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    • A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.

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    • BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. From Getty Images.

      BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.

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    • Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.

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    • CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California. From Getty Images.

      CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.

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    • Thai Buddhist monks wait for offerings early Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, near Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands continue to illegally occupy Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's office complex as the political standoff continues into its second week. The standoff stems from a campaign by the People's Alliance for Democracy, a loose-knit group of royalists, wealthy and middle-class urban residents, and union activists, to oust Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his government, accusing it of corruption and violating the constitution. From AP Photo by David Longstreath.

      Thai Buddhist monks wait for offerings early Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, near Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands continue to illegally occupy Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's office complex as the political standoff continues into its second week. The standoff stems from a campaign by the People's Alliance for Democracy, a loose-knit group of royalists, wealthy and middle-class urban residents, and union activists, to oust Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his government, accusing it of corruption and violating the constitution.

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    • Australia's Rebecca Keat celebrates winning the women's elite division of the Aviva Ironman 70.3 triathlon in Singapore September 7, 2008. Over 1,400 athletes took part in the event. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Australia's Rebecca Keat celebrates winning the women's elite division of the Aviva Ironman 70.3 triathlon in Singapore September 7, 2008. Over 1,400 athletes took part in the event.

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    • Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang addresses a press conference after casting his vote in the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang addresses a press conference after casting his vote in the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said.

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    • Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.

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    • Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.

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    • Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.

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    • Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest.

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Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary is seen in the Court room during the first public hearing against his detention at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The first big test of the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court began when the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared in court to appeal against his detention. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
2 months ago: Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary is seen in the Court room during the first public hearing against his detention at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The first big test of the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court began when the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared in court to appeal against his detention. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia.

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  • Visitors tour former Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, now known as Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. The U.N.'s cultural agency said Wednesday a former Khmer Rouge's notorious prison is now on its way to get listing as a world memory status after receiving a regional registration from it recently. From AP Photo by Heng Sinith.
  • Charlie Samuel-Camps, from Britain, reads a guide book about former Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, now known as Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. The U.N.'s cultural agency said Wednesday a former Khmer Rouge's notorious prison is now on its way to get listing as a world memory status after receiving a regional registration from it recently. From AP Photo by Heng Sinith.
  • A foreign tourist tours cells at the former Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, now known as Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. The U.N.'s cultural agency said Wednesday a former Khmer Rouge's notorious prison is now on its way to get listing as a world memory status after receiving a regional registration from it recently. From AP Photo by Heng Sinith.
  • Sou Sotheavy, 68, right, a Cambodian who was born as a man but lives with a woman's lifestyle, sits on a motorbike-taxi with college, center, on a street in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Sept, 3, 2008. The transgendered woman, who was allegedly a rape victim of the Khmer Rouge, on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the country's genocide tribunal seeking justice in the abuse she has suffered three decades ago, her lawyer said. From AP Photo by Heng Sinith.
  • Sou Sotheavy, 68, a Cambodian who was born as a man but lives with a woman's lifestyle, walks through a public park in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Sept, 3, 2008. The transgendered woman, who was allegedly a rape victim of the Khmer Rouge, on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the country's genocide tribunal seeking justice in the abuse she has suffered three decades ago, her lawyer said. From AP Photo by Heng Sinith.
  • Sou Sotheavy, 68, a Cambodian who was born as a man but lives with a woman's lifestyle, talks on the mobile phone in a public park in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Sept, 3, 2008. The transgendered woman, who was allegedly a rape victim of the Khmer Rouge, on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the country's genocide tribunal seeking justice in the abuse she has suffered three decades ago, her lawyer said. From AP Photo by Heng Sinith.
  • Judicial officers of the Khmer Rouge tribunal court are meeting at a Hotel in Phnom Penh on September 1, 2008. Judges at Cambodia's genocide court on September 1, demanded that corruption allegations be addressed to avoid tainting upcoming trials of former Khmer Rouge leaders. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A tourist watches portraits of former Khmer Rouge prisoners as she tours in Tuol Sleng genocide museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Cambodian genocide researchers said Thursday as many as 177 prisoners were released from a notorious Khmer Rouge torture center despite the fact that thousands of others ended up being executed there. From AP Photo by Heng Sinith.
  • A Cambodian man looks at skulls of the Khmer Rouge victims at Tuol Sleng Genocide museum in Phnom Penh on August 12, 2008. Cambodia's UN-backed tribunal on August 12, indicted a former Khmer Rouge prison chief for crimes against humanity and war crimes, ahead of the first trial of regime leaders expected later this year. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • (L-R) Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) leader Sam Rainsy, Human Rights Party leader Khem Sokha, member of royalist FUNCINPEC Prince Sisowath Sirirath and member of Norodom Ranariddh Party Muth Chantha hold hands during a news conference, as they reject election results saying it was manipulated by the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CCP) at SRP headquarters in Phnom Penh July 28, 2008. CCP claimed a landslide victory on Monday in an election bestowing another five years in power on ex-Khmer Rouge guerrilla Hun Sen, prime minister for the past 23 years. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Cambodian soldiers sit in front of a pagoda near the Preah Vihear temple in the Cambodian Preah Vihear province, some 543 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on July 18, 2008. Rocket launcher on his shoulder, former Khmer Rouge fighter Hem Veb sits under the Cambodian flag at the ancient Preah Vihear temple, overlooking Thai soldiers crossing the border. But strong nationalist feelings burble underneath pleasantries. Cambodian soldiers and citizens are mobilised to fight for what they believe is rightfully theirs. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Cambodian soldiers walk with Cambodian Buddhist monks at the Preah Vihear temple in the Cambodian Preah Vihear province, some 543 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on July 18, 2008. Rocket launcher on his shoulder, former Khmer Rouge fighter Hem Veb sits under the Cambodian flag at the ancient Preah Vihear temple, overlooking Thai soldiers crossing the border. But strong nationalist feelings burble underneath pleasantries. Cambodian soldiers and citizens are mobilised to fight for what they believe is rightfully theirs. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Cambodian soldier holds a B-40 rocket launcher in front of a pagoda near the Preah Vihear temple in the Cambodian Preah Vihear province, some 543 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on July 18, 2008. Rocket launcher on his shoulder, former Khmer Rouge fighter Hem Veb sits under the Cambodian flag at the ancient Preah Vihear temple, overlooking Thai soldiers crossing the border. But strong nationalist feelings burble underneath pleasantries. Cambodian soldiers and citizens are mobilised to fight for what they believe is rightfully theirs. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Cambodian soldiers sit at the Preah Vihear temple in the Cambodian Preah Vihear province, some 543 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on July 17, 2008. Rocket launcher on his shoulder, former Khmer Rouge fighter Hem Veb sits under the Cambodian flag at the ancient Preah Vihear temple, overlooking Thai soldiers crossing the border. But strong nationalist feelings burble underneath pleasantries. Cambodian soldiers and citizens are mobilised to fight for what they believe is rightfully theirs. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Cambodian soldiers stand guard at Preah Vihear temple in the Cambodian Preah Vihear province, some 543 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on July 17, 2008. Rocket launcher on his shoulder, former Khmer Rouge fighter Hem Veb sits under the Cambodian flag at the ancient Preah Vihear temple, overlooking Thai soldiers crossing the border. But strong nationalist feelings burble underneath pleasantries. Cambodian soldiers and citizens are mobilised to fight for what they believe is rightfully theirs. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Cambodian soldiers sit at Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, some 543 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on July 17, 2008. Rocket launcher on his shoulder, former Khmer Rouge fighter Hem Veb sits under the Cambodian flag at the ancient Preah Vihear temple, overlooking Thai soldiers crossing the border. But strong nationalist feelings burble underneath pleasantries. Cambodian soldiers and citizens are mobilised to fight for what they believe is rightfully theirs. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Members of the court room stand during the verdict on former Khmer Rouge minister Ieng Thirith (not pictured) at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on July 9, 2008. Former Cambodian "First Lady" Ieng Thirith, facing trial for crimes against humanity, lost her appeal on July 9 to Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court to be released from detention before her trial. The regime's former social affairs minister is one of five top cadres in the sights of the UN war crimes tribunal over atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-1979 rule. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Cambodian and international co-prosecutors Chea Leang (R) and Robert Petit (L) sit in the courtroom during the verdict of former Khmer Rouge minister Ieng Thirith at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on July 9, 2008. Former Cambodian "First Lady" Ieng Thirith, facing trial for crimes against humanity, lost her appeal on July 9 to Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court to be released from detention before her trial. The regime's former social affairs minister is one of five top cadres in the sights of the UN war crimes tribunal over atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-1979 rule. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge "First Lady" Ieng Thirith, 76, sits in the court room at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on July 9, 2008. Ieng Thirith, facing trial for crimes against humanity, lost her appeal on July 9 to Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court to be released from detention before her trial. The regime's former social affairs minister is one of five top cadres in the sights of the UN war crimes tribunal over atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-1979 rule. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge "First Lady" Ieng Thirith (2nd R), 76, stands in the court room at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on July 9, 2008. Ieng Thirith, facing trial for crimes against humanity, lost her appeal on July 9 to Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court to be released from detention before her trial. The regime's former social affairs minister is one of five top cadres in the sights of the UN war crimes tribunal over atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-1979 rule. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge "First Lady" Ieng Thirith (C-with glasses), 76, sits in the court room at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on July 9, 2008. Ieng Thirith, facing trial for crimes against humanity, lost her appeal on July 9 to Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court to be released from detention before her trial. The regime's former social affairs minister is one of five top cadres in the sights of the UN war crimes tribunal over atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-1979 rule. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge "First Lady" Ieng Thirith (2nd R), 76, sits in the court room at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on July 9, 2008. Ieng Thirith, facing trial for crimes against humanity, lost her appeal on July 9 to Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court to be released from detention before her trial. The regime's former social affairs minister is one of five top cadres in the sights of the UN war crimes tribunal over atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-1979 rule. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge "First Lady" Ieng Thirith (C), 76, stands in the court room at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on July 9, 2008. Ieng Thirith, facing trial for crimes against humanity, lost her appeal on July 9 to Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court to be released from detention before her trial. The regime's former social affairs minister is one of five top cadres in the sights of the UN war crimes tribunal over atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-1979 rule. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge "First Lady" Ieng Thirith (C), 76, sits in the court room at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on July 9, 2008. Ieng Thirith, facing trial for crimes against humanity, lost her appeal on July 9 to Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court to be released from detention before her trial. The regime's former social affairs minister is one of five top cadres in the sights of the UN war crimes tribunal over atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-1979 rule. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge "First Lady" Ieng Thirith (C), 76, prepares to sit in the court room at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on July 9, 2008. Ieng Thirith, facing trial for crimes against humanity, lost her appeal on July 9 to Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court to be released from detention before her trial. The regime's former social affairs minister is one of five top cadres in the sights of the UN war crimes tribunal over atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-1979 rule. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge "First Lady" Ieng Thirith, 76, sits in the court room at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on July 9, 2008. Ieng Thirith, facing trial for crimes against humanity, lost her appeal on July 9 to Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court to be released from detention before her trial. The regime's former social affairs minister is one of five top cadres in the sights of the UN war crimes tribunal over atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-1979 rule. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge Social Affairs Minister Ieng Thirith (C) stands at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), in the outskirts of Phnom Penh, July 9, 2008. The Khmer Rouge tribunal is to rule on appeal against the provisional detention of Ieng Thirith, wife of ex-foreign minister Ieng Sary and a member of Pol Pot's inner circle. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Former Khmer Rouge Social Affairs Minister Ieng Thirith stands at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), in the outskirts of Phnom Penh, July 9, 2008. The Khmer Rouge tribunal is to rule on appeal against the provisional detention of Ieng Thirith, wife of ex-foreign minister Ieng Sary and a member of Pol Pot's inner circle. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Former Khmer Rouge Social Affairs Minister Ieng Thirith is stands at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), in the outskirts of Phnom Penh, July 9, 2008. The Khmer Rouge tribunal is to rule on appeal against the provisional detention of Ieng Thirith, wife of ex-foreign minister Ieng Sary and a member of Pol Pot's inner circle. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Former Khmer Rouge Social Affairs Minister Ieng Thirith (C) is helped by police officials at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), in the outskirts of Phnom Penh, July 9, 2008. The Khmer Rouge tribunal is to rule on appeal against the provisional detention of Ieng Thirith, wife of ex-foreign minister Ieng Sary and a member of Pol Pot's inner circle. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • In this June 30, 2008 file photo, Ieng Sary, a former Khmer Rouge foreign minister, sits in the dock in the courtroom for a hearing on at the U.N.-backed genocide tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The German government Friday, July 11, 2008, pledged Euro 1.5 million (US$2.4 million) to Cambodia's cash-strapped tribunal, which is charged with prosecuting former Khmer Rouge leaders with war crimes and crimes against humanity. From AP Photo by Pring Samrang.
  • People are seen lining up outside the first public hearing against the detention of former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared before the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court to appeal his detention, in a case that poses the first big test for the tribunal. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Cambodian security officers stand guard as people line up outside the first public hearing against the detention of former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared before the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court to appeal his detention, in a case that poses the first big test for the tribunal. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • People are seen lining outside the first public hearing against the detention of former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared before the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court to appeal his detention, in a case that poses the first big test for the tribunal. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary (C) stands with assistants in the Court room during the first public hearing against his detention at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The first big test of the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court began when the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared in court to appeal against his detention. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary (L) is seen in the Court room during the first public hearing against his detention at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The first big test of the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court began when the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared in court to appeal against his detention. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary (R) is seen in the Court room during the first public hearing against his detention at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The first big test of the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court began when the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared in court to appeal against his detention. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary is seen in the Court room during the first public hearing against his detention at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The first big test of the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court began when the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared in court to appeal against his detention. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary (C) prepares to stand with assistance in the Court room during the first public hearing against his detention at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The first big test of the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court began when the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared in court to appeal against his detention. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ieng Sary (Center R) sits in dock in the Court room during the first public hearing against his detention at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The first big test of the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court began when the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared in court to appeal against his detention. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary (R) is seen in the Court room during the first public hearing against his detention at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The first big test of the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court began when the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared in court to appeal against his detention. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary (C) stands with assistance in the Court room during the first public hearing against his detention at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The first big test of the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court began when the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared in court to appeal against his detention. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

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Policewomen (L) stand by as a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist displays portraits of Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang during a demonstration outside a polling station of the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Policewomen (L) stand by as a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist displays portraits of Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang during a demonstration outside a polling station of the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said.

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Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung (L) argues with a plain-clothes policeman as they stand next to a cut out (R, background) depicting Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang during a demonstration outside a polling station of the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung (L) argues with a plain-clothes policeman as they stand next to a cut out (R, background) depicting Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang during a demonstration outside a polling station of the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said.

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Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang (L) casts his vote in the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang (L) casts his vote in the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said.

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Policewomen (L) try to grab a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist during a demonstration outside a polling station of the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Policewomen (L) try to grab a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist during a demonstration outside a polling station of the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said.

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A Catholic nun walks past Hong Kong pro-democracy activists as she leaves a polling station after casting her vote in the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

A Catholic nun walks past Hong Kong pro-democracy activists as she leaves a polling station after casting her vote in the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said.

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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 06: Actor Gil Bellows arrives at the "Blindness" premiere during the 2008 Toronto Internation Film Festival held at The Visa Screening Room at the Elgin Theatre on September 6, 2008 in Toronto, Canada. From Getty Images.

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 06: Actor Gil Bellows arrives at the "Blindness" premiere during the 2008 Toronto Internation Film Festival held at The Visa Screening Room at the Elgin Theatre on September 6, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.

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