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Australian singer Kylie Minogue smiles as she poses for photographers with the OBE she received from Britain's Prince Charles for her services to music at Buckingham Palace in London July 3, 2008.
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Serena (L) and Venus Williams of the U.S. talk to each other during their quarter-finals doubles match against Bethanie Mattek of the U.S. and Sania Mirza of India at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 2, 2008.
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Acrobats perform during the presentation of A400M military aircraft in Seville, southern Spain June 26, 2008. Europe unveiled the A400M military aircraft on Thursday, giving the public a first glimpse of a powerful turboprop plane built to supply seven NATO countries with urgently needed strategic airlift capacity.
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A group of people look at the sun, standing on the rocky crest filled with astronomical markers at the megalithic observatory of Kokino, soon after sunrise on June 21, 2008, on the day of the summer solstice. The ancient astronomic observatory, located about 80 km northeast of Skopje, dates more than 4.000 years back in time. It is ranked by NASA as the fourth ancient observatory in the world.
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A member from the international relief group Oxfam personates the likes of Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, center, as he leads other Oxfam members portrating other Group of Eight leaders, including President George Bush, to belt it out karaoke tunes at Sapporo, northern Japan, on Saturday, July 5, 2008. The G8 leaders, representing the U.S., Japan, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Italy and Canada, will descend in this northern Japanese island of Hokkaido for the summit meeting to discuss global warming and food crisis, among others.
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Chaunte Howard clears the bar during the women's high jump competition at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, July 4, 2008.
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Fireworks are set off over the National Mall in Washington, DC July, 4, 2008, seen from the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, VA.
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KIDLINGTON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 27: Sir Richard Branson (C) attends a photocall to launch Virgin Media's new television channel Virgin 1, at his home in Kidlington on September 27, 2007 in Oxfordshire, England.
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LONDON - FEBRUARY 08: Dita Von-Teese is seen at the launch of Virgin Media at Convent Garden Market on February 8, 2007 in London, England. Branson will spend the day in a perspex box being visited by celebrities and with only virgin media to entertain him. At its launch today Virgin Media will become the largest Virgin branded company in the world as well as a new force in British media, entertainment and communications. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dita Von-Teese
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LONDON - FEBRUARY 08: Dita Von-Teese launches Virgin Media at Convent Garden Market on February 8, 2007 in London, England. Branson will spend the day in a perspex box being visited by celebrities and with only virgin media to entertain him. At its launch today Virgin Media will become the largest Virgin branded company in the world as well as a new force in British media, entertainment and communications. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dita Von-Teese
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LONDON - FEBRUARY 08: Richard Branson and Dita Von-Teese launches Virgin Media at Convent Garden Market on February 8, 2007 in London, England. Branson will spend the day in a perspex box being visited by celebrities and with only virgin media to entertain him. At its launch today Virgin Media will become the largest Virgin branded company in the world as well as a new force in British media, entertainment and communications. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dita Von-Teese;Richard Branson
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Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of Pakistan People�s Party (PPP) and widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto (C) flanked by party leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi (L) and US assistant secretary of State Richard Boucher (R) listen a question during a joint press briefing in Islamabad on March 28, 2008. Boucher meet 28 March Pakistani politician to discussed ongoing situation. Political observers say the US visit was designed to woo the new government and smooth its relations with Musharraf amid fears that instability in the nuclear-armed nation will hurt efforts to tackle Islamic militancy.
Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of Pakistan People�s Party (PPP) and widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto (C) flanked by party leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi (2L) and US assistant secretary of State Richard Boucher (2R) listen a question during a joint press briefing in Islamabad on March 28, 2008. Boucher meet 28 March Pakistani politician to discussed ongoing situation. Political observers say the US visit was designed to woo the new government and smooth its relations with Musharraf amid fears that instability in the nuclear-armed nation will hurt efforts to tackle Islamic militancy.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (C), chairman of the Pakistan People's Party and son of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, arrives at Parliament building in Islamabad March 24, 2008. Pakistan's National Assembly elected as prime minister on Monday Yousaf Raza Gilani, a top official in assassinated former prime minister Bhutto's party, five weeks after it won a general election.
Pakistani police officers stand under a billboard showing the portraits of slain leader Benazir Bhutto, left, and her husband Asif Ali Zardari near the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, March 24, 2008. A prosecutor said a Pakistani court has acquitted Zardari in the 1996 murder of a retired judge.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, center, son of Pakistan's slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto arrives at the Parliament in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, March. 24, 2008. A longtime loyalist of Bhutto , Yousaf Raza Gilani, was elected Pakistan's new prime minister Monday and he immediately freed judges detained by President Pervez Musharraf.
Yousuf Raza Gilani (C), the candidate for prime minister nominated by the party of slain Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto arrives at the Parliament building for the election of the leader of the house, in Islamabad on March 24, 2008. Pakistan's parliament prepared on March 24 to elect a new prime minister as the coalition government geared up for a confrontation with key US ally President Pervez Musharraf. Gilani, the candidate nominated by the party of Bhutto, is a virtual certainty to win because the party and its allies have a huge majority in the national assembly.
Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto (R) exchangeS documents of a joint declaration with Pakistani former premier Nawaz Sharif (L) during a press conference in Murree, some 60kms north of Islamabad on March 9, 2008. Zardari and Sharif two Pakistan's main opposition leaders agreed to form a coalition government, and urged President Pervez Musharraf to convene parliament without delay.
Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto (R) exchanges documents of a joint declaration with Pakistani former premier Nawaz Sharif (L) during a press conference in Murree, some 60kms north of Islamabad on March 9, 2008. Pakistan's two major opposition leaders signed a formal declaration on forming a coalition government, and urged President Pervez Musharraf to convene parliament without delay. Asif Ali Zardari, widowed husband of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, and Nawaz Sharif signed the agreement at a news conference here after a fresh round of coalition talks following last month's general election. Zardari is the de facto leader of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP), which won the most seats in the February 18 ballot and, along with Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), trounced Musharraf's political allies.
Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto (R) shakes hands with Pakistani former premier Nawaz Sharif (L) as they exchange a document of joint declaration during a press conference in Murree, some 60kms north of Islamabad on March 9, 2008. Pakistan's two major opposition leaders signed a formal declaration on forming a coalition government, and urged President Pervez Musharraf to convene parliament without delay. Asif Ali Zardari, widowed husband of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, and Nawaz Sharif signed the agreement at a news conference here after a fresh round of coalition talks following last month's general election. Zardari is the de facto leader of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP), which won the most seats in the February 18 ballot and, along with Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), trounced Musharraf's political allies.
Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto (C) exchanges documents with Pakistani former premier Nawaz Sharif (L) during a press conference in Murree, some 60kms north of Islamabad on March 9, 2008. Pakistan's two major opposition leaders signed a formal declaration on forming a coalition government, and urged President Pervez Musharraf to convene parliament without delay. Asif Ali Zardari, widowed husband of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, and Nawaz Sharif signed the agreement at a news conference here after a fresh round of coalition talks following last month's general election. Zardari is the de facto leader of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP), which won the most seats in the February 18 ballot and, along with Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), trounced Musharraf's political allies.
Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto (R) shakes hands with Pakistani former premier Nawaz Sharif (L) after exchanging a document of joint declaration during a press conference in Murree, some 60kms north of Islamabad on March 9, 2008. Pakistan's two major opposition leaders signed a formal declaration on forming a coalition government, and urged President Pervez Musharraf to convene parliament without delay. Asif Ali Zardari, widowed husband of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, and Nawaz Sharif signed the agreement at a news conference here after a fresh round of coalition talks following last month's general election. Zardari is the de facto leader of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP), which won the most seats in the February 18 ballot and, along with Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), trounced Musharraf's political allies.
Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto (R) and Pakistani former premier Nawaz Sharif (L) address a press conference in Murree, some 60kms north of Islamabad on March 9, 2008. Zardari and Sharif Pakistan's two main opposition leaders agreed to form a coalition government, and urged President Pervez Musharraf to convene parliament without delay.
Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto (R) and Pakistani former premier Nawaz Sharif (L) address a press conference in Murree, some 60kms north of Islamabad on March 9, 2008. Zardari and Sharif Pakistan's two main opposition leaders agreed to form a coalition government, and urged President Pervez Musharraf to convene parliament without delay.
Asif Ali Zardari, husband of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto (L) welcomes former premier Nawaz Sharif (R) upon his arrival for a joint press conference in Murree, some 30km from Islamabad on March 9, 2008. Zardari and Sharif two Pakistan's main opposition leaders agreed to form a coalition government, and urged President Pervez Musharraf to convene parliament without delay.
Asif Ali Zardari, husband of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto (R) speaks with former premier Nawaz Sharif (L) upon their arrival at a joint press conference in Murree, some 60kms north of Islamabad on March 9, 2008. Pakistan's two major opposition leaders signed a formal declaration on forming a coalition government, and urged President Pervez Musharraf to convene parliament without delay. Asif Ali Zardari, widowed husband of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, and Nawaz Sharif signed the agreement at a news conference here after a fresh round of coalition talks following last month's general election. Zardari is the de facto leader of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, which won the most seats in the February 18 ballot and, along with Sharif's party, trounced Musharraf's political allies.
Asif Ali Zardari, husband of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto (L) and former premier Nawaz Sharif (R) shake hands upon their arrival at a joint press conference in Murree, some 60kms north of Islamabad on March 9, 2008. Pakistan's two major opposition leaders signed a formal declaration on forming a coalition government, and urged President Pervez Musharraf to convene parliament without delay. Asif Ali Zardari, widowed husband of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, and Nawaz Sharif signed the agreement at a news conference here after a fresh round of coalition talks following last month's general election. Zardari is the de facto leader of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, which won the most seats in the February 18 ballot and, along with Sharif's party, trounced Musharraf's political allies.
Asif Ali Zardari, husband of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto (R) and former premier Nawaz Sharif (L) shake hands upon their arrival at a joint press conference in Murree, some 60kms north of Islamabad on March 9, 2008. Pakistan's two major opposition leaders signed a formal declaration on forming a coalition government, and urged President Pervez Musharraf to convene parliament without delay. Asif Ali Zardari, widowed husband of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, and Nawaz Sharif signed the agreement at a news conference here after a fresh round of coalition talks following last month's general election. Zardari is the de facto leader of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, which won the most seats in the February 18 ballot and, along with Sharif's party, trounced Musharraf's political allies.
A cyclist rides past a billboard showing a portrait of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, center, and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, top, displayed along a roadside in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. Opposition parties dealt a crushing electoral blow to allies of President Pervez Musharraf, a private TV network reported Tuesday, winning enough seats to form a new government that could threaten the eight-year rule of America's close ally in its war on terror.
A cyclist rides past a billboard showing the portrait of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, right, and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, top, displayed along the road side in Rawalpindi, Pakistan Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. Opposition parties dealt a crushing electoral blow to allies of President Pervez Musharraf, a private TV network reported Tuesday, winning enough seats to form a new government that could threaten the eight-year rule of America's close ally in its war on terror.
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