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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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      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • 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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      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • 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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      from Getty Images

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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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      from AP Photo by David Longstreath

    • 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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      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • 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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      from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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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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      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • 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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      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. 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.

      16 hours ago

      from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

    • 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.

      15 hours ago

      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows grade one students taking part of the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No.11 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. There are more than 120 students in the classroom with only one teacher. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
3 months ago: This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows grade one students taking part of the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No.11 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. There are more than 120 students in the classroom with only one teacher. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers.

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  • A man holds a picture of Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe as protesters wearing masks of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi gather outside the British Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei June 19, 2008. Pro-Aung San Suu Kyi activists gathered on Thursday to send a letter of appeal to the British Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei, for Britain to halt financial ties with Myanmar, the former Burma, and to ask the military junta to end Aung San Suu Kyi's latest stretch of detention. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows grade one students taking part of the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No.11 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. There are more than 120 students in the classroom with only one teacher. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows grade one students taking part of the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No.11 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. There are more than 120 students in the classroom with only one teacher. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows students from State Primary School No. 32 arriving at the school compound on the first day of the new school year in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. Prior to the reopening of the school, the building was used as a relief camp for community members affected by Cyclone Nargis. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows students sharing a textbook during a lesson on the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No. 32 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows students sharing a textbook during a lesson on the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No. 32 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows grade four students taking part of the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No. 32 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. About 30 people lived in each classroom prior to reopening of the school. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows grade four students taking part of the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No. 32 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. About 30 people lived in each classroom prior to reopening of the school. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows students reciting their lesson on the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No. 32 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to cyclone victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows students reciting their lesson on the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No. 32 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to cyclone victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows students and parents taking part in the registration process of returning students on the opening day of the State Primary School No 32 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This still image framed by delegates heads showing Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe presented by the government of Myanmar at the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) International Pledging Conference on Cyclone Nargis on May 25, 2008 in Yangon describes and shows images of generals and other government entities providing aid to victims of the cyclone as well as showing damage and deaths. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 25 that the international focus was now on saving lives in Myanmar, where two million desperate cyclone survivors need emergency aid immediately. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A girl leans on a boat in the cyclone-hit Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A woman while holding her child waits for relief goods in the cyclone-hit Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A cyclone-affected family lay in a makeshift hut in Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A woman makes arrangements to cook an afternoon meal in the cyclone-hit Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A cyclone affected family take care of their belongings in Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A cyclone affected man prepares to rebuilt a makeshift hut in Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A cyclone affected woman washes clothes in a makeshift hut in Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A cyclone-affected family rebuilt makeshift in Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Displaced children wait for relief goods at a relief center in the cyclone-hit Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A cyclone-affected family sit in a makeshift hut in Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A cyclone-affected family lay in a makeshift hut in Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) talks with ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan (R) at the airport in Bangkok on May 24, 2008 as the United Nations opened a relief staging post there to help speed up the cyclone aid effort in neighbouring Myanmar. Ban Ki-moon was on hand after returning from China's Sichuan province to open the hub just a day after talks with Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe, which he said led to an agreement to let foreign aid workers into the country. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) walks with Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (3rd L-blue shirt) around the airport in Bangkok on May 24, 2008 as the United Nations opened a relief staging post there to help speed up the cyclone aid effort in neighbouring Myanmar. Ban Ki-moon was on hand after returning from China's Sichuan province to open the hub just a day after talks with Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe, which he said led to an agreement to let foreign aid workers into the country. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) walks around the airport in Bangkok on May 24, 2008 as the United Nations opened a relief staging post there to help speed up the cyclone aid effort in neighbouring Myanmar. Ban Ki-moon was on hand after returning from China's Sichuan province to open the hub just a day after talks with Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe, which he said led to an agreement to let foreign aid workers into the country. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) answers a question from the press while next to Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (R) at an airport in Bangkok on May 24, 2008 as the United Nations opened a relief staging post there to help speed up the cyclone aid effort in neighbouring Myanmar. Ban Ki-moon was on hand after returning from China's Sichuan province to open the hub just a day after talks with Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe, which he said led to an agreement to let foreign aid workers into the country. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (R) talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) at an airport in Bangkok on May 24, 2008 as the United Nations opened a relief staging post there to help speed up the cyclone aid effort in neighbouring Myanmar. Ban Ki-moon was on hand after returning from China's Sichuan province to open the hub just a day after talks with Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe, which he said led to an agreement to let foreign aid workers into the country. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Buddhist novices take a tour to collect offerings in the cyclone-hit Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets Senior General Than Shwe at the latter's office in Naypyidaw May 23, 2008. Myanmar's junta agreed on Friday to admit foreign aid workers of all nationalities to the delta area worst hit by Cyclone Nargis, in what the U.N. called a breakthrough for aiding survivors. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.
  • United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speaks during a press conference in Yangon on May 23, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the eyes of the world were now on Myanmar after pushing the secretive military regime to accept foreign aid workers to cope with the cyclone disaster. After more than two hours of talks with junta leader Than Shwe, Ban said he had convinced the regime to agree to a full-scale international relief effort -- three weeks after the storm left at least 133,000 people dead or missing. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speaks during a press conference in Yangon on May 23, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the eyes of the world were now on Myanmar after pushing the secretive military regime to accept foreign aid workers to cope with the cyclone disaster. After more than two hours of talks with junta leader Than Shwe, Ban said he had convinced the regime to agree to a full-scale international relief effort -- three weeks after the storm left at least 133,000 people dead or missing. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speaks during a press conference in Yangon on May 23, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the eyes of the world were now on Myanmar after pushing the secretive military regime to accept foreign aid workers to cope with the cyclone disaster. After more than two hours of talks with junta leader Than Shwe, Ban said he had convinced the regime to agree to a full-scale international relief effort -- three weeks after the storm left at least 133,000 people dead or missing. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speaks during a press conference in Yangon on May 23, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the eyes of the world were now on Myanmar after pushing the secretive military regime to accept foreign aid workers to cope with the cyclone disaster. After more than two hours of talks with junta leader Than Shwe, Ban said he had convinced the regime to agree to a full-scale international relief effort -- three weeks after the storm left at least 133,000 people dead or missing. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This United nations handout photo shows UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as he lays a wreath at the tomb of former late UN Secretary-General U Thant in Yangon on 23 May, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the eyes of the world were now on Myanmar after pushing the secretive military regime to accept foreign aid workers to cope with the cyclone disaster. After more than two hours of talks with junta leader Than Shwe, Ban said he had convinced the regime to agree to a full-scale international relief effort -- three weeks after the storm left at least 133,000 people dead or missing. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This United Nations handout photo received on May 23, 2008 shows a flower bouquet with a note saying ''In Remembrance'' signed by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at the tomb of former late UN Secretary-General U Thant in Yangon on 23 May, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the eyes of the world were now on Myanmar after pushing the secretive military regime to accept foreign aid workers to cope with the cyclone disaster. After more than two hours of talks with junta leader Than Shwe, Ban said he had convinced the regime to agree to a full-scale international relief effort -- three weeks after the storm left at least 133,000 people dead or missing. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets Senior General Than Shwe at the latter's office in Naypyidaw May 23, 2008. Myanmar's junta agreed on Friday to admit foreign aid workers of all nationalities to the delta area worst hit by Cyclone Nargis, in what the U.N. called a breakthrough for aiding survivors. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.
  • U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon signs a book of condolence at the office of Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe in Naypyidaw May 23, 2008. Myanmar's junta agreed on Friday to admit foreign aid workers of all nationalities to the delta area worst hit by Cyclone Nargis, in what the U.N. called a breakthrough for aiding survivors. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.
  • U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets Senior General Than Shwe at the latter's office in Naypyidaw May 23, 2008. Myanmar's junta agreed on Friday to admit foreign aid workers of all nationalities to the delta area worst hit by Cyclone Nargis, in what the U.N. called a breakthrough for aiding survivors. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.
  • U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon waves to photographers after arriving at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport May 23, 2008. Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe agreed on Friday to let in "all" aid workers to help the 2.4 million survivors of Cyclone Nargis, Ban said after meeting him. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrives for a press conference in Yangon, Myanmar, on Friday, May 23, 2008 after more than two hours of talks with Myanmar's leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe, Myanmar's ruling junta told Ban that foreign aid workers could enter the country as long as it was clear what they were doing and how long they would remain. From AP Photo by Stan Honda.
  • United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference in Yangon, Myanmar, on Friday, May 23, 2008 after more than two hours of talks with Myanmar's leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe, Myanmar's ruling junta told Ban that foreign aid workers could enter the country as long as it was clear what they were doing and how long they would remain. From AP Photo by Stan Honda.

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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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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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