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last SG · 2005-07-13T23:59:44+00:00

i like these, they look so ben ben and cute cute

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AFP - Sun Aug 28, 7:20 PM ET
At the fountains : A Romanian couple walks on the fountain's edge at sunset in the front of the Parliament, the former 'House of the people,' built during the rule of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, in Bucharest. (AFP/Daniel Mihailescu)

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AFP - Sun Aug 28, 7:02 PM ET
Notting Hill : A girl enjoys Children's Day at the 2005 Notting Hill Carnival in London. (AFP/Geoff Caddick)

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AFP - Sun Aug 28, 7:05 PM ET
No to terror : Members of Bangladeshi Islamic party 'Islamic Aykko Joth' take part in an anti-terrorist demonstration in Dhaka. (AFP/Farjana K. Godhuly)

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SWAT TO THE RESCUE: Citizens rescued from their homes by New Orleans SWAT officers after Hurricane Katrina crossed their path on Monday.

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Hurricane-hit
High waves hit an Alabama beach on Sunday as Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc over the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is expected to hit New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, prompting residents to flee in bumper-to-bumper traffic. -- AP

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A rowing start
Rowers compete in a qualifing session at the 2005 World Rowing Championships in Gifu, Japan, on Monday. The first two days of competition last Thursday and Friday had to be rescheduled because the approach of typhoon Mawar made conditions unsuitable for rowing. -- AFP

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Unsafe buildings
Firefighters and rescue workers remove the debris of a dilapidated building that collapsed in Mumbai, India, on Monday, killing six people. Authorities have ordered the evacuation of hundreds of families from 30 old buildings deemed unsafe following widespread flooding in the city. -- AP

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Hit and run
A reveller is run over by a calf during a bull-run through the streets of San Sebastian de los Reyes, near Madrid, Spain, on Sunday. Sixty-three people were injured as result of a pileup of bodies at the entrance of a bullring. -- AP

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Green Day rocks
American rock band Green Day was a big winner at the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami on Sunday. It clinched six awards, including best rock video, best video and best group. -- AFP

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Reuters - Sun Aug 28, 4:56 PM ET
A cowboy competes in bulldogging at the Barretos Rodeo International Festival in Barretos, about 438 km (272 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo, August 28, 2005. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

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Hurricane Katrina

Powerful Hurricane Katrina swept through the US Gulf coast on Monday, killing dozens of people and flooding many areas.

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Hurricane Katrina

Urged to leave, hundreds of thousands fled New Orleans, Louisiana, before Katrina arrived. The storm, however, spared the city a direct hit.

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Hurricane Katrina

Many of those who could not flee later became trapped by surging waters. Some 10,000 took shelter at the city's Superdome stadium.

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Hurricane Katrina

The sturdy stadium suffered from the elements: even as people sheltered inside, wind and rain ripped protective tiles from the roof.

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Hurricane Katrina

The high winds that savaged New Orleans wrecked some buildings and sent debris flying through the streets.

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Hurricane Katrina

Palm trees strained and were ripped from the ground as Katrina tore through New Orleans' empty streets.

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Hurricane Katrina

Many of those who chose to ride out the storm waited anxiously, fearful that New Orleans' flood defences might be overwhelmed by the hurricane.

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Hurricane Katrina

Miles away from the eye of the storm, wind and rain pushed flood waters towards hundreds of towns and cities, including Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina formed in the Bahamas and began its trail of destruction in southern Florida last Thursday, dumping several inches of rain on Miami.

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SUPER BOOST: South Korea rolled out its first supersonic jet on Tuesday, making the country the world's 12th producer of such planes. -- AP

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