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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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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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      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • 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.

      3 weeks ago

      from Getty Images

    • 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.

      1 month ago

      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • 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.

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    • Relatives of Sandeep Singh, a hostage who was killed, weep near his body before his cremation at Chinore village, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Government forces ended a hostage crisis early Thursday when they killed the last of three rebels believed to have seized eight hostages in the mainly Hindu city of Jammu in Indian Kashmir, senior army official D.L. Chowdhary said. Two hostages died in the gun battle, along with the three militants, he said. From AP Photo by Channi Anand.

      Relatives of Sandeep Singh, a hostage who was killed, weep near his body before his cremation at Chinore village, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Government forces ended a hostage crisis early Thursday when they killed the last of three rebels believed to have seized eight hostages in the mainly Hindu city of Jammu in Indian Kashmir, senior army official D.L. Chowdhary said. Two hostages died in the gun battle, along with the three militants, he said.

      53 mins ago

      from AP Photo by Channi Anand

    • A security guard sits beside a exchange rate board outside a money changer in Manila August 28, 2008. The Philippine central bank raised its interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Thursday, tightening policy as expected for a third month in a row as inflation runs at 17-year highs despite a slowing economy. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A security guard sits beside a exchange rate board outside a money changer in Manila August 28, 2008. The Philippine central bank raised its interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Thursday, tightening policy as expected for a third month in a row as inflation runs at 17-year highs despite a slowing economy.

      35 mins ago

      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • Philippine Army troops walk beside armoured vehicles as they capture Camp Bilal in Poona Piagapo in The Lanao del Norte Province of the southern Philippines on August 28, 2008, the former base of Muslim rebel of Commander Abdurahman Macapaar, also known as Commander Bravo, one of the renegade Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels. Philippine troops overran the rebel Muslim stronghold after weeks of fighting that has left about 150 dead, a military spokesman said. The 100-hectare- (250-acre) training camp borders two remote villages from where Bravo's men had planned deadly August 18 raids against civilian communities. Commander Bravo's headquarters is seen at the centre. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Philippine Army troops walk beside armoured vehicles as they capture Camp Bilal in Poona Piagapo in The Lanao del Norte Province of the southern Philippines on August 28, 2008, the former base of Muslim rebel of Commander Abdurahman Macapaar, also known as Commander Bravo, one of the renegade Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels. Philippine troops overran the rebel Muslim stronghold after weeks of fighting that has left about 150 dead, a military spokesman said. The 100-hectare- (250-acre) training camp borders two remote villages from where Bravo's men had planned deadly August 18 raids against civilian communities. Commander Bravo's headquarters is seen at the centre.

      41 mins ago

      from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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    • US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama (L) addresses supporters with Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (C) and Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill (R) during a rally in Kansas City, Missouri, 29 January 2008. Obama is on the campaign trail to try to clinch the Democratic Party ticket in the race to the White House. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama (L) addresses supporters with Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (C) and Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill (R) during a rally in Kansas City, Missouri, 29 January 2008. Obama is on the campaign trail to try to clinch the Democratic Party ticket in the race to the White House.

      7 months ago

      from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

    • US actor George Clooney poses during the photo call of the movie 'Burn after reading' at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. From AP Photo by Joel Ryan.

      US actor George Clooney poses during the photo call of the movie 'Burn after reading' at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.

      22 hours ago

      from AP Photo by Joel Ryan

    • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 27: Actor George Clooney during the 'Burn After Reading' Photocall part of the 65th Venice Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on August 27, 2008 in Venice, Italy. From Getty Images.

      VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 27: Actor George Clooney during the 'Burn After Reading' Photocall part of the 65th Venice Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on August 27, 2008 in Venice, Italy.

      22 hours ago

      from Getty Images

    • U.S. actor George Clooney poses at the Film Festival in Venice August 27, 2008. Clooney stars in Ethan and Joel Coen's movie "Burn After Reading" which is shown out of the competition at the Venice Film Festival. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      U.S. actor George Clooney poses at the Film Festival in Venice August 27, 2008. Clooney stars in Ethan and Joel Coen's movie "Burn After Reading" which is shown out of the competition at the Venice Film Festival.

      22 hours ago

      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama (L) addresses supporters with Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (C) and Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill (R) during a rally in Kansas City, Missouri, 29 January 2008. Obama is on the campaign trail to try to clinch the Democratic Party ticket in the race to the White House. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama (L) addresses supporters with Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (C) and Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill (R) during a rally in Kansas City, Missouri, 29 January 2008. Obama is on the campaign trail to try to clinch the Democratic Party ticket in the race to the White House.

7 months ago

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US actor George Clooney poses during the photo call of the movie 'Burn after reading' at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. From AP Photo by Joel Ryan.

US actor George Clooney poses during the photo call of the movie 'Burn after reading' at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.

22 hours ago

from AP Photo by Joel Ryan

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 27: Actor George Clooney during the 'Burn After Reading' Photocall part of the 65th Venice Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on August 27, 2008 in Venice, Italy. From Getty Images.

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 27: Actor George Clooney during the 'Burn After Reading' Photocall part of the 65th Venice Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on August 27, 2008 in Venice, Italy.

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U.S. actor George Clooney poses at the Film Festival in Venice August 27, 2008. Clooney stars in Ethan and Joel Coen's movie "Burn After Reading" which is shown out of the competition at the Venice Film Festival. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

U.S. actor George Clooney poses at the Film Festival in Venice August 27, 2008. Clooney stars in Ethan and Joel Coen's movie "Burn After Reading" which is shown out of the competition at the Venice Film Festival.

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Indian army soldiers carry weapons as they run towards a building where three alleged militants are believed to be in hiding in Jammu. on August 27, 2008. Suspected Islamic militants killed four people, including one soldier in Indian Kashmir's second city, police said. The attackers, wearing camouflage dress, opened fire on an army post in the outskirts of Hindu-majority Jammu. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Indian army soldiers carry weapons as they run towards a building where three alleged militants are believed to be in hiding in Jammu. on August 27, 2008. Suspected Islamic militants killed four people, including one soldier in Indian Kashmir's second city, police said. The attackers, wearing camouflage dress, opened fire on an army post in the outskirts of Hindu-majority Jammu.

1 day ago

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A Georgian soldier inspects the helmet of a Russian peacekeeper soldier left in the Senaki Military Base, a Georgian military base which was occupied by Russian forces and evacuated last Saturday, in western Georgia, August 25, 2008. Russia's parliament unanimously approved on Monday resolutions calling for the recognition of two rebel regions of Georgia as independent states, a move likely to worsen already strained relations with the West. Graffiti on the wall reads with missing words in picture "Ancle (uncle) Sam thanks for uniform for Russian airborne". From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

A Georgian soldier inspects the helmet of a Russian peacekeeper soldier left in the Senaki Military Base, a Georgian military base which was occupied by Russian forces and evacuated last Saturday, in western Georgia, August 25, 2008. Russia's parliament unanimously approved on Monday resolutions calling for the recognition of two rebel regions of Georgia as independent states, a move likely to worsen already strained relations with the West. Graffiti on the wall reads with missing words in picture "Ancle (uncle) Sam thanks for uniform for Russian airborne".

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from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS