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Angels' Matsui doubles against Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui runs to second after doubling to center in the fourth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 18, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 as his team lost 5-7.

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Mariners' Ichiro doubles against Orioles

BALTIMORE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki runs after hitting a run-scoring double to right in the fifth inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park in Baltimore on Aug. 18, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-5 as his team won 6-5.

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Pro-Thaksin lawmaker Jatuporn blasts Abhisit

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai lawmaker Jatuporn Promphan, a senior member of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, speaks during an interview in Bangkok on Aug. 5, 2010. Jatuporn, a supporter of fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, said reconciliation efforts by the government led by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva are a publicity stunt to evade criticism from inside and outside of the country.

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New Hampshire to commemorate Portsmouth Peace Treaty

CONCORD, United States - New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch (front) signs a bill on Aug. 17, 2010, at Concord, New Hampshire, to designate Sept. 5 as Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day, commemorating the treaty which ended the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War. The memorial day was designated 105 years after Portsmouth, a city in the state, hosted representatives from Japan and Russia to conclude the treaty mediated by then U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.

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Ichiro plays against Orioles

BALTIMORE, United States - Seattle Mariners leading hitter Ichiro Suzuki attempts to lay down a bunt during the second inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park in Baltimore on Aug. 16, 2010. The Mariners lost 5-4.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Orioles

BALTIMORE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki strikes out swinging in the eighth inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park in Baltimore on Aug. 16, 2010. The Orioles won 5-4.

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Orioles' Uehara pitches vs. Mariners

BALTIMORE, United States - Baltimore Orioles pitcher Koji Uehara throws against the Seattle Mariners at Oriole Park in Baltimore on Aug. 16, 2010. He pitched scoreless 1-1/3 innings in a 5-4 victory.

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Ichiro plays against Orioles

BALTIMORE, United States - Seattle Mariners leading hitter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single against the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth inning at Oriole Park in Baltimore on Aug. 16, 2010. The Mariners lost 5-4.

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Ichiro plays against Orioles

BALTIMORE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki grounds out in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles on Aug. 16, 2010, at Oriole Park in Baltimore. The Mariners lost 5-4.

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Aceh governor Yusuf blasts government

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Aceh Gov. Irwandi Yusuf, a former executive member of the now-defunct separatist Free Aceh Movement, speaks in an interview in Jakarta on Aug. 5, 2010, ahead of the fifth anniversary of a cease-fire with the Indonesian government. Yusuf urged the government to follow through on promises in a peace accord reached with the group.

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Stud bulls in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Cattle farmer Nagahisa Komoda strokes a stud bull in Takanabe, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Aug. 5, 2011. Komoda resumed keeping stud bulls about one year after culling all the stud bulls he owned in response to a Japanese government request in 2010 to do so to contain an outbreak of foot-and mouth disease.

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Death of Ghanaian man during deportation

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Koichi Kodama (R) looks at a photo of Abubakar Awudu Suraj, a Ghanaian man who died during the process of his deportation from Japan, at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2011. His Japanese widow filed a damages suit the same day against the state and nine immigration officers, alleging that the officers at Narita airport injured him and caused him to die in March 2010.

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Female gov't leaders in Southeast Asia

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photos show (from L to R) the late Corazon Aquino, who was president of the Philippines between 1986 and 1992, Gloria Arroyo, who was president of the Philippines between 2001 and 2010, and Megawati Sukarnoputri, who was president of Indonesia between 2001 and 2004. On Aug. 5, 2011, Yingluck Shinawatra was elected as Thailand's first female prime minister. The 44-year-old Yingluck is the fourth female top government leader in Southeast Asia after Aquino, Arroyo and Megawati.

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Encouragement for trapped Chilean miners

COPIACO, Chile - Messages of encouragement for Chilean miners trapped underground are put up at the mine near Copiaco in northern Chile on Aug. 30, 2010. Digging of a rescue tunnel is underway for 33 miners who have been trapped since Aug. 5.

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Pyongyang amusement park in full swing

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans go on a ride at Pyongyang's Kaeson Youth Park, which was refurbished earlier in the year, on Aug. 13, 2010. According to its guide, the park featuring six new rides has 5,000 visitors a day.

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Pyongyang amusement park in full swing

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Customers fill a fast-food restaurant in Pyongyang's Kaeson Youth Park, which was refurbished earlier in the year, on Aug. 13, 2010. According to its guide, the park featuring six new rides has 5,000 visitors a day.

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Pyongyang amusement park in full swing

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A North Korean woman takes a picture with a digital camera at Pyongyang's Kaeson Youth Park, which was refurbished earlier in the year on Aug. 13, 2010. According to its guide, the park featuring six new rides has 5,000 visitors a day.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Angels

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki records an infield single during the fifth inning in a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington, on Aug. 31, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5 in a 3-1 victory over the Angels.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Angels

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki records an infield single during the fifth inning in a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington, on Aug. 31, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5 in a 3-1 victory over the Angels.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Angels

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki steals second base during the fifth inning in a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington, on Aug. 31, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5 in a 3-1 victory over the Angels.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Angels

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki records an infield single during the fifth inning in a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington, on Aug. 31, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5 in a 3-1 victory over the Angels.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Angels

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to center in the first inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 30, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 as the Mariners lost 3-5.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Angels

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to center in the third inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 30, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 as the Mariners lost 3-5.

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Angels' Matsui hits 2-run homer

SEATTLE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (R) exchanges high-fives with Torii Hunter after hitting a two-run homer to right in the sixth inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 30, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-2 as the Angels won 5-3.

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Angels' Matsui hits 2-run homer

SEATTLE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a two-run homer to right in the sixth inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 30, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-2 as the Angels won 5-3.

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Trapped Chilean miners speak with families by phone

COPIAPO, Chile - Ximena Contreras, wife of one of the 33 miners trapped underground, speaks to reporters after talking to her husband by telephone on Aug. 29, 2010, at the mine near the city of Copiapo, northern Chile. The miners spoke with their families for the first time since the Aug. 5 collapse that trapped them underground.

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Phone set up for trapped Chilean miners

COPIAPO, Chile - Telephone infrastructure is set up on Aug. 29, 2010, connecting 33 trapped miners with the outside world, at a mine near the city of Copiapo, northern Chile. The miners spoke with their families for the first time since the Aug. 5 collapse that trapped them underground.

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Phone set up for trapped Chilean miners

COPIAPO, Chile - Chilean Minister of Mining Laurence Golborne (C) puts a tube containing equipment for setting up a telephone through a tunnel connecting miners trapped underground on Aug. 29, 2010, at the mine near the city of Copiapo, northern Chile. Telephone infrastructure was set up enabling communication between the miners and their families for the first time since a mine collapse on Aug. 5 trapped 33 underground.

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Matsui goes hitless in loss to Orioles

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui strikes out swinging during the seventh inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Aug. 28, 2010. Matsui went hitless in a 5-0 defeat.

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Ichiro 2-for-5

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki triples to center in the third inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 27, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5 with a triple in a 6-3 defeat.

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Ichiro 2-for-5

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single to third despite a broken bat in the seventh inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 27, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5 with a triple in a 6-3 defeat.

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Ichiro's 1,000th strikeout

BOSTON, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki strikes out swinging, the 1,000th in his professional career in Japan and the United States, during the fourth inning of the first game of a double header against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 25, 2010. The Mariners lost 5-3.

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Ichiro's 1,000th strikeout

BOSTON, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki strikes out swinging, the 1,000th in his professional career in Japan and the United States, during the fourth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 25, 2010. The Mariners lost 5-3.

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Ichiro slams 2 homers against Yanks

NEW YORK, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki attempts to field New York Yankees Ramiro Pena's fly during the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 21, 2010. The Mariners lost 5-9.

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Ichiro slams 2 homers against Yanks

NEW YORK, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki follows through after hitting a homer against the New York Yankees during the third inning, following one at his previous at-bat, at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 21, 2010. The Mariners lost 5-9.

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Ichiro slams 2 homers against Yanks

NEW YORK, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki follows through after hitting a homer against the New York Yankees during the first inning at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 21, 2010. Ichiro blasted another homer in the game but the Mariners lost 5-9.

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Ichiro plays against Oakland Athletics

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leading hitter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center during the seventh inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 11 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-4 in his team's 1-5 loss.

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Ichiro plays against Oakland Athletics

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leading hitter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center during the seventh inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 11 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-4 in his team's 1-5 loss.

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Expressway congestion for 'Bon' summer holiday

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows congestion on an outward-bound section of the Kanetsu expressway in Saitama Prefecture on Aug. 7, 2010 during the Aug. 5-18 ''Bon'' summer holiday season.

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Mariners' Ichiro 2-for-5 against Rangers

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles to left in the fifth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 5, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5 as his team lost 0-6.

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Mariners' Ichiro 2-for-5 against Rangers

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles to left in the first inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 5, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5 as his team lost 0-6.

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Hiroshima 65th A-bomb anniversary

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (R) dedicates a list of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing to a cenotaph during a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in the city on Aug. 6, 2010. The list contained the names of 5,501 people newly recognized in the past year as victims of the bombing.

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Angels' Matsui 1-for-4 against Orioles

Baltimore, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui singles to right in the seventh inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Aug. 5, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-4 in his team's 4-5 loss.

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Angels' Matsui 1-for-4 against Orioles

Baltimore, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui singles to right in the seventh inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Aug. 5, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-4 in his team's 4-5 loss.

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S. Korean antisubmarine drill in Yellow Sea

SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean Navy patrol ship engages in an antisubmarine drill in the Yellow Sea on Aug. 5, 2010. The ship took part in the exercise following the deadly sinking of a South Korean naval ship Seoul claims was sunk by North Korea. (Pool photo)

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Yakult's Sato earns 1st shutout win

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows pitcher Yoshinori Sato throws a baseball with his autograph into the bleachers after marking the first shutout win in his professional career against the Chunichi Dragons at Jungu Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2010. The Swallows won 5-0.

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65th memorial of nuclear attack on Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Paper cranes, a symbol of hope in Japan, float on the Motoyasu River which runs by the Atomic Bomb Dome (back) in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2010, the eve of the 65th memorial of the U.S. nuclear attack during World War II.

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65th memorial of nuclear attack on Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A graphic which reads ''give peace a chance'' is projected onto the Motoyasu River near the Atomic Bomb Dome (back) in Hiroshima on Aug. 5, 2010, the eve of the 65th memorial of the U.S. nuclear attack during World War II.

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S. Korean antisubmarine drill in Yellow Sea

SEOUL, South Korea - The South Korean Navy's transport ship Dokdo sails in the Yellow Sea on Aug. 5, 2010. The ship took part in an antisubmarine drill following the deadly sinking of a South Korean naval ship Seoul claims was sunk by North Korea. (Pool photo)

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65th memorial of nuclear attack on Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Baseball fans at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima hold up green posters in an action for peace on the eve of the 65th memorial of the U.S. nuclear attack on Aug. 5, 2010, during a game between the Hiroshima Carp and the Yokohama BayStars.