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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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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev prepares to address SCO ( Shanghai Cooperation Organization ) leaders in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has appealed to the five other leaders of an Asian security alliance for unanimous support over recent events in Georgia. The leaders gathered for a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
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Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive of The Las Vegas Sands Corporation, speaks during a news conference in Macau August 28, 2008.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev (R) before Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd R) and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (2nd L) in Dushanbe on August 28, 2008. The leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan met as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional group set up in 2001 to counter NATO influence in the strategic Central Asia region."The main agenda will be ensuring stability and security in the SCO area. There will be a focus on counterterrorism, drugs and transnational crime from Afghanistan," a Kremlin official said before the talks.
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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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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev (R) before Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd R) and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (2nd L) in Dushanbe on August 28, 2008. The leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan met as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional group set up in 2001 to counter NATO influence in the strategic Central Asia region."The main agenda will be ensuring stability and security in the SCO area. There will be a focus on counterterrorism, drugs and transnational crime from Afghanistan," a Kremlin official said before the talks.
Western Lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) 'Mouila' cradles her ten-day-old baby 'Mahale' during his first public appearance at Taronga Zoo in Sydney on August 28, 2008.'Mahale', which means 'an event' in Swahili, reflects the success of Taronga's breeding and research programmes with endangered wildlife.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) arrives for a group photo in Dushanbe with Presidents Kurmanbek Bakiyev of Kyrgyzstan (C) and Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan (R) on August 28, 2008. The leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan met as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional group set up in 2001 to counter NATO influence in the strategic Central Asia region."The main agenda will be ensuring stability and security in the SCO area. There will be a focus on counterterrorism, drugs and transnational crime from Afghanistan," a Kremlin official said before the talks.
From left: Presidents Kurmanbek Bakiyev of Kyrgyzstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, Hu Jintao of China, Emomali Rakhmon of Tajikistan, Dmitry Medvedev of Russia and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan pose for a group photo in Dushanbe on August 28, 2008. The leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan met as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional group set up in 2001 to counter NATO influence in the strategic Central Asia region."The main agenda will be ensuring stability and security in the SCO area. There will be a focus on counterterrorism, drugs and transnational crime from Afghanistan," a Kremlin official said before the talks.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends a meeting in Dushanbe on August 28, 2008. The leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan met as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional group set up in 2001 to counter NATO influence in the strategic Central Asia region."The main agenda will be ensuring stability and security in the SCO area. There will be a focus on counterterrorism, drugs and transnational crime from Afghanistan," a Kremlin official said before the talks.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends a meeting in Dushanbe on August 28, 2008. The leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan met as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional group set up in 2001 to counter NATO influence in the strategic Central Asia region."The main agenda will be ensuring stability and security in the SCO area. There will be a focus on counterterrorism, drugs and transnational crime from Afghanistan," a Kremlin official said before the talks.
Afghan Olympic taekwondo player Rohullah Nikpai (R) talks with 100 metre athlete Robina Muqimyar during a procession for his homecoming from The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Kabul on August 28, 2008. Rohullah Nikpai hoped his Olympic taekwondo bronze medal would help bring life back to Afghanistan through sports after three decades of conflict. He beat world champion Juan Antonio Ramos of Spain 4-1 in a -58kg bronze-medal play-off.
