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People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.
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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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Spain's Rafael Nadal holds his trophy aloft as he celebrates his defeat of Switzerland's Roger Federer in the men's singles final on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Sunday, July 6, 2008.
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Alex Kapranos, lead singer of British band Franz Ferdinand, performs during the "Rock in Rio" music festival in Arganda del Rey near Madrid July 6, 2008.
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EUGENE, OR - JULY 06: Joanne Dow competes en route to winning the gold medal in the women's 20k race walk during day eight of the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials at Hayward Field on July 6, 2008 in Eugene, Oregon.
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LONDON - JULY 06: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates with the trophy winning the Championship during the men's singles Final match against Roger Federer of Switzerland on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2008 in London, England.
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A visitor places her hands on a "Tangible Earth", a digital globe which real time global metrological data is fed through the Internet from about 300 places in the world, is displayed at an exhibition pavillion inside the media centre for G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in Rusustu town, on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido July 6, 2008.
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People wait in the rain before the men's finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 6, 2008.
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Spectators hold umbrellas on centre court as rain stops play during the semi-final match between Zheng Jie of China and Serena Williams of the U.S. at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 3, 2008.
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In this July 8, 2007 file photo, a poster showing radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, right, and Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, is held up during a protest march in the Amil neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. Hezbollah instructors trained Shiite militiamen at remote camps in southern Iraq until three months ago when they slipped across the border to Iran, presumably to continue instruction on Iranian soil, according to two Shiite lawmakers and a top army officer.
Shiite cleric Sheik Jassim Al-Mutaari talks during a prayer back dropped by Muqtada al-Sadr, right and his father Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr in Karbala, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Friday that he has extended a cease-fire order to his Shiite Mahdi Army by another six months, giving Iraq a chance to continue its fragile recovery from brutal sectarian violence.
An Iraqi man cleans a poster showing Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr, center, his father Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, left, and his uncle Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr in the center of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 28, 2008. Influential members of Muqtada al-Sadr's movement have urged the anti-U.S. Shiite cleric not to extend a cease-fire when it expires next month, officials said Monday, a move that could jeopardize recent security gains.
An Iraqi man cleans a poster showing Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr, center, his father Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, left, and his uncle Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr in the center of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 28, 2008. Influential members of Muqtada al-Sadr's movement have urged the anti-U.S. Shiite cleric not to extend a cease-fire when it expires next month, officials said Monday, a move that could jeopardize recent security gains.
Iraqis hold photographs showing radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, left, and his father Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr during a protest march in Amil neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 8, 2007. People protested the arrest by American troops of Jassim al-Hasnawi, the head of a local al-Sadr office.
Iraqis hold a poster showing radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, right, and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a protest march in Amil neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 8, 2007. People protested the arrest by American troops of Jassim al-Hasnawi, the head of a local al-Sadr office.
Iraqis carry coffins of people killed in clashes between militiamen and US forces in the predominantly Shiite Fidhiliyah area on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 10, 2007. Overnight clashes between U.S. troops and militiamen loyal to a radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left at least five people dead and 19 wounded in the district, police and witnesses said. The fighting broke out after a U.S. military convoy came under attack near the local offices of Muqtada al-Sadr, the anti-American cleric whose Mahdi Army militia has recently stepped up attacks on American troops.
Stones used in prayer are strewn on the floor of a mosque as Iraqis inspect the damage in the predominantly Shiite Fidhiliyah area on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 10, 2007. Overnight clashes between U.S. troops and militiamen loyal to a radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left at least five people dead and 19 wounded in the district, police and witnesses said. The fighting broke out after a U.S. military convoy came under attack near the local offices of Muqtada al-Sadr, the anti-American cleric whose Mahdi Army militia has recently stepped up attacks on American troops.
Stones used in prayer are strewn on the floor of a mosque as Iraqis inspect the damage in the predominantly Shiite Fidhiliyah area on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 10, 2007. Overnight clashes between U.S. troops and militiamen loyal to a radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left at least five people dead and 19 wounded in the district, police and witnesses said. The fighting broke out after a U.S. military convoy came under attack near the local offices of Muqtada al-Sadr, the anti-American cleric whose Mahdi Army militia has recently stepped up attacks on American troops.
Iraqi kids walk past dead mules in the predominantly Shiite Fidhiliyah area on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 10, 2007. Overnight clashes between U.S. troops and militiamen loyal to a radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left at least five people dead and 19 wounded in the district, police and witnesses said. The fighting broke out after a U.S. military convoy came under attack near the local offices of Muqtada al-Sadr, the anti-American cleric whose Mahdi Army militia has recently stepped up attacks on American troops.
Iraqis gather around dead cattle at a market in the predominantly Shiite Fidhiliyah area on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 10, 2007. Overnight clashes between U.S. troops and militiamen loyal to a radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left at least five people dead and 19 wounded in the district, police and witnesses said. The fighting broke out after a U.S. military convoy came under attack near the local offices of Muqtada al-Sadr, the anti-American cleric whose Mahdi Army militia has recently stepped up attacks on American troops.
Iraqi family walks past a burning reed at a cattle market in the predominantly Shiite Fidhiliyah area on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 10, 2007. Overnight clashes between U.S. troops and militiamen loyal to a radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left at least five people dead and 19 wounded in the district, police and witnesses said. The fighting broke out after a U.S. military convoy came under attack near the local offices of Muqtada al-Sadr, the anti-American cleric whose Mahdi Army militia has recently stepped up attacks on American troops.
Firefighters hose burning reed at a livestock market in the predominantly Shiite Fidhiliyah rural area on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 10, 2007.Overnight clashes between U.S. troops and militiamen loyal to a radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left at least five people dead and 19 wounded in the district, police and witnesses said. The fighting broke out after a U.S. military convoy came under attack near the local offices of Muqtada al-Sadr, the anti-American cleric whose Mahdi Army militia has recently stepped up attacks on American troops.
A man walks past burning reeds at a livestock market in the predominantly Shiite Fidhiliyah rural area on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 10, 2007. Overnight clashes between U.S. troops and militiamen loyal to a radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left at least five people dead and 19 wounded in the district, police and witnesses said. The fighting broke out after a U.S. military convoy came under attack near the local offices of Muqtada al-Sadr, the anti-American cleric whose Mahdi Army militia has recently stepped up attacks on American troops.
A young Iraqi covers his face as he runs through smoke in the predominantly Shiite Fidhiliyah area on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 10, 2007. Overnight clashes between U.S. troops and militiamen loyal to a radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left at least five people dead and 19 wounded in the district, police and witnesses said. The fighting broke out after a U.S. military convoy came under attack near the local offices of Muqtada al-Sadr, the anti-American cleric whose Mahdi Army militia has recently stepped up attacks on American troops.
A young Iraqi covers his face as he runs through smoke in the predominantly Shiite Fidhiliyah area on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 10, 2007. Overnight clashes between U.S. troops and militiamen loyal to a radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left at least five people dead and 19 wounded in the district, police and witnesses said. The fighting broke out after a U.S. military convoy came under attack near the local offices of Muqtada al-Sadr, the anti-American cleric whose Mahdi Army militia has recently stepped up attacks on American troops.
Iraqis stand on top of what appears to be a destroyed US military humvee in the predominantly Shiite Fidhiliyah area on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 10, 2007. Overnight clashes between U.S. troops and militiamen loyal to a radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left three people dead and 17 wounded in the district, police and witnesses said. They said the fighting broke out after a U.S. military convoy came under attack near the local offices of Muqtada al-Sadr, the anti-American cleric whose Mahdi Army militia has recently stepped up attacks on American troops.
Iraqis examine what appears to be a destroyed US military humvee in the predominantly Shiite Fidhiliyah area on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 10, 2007. Overnight clashes between U.S. troops and militiamen loyal to a radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left three people dead and 17 wounded in the district, police and witnesses said. They said the fighting broke out after a U.S. military convoy came under attack near the local offices of Muqtada al-Sadr, the anti-American cleric whose Mahdi Army militia has recently stepped up attacks on American troops.
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