previous day. Thousands marched through the occupied West Bank in a funeral today for a Palestinian boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Palestinian protestors run amid tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers during a protest in the west bank village of Nilin on July 30, 2008, following the funeral of a boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier the previous day. Thousands marched through the occupied West Bank in a funeral today for a Palestinian boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Palestinian protestor uses a sling shot to hurl a stone at Israeli soldiers during a protest in the West Bank village of Nilin near Ramallah on July 30, 2008, following the funeral of a boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier the previous day. Thousands marched through the occupied West Bank in a funeral today for a Palestinian boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Palestinian protestor takes cover behind an upturned wheely-bin facing Israeli soldiers during a protest in the West Bank village of Nilin near Ramallah on July 30, 2008, following the funeral of a boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier the previous day. Thousands marched through the occupied West Bank in a funeral today for a Palestinian boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Palestinian protestor uses a sling shot to hurl a stone at Israeli soldiers during a protest in the West Bank village of Nilin near Ramallah on July 30, 2008, following the funeral of a boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier the previous day. Thousands marched through the occupied West Bank in a funeral today for a Palestinian boy who was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest against Israel's separation barrier. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Chinese artist Guo Liwei works on his painting at Ritan Park, one of three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A mother and child walk past red lanterns at Ritan Park, one of three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Chinese women dressed in costumes take photographs near a replica of the White House at Beijing World Park, one of three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A boy cries near a replica of the United States Capitol building at Beijing World Park, one of three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A mother pushes a child on a stroller past Olympic mascots at Ritan Park, one of three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A couple walks on a replica of London's Tower Bridge at Beijing World Park, one of the three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A boy plays beside a pond at Ritan Park, one of three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Workers unload flower pots near a replica of the Arc de Triomphe at Beijing World Park in Fengtai district, one of the three designated 'protest parks' in Beijing, July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A boy cools off at a fountain at Beijing World Park in Fengtai district, one of the three designated 'protest parks', in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Randall A. Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, talks about his group's plan to get arrested during a protest during the Democratic National Convention at a news conference outside police headquarters in Denver on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Operation Rescue plans to protest Barack Obama's support of abortion rights during the convention, which will be held in Denver next week. From AP Photo by David Zalubowski.
  • A visitor takes photographs of a replica of the White House at Beijing World Park, one of the three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Chinese women dressed in costumes take photographs near a replica of the White House at Beijing World Park, one of three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Chinese women dressed in costumes take photographs near a replica of the White House at Beijing World Park, one of three designated "protest parks" in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A Chinese visitor takes photographs near a replica of the Eiffel Tower at Beijing World Park, one of the three designated 'protest parks', in Beijing July 25, 2008. China has designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics, an official said, with the Games already a lightning rod for protest over issues ranging from Darfur to Tibet. Designating "protest pens" is in line with practice at past Games because the International Olympic Committee charter prohibits demonstrations or "political, religious or racial propaganda" at Olympic venues or sites. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Tibetans in exile take part in a cycle rally as part of an ongoing protest against the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games and in support of Tibetan monks in a hunger strike, in New Delhi on August 20, 2008. The Tibetan Youth Congress organised the hunger strike and a cycle rally as part of the Tibetan People's Mass Movement to protest against the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and 60 years of Chinese rule in their homeland. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • 79-year-old mother, Wu Dianyuan, left and her neighbor Wang Xiuying, 77, wait to apply for a protest permit outside a public security bureau where a plain clothes security personnel watches over them in Beijing, China, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. Chinese authorities have ordered the two elderly women to spend one year in a labor camp after they applied to hold a protest during the Beijing Olympics against being forced from their homes, a relative said Wednesday. From AP Photo by Ng Han Guan.
  • Randall A. Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, talks about his group's plan to get arrested during a protest during the Democratic National Convention at a news conference outside police headquarters in Denver on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Operation Rescue plans to protest Barack Obama's support of abortion rights during the convention, which will be held in Denver next week. From AP Photo by David Zalubowski.
  • 79-year-old mother, Wu Dianyuan, center, and her neighbor Wang Xiuying, 77, wait to apply for a protest permit outside a public security bureau as a Chinese police officer ask them to move on in Beijing, China, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. Chinese authorities have ordered the two elderly women to spend one year in a labor camp after they applied to hold a protest during the Beijing Olympics against being forced from their homes, a relative said Wednesday. From AP Photo by Ng Han Guan.
  • Members of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) shout anti-government slogans as they take part in a protest march against India's UPA government in Amritsar, on August 20, 2008. Millions of Indian airport, rail and bank workers went on strike to protest against soaring inflation and the government's "anti-worker" policies, officials and reports said. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • 79-year-old mother, Wu Dianyuan, center, and her neighbor Wang Xiuying, 77, wait to apply for a protest permit outside a public security bureau as a Chinese police officer ask them to move on in Beijing, China, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. Chinese authorities have ordered the two elderly women to spend one year in a labor camp after they applied to hold a protest during the Beijing Olympics against being forced from their homes, a relative said Wednesday. From AP Photo by Ng Han Guan.
  • Romanians hold  Georgian flags during a protest against what they call Russian aggression on Georgia in  front of the Russian embassy in Bucharest, on  August 20, 2008. Dozens of Romanians gathered on Wednesday in  front of the Russian embassy to Romania to protest against war in Georgia. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • 79-year-old Wu Dianyuan, center, and her neighbor Wang Xiuying, 77, wait to apply for a protest permit outside a public security bureau near plain clothes security personnel in Beijing, China, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. Chinese authorities have ordered the two elderly women to spend one year in a labor camp after they applied to hold a protest during the Beijing Olympics against being forced from their homes, a relative said Wednesday. From AP Photo by Ng Han Guan.
  • Demonstrators shout as police fire teargas shells during a protest in Jammu August 19, 2008. Thousands of Hindus were arrested and driven away to jails on Tuesday after they protested against the government's decision not to give forest land to a trust that runs Amarnath, a cave shrine visited by Hindu pilgrims. Waving Indian flags, thousands of women surrounded police stations in Jammu town and nearby areas, shouting pro-India slogans and offering to be arrested as a mark of protest. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Demonstrators run for cover from teargas shells fired by the police during a protest in Jammu August 19, 2008. Thousands of Hindus were arrested and driven away to jails on Tuesday after they protested against the government's decision not to give forest land to a trust that runs Amarnath, a cave shrine visited by Hindu pilgrims. Waving Indian flags, thousands of women surrounded police stations in Jammu town and nearby areas, shouting pro-India slogans and offering to be arrested as a mark of protest. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Demonstrators throw stones at police during a protest in Jammu August 19, 2008. Thousands of Hindus were arrested and driven away to jails on Tuesday after they protested against the government's decision not to give forest land to a trust that runs Amarnath, a cave shrine visited by Hindu pilgrims. Waving Indian flags, thousands of women surrounded police stations in Jammu town and nearby areas, shouting pro-India slogans and offering to be arrested as a mark of protest. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.


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