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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. From Getty Images.

      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.

    • 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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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.

    • 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. From Getty Images.

      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.

    • Palestinian artist Walid Ayyoub poses with a drawing of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in his studio in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 22, 2008. Obama pledged on Tuesday to work to reach a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians from his first day in office but said it would be difficult. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Palestinian artist Walid Ayyoub poses with a drawing of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in his studio in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 22, 2008. Obama pledged on Tuesday to work to reach a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians from his first day in office but said it would be difficult.

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    • Arsenal striker Robin van Persie controls the ball during the soccer match Ajax versus Arsenal in the Amsterdam tournament at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday Aug. 8, 2008. From AP Photo by PETER DEJONG.

      Arsenal striker Robin van Persie controls the ball during the soccer match Ajax versus Arsenal in the Amsterdam tournament at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday Aug. 8, 2008.

    • Sergio Garcia of Spain tees off on the seventh hole during the second round of the 90th PGA Championship golf tournament at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan August 8, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Sergio Garcia of Spain tees off on the seventh hole during the second round of the 90th PGA Championship golf tournament at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan August 8, 2008.

    • Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin waves as he watches the festivities during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the Chinese capital on August 8, 2008. The 29th Olympic Games, costing an estimated 40 billion USD and shrouded by political controversies, burst into life with a spectacular start to the opening ceremony. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin waves as he watches the festivities during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the Chinese capital on August 8, 2008. The 29th Olympic Games, costing an estimated 40 billion USD and shrouded by political controversies, burst into life with a spectacular start to the opening ceremony.

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    • Fireworks explode over the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest at right and the National Aquatic Center, known as the Water Cube at left during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China Friday, Aug 8, 2008. From AP Photo by AP.

      Fireworks explode over the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest at right and the National Aquatic Center, known as the Water Cube at left during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China Friday, Aug 8, 2008.

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      Chilean rose tarantula

    • BEIJING - AUGUST 07:  A United States gymnast shifts her uniform during practice ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the National Indoor Stadium on August 7, 2008 in Beijing, China. From Getty Images.

      BEIJING - AUGUST 07: A United States gymnast shifts her uniform during practice ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the National Indoor Stadium on August 7, 2008 in Beijing, China.

    • BEIJING - AUGUST 08:  Gymnast Li Ning lights the Olympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. From Getty Images.

      BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Gymnast Li Ning lights the Olympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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OPINION 8 August 2008 Posted to the web 8 August 2008 As I breeze through to check in formalities at Accra international airport on my non-stop evening flight to Johannesburg, I cannot help but flashback 27 years ago to when I first started travelling
South African President Thabo Mbeki is scheduled to travel to Harare, Zimbabwe where he will meet with ZANU-PF and MDC leaders in hopes of solidifying a power-sharing agreement between the two political parties. According to South African newspapers a
Mr Mugabe's stance could paralyse the talks between his Zanu-PF party and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, despite speculation that a settlement is imminent. A source close to the negotiations said that the key question of dividing
8 August 2008 Posted to the web 8 August 2008 YOUTH, National Service, Sport and Culture Minister Willem Konjore has sacked his personal assistant, a Swapo youth activist, because of irreconcilable differences. Hennie Seibeb confirmed yesterday
HARARE, 8 August 2008 (IRIN) - Another diarrhoea outbreak in the middle-class suburbs of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, is leading to growing calls for water treatment to revert to local authorities, after a decree a few years ago gave central
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's spokesman has called reports of a deal in power-sharing talks "nonsense", but both he and South Africa said negotiations over the country's crisis were advancing. A day after Zimbabwe's two rival parties issued a
THE Ombudsman has raided Brimbank Council's offices after dozens of allegations of corrupt practices including bribery, intimidation and thuggery. Investigators swooped on the council building in Alexandra Ave, Sunshine, early yesterday and took
Mexico City - A human-rights group on Thursday announced it was collecting legal evidence of politically motivated mass rape by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's youth militia to build a case for prosecuting the men responsible. Aids-Free World,
ANALYSIS 8 August 2008 Posted to the web 8 August 2008 BARELY 10 days after the presentation of the half year monetary policy statement presented last week, the situation on the ground is showing the Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono only attempted to
8 August 2008 Posted to the web 8 August 2008 THE government has instituted another audit into land utilisation by resettled farmers amid reports that it will repossess unproductive farms. "As government, we have started looking at how our farmers

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