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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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    • Russia's Anna Chakvetadze serves the ball to Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova during her quarter final tennis match at the Italian Open women's tennis tournament in Rome, Friday, May 16, 2008. From AP Photo by GREGORIO BORGIA.

      Russia's Anna Chakvetadze serves the ball to Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova during her quarter final tennis match at the Italian Open women's tennis tournament in Rome, Friday, May 16, 2008.

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    • Actor Alan Cummings poses for photographers at Vienna's international airport before the 16th Life Ball May 16, 2008. Life Ball is Europe's largest annual AIDS charity and the organizers hope to raise this year more than 1 million euros (about 1.546 million USD) to help people living with HIV. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Actor Alan Cummings poses for photographers at Vienna's international airport before the 16th Life Ball May 16, 2008. Life Ball is Europe's largest annual AIDS charity and the organizers hope to raise this year more than 1 million euros (about 1.546 million USD) to help people living with HIV.

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      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • England's captain Michael Vaughan (L) and England coach Peter Moores are pictured on the players dressing room balcony during a bad light break on the second day of the first NPower test against New Zealand at Lords cricket ground, London, England, on May 16, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      England's captain Michael Vaughan (L) and England coach Peter Moores are pictured on the players dressing room balcony during a bad light break on the second day of the first NPower test against New Zealand at Lords cricket ground, London, England, on May 16, 2008.

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    • A gay man holds the gay and lesbian flag with the US flag during a demonstration in West Hollywood, California, May 15, 2008, after the decision by the California Supreme Court to effectively greenlight same-sex marriage. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      A gay man holds the gay and lesbian flag with the US flag during a demonstration in West Hollywood, California, May 15, 2008, after the decision by the California Supreme Court to effectively greenlight same-sex marriage.

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    • A wedding cake is displayed at a demonstration celebrating the California Supreme Court's decision overturning a ban on same-sex marriages held in West Hollywood, California on May 15, 2008. The court found that California laws limiting marriage to heterosexual couples are at odds with rights guaranteed by the state's constitution. Opponents of gay marriage vowed to contest the ruling with a statewide ballot measure for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A wedding cake is displayed at a demonstration celebrating the California Supreme Court's decision overturning a ban on same-sex marriages held in West Hollywood, California on May 15, 2008. The court found that California laws limiting marriage to heterosexual couples are at odds with rights guaranteed by the state's constitution. Opponents of gay marriage vowed to contest the ruling with a statewide ballot measure for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages.

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    • SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 15: A woman wears a pro same-sex marriage sticker on her shirt during a news conference after a California Supreme Court decision to overturn the ban on same-sex marriage at the California Supreme Court May 15, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The California Supreme Court voted 4-3 to overturn a ban on gay marriage in California making it the second state where gays and lesbians can marry. From Getty Images.

      SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 15: A woman wears a pro same-sex marriage sticker on her shirt during a news conference after a California Supreme Court decision to overturn the ban on same-sex marriage at the California Supreme Court May 15, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The California Supreme Court voted 4-3 to overturn a ban on gay marriage in California making it the second state where gays and lesbians can marry.

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    • SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 15: A man carries a gay pride flag through Civic Center Plaza following a California Supreme Court decision to overturn the ban on same-sex marriage at the California Supreme Court May 15, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The California Supreme Court voted 4-3 to overturn a ban on gay marriage in California making it the second state where gays and lesbians can marry. From Getty Images.

      SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 15: A man carries a gay pride flag through Civic Center Plaza following a California Supreme Court decision to overturn the ban on same-sex marriage at the California Supreme Court May 15, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The California Supreme Court voted 4-3 to overturn a ban on gay marriage in California making it the second state where gays and lesbians can marry.

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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.
1 month ago: 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."

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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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Pakistani Shiite Muslim protesters chant anti-US and anti-Israeli slogans during a protest in Lahore on May 16, 2008 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Jewish state. Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden slammed Western leaders for taking part in Israel's 60th birthday celebrations and vowed that Muslims would not give up "one inch of Palestine," in an audio message. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Pakistani Shiite Muslim protesters chant anti-US and anti-Israeli slogans during a protest in Lahore on May 16, 2008 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Jewish state. Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden slammed Western leaders for taking part in Israel's 60th birthday celebrations and vowed that Muslims would not give up "one inch of Palestine," in an audio message.

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Pakistani Shiite Muslim protesters chant anti-US and anti-Israeli slogans during a protest in Lahore on May 16, 2008 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Jewish state. Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden slammed Western leaders for taking part in Israel's 60th birthday celebrations and vowed that Muslims would not give up "one inch of Palestine," in an audio message. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Pakistani Shiite Muslim protesters chant anti-US and anti-Israeli slogans during a protest in Lahore on May 16, 2008 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Jewish state. Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden slammed Western leaders for taking part in Israel's 60th birthday celebrations and vowed that Muslims would not give up "one inch of Palestine," in an audio message.

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Pakistani Shiite Muslim protesters chant anti-US and anti-Israeli slogans during a protest in Lahore on May 16, 2008 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Jewish state. Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden slammed Western leaders for taking part in Israel's 60th birthday celebrations and vowed that Muslims would not give up "one inch of Palestine," in an audio message. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Pakistani Shiite Muslim protesters chant anti-US and anti-Israeli slogans during a protest in Lahore on May 16, 2008 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Jewish state. Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden slammed Western leaders for taking part in Israel's 60th birthday celebrations and vowed that Muslims would not give up "one inch of Palestine," in an audio message.

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