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NEAR GORI, GEORGIA - AUGUST 13: A Russian soldier looks out of an armoured vehicle as he rides in a Russian military convoy August 13, 2008 past the town of Gori, Georgia. A Russian military column, along with an assortment of paramilitary forces…

KIWANJA, DR CONGO - NOVEMBER 07: A girl looks on at refugee camp near a UN peacekeepers camp in Kiwanja .

SDEROT, ISRAEL MARCH 19, 08: Arizona Senator and presumptive Republican nominee John McCain seen as he arrives to a visit at the southern Israeli town of Sderot, March 19, 2008 McCain is in the region as part of congressional delegation with…

GORI, GEORGIA - AUGUST 12, 08: The body of a Georgian man lays on the floor of a pharmacy where it was dragged to after he was killed by a Russian shell in Stalin square. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an end to the military operations…

Time and Tide: End Note Visitors to the Three Gorges Dam are reflected in a model replica of Chinais most controversial engineering project. Like any mega engineering project, there are serious consequences and benefits to weigh up. The stakes don't…

Time and Tide: Changing Times #13 The Three Gorges Museum in Chongqing is perhaps the only place where one can view a systematic preservation of the region's cultural and historical relics. The displays, however, make one wonders just how much more…

Time and Tide: Changing Times #12 Zigui, hometown of ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan, is another county hoping to parlay its cultural heritage for tourist dollars. Since 2006, it has been hard at work building a new Qu Yuan temple and museum to replace…

Time and Tide: Changing Times #11 The Chinese government has given billions of yuan in 'relocation funds' to towns and cities behind the Three Gorges Dam to help prop up their economy. No one's counting on this largess to last forever, though the…

Time and Tide: Changing Times #10 The new Kai county, with its broad roads and carefully landscaped environment, is the standard-bearer for the new towns and cities rising up in the Three Gorges region. [Kai county Oct 13 2008]

Time and Tide: Changing Times #9 Older residents, particularly those who were forced to move to a new town or city, have generally found it tougher to cope with the changes. Separated from old friends and neighbours, many complain of feeling lonely…