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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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China's windsurfer Yin Jian, center, celebrates after the medal race of the RS:X women class sailing competition of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Qingdao, about 720 kilometers southeast of Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. She won the gold medal.
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Tom Ashley of New Zealand sailing in RS:X Men reacts after winning gold at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Qingdao, Shandong province, August 20, 2008.
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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.
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Local residents fish in the Black Sea, 50 km south of Sukhumi in the town Ochavchara on August 19, 2008 in Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region. Russia and Georgia have agreed to allow 20 Organisation for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) unarmed military observers into Georgia, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, the organisation's chairman said.
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In this image provided Kellogg Co., a prototype of a box of Kellogg's Corn Flakes with U.S. swimming star Michael Phelps is seen. The record-setting swimmer will soon be appearing on boxes of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes and Corn Flakes. The winner of eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics will be featured cereal boxes expected to be in stores by mid-September.
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Supporters of Pakistani Islamist party celebrate President Pervez Musharraf's resignation in Multan August 19, 2008. Leaders of Pakistan's coalition government set about tackling pressing economic and security problems on Tuesday as a bomb at a hospital in a northwestern town killed 20 people. Coalition leaders were also due to discuss a replacement for Musharraf, the former army chief and key ally of the United States in its campaign against terrorism, who resigned as president on Monday to avoid impeachment.
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Pakistani citizens congratulate each others after the announcement of President Pervez Musharraf's resignation in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday, Aug. 87, 2008. Musharraf said he was handing in his resignation to avoid an impeachment battle that would harm the nation's interests.
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Los Angeles Lakers' Derek Fisher, center, drives to the basket against San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker, second from left, of France, and Robert Horry, right, in the first half of Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference basketball finals, Wednesday, May 21, 2008 in Los Angeles. Pau Gasol, of Spain, left, looks on.
SALT LAKE CITY - MAY 11: Deron Williams #8 of the Utah Jazz drives against Derek Fisher #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on May 11, 2008 at Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
DENVER - APRIL 28: Kobe Bryant #24 and Derek Fisher #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrate after in the final minute against the Denver Nuggets in Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at the Pepsi Center on April 28, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. The Lakers defeated the Nuggets 107-101 and clinched their playoff series 4-0.
DENVER - APRIL 26: Derek Fisher #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers is helped up by his teammates after he was fouled by the Denver Nuggets in Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at the Pepsi Center on April 26, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. The Lakers defeated the Nuggets 102-84 to take a 3-0 series lead.
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 23: Carmelo Anthony #15 of the Denver Nuggets fights for the loose ball against Lamar Odom #7 and Derek Fisher #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Two of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on April 23, 2008 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
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