Bob McCarty Writes

Captions for the images below describe scenes from around the world — from France to Florida and Georgia (the country, not the state) to Hong Kong — related to this week’s evidence of war, floods, famine and fire.

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Russia’s invasion of Georgia entered its second week today and, despite diplomatic efforts by Western leaders, it seems no closer to ending than it did on the day it began, Aug. 8. Below are photos that tell stories from the front lines of the conflict:

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After several days of fighting, Russian troops were finally ordered by President Dmitry Medvedev to stop their military operations against Georgia. Below is a handful of photos chronicling the day’s events in the former Soviet republic:

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The video above shows what sometimes happens to reporters in war zones. BBC’s Gavin Hewitt was reporting on the Russian military assault of Georgia from the front line near the town of Gori, he and his crew came under attack from a passing Russian fighter jet.

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Images from Georgia (below) show evidence of Russia’s continued aggressive push against Georgia, both inside and beyond of the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

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