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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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A plain clothed security official, bottom right, grabs a Tibetan flag from three pro-Tibet activists as they gesture in protest opposite the National Stadium, where the Olympic athletics competition had just finished, Beijing, early Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. Swarms of plainclothes police took away four foreign activists protesting Chinese rule over Tibet - the latest in a series of such demonstrations during the Olympics.
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Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia smiles during a fashion show organised by the "Blenders Pride party tour 2008" in New Delhi August 21, 2008.
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BEIJING - AUGUST 20: Gold medalist Melaine Walker of Jamaica crosses the finish line to win the Women's 400m Hurdles Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China.
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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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Dancers from the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe perform the "Thousand-hand Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva", or "Guan Yin" dance in Beijing on August 11, 2008. Founded in 1987, the unique troupe features a cast of more than 100 dancers and performers with physical disabilities, some who cannot hear and others who cannot see, including a vocalist with spina bifida. The group has performed worldwide since 2002 when it turned from amatuer to a non-profit and professional arts troupe, having travelled abroad 50 times to various countries across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Beijing, host city for the 2008 Olympic Games will also host the 2008 Paralympic Games beginning on September 6. MORE ON IMAGE FORUM.
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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX - MARCH 25: Students from the University of Texas El Paso drink beer from a funnel on the beach during the annual ritual of Spring Break March 25, 2008 on South Padre Island, Texas. The South Texas island is one of the top Spring Break destinations and attracts students from all over the country.
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MIAMI BEACH, FL - MARCH 12: University of Georgia student Casey Schnitzer (L) pours a beer into a funnel during spring break March 12, 2008 on South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida. The traditional break from college began this week.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (L) shakes hands with Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), after signing a framework deal committing their parties to talks, in Harare's Rainbow Towers Hotel July 21, 2008. Mugabe and Tsvangirai on Monday signed a deal laying down the framework for formal talks on forming a power sharing government to end a deep political crisis.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) welcomes his South African counterpart Thabo Mbeki (C) before signing a framework deal committing his party and Morgan Tsvangirai's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party to talks, in Harare's Rainbow Towers Hotel July 21, 2008. Mugabe and Tsvangirai on Monday signed a deal laying down the framework for formal talks on forming a power sharing government to end a deep political crisis.
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki (C) addresses the media as Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (L) and leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Morgan Tsvangirai listen at Harare's Rainbow Towers Hotel July 21, 2008. Mugabe and Tsvangirai on Monday signed a deal laying down the framework for formal talks on forming a power sharing government to end a deep political crisis.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) signs a framework deal committing his party and Morgan Tsvangirai's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party to talks, in Harare's Rainbow Towers Hotel July 21, 2008. Mugabe and opposition leader Tsvangirai on Monday signed a deal laying down the framework for formal talks on forming a power sharing government to end a deep political crisis.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (L) addresses the media as South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki (C) and leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Morgan Tsvangirai listen at Harare's Rainbow Towers Hotel July 21, 2008. Mugabe and Tsvangirai on Monday signed a deal laying down the framework for formal talks on forming a power sharing government to end a deep political crisis.
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki (C) addresses the media as Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (L) and leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Morgan Tsvangirai listen at Harare's Rainbow Towers Hotel July 21, 2008. Mugabe and Tsvangirai on Monday signed a deal laying down the framework for formal talks on forming a power sharing government to end a deep political crisis.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (L) shakes hands with Morgan Tsvangirai (R), leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), in Harare July 21, 2008. Mugabe and Tsvangirai on Monday signed a deal laying down the framework for formal talks on forming a power sharing government to end a deep political crisis.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (R) being assisted by a South African official on July 21, 2008 during the signing of a deal between Zimbabwe's opposition and ruling party, paving the way for full-scale talks. President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai pledged Monday to draw a line under Zimbabwe's months-long political crisis as they agreed to sit down and resolve their differences.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (L) shakes hands with Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai as South African President Thabo Mbeki (R) looks on on July 21, 2008 after the signing of a deal between Zimbabwe's opposition and ruling party, paving the way for full-scale talks. President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai pledged a new chapter in their bitter relationship today as they agreed to hold fully-fledged talks on ending Zimbabwe's political crisis.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (L) shakes hands with Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai on July 21, 2008 after the signing of a deal between Zimbabwe's opposition and ruling party, paving the way for full-scale talks. President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai pledged a new chapter in their bitter relationship today as they agreed to hold fully-fledged talks on ending Zimbabwe's political crisis.
In this file photo taken Monday, July, 21, 2008, President Robert Mugabe, left, shakes hands with Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the main opposition in Zimbabwe at the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two parties. Sources close to the Zimbabwe power-sharing talks say negotiations in South Africa have broken off. Two sources, who insisted on anonymity because all parties agreed to a media blackout during the talks, say the chief negotiators for Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe are flying home Monday July 28, 2008.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (R) holds the hand of his South African counterpart Thabo Mbeki as he welcomes him at Harare international airport on July 21 2008. South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived there today for the signing of a deal between Zimbabwe's opposition and ruling parties, paving the way for full-scale talks.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (R) holds the hand of his South African counterpart Thabo Mbeki as he welcomes him at Harare international airport on July 21 2008. South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived there today for the signing of a deal between Zimbabwe's opposition and ruling parties, paving the way for full-scale talks.
South African President Thabo Mbeki, centre, is seen at the signing of a memorandum of understanding between leader of the opposition party, Morgan Tsvangirai, right and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, left in Harare, Monday, July, 21, 2008. Zimbabwe's embattled president and his bitter rival from the opposition have signed an agreement to hold talks to resolve the country's political and economic woes within two weeks.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, left and Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the main opposition party, are seen at the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two parties in Harare, Monday, July, 21, 2008. Zimbabwe's embattled president and his opposition rival have agreed to hold talks to resolve the country's political and economic crisis within two weeks.
Combo picture shows Zimbabwean Movement for Democratic change (MDC) president Morgan Tsvangirai (R) on May 10, 2008 during a press conference in Pretoria and Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (L) during celebrations marking the country's 28th anniversary of Independence on April 18, 2008 in Harare. Negotiations in South Africa aimed at ending the political crisis in neighbouring Zimbabwe are deadlocked, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's spokesman told AFP on July 29, 2008. Tsvangirai flew in to Johannesburg on July 28, 2008 amid claims by his party that the talks between the opposition and representatives of President Robert Mugabe's ruling regime had run into trouble.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (R) listens to Central bank Governor Gideon Gono during a launch of basic commodities in Harare, July 16, 2008. Mugabe on Wednesday accused Britain of trying to seize control of resources in the devastated African nation as his government announced inflation had risen to 2.2 million percent.
Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe (R) and Zimbabwe's Central Bank Governor Gideon Gono tour a goods warehouse during its opening ceremony in Harare on July 16, 2008. The annual rate of inflation in Zimbabwe, already the highest in the world, has hit a new record level of 2.2 million percent, the central bank's governor revealed today. "Statistics provided by the CSO (central statistical office) indicate that it is now at 2.2 (million percent)," Gideon Gono said in a brief address in Harare ahead of a speech by veteran President Robert Mugabe.
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