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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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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.
A man works on a billboard showing a radical anti-US cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, center, his late father Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr and late Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr, right, in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, April 5, 2007. Radical anti-US cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has called on his followers to put up Iraqi flags at his strongholds in the run up for the planned massive protest in the holy cities of Kufa and Najaf on the April 9, the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad to the American forces.
A pilgrim carries a poster that pictures the anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, left, and his father, Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 4, 2007. Thousands of devout Shiite Muslims are converging on Karbala for the March 10 celebration of Arbaeen, which marks the end of the forty-day mourning period after the date of the death of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, killed in Karbala in 680 A.D.
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