Independence Day celebrations in Minsk, Belarus, July 3. In November 1996 the holiday was set on July 3, the day when Minsk was liberated by Red Army from the Nazi invaders in 1944.

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Pakistani Taliban in the South Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan, May 24, 2008.

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An Afghan woman leaves after casting her ballot as men wait in a line outside a polling station in Kabul on October 9, 2004.

Afghan widow Shah Gul places dough in a wood oven at a bakery, set up by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Kabul July 22, 2004.

Afghan farmer Jamalara, who recently learned to read during a women’s literacy programme, cleans the kitchen floor in her house in Shiber district, Bamiyan province April 20, 2009. A new Afghan law which restricts the freedom of movement of Shi’ite women like Jamalara has caused an international uproar and sparked an equal rights protest in Kabul, but rural women told Reuters they are more interested in development than political rights.

An Afghan widow takes part in a demonstration at a CARE International food distribution centre in Kabul March 6, 2006.

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President Barack Obama greets his Venezuela counterpart Hugo Chavez as Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez (L) looks on before the opening ceremony of the 5th Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain April 17, 2009.

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President Obama presents the first family’s new Portuguese Water Dog puppy, Bo, on the South Lawn of the White House, April 14, 2009.

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk with the family’s new pet dog Bo, a six-month old male Portuguese water dog, on the South Lawn of the White House, April 14, 2009.

President Obama walks with his family and Bo, a six-month old male Portuguese water dog at the White House, April 14, 2009.

President Obama pets the first family’s new puppy Bo on the South Lawn of the White House, April 14, 2009.

President Obama runs with his new pupy Bo on the South Lawn of the White House, April 14, 2009.

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Elise, the three-year-old daughter of Frenchman Jean-Michel Andre, rests her head on the shoulder of the lawyer Victor Gioia before a news conference in Marseille, April 14, 2009. Andre has accused Irina Belenkaya, the Russian mother of Elise, of organizing the kidnapping of their daughter after two unidentified men assaulted him and took the girl away Friday March 20, 2009 in Arles.

Bo, a six-month old male Portuguese water dog, is seen running down a corridor with his new master U.S. President Barack Obama in this White House photograph obtained by Reuters on April 14, 2009. The dog was a gift from Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and his wife Victoria to the Obama girls.

Paul McCartney (L) wipes off the star while posing for pictures with (L-R) Hollywood Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Leron Gubler, Eric Idle, Olivia Harrison, city councilmember Tom LaBonge, Tom Hanks and Dhani Harrison at a ceremony where George Harrison is honored posthumously with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles April 14, 2009.

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Maersk-Alabama captain Richard Phillips, (R), stands alongside Cmdr. Frank Castellano, the commanding officer of USS Bainbridge, after being rescued by U.S Naval Forces off the coast of Somalia, April 12, 2009.

The U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama container ship is seen docked at the Kenyan coastal sea port of Mombasa, April 12, 2009.

FBI officials talk after closing their investigation of the American container ship Maersk Alabama at the Kenyan coastal sea port of Mombasa, April 13, 2009.

Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips is seen at his home in Underhill, Vermont in an undated photo provided by his family.

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Vatican State Secretary Italian Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone leads a mass during the state funeral of the earthquake victims in L’Aquila April 10, 2009. Italy held a state funeral on Friday for victims of its worst earthquake in three decades, as the death toll climbed to 289 and survivors voiced anger that houses simply collapsed.

Vatican Secretary State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone sprays holy water on the victims’ coffins during the state funeral ceremony following the earthquake in L’Aquila April 10, 2009.

A woman grieves over coffins during a state funeral for earthquake victims in the Italian town of L’Aquila April 10, 2009.

Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi reacts during the state funeral ceremony following the earthquake in L’Aquila April 10, 2009.

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Just a Stature Of Liberty…

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