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People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.
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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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Honda driver Rubens Barrichello of Brazil who finished third at the Silverstone Formula One Grand Prix, celebrates following the race in Silverstone, England, Sunday July 6, 2008. McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won and BMW Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld of Germany finished second.
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Chrissie Wellington of Britain celebrates at the finish line after winning the Ironman European Championship Triathlon in Frankfurt July 6, 2008.
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Switzerland's Roger Federer serves during the final tennis match of the 2008 Wimbledon championships against Spain's Rafael Nadal at The All England Tennis Club in southwest London, on July 6, 2008.
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People wait in the rain before the men's finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 6, 2008.
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Spectators hold umbrellas on centre court as rain stops play during the semi-final match between Zheng Jie of China and Serena Williams of the U.S. at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 3, 2008.
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A rain drop hangs off the nose of a statue of former British tennis player Fred Perry at the All England Tennis Club in south-west London, July 6, 2008, as the 2008 Wimbledon Championship Men's Singles Final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal is delayed due to rain.
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Rafael Nadal of Spain walks past Roger Federer (R) of Switzerland on the practice courts at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 22, 2008.
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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
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