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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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England's Wes Brown, second from right, heads the ball to score a goal against Czech Republic during their friendly soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008.
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Spanish opposition leader Mariano Rajoy talks to the media outside Madrid's IFEMA fairgrounds, where they are taking the bodies from the Barajas airport crash, August 20, 2008. About 145 people were killed when a Spanish jet taking holidaymakers to the Canary Islands crashed on takeoff and burst into flames at Madrid airport on Wednesday, an emergency services spokesman said. Smoke billowed up near Terminal Four from the remains of Spanair's Flight JK5022, an MD-82 jet bound for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. The 15-year-old plane, carrying 166 passengers and nine crew, shot off the runway at 2:45 pm local time (1245 GMT), according to Spanair, and witnesses described a huge explosion.
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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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Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe (L) waves as he leaves after attending the 63rd Armed Forces Day in administrative capital Naypyidaw on March 27, 2008. Than Shwe said that civilians would take the reins of government after elections in 2010, once a constitution is approved giving broad powers to the military. He reaffirmed that the military would hold a referendum in May on the constitution, but did not announce a date for the balloting.
Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe (C) waves as he leaves after attending the 63rd Armed Forces Day in administrative capital Naypyidaw on March 27, 2008. Than Shwe said that civilians would take the reins of government after elections in 2010, once a constitution is approved giving broad powers to the military. He reaffirmed that the military would hold a referendum in May on the constitution, but did not announce a date for the balloting.
Myanmar's Junta Chief Senior General Than Shwe arrives at a dinner hosted to mark the 63rd Anniversary Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw on March 27, 2008. Than Shwe said on 27 March that civilians would take the reins of government after elections in 2010, once a constitution is approved giving broad powers to the military.
Myanmar's Junta Chief Senior General Than Shwe (R) and Vice- Senior General Maung Aye (L) arrive to attend a dinner organised to mark the 63rd Anniversary Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw on March 27, 2008. Than Shwe said on 27 March that civilians would take the reins of government after elections in 2010, once a constitution is approved giving broad powers to the military.
Myanmar's Junta Chief Senior General Than Shwe (C) and Vice- Senior General Maung Aye (L) arrive to attend a dinner organised to mark the 63rd Anniversary Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw on March 27, 2008. Than Shwe said on 27 March that civilians would take the reins of government after elections in 2010, once a constitution is approved giving broad powers to the military.
Myanmar's Junta Chief Senior General Than Shwe (R) and Vice-Senior General Maung Aye arrive to attend a dinner organised to mark the 63rd Anniversary Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw on March 27, 2008. Than Shwe said on 27 March that civilians would take the reins of government after elections in 2010, once a constitution is approved giving broad powers to the military.
Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe (L) delivers his speech during a ceremony to mark Armed Forces Day in the administrative capital Naypyidaw on March 27, 2008. Than Shwe said that civilians would take the reins of government after elections in 2010, once a constitution is approved giving broad powers to the military. He reaffirmed that the military would hold a referendum in May on the constitution, but did not announce a date for the balloting.
Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe (L) waves as he arrive to review guard of honour on the armed forces day in administrative capital Naypyidaw on March 27, 2008. Than Shwe said that civilians would take the reins of government after elections in 2010, once a constitution is approved giving broad powers to the military. He reaffirmed that the military would hold a referendum in May on the constitution, but did not announce a date for the balloting.
In this photo released by the Thai Spokesman Office, Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, left, talks with Myanmar's Chairman of State Peace and Development Council Senior Gen. Than Shwe, right, during their meeting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar Friday, March 14, 2008. Samak was in Myanmar for a one-day visit in a bid to shore up economic ties between the two countries as Thailand is one of the biggest foreign investors and trading partners of military-ruled Myanmar.
Activists wearing masks of a portrait of Myanmar supreme leader Senior General Than Shwe (L) and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo protest outside the Singapore embassy in Bangkok November 16, 2007. Activists in both Thailand and the Philippines staged protests in front of the Singaporean embassies on November 16, to urge leaders o the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to play a tougher role against Myanmar's junta.
In this Myanmar News Agency photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Senior-Gen. Than Shwe, center, greets an unidentified diplomat during a state funeral for late Prime Minister Gen. Soe Win in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007. Soe Win died on Friday at the age of 59 in a military hospital after a long illness, the state media said.
United Nations official Ibrahim Gambari (L) poses with Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe (2L), Vice-Senior General Maung Aye (3L) General Thura Shwe Mann (2R) and Acting Prime Minister Lieutenant General Thein Sein (R) after a meeting in Myammar's administrative capital Naypyidaw, 02 October 2007. UN special envoy Gambari met with Myanmar's top general Than Shwe and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, wrapping up a mission aimed at halting a bloody crackdown on anti-government protests
Protesters display portraits of Myanmar's junta chief General Than Shwe (R) and detained opposition leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest in front of the Myanmar embassy in Makati's financial district of Manila, October 1, 2007, to denounce the crackdown against peaceful demonstrators in military-ruled Myanmar.
Activists belonging to the Free Burma Coalition display a picture of Myanmar's military ruler Than Shwe (L) alongside that of Nobel Peace Prize-winning opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest in front of the Myanmar embassy in the Makati financial district of Manila September 28, 2007 to denounced the crackdown against demonstrators in military-ruled Myanmar.
This combo of file photos shows Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe (L) in Myanmar's former capital Yangon and Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) smiling at a question during a press conference after being freed from 19 months under house arrest on 06 May 2002. Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe has offered to meet detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi if she ends her support for sanctions against the regime, state media said 04 October 2007
This combo of file photos shows Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe (L) in Myanmar's former capital Yangon and Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) smiling at a question during a press conference after being freed from 19 months under house arrest on 06 May 2002. Than Shwe has kept Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest for most of the past 18 years, confining her to a rambling, lakeside home. Her latest house arrest began in 2003 after a brutal attack on her convoy that the NLD says left nearly 100 dead
Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe (L) walks with Vice-Senior General Maung Aye (R) during a dinner to mark the country's Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, 27 March 2007. Myanmar put on a show of might and defiance at its annual military parade 27 March, with junta chief Than Shwe displaying few signs of his reported ill health in his new capital city
Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe (L) salutes as members of the Myanmar military parade during ceremonies marking Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, 27 March 2007. Myanmar put on a show of might and defiance at its annual military parade, with junta chief Than Shwe displaying few signs of his reported ill health in his new capital city
Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe (R) reviews a guard of honour during ceremonies marking Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, 27 March 2007. Myanmar put on a show of might and defiance at its annual military parade, with junta chief Than Shwe displaying few signs of his reported ill health in his new capital city
Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe (C) reviews a guard of honour during ceremonies marking Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, 27 March 2007. Myanmar put on a show of might and defiance at its annual military parade, with junta chief Than Shwe displaying few signs of his reported ill health in his new capital city
