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Hundreds of commuters pack the Se central subway station in Brazil during rush hour on August 12, 2003. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker
Hundreds of commuters pack the Se central subway station in Brazil during rush hour on August 12, 2003. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker
Australian freestyle motocross rider Robbie Maddison jumps during a training session in the Sahara desert near the Gizah pyramids during sunset in Cairo May 11, 2010 in preparation of the second stage of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour. ...more
Australian freestyle motocross rider Robbie Maddison jumps during a training session in the Sahara desert near the Gizah pyramids during sunset in Cairo May 11, 2010 in preparation of the second stage of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour. REUTERS/Joerg Mitter for Global-Newsroom/Handout
An Indonesian policemen shouts during a clash with anti-government protesters near the presidential residence in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 6, 2003. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
An Indonesian policemen shouts during a clash with anti-government protesters near the presidential residence in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 6, 2003. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
Traders stand outside the New York Stock Exchange, March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
Traders stand outside the New York Stock Exchange, March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
Iraqi police stand over a detained al Qaeda suspect following a raid in the eastern Iraqi town of Baquba, Iraq, July 8, 2007. REUTERS/Helmiy al-Azawi
Iraqi police stand over a detained al Qaeda suspect following a raid in the eastern Iraqi town of Baquba, Iraq, July 8, 2007. REUTERS/Helmiy al-Azawi
Two boys, their bodies painted in silver, sit on top of a water buffalo during a parade before the start of Chonburi's annual buffalo races festival, nearly 75 kilometers (47 miles) southeast of Bangkok, October 24, 2007. REUTERS/Adrees Latif more
Two boys, their bodies painted in silver, sit on top of a water buffalo during a parade before the start of Chonburi's annual buffalo races festival, nearly 75 kilometers (47 miles) southeast of Bangkok, October 24, 2007. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Workers stand in the tunnel of a gold mine operated by state miner PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTAM) at Cibaliung in Banten province, Indonesia, May 24, 2010. REUTERS/Supri
Workers stand in the tunnel of a gold mine operated by state miner PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTAM) at Cibaliung in Banten province, Indonesia, May 24, 2010. REUTERS/Supri
Palestinians run to escape, while one crawls, as Israeli soldiers fire teargas during Palestinian-Israeli clashes in the south Gaza Strip town of Khan Yones October 20, 2000. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause
Palestinians run to escape, while one crawls, as Israeli soldiers fire teargas during Palestinian-Israeli clashes in the south Gaza Strip town of Khan Yones October 20, 2000. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause
A man rinses soot from his face at the scene of a gas pipeline explosion near Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, Nigeria, December 26, 2006. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye
A man rinses soot from his face at the scene of a gas pipeline explosion near Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, Nigeria, December 26, 2006. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye
People pass by a sleeping homeless man with some anti-government banners at the site of recent bloody clashes in central Bangkok May 24, 2010. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
People pass by a sleeping homeless man with some anti-government banners at the site of recent bloody clashes in central Bangkok May 24, 2010. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
A boy stands beneath a waterfall in a swimming pool at a park in Itupeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil, January 12, 2010. REUTERS/Alex Almeida
A boy stands beneath a waterfall in a swimming pool at a park in Itupeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil, January 12, 2010. REUTERS/Alex Almeida
U.S. Marine Corp Assaultman Kirk Dalrymple watches as a statue of Iraq's President Saddam Hussein falls in central Baghdad April 9, 2003. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
U.S. Marine Corp Assaultman Kirk Dalrymple watches as a statue of Iraq's President Saddam Hussein falls in central Baghdad April 9, 2003. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
A Muslim woman prays beside the coffin of her relative among 534 newly identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre lined up for a joint burial in Potocari, Bosnia, July 10, 2009. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
A Muslim woman prays beside the coffin of her relative among 534 newly identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre lined up for a joint burial in Potocari, Bosnia, July 10, 2009. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
Swimmer Julian Guy breaks the ice to make more room for other swimmers in the Serpentine in Hyde Park in central London January 8, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Swimmer Julian Guy breaks the ice to make more room for other swimmers in the Serpentine in Hyde Park in central London January 8, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville
A farmer walks on a dried-up pond on the outskirts of Baokang, central China's Hubei province, June 10, 2007. REUTERS/Stringer
A farmer walks on a dried-up pond on the outskirts of Baokang, central China's Hubei province, June 10, 2007. REUTERS/Stringer
Shop owner Gong Chui Zhen, 47, fixes trousers at the entrance to her shop in an old quarter of Shanghai August 12, 2009. REUTERS/Nir Elias
Shop owner Gong Chui Zhen, 47, fixes trousers at the entrance to her shop in an old quarter of Shanghai August 12, 2009. REUTERS/Nir Elias
An unidentified gunman walks towards the body of a man killed during clashes between Islamist insurgents and Somalia government troops in south Mogadishu, May 12, 2010. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
An unidentified gunman walks towards the body of a man killed during clashes between Islamist insurgents and Somalia government troops in south Mogadishu, May 12, 2010. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Two silhouetted people watch a powerfull wave as it hits a lighthouse at the entrance of Les Sables D'Olonne harbour during a storm on France's Atlantic coast November 6, 2000. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Two silhouetted people watch a powerfull wave as it hits a lighthouse at the entrance of Les Sables D'Olonne harbour during a storm on France's Atlantic coast November 6, 2000. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Women in bridal gowns take part in a carnival for newly wed brides in Russia's southern city of Stavropol May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko
Women in bridal gowns take part in a carnival for newly wed brides in Russia's southern city of Stavropol May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko
A gymnast practices her routine on the beam a day before the start of the World Gymnastic Championships at the O2 Arena in London October 12, 2009. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen
A gymnast practices her routine on the beam a day before the start of the World Gymnastic Championships at the O2 Arena in London October 12, 2009. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen
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