21.   Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai said Tuesday his government will rebuild giant statues of Buddha that were destroyed by the Taliban last year.

22.   Lev sat inside the restaurant with co-workers beside a giant plastic orange statue of a shrimp, occasionally dropping her head into her hands.

23.   Naipaul also condemned the destruction of giant statues of Buddha ordered by the Taliban, when they held power in much of Afghanistan.

24.   Stonemasons were working Friday to repair a crack in a giant Easter Island statue damaged during its move to an exhibition in Barcelona.

25.   The Buddha is similar to two giant statues destroyed by the Taliban in Afghanistan earlier this year.

26.   The giant statue, still under construction, is near the Kremlin, headquarters of the Russian government.

27.   The Taliban also banned photography, destroyed giant statues of Buddha, which were ruled idolatrous by the Taliban.

28.   They sold posters applauding the destruction of two giant Buddha statues in Afghanistan.

29.   Giant statues of the dead generals and their murdered aides dominated the proceedings.

30.   He is to inaugurate a giant statue of Christ at ceremony that Belo was scheduled to attend.