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Karnit Goldwasser, the widow of Israeli soldier Ehud Goldwasser, mourns at her husband's wreath-covered grave during his funeral Thursday in the northern Israeli border town of Nahariya. The bodies of Goldwasser and fellow soldier Eldad Regev were returned to Israel the day before as part of a prisoner exchange with the Lebanese Islamic group Hezbollah two years and four days after they were captured in a cross-border raid that led to the 2006 Lebanese War.

Karnit Goldwasser, the widow of Israeli soldier Ehud Goldwasser, mourns at her husband’s wreath-covered grave during his funeral Thursday in the northern Israeli border town of Nahariya. The bodies of Goldwasser and fellow soldier Eldad Regev were returned to Israel the day before as part of a prisoner exchange with the Lebanese Islamic group Hezbollah two years and four days after they were captured in a cross-border raid that led to the 2006 Lebanese War.  (Uriel Sinai / Getty Images)

Finish Line

Mark Cavendish of Great Britain, center, grimaces as he sprints toward the finish line in Narbonne to win the 12th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Lavelanet and Narbonne, southern France on Thursday.  (Laurent Rebours / Associated Press)

Riccardo Ricco and Saunier Duval

Italian Riccardo Ricco of team Saunier Duval is taken away by French police after testing positive for EPO at the start of Stage 12 of the 2008 Tour de France from Lavelanet to Narbonne on Thursday in Lavelanet, France.  (Jasper Juinen / Getty Images)

McCain

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) talks with Lucak Wake, 5, as he greets supporters during a campaign stop at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday.  (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press)

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Seized Marijuana

Colombian police walk among packs of seized marijuana in Cali on Tuesday, part of a 3-ton seizure in Jamundi, near Cali, reported by police.  (Christian Escobar Mora / Associated Press)

Archbishop of Sydney

The archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell, walks on stage at the opening Mass formally celebrating the start of World Youth Day 2008 at Barangaroo on Tuesday. Organized every two to three years by the Catholic Church, World Youth Day is an invitation from the pope to the youth of the world to celebrate their faith. The celebration, being held in Sydney from Tuesday through Sunday, will mark the first visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Australia.  (Kristian Dowling / Getty Images)

Cleaning the Water Cube

Chinese workers clean the exterior of the National Aquatics Center, better known as the Water Cube, in Beijing on Thursday ahead of the start of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.  (Teh End Koon AFP/Getty Images)

Celebration

For his 62nd birthday, Brunei’s sultan, Hassanal Bolkiah, left, attends a celebration in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Tuesday.  (Xinhua, Zhang Jun / Associated Press)

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Effigy

An effigy of a bull in which a member of the Ubud royal family was cremated burns in a funeral ceremony Tuesday Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Balinese royalty and dozens of other prominent Balinese from Ubud were cremated in a rare and elaborate ceremony for deceased royals.  (Ed Wray / Associated Press)

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