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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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Anti-government demonstrators pass out free women's underwear to others Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, outside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Demonstrators continue to occupy the grounds of Government House and the surrounding area demanding the ouster of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Andy Roddick of the U.S. celebrates a point against Ernests Gulbis of Latvia during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York August 29, 2008.
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 29: Andy Roddick of the United States returns a shot against Ernests Gulbis of Latvia during Day 5 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 29, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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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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Balinese chicken farmers hold their chickens to have a vaccination in Ayunan village of Badung in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. Indonesia confirmed its first human bird flu death on Bali on Monday, bringing the nation's overall toll to 82 and raising fears of an impact on tourism, the economic lifeline of the island.
A Balinese local administrator gives a vaccination to chickens during a campaign against bird flu in Ayunan village of Badung in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. Indonesia confirmed its first human bird flu death on Bali on Monday, bringing the nation's overall toll to 82 and raising fears of an impact on tourism, the economic lifeline of the island.
A Balinese local administrator gives a vaccination to a chicken during a campaign against bird flu in Ayunan village of Badung in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. Indonesia confirmed its first human bird flu death on Bali on Monday, bringing the nation's overall toll to 82 and raising fears of an impact on tourism, the economic lifeline of the island.
Balinese chicken farmers hold their chickens to have a vaccination in Ayunan village of Badung in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. Indonesia confirmed its first human bird flu death on Bali on Monday, bringing the nation's overall toll to 82 and raising fears of an impact on tourism, the economic lifeline of the island.
Balinese bar staff serves a local costomer at a bar in the Kuta area of Denpasar, on the resort island of Bali, 14 August 2007. Dry holidays may be looming for tourists on the Indonesian resort island of Bali with an alcohol shortage already hitting hotels and bars, officials and industry workers said
Balinese carry a statue of Buddha called the "Buddha Rupam" during celebrations at the Hihara Buddha Sakyamuni (temple) in Denpasar, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, 28 July 2007. The Buddha Rupam, which weighs some 1.5 tons and stands 2.7 meters tall, was a gift from the government of Thailand in 2006 to the people of Bali and was brought out to celebrate the Buddhist festival Asalha Puja, commemorating Buddha's first sermon in the Deer Park
Balinese carry a statue of Buddha called the "Buddha Rupam" during celebrations at the Hihara Buddha Sakyamuni (temple) in Denpasar, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, 28 July 2007. The Buddha Rupam, which weighs some 1.5 tons and stands 2.7 meters tall, was a gift from the government of Thailand in 2006 to the people of Bali and was brought out to celebrate the Buddhist festival Asalha Puja, commemorating Buddha's first sermon in the Deer Park
Balinese Hindu priest, A.A Okawati (R) offers prayer in room 327 at the Inna Grand Bali Beach hotel in Sanur on Indonesian resort island of Bali, 25 July 2007. The room is believed to be sacred and favored by local deities when it remained unscathed after a fire gutted the multi-story beach hotel in 1993
Balinese Hindu priest, A.A Okawati (R) blesses a woman in room 327 at the Inna Grand Bali Beach hotel in Sanur on Indonesian resort island of Bali, 25 July 2007. The room is believed to be sacred and favored by local deities when it remained unscathed after a fire gutted the multi-story beach hotel in 1993
A woman offers prayers as Balinese Hindu priest, A.A Okawati (R) looks on in room 327 at the Inna Grand Bali Beach hotel in Sanur on Indonesian resort island of Bali, 25 July 2007. The room is believed to be sacred and favored by local deities when it remained unscathed after a fire gutted the multi-story beach hotel in 1993
Balinese Hindu priest, A.A Okawati, offers prayers in room 327 of the Inna Grand Bali Beach hotel in Sanur on Indonesian resort island of Bali, 25 July 2007. The room is believed to be sacred and favored by local deities when it remained unscathed after a fire gutted the multi-story beach hotel in 1993
An Indonesian worker walks outside of the Australia Bali Memorial Eye Centre, which was a built by the Australian government in memory of the Balinese victims among the 202 killed by terrorists bombs on Bali on Oct. 12, 2002, in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 25, 2007. Australian Prime Minister John Howard will travel to Indonesia this week to meet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as well open the hospital dedicated to victims of terrorism.
A Greenpeace activist inspectS corals in Menjangan island, near Bali island, 03 June 2007. Greenpeace activists took part in a demonstration to protest against the CoalTrans 2007 meeting in Bali, demanding that organizers of the meeting stop paddling coal amidst worsening climate impacts predicted to hit the poorest countries in Asia
A Balinese gong maker polishes the new hand made gongs in Klungkung, in the resort island of Bali, 16 May 2007, before it is exported overseas. Bali is an Indonesian island that shares in the gamelan and various other Indonesian musical style, as in Balinese music you can hear metallophones, gongs and xylophones
Balinese gong makers work together to create a new hand made gong in Klungkung, in the resort island of Bali, 16 May 2007, before it is exported overseas. Bali is an Indonesian island that shares in the gamelan and various other Indonesian musical style, as in Balinese music you can hear metallophones, gongs and xylophones
A Balinese woman holds flowers during a peaceful demonstration to show support for Israel's attendance to the International Parliament Union (IPU) meeting taking place in Denpasar, 01 May 2007. A group of some 100 people held the protest on the Indonesia tourist island of Bali, home to the vast majority of Indonesia's Hindu minority, to criticize opposition within the country to the participation of a delegation from Israel, with which Jakarta has no diplomatic ties, in the international conference here. Bali's Hindus believe all visitors to the island are "tamu", or guests to the island and thus welcome
Balinese youth holds a banner during a peaceful demonstration to show support for Israel to attend the International Parliament Union (IPU) meeting taking place in Denpasar, 01 May 2007. A group of some 100 people held the protest on the Indonesia tourist island of Bali, home to the vast majority of Indonesia's Hindu minority, to criticize opposition within the country to the participation of a delegation from Israel, with which Jakarta has no diplomatic ties, in the international conference here. Bali's Hindus believe all visitors to the island are "tamu", or guests to the island and thus welcome
A Balinese youth holds a placard during a peaceful protest to show support for Israel to attend the International Parliament Union (IPU) meeting taking place in Denpasar, 01 May 2007. A group of some 100 people held the protest on the Indonesia tourist island of Bali, home to the vast majority of Indonesia's Hindu minority, to criticize opposition within the country to the participation of a delegation from Israel, with which Jakarta has no diplomatic ties, in the international conference here. Founded in 1889 and based in Geneva, the IPU, which is seen as one of the world's leading political organisations, is affiliated with 148 national parliaments and seven regional parliaments. Bali's Hindus believe all visitors to the island are "tamu", or guests to the island and thus welcome
A Balinese youth holds a placard that reads "Israel delegation, welcome to Bali" in front of a swastika - used by Hindus on the island as a traditional decorative religious symbol -- during a peace protest to show their support for Israel to attend the International Parliament Union (IPU) meeting taking place in Denpasar, 01 May 2007. A group of some 100 people held the protest on the Indonesia tourist island of Bali, home to the vast majority of Indonesia's Hindu minority, to criticize opposition within the country to the participation of a delegation from Israel, with which Jakarta has no diplomatic ties, in the international conference here. Bali's Hindus believe as visitors to the island are "tamu", or guests to the island and thus welcome
