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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Anna Chakvetadze of Russia keeps her eyes on the ball during a quarter final match against Tsvetana Pironkova, of Bulgaria, at the Italian open women's tennis tournament, in Rome, Friday, May 16, 2008. Chakvetadze won 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.
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Anna Chakvetadze of Russia has her shoulder massaged during her quarter final match against Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria in the Italy Masters Series tennis tournament in Rome May 16, 2008.
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New Zealand's captain Daniel Vettori in action during the second day of the first NPower test against England at Lords cricket ground, London, on May 16, 2008.
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Doctor disinfect the body of a student recovered from a collapsed school in the earthquake-hit in Wenchuan, Sichuan province, May 16, 2008. China struggled to bury the dead and help tens of thousands of injured, homeless and hungry on Friday, four days after a massive earthquake which is expected to have killed more than 50,000.
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A woman wipes tears as she and her relatives from a destroyed village are evacuate on the back of a military truck at earthquake-hit Beichuan county, Sichuan province, May 16, 2008. China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000.
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Soldiers carry a wounded survivor in earthquake-hit Beichuan county, Sichuan province, May 16, 2008. China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000.
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An injured earthquake survivor stands in front of a destroyed house after an earthquake in Wenchuan, Sichuan province, May 16, 2008. China struggled to bury the dead and help tens of thousands of injured, homeless and hungry on Friday, four days after a massive earthquake which is expected to have killed more than 50,000.
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Supporters of Jamiat Talba-e-Arabia carry an effigy of U.S. President Bush to burn it during a protest against a missile attack in Multan May 16, 2008. Angry residents of a Pakistani village on the Afghan border stopped government officials on Thursday from approaching the ruins of a house struck by missiles suspected to have been fired by a U.S. drone. Eighteen people including foreign militants were killed when two missiles hit a house in the village of Damadola in the Bajaur tribal region, where Islamist militants have been known to operate, on Wednesday evening, a security official said.
An elderly Roma woman sits on her bed at a camp in Rome May 16, 2008. Silvio Berlusconi's new right-wing government is preparing tough emergency legislation to tighten screening of immigrants -- especially Roma people from Eastern Europe whom many in Italy blame for crime. The plan could include reimposing border checks despite Italy's membership of the European Union passport-free Schengen zone, making illegal immigration a jailable offence, speeding up deportations and turning holding centres into detention camps.
