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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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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.
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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.
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Ice skaters are seen on a temporary ice rink at The Tower of London in London, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. The outdoor ice rink is open to the public until Jan. 11.
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Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina returns the ball to Feliciano Lopez of Spain during their Davis Cup World Group tennis final match in Mar del Plata, November 21, 2008.
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 21: Actress Mischa Barton poses in the Aquaventure water park with a dolphin at the landmark Grand Opening of Palm Atlantis Resort and Palm Jumeirah on November 21, 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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GOMA, DR CONGO - NOVEMBER 01: A Congolese boy looks on as he is treated at a help center of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) next to a refugee camp on November 1, 2008 in the outskirts of Goma, in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Tutsi rebel leader, General Laurent Nkunda forced thousands to flee their homes and refugee camps in Goma during a surge in fighting this week as conflict renewed in the DRC during the past two months. The U.N. Security Council met in an emergency session to address the deteriorating situation in the DRC on October 29, 2008 after the Congolese Army threatened to disband while U.N. peacekeeping forces (M.O.N.U.C) are stretched to its limits.
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TOKYO - NOVEMBER 07: A man in the role of a terrorist is attacked by a police dog during an anti-terrorism exercise conducted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government at Tokyo Big Sight on November 7, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. The first anti-RDD (radiological dispersal device) terrorism field training exercise on the local government level in Japan is being held to improve management abilities on RDD or 'dirty bomb' attack cases by using the latest equipment, facilities and vehicles.
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A beaded ring remains on the hand of the burned corpse of a traditional Mai Mai fighter a day after clashes in the village of Kirumba in eastern Congo November 19, 2008. A local pro-government militia fought retreating soldiers at Kirumba and Kayna on Tuesday with machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades. Militia leaders said they tried to force the army troops back into battle against the rebels.
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A government soldier with bullet wounds smokes in the hospital a day after clashes in the village of Kayna in eastern Congo November 19, 2008. A local pro-government militia fought retreating soldiers at Kirumba and Kayna on Tuesday with machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades. Militia leaders said they tried to force the army troops back into battle against the rebels.
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Fishermen block the Paraguay river in protest over the lack of payment of the annual subsidy that they receive from the government during the season when fishing is prohibited to protect the river stocks, in Asuncion November 21, 2008. Nearly 14,000 fishermen depend on the subside to survive during the off season from November 1 to December 20.
Rabbis pray at the gravesite of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M.Schneerson, in the Queens borough of New York, November 21, 2008. Schneerson, one of the best-known leaders in the Jewish world, was the seventh and last Rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. Nearly 3,000 rabbis from around the world are in New York for the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries.
Fishermen block the Paraguay river in protest over the lack of payment of the annual subsidy that they receive from the government during the season when fishing is prohibited to protect the river stocks, in Asuncion November 21, 2008. Nearly 14,000 fishermen depend on the subside to survive during the off season from November 1 to December 20.
