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In this aerial view, fountains of lava, up to 60 meters high, spurt from a fissure in the ground on the north side of the Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. The alert warning for the area surrounding Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano remained at orange on Tuesday, indicating that it is showing increased unrest with greater potential for an explosive eruption. (AP Photo/Stefano Di Nicolo)
MP Jim Murphy Resumes His No Campaign Tour(02 of38)
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Jim Murphy, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development holds a carton of eggs following talking to to Better Together supporters at the Mound on September 2, 2014 in Edinburgh,Scotland. Mr Murphy postponed his 100 towns 100 days tour, following being hit by eggs last Friday, claiming that the Yes campaign had organised mobs to intimidate not only him but the undecided voters. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
MP Jim Murphy Resumes His No Campaign Tour(03 of38)
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Jim Murphy, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development arrives at a Better Together event at the Mound on September 2, 2014 in Edinburgh,Scotland. Mr Murphy postponed his 100 towns 100 days tour, following being hit by eggs last Friday, claiming that the Yes campaign had organised mobs to intimidate not only him but the undecided voters. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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Singer Chris Brown, center, leaves District of Columbia Superior Court in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, after pleading guilty on a misdemeanor assault. Brown pleaded guilty on Tuesday to hitting a man outside a Washington hotel, an assault that occurred while the singer was on probation for attacking his then-girlfriend Rihanna. Brown pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and was sentenced to time served. He spent two days in a District of Columbia jail in this case. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Having Dinner At Subsea Tunnel In Tianjin(05 of38)
TIANJIN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 01: (CHINA OUT) People have dinner in the subsea tunnel at Tianjin Polar Ocean World on Semptember 1, 2014 in Tianjin, China. Tianjin Polar Ocean World held an activity of having dinner at its subsea tunnel to welcome the upcoming Mid-autumn Festival. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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Dame Helen Mirren attending a photocall for new film The Hundred- Foot Journey at Le Cordon Bleu in London. (credit:Ian West/PA Wire)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Gerard Butler attends a photocall where he is announced as the new brand ambassador for BOSS and BOSS BOTTLED at Westfield London on September 2, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (credit:Tim P. Whitby via Getty Images)
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Duangjai Samaksamarn sits on a sofa as she shows her giant hands and at the Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum in Pattaya, 110 kilometers (68 miles) southeast of Bangkok, Thailand. Duangjai, 49, said the oversized hands and arms were caused by a hormone imbalance. She had two disastrous operations at age 25 and 30 but instead of stopping the growth they grew larger. Each of her hands and arms weigh more than 10 kilograms (22 pounds). (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Visitors place flowers on a monument dedicated to the over 200,000 victims of the euthanasia program used by Hitler's National Socialist government to kill people with mental and physical illnesses at the memorial's inauguration on September 2, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. The site for the sculpture by American artist Richard Serra was chosen symbolically since it was the location of the headquarters of the original Nazi project, codenamed T4. Along with monuments to Jews, homosexuals, Sinti and Roma, it is the city's fourth official monument to victims of the Nazi government.on September 2, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images) (credit:Adam Berry via Getty Images)
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Jim Murphy, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development speaks to Better Together supporters at the Mound on September 2, 2014 in Edinburgh,Scotland. Mr Murphy postponed his 100 towns 100 days tour, following being hit by eggs last Friday, claiming that the Yes campaign had organised mobs to intimidate not only him but the undecided voters. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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Performers from the Cirque du Soleil pose for photographers during a press call to promote their forthcoming show 'Kooza', outside the Royal Albert Hall in central London on September 2, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL,LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Moeen Ali of England plays a shot as Mahendra Singh Dhoni looks on during the 4th Royal London One-Day International match between England and India at Edgbaston on September 2, 2014 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) (credit:Shaun Botterill via Getty Images)
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im Kardashian, North West and Kanye West are seen in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by SMXRF/Star Max/GC Images) (credit:SMXRF/Star Max via Getty Images)
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16 year old Ethan Dallas and Sanjay Ganatra, friends of the family of brain tumour patient Ashya King deliver a petition of over 100,000 names calling for his parents release from a Spanish jail in Madrid. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
Deputy Prime Minister Launches Free School Meals(15 of38)
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg cuts vegetables in a school kitchen during a photocall on September 2, 2014 in London, England. The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg took part in a photocall in conjunction with the launch of a £1 Billion GBP scheme designed to provide free hot school meals for primary school pupils in England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
Deputy Prime Minister Launches Free School Meals(16 of38)
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg speaks with children during a photocall on September 2, 2014 in London, England. The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg took part in a photocall in conjunction with the launch of a £1 Billion GBP scheme designed to provide free hot school meals for primary school pupils in England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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The Mayor of London Boris Johnson helps LBC presenter Nick Ferrari take part in the ALS ice bucket challenge at LBC's London studios today, after the monthly 'Ask Boris' phone-in at the LBC studio in London.
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The inaugural Red Bull Cape Fear contest was held at Cape Solander in Botany Bay on Sunday in 2-3 metre waves. Reknowned as being one of the craziest and most dangerous waves in the world, Cape Solander breaks over reef only a couple of feet deep and 10 metres from barnacle covered rocks. 14 of the best big wave surfers from around the world were flown in for the contest including surfers from Hawaii, USA, New Zealand and Australia.
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Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Ambassador and cook Mary Berry laughs as she attends the opening of the RHS Flower Show at Wisley Gardens on September 2, 2014 in Wisley, England. 40,000 visitors are expected to enjoy the range of floral art and specialist nursery exhibits during the six day show which opens today. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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Heidi Klum kisses Vito Schnabel during a match between Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, and Aleksandra Krunic, of Serbia, during the fourth round of the 2014 U.S. Open Tennis Tournament, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, in New York. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this photo taken with a long exposure, hikers walk with flashlights along the subterranean Lava River Cave, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, in Coconino County, Ariz. The underground lava tubes, geologists believe, were formed sometime between 650,000 and 700,000 years ago when molten lava erupted from a volcanic vent in the area just outside of Flagstaff, Ariz. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Interreligious Match For Peace(22 of38)
ROME, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 01: Arsene Wenger speaks in the locker room of players before of the Interreligious Match For Peace at Olimpico Stadium on September 1, 2014 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images) (credit:Pier Marco Tacca via Getty Images)
Interreligious Match For Peace(23 of38)
ROME, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 01: Arsene Wenger issues instructions during the Interreligious Match For Peace at Olimpico Stadium on September 1, 2014 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) (credit:Valerio Pennicino via Getty Images)
'Nymphomaniac: Volume 2 - Directors Cut' Premiere - 71st Venice Film Festival(24 of38)
VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 01: Uma Thurman attends Nymphomaniac Premiere on September 1, 2014 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images) (credit:Stefania D'Alessandro via Getty Images)
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Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's latest creation, a 25 meter (82 feet) white rabbit, leans up against an old aircraft hangar as part of the Taoyuan Land Art Festival in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. Hoffan's big yellow duck drew millions of visitors as it toured the island last year and festival organizers are hoping the rabbit will do the same. The Taoyuan Land Art Festival will take place from Sept. 9-14. (credit:(AP Photo/Wally Santana))
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Boca Juniors' Jonathan Calleri, right, fights for the ball with Velez Sarsfield's Sebastian Dominguez, during an Argentine league soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A plume of smoke rises from the lava eruption on Holuhraun, northwest of the Dyngjujoekull glacier in Iceland, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014. Lava fountains danced along a lengthy volcanic fissure near Iceland's subglacial Bardarbunga volcano Sunday, prompting authorities to raise the aviation warning code to the highest level and close the surrounding airspace. The warning was lowered 12 hours later as visibility improved and it was clear that no volcanic ash was detected. (AP Photo/Eggert Johannesson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A rainbow appears over Marine One minutes before President Barack Obama landing at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, Sept. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Workers from a company outsourced by Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex navigate the contaminated Hondo River as they work to remove premium gasoline from the water, caused by a pipeline spill near the town of Tierra Blanca, Mexico, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. According to PEMEX, the Aug. 27 spill was caused by an illegal tap in the pipeline by criminals trying to steal fuel. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A bee collects pollen in a sunflower field, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, near Lawrence, Kan. The 40-acre field planted annually by the Grinter family draws bees and lovers of sunflowers alike during the weeklong late summer blossoming of the flowers. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this photo provided by the Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano, Diego Armando Maradona presents Pope Francis with an Argentine national soccer team jersey bearing the name Francisco on it, in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 ahead of an inter-religious match for peace. The friendly soccer match, supported by Pope Francis to promote the dialogue and peace among different religions, is scheduled at Rome's Olympic stadium later Monday. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Radamel Falcao of Manchester United poses with Assistant Manager Ryan Giggs after signing for the club on loan on September 1, 2014 in Manchester, England. (Photo by John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images) (credit:John Peters via Getty Images)
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Dame Vivian Westwood enters the Hall of Fame at the Scottish Fashion Awards, seen with event founder Tessa Hartmann and Andreas Kronthaler, in London. (credit:Ian West/PA Wire)
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Pixie Lott attending the Scottish Fashion Awards, held at 8 Northumberland Avenue in central London. (credit:Matt Crossick/Matt Crossick)
Preparations Continue Ahead Of The Nato Summit 2014(35 of38)
NEWPORT, WALES - SEPTEMBER 01: Tents are seen in Tredegar Park where protestors have set up a peace camp close to the Celtic Manor Resort ahead of the Nato Summit 2014 that is being held in South Wales this week on September 1, 2014 in Newport, Wales. Preparations for the international conference are being stepped up in both Cardiff and also at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, which will see 150 world leaders including Barack Obama gathering on September 4 and 5. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
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Diego Armando Maradona, left, greets Pope Francis in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 ahead of an inter-religious match for peace. The friendly soccer match, supported by Pope Francis to promote the dialogue and peace among different religions, is scheduled at Rome's Olympic stadium later Monday. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Pope Francis greets Diego Armando Maradona in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 ahead of an inter-religious match for peace. The friendly soccer match, supported by Pope Francis to promote the dialogue and peace among different religions, is scheduled at Rome's Olympic stadium later Monday. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Pakistani supporters of cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan and Canadian cleric Tahir ul Qadri clash with riot police amidst teargas during an anti-government protest in Islamabad on September 1, 2014. Hundreds of protesters trying to topple Pakistan's government briefly seized the state broadcaster on September 1, intensifying the political crisis gripping the nuclear-armed nation. Deadly clashes since the weekend have raised the spectre of military intervention which gained ground after one disillusioned opposition leader said the protesters were acting according to a plan devised by the army. AFP PHOTO/ Aamir QURESHI (Photo credit should read AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AAMIR QURESHI via Getty Images)