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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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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.
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A woman takes part in Mariamoba (Day of the Virgin Mary) commemorations outside the Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi August 28, 2008. Georgians flocked to churches on Thursday to pray for their country reeling from military defeat by Russia and the secession of two of its provinces. Hundreds of worshippers packed into the church for a three-hour service led by Orthodox Patriarch Ilia the Second to mark the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the entry into heaven of the mother of Jesus.
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VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 28: Model Eva Herzigova arrives by boat for the ?Valentino:The last Emperor? premiere during the 65th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 28, 2008 in Venice, Italy.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
A relative of Sandeep Singh, a hostage who was killed, weeps during 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 gunbattle, along with the three militants, he said.
A Chinese man walks with his briefcase in hand in front of a graffiti mural painting of the Chinese Olympic logo hovering over teh great wall, in the streets of Beijing , China, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Although the Beijing Summer Games are over, the enthusiasm they created among the Chinese people is still reflected in countless television and media recaps of the games,a slew of memorabilia and popular forms of expressions such as these graffiti murals.
A Chinese man looks at a graffiti mural painting depicting the likeness of the Chinese Olympic baksetball team player Yi Jianlian in the streets of Beijing , China, Thursday, Aug.28, 2008. Although the Beijing Summer Games are over, the enthusiasm they created among the Chinese people is still reflected in countless television and media recaps of the games,a slew of memorabilia and popular forms of expressions such as these graffiti murals.
A Pakistani lawyer tears down a poster of Bhutto's widower and political successor, Asif Ali Zardari, who will run for president in the Sept. 6 election by lawmakers, during a demonstration in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Hundreds of lawyers are rallying in major Pakistani cities and disrupting traffic to pressure the government to reinstate dozens of judges fired by ex-President Pervez Musharraf.
Pakistani lawyers tear down a poster of Bhutto's widower and political successor, Asif Ali Zardari, who will run for president in the Sept. 6 election by lawmakers, during a demonstration in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Hundreds of lawyers are rallying in major Pakistani cities and disrupting traffic to pressure the government to reinstate dozens of judges fired by ex-President Pervez Musharraf.
