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Unrest in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo shows charred vehicles in a parking lot in Cairo's Nasr City on Aug. 15, 2013, the day after Egyptian security forces forcibly expelled supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi who had been occupying the lot.

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Unrest in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo shows people cleaning up a district in Cairo's Nasr City on Aug. 15, 2013, the day after Egyptian security forces forcibly expelled supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi who had been staging a sit-in protest there.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Caterine Ibarguen of Colombia celebrates carrying the national flag after winning the women's triple jump at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 15, 2013. Ibarguen won the gold medal with a leap of 14.85 meters.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Photo shows Colombia's Caterine Ibarguen in action during the women's triple jump final at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 15, 2013. Ibarguen won the gold medal with a leap of 14.85 meters.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Russia's Yelena Isinbaeva kisses the gold medal at the award ceremony for the women's pole vault at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 15, 2013. Isinbaeva won the final on Aug. 13, clearing 4.89 meters.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Russia's Yelena Isinbaeva celebrates with the gold medal at the award ceremony for the women's pole vault at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 15, 2013. Isinbaeva won the final on Aug. 13, clearing 4.89 meters.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Jehue Gordon of Trinidad And Tobago celebrates after winning the final of the men's 400-meter hurdles with a time of 47.69 seconds at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 15, 2013.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Sweden's Abeba Aregawi finishes first in the final of the women's 1,500 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 15, 2013. Aregawi won the gold medal in 4:02.67.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Sweden's Abeba Aregawi (2nd from R) runs in the final of the women's 1,500 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 15, 2013. Aregawi won the gold medal in 4:02.67.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Sweden's Abeba Aregawi finishes first in the final of the women's 1,500 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 15, 2013. Aregawi won the gold medal in 4:02.67.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi finishes first in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 15, 2013. Kemboi won his third consecutive world title in 8:06.01.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi competes in the final of the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 15, 2013. Kemboi won his third consecutive world title in 8:06.01.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Photo shows Ukraine's Bohdan Bondarenko in action during the men's high jump final at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 15, 2013. Bondarenko won the gold medal in a championship record of 2.41 meters.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Photo shows Ukraine's Bohdan Bondarenko in action during the men's high jump final at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 15, 2013. Bondarenko won the gold medal in a championship record of 2.41 meters.

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Explosion at firework festival

FUKUCHIYAMA, Kyoto - Investigators examine past midnight of Aug. 15, 2013, a site where an explosion occurred that evening at a row of stalls at a summer firework festival in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture. Fifty-nine people were taken to hospital.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Ukraine's Bohdan Bondarenko celebrates his victory in the men's high jump at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 15, 2013. Bondarenko won the gold medal, clearing 2.41 meters.

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Explosion at firework festival

FUKUCHIYAMA, Kyoto - Investigators examine Aug. 15, 2013, a site where an explosion occurred that evening at a row of stalls at a summer firework festival in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture. Fifty-nine people were taken to hospital.

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U.N. resident coordinator in N. Korea

NEW YORK, United States - Ghulam Isaczai, U.N. resident coordinator in North Korea, is interviewed by Kyodo News at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Aug. 15, 2013.

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Unrest in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo taken Aug. 15, 2013, in Nasr City, Cairo, shows litter left behind at a site where security forces forcibly expelled supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi the previous day. The clashes between security forces and protesters in various parts of the country left more than 500 people dead and over 3,700 injured.

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Unrest in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi pray at a mosque in Nasr City, Cairo, on Aug. 15, 2013, the day after clashes between security forces and protesters in various parts of the country left more than 500 people dead and over 3,700 injured. The bodies of many victims were carried to the mosque.

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Unrest in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo shows a burnt mosque in Nasr City, Cairo, on Aug. 15, 2013, the day after clashes between security forces and protesters in various parts of Egypt left more than 500 people dead and over 3,700 injured.

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H.K. activists protest against Japan's "military ambitions"

HONG KONG, China - H.K. activists set fire to a Japanese national flag near the Japanese Consulate General in Hong Kong on Aug. 15, 2013. The activists and political groups protested against what they said is a revival of Japanese militarism, demanding an apology and compensation for victims of Japan's wartime atrocities as Asia marked the anniversary of the end of World War II.

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WWII anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a memorial ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, held at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013.

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Pyongyang on war anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a floral tribute standing before the bronze statues of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung and its late leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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Pyongyang on war anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Men fix a trolley bus in Pyongyang, North Korea on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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Rally in S. Korea on anniversary of Japan's WWII defeat

SEOUL, South Korea - An effigy of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seen at a rally against the Japanese government over territorial and historical issues, held by a South Korean conservative group in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2013, the anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.

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Pyongyang on war anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans salute or bow in front of the bronze statues of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung and its late leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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Pyongyang on war anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean military personnel carry flowers for placement near the bronze statues of the country's founder Kim Il Sung and its late leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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Rally in S. Korea on anniversary of Japan's WWII defeat

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a South Korean conservative group set fire to signs in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul at a rally against the Japanese government over territorial and historical issues, on Aug. 15, 2013, the anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.

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Deflation in Japan on verge of ending

TOKYO, Japan - Fiscal policy minister Akira Amari smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013 to discuss the government's monthly economic report. In the report, the government asserted that Japan is on the verge of escaping prolonged deflation.

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WWII anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - People visit Yasukuni Shrine, the World War II-related Shinto shrine in Tokyo, on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war. People are being sprayed with mist coming from equipment prepared by the shrine to help visitors cope with heat.

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WWII anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows after laying flowers for unidentified Japanese who died overseas in World War II, at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war.

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WWII anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows during a memorial ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, held at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013.

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68th anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito delivers a speech during a memorial ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013. To the left is Empress Michiko.

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WWII anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Administrative reform minister Tomomi Inada visits Yasukuni Shrine, the World War II-related Shinto shrine in Tokyo, on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war.

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WWII anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Keiji Furuya, state minister in charge of North Korea's past abductions of Japanese citizens, emerges after offering prayers at Yasukuni Shrine, the World War II-related Shinto shrine in Tokyo, on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war.

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68th anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) delivers a speech during a memorial ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013. To the left is Empress Michiko.

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68th anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

TOKYO, Japan - A memorial ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II is held at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013.

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68th anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko offer a moment of silence during a memorial ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013.

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68th anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito delivers a speech during a memorial ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013. To the left is Empress Michiko.

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Yasukuni Shrine on anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013. Abe sent a ritual offering to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine the same day, the anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, but avoided visiting Yasukuni.

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68th anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a memorial ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013.

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Yasukuni Shrine on anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

TOKYO, Japan - A nonpartisan group of Japanese lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine, the World War II-related Shinto shrine, in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013, the anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war.

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Yasukuni Shrine on anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

TOKYO, Japan - A nonpartisan group of Japanese lawmakers visits Yasukuni Shrine, the World War II-related Shinto shrine, in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013, the anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war.

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Yasukuni Shrine on anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013. Abe sent a ritual offering to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine the same day, the anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, but avoided visiting Yasukuni.

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68th anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offers flowers at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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68th anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who visited Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo to offer flowers on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Alert in China on Japan war anniversary

SHANGHAI, China - Men stand with a banner criticizing Japan's wartime militarism in front of the Japanese Consulate-General in Shanghai on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Yasukuni Shrine on anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Sanae Takaichi (C), policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and other members of a nonpartisan group of Japanese lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine, the World War II-related Shinto shrine, in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2013, the anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war.

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Alert in China on Japan war anniversary

BEIJING, China - Photo shows a police vehicle deployed to guard the Japanese Embassy (back) in Beijing on Aug. 15, 2013, the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.