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A base jumper leaps from a 365 metre-high platform at Ostankino TV tower in Moscow, August 31, 2002. Ten parachutists made spectacular jumps from the tower as part of celebrations for the 885th anniversary of the foundation of the city of Moscow.

ISLAMABAD, Sunday

A battle of wits between Pakistan's military rulers and politicians hotted up on Saturday when former premier Nawaz Sharif ditched his bid to fight elections in solidarity with former arch rival Benazir Bhutto who has been banned from running.
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