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HERAT, Afghanistan -- Indian national Muhammad Naeem, left, and Nepalese national, Gurong Karna Bahudur, embrace after being released by kidnappers. Intelligence agents freed the men who were kidnapped a month ago by unknown militants.
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Slideshow: A different world view

Reza Shimohammadi/AFP/Getty

Slideshow: A different world view

A gallery of wire photographs from around the globe

Compiled by Jim Mendenhall

First Published: May 20, 2008, 8:00 a.m.

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HERAT, Afghanistan -- Indian national Muhammad Naeem, left, and Nepalese national, Gurong Karna Bahudur, embrace after being released by kidnappers. Intelligence agents freed the men who were kidnapped a month ago by unknown militants.  (Reza Shimohammadi/AFP/Getty)
JERUSALEM -- President Bush hugs Israeli President Shimon Peres following his speech to the Knesset.  (Susan Walsh/AP)
MYANMAR -- A woman holds an infant as aid begins to arrive following the first of two cyclones to hit the nation. Foreign agencies continue efforts to assist the homeless, who may number as many as 1 million.  (Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Stuart Gaffney, left, kisses his partner, John Lewis, outside of the California State Supreme Court building after the court ruled in favor of same sex couples marrying. The decision is being appealed.  (Paul Sakuma/AP)
SICHUAN, China -- A husband and wife are reunited along a collapsed mountain road. It was the only road from the epicenter area after the earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.9, rocked China's southwestern province.  (Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images)
VATICAN CITY -- Father Georg Gaenswein, right, the Pope's private secretary, removes a flower necklace given to Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's square before his weekly general audience. The pontiff called for prayers for the victims of the earthquake in China.  (Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt -- President Bush, right, and Pakistani Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, make a statement to the press.  (Susan Walsh/AP)
JAIPUR, India -- Indian women mourn the death of their relatives killed in seven bomb blasts that tore through croweded markets. The bombs killed at least 60 people and wounded 150 in what police called a terror attack.  (Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Image)
HOOVER, Ala. -- Andy Bean, right, gets a hug from his daughter, Lindsay, after winning the Regions Charity Classic golf tournament.  (Butch Dill/AP)
SINGAPORE -- Owner and trainer Joe Janiack of Australia kisses his horse Takeover Target, winner of the SIA Krisflyer Sprint horse race.  (Wong Maye-E/AP)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted Lori Drew, of St. Louis, for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against Megan Meier, shown in photos held by Meier's mother. Megan committed suicide last October after receiving cruel messages.  (Tom Gannam/AP)
TBILISI, Georgia -- Opposition activists wear masks that read: "You cannot rig the elections." The opposition has accused President Mikhail Saakashvili of stealing last January's presidential vote, during which he won re-election with 53 percent of the vote. The parliamentary vote in the nation of Georgia is May 21.  (George Abdaladze/AP)
CANNES -- Argentinians Pablo Trapero and Martina Gusman joke during a photo call for his film "Leonera" at the 61st Cannes Film Festival.  (Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images)
SRI LANKA -- Relatives of a consultant to the government mourn during her funeral in Colombo. The Sri Lankan government has blamed Tamil Tiger gunmen for the death.  (Gemunu Amarasinghe/jAP)
CANNES -- Dustin Hoffman gestures next to Angelina Jolie at a press conference for the film "Kung Fu Panda," during the 61st International film festival.  (Francois Mori/AP)
BALTIMORE -- Young Boston Red Sox fans wait for autographs before a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards.  (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- Lance Cpl. Jeffery Brant was welcomed home by girlfriend Brooke Africa as friends and family celebrated the homecoming of U.S. Marines and sailors from the 3rd Battalion of the II Marine Expeditionary Force from Iraq.  (Logan Mock-Bunting Getty Images)
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