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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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Protesters shout slogans against President Ma Ying-jeou during a rally, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan. Tens of thousands of Taiwanese marched in the streets of the capital Saturday to protest the president's efforts to improve relations with rival China.
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Swiss Economy Minister Doris Leuthard of the Swiss Christian Democratic Party (CVP) is pictures on a huge screen as party president Christophe Darbellay listens during a party meeting in Basel August 30, 2008.
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Qazi Hussain Ahmad, chief of the Pakistani fundamentalist party Jamaat-e-Islami, addresses lawyers in Karachi on August 30, 2008. The former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has withdrawn his party's support from the coalition over the issue of the reinstatement of sacked judges, saying the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) was dragging its feet. Since Sharif's party quit Pakistan's four-party coalition the government has reappointed 12 judges sacked by former President Pervez Musharraf but lawyers' groups have dismissed the gesture as a political stunt.
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning looks on from the bench during the second quarter of a preseason NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.
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India's bowler Harbhajan Singh brings water during the 5th and final One Day International cricket match between India and Sri Lanka on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. India has an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the 5 match series.
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South Africa's AB de Villiers (L) is run out by England's Matthew Prior (R) during the third Natwest one day International between England and South Africa at The Brit Oval cricket ground, London, England, on August 29, 2008.
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Anti-government protesters lie down on the street to avoid tear gas during a demonstration at the Metropolitan Police Bureau in Bangkok on August 29, 2008. Thai police fired tear gas to try to break up about 2,000 anti-government protesters gathered outside the Bangkok police headquarters, an.
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A handout picture from the Iraqi Prime Minister's Office shows Iraqi Premier Nuri al-Maliki (C) attending a conference for the Bani Lama tribe in the Green Zone in Baghdad on August 25, 2008. Al-Maliki said today that Washington and Baghdad have agreed that there will be no foreign forces in the war-torn country after 2011.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) meets Iraq's Prime minister Nuri al-Maliki (R), aided by a translator, in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008. The U.S. and Iraq are close to a deal extending the presence of U.S. troops beyond 2008, but any timetable for their withdrawal must be "feasible", Rice said on Thursday.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) meets Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R), aided by a translator, in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008. The United States and Iraq are close to a deal extending the presence of U.S. troops beyond 2008, but any timetable for their withdrawal must be "feasible", U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.
In this photo released by the Iraq Prime Minister's Office, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, aided by a translator, center, in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew into Baghdad on Thursday for discussions with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top Iraqi officials, hoping to iron out remaining differences in a U.S.-Iraq security deal that envisions the withdrawal of American troops.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, meets with Iraq's Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, aided by a translator, center, in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew into Baghdad on Thursday for discussions with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top Iraqi officials, hoping to iron out remaining differences in a U.S.-Iraq security deal that envisions the withdrawal of American troops.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, meets with Iraq's Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, aided by a translator, center, in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew into Baghdad on Thursday for discussions with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top Iraqi officials, hoping to iron out remaining differences in a U.S.-Iraq security deal that envisions the withdrawal of American troops.
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - AUGUST 21: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) meets with Iraq's Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki (R) aided by a translator (C) in the heavily fortified Green Zone August 21, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq. Rice flew into Baghdad for discussions with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top Iraqi officials, hoping to iron out remaining differences in a U.S.-Iraq security deal that envisions the withdrawal of American troops.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) meets with Iraq's Prime minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) aided by a translator (C) in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad on August 21, 2008. Rice flew into Baghdad for discussions with Maliki and other top Iraqi officials, hoping to iron out remaining differences in a U.S.-Iraq security deal that envisions the withdrawal of American troops.
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - AUGUST 21: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) meets with Iraq's Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki (R) aided by a translator (C) in the heavily fortified Green Zone August 21, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq. Rice flew into Baghdad for discussions with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top Iraqi officials, hoping to iron out remaining differences in a U.S.-Iraq security deal that envisions the withdrawal of American troops.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) meets with Iraq's Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, (R) aided by a translator (C) in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, on August 21, 2008. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew into Baghdad today for discussions with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top Iraqi officials, hoping to iron out remaining differences in a U.S.-Iraq security deal that envisions the withdrawal of American troops.
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora (L) talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) moments before a joint press conference in Baghdad on August 20, 2008. Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora was in Baghdad today for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, listens as Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, left, speaks to the media at a joint press conference in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Iraq and Lebanon plan to sign a series of trade agreements in coming weeks, including one on Iraq exporting oil to Lebanon, the prime ministers of the two countries said after a meeting Wednesday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, listens as Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, left, speaks to the media at a joint press conference in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Iraq and Lebanon plan to sign a series of trade agreements in coming weeks, including one on Iraq exporting oil to Lebanon, the prime ministers of the two countries said after a meeting Wednesday.
In this photo released by the Iraq Prime Minister's Office, Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, meets with Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, left, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Iraq and Lebanon plan to sign a series of trade agreements in coming weeks, including one on Iraq exporting oil to Lebanon, the prime ministers of the two countries said after a meeting Wednesday.
In this photo released by the Iraq Prime Minister's Office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, welcomes Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, left, at the airport in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Iraq and Lebanon plan to sign a series of trade agreements in coming weeks, including one on Iraq exporting oil to Lebanon, the prime ministers of the two countries said after a meeting Wednesday.
In this photo released by the Iraq Prime Minister's Office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, welcomes Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, left, at the airport in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Iraq and Lebanon plan to sign a series of trade agreements in coming weeks, including one on Iraq exporting oil to Lebanon, the prime ministers of the two countries said after a meeting Wednesday.
Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, speaks with Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, left, moments before a joint press conference in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Iraq and Lebanon plan to sign a series of trade agreements in coming weeks, including one on Iraq exporting oil to Lebanon, the prime ministers of the two countries said after a meeting Wednesday.
In a handout picture released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) shakes hands with his visiting Lebanese counterpart Fuad Siniora (L) as he arrives in Baghdad on August 20, 2008. Siniora was in Baghdad today for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago.
In a handout picture released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) embraces his Lebanese counterpart Fuad Siniora (L) in welcome as he arrives in Baghdad on August 20, 2008. Siniora was in Baghdad today for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago.
In this photo released by Dalati Nohra, Lebanon's official news agency, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, speaks with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, left, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Saniora met with al-Maliki on Wednesday, becoming only the third top Arab figure to visit Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Al-Maliki said the two countries would sign several agreements soon, including one on Iraq exporting oil to Lebanon.
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