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.
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.
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.
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.
A damaged vehicle is seen at the site of a suicide attack in Pakistan's troubled district of Swat, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. A suicide bomber Monday killed eight people and wounded 40 others at a military checkpoint, authorities said.
An Eritrean asylum seeker waits for a meal during a daily midday food distribution service near the harbour of Calais in northern France, December 1, 2008.
US President elect Barack Obama (R) and Senator Hillary Clinton leave the stage following a press conference in Chicago, Illinios, on December 1, 2008. Obama nominated his former rival Hillary Clinton to be the next US secretary of state, as he unveiled a raft of cabinet picks.
Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.
A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) share a hug at the conclusion of the CNN/Los Angeles Times Democratic presidential debate in Hollywood, California January 31, 2008.
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (near) answers a question as Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) looks at him during their debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008.
2 months ago: Former NBA player Patrick Ewing kisses his 11 month-old daughter Alexis Paulene Ewing after an induction news conference at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, September 5, 2008.
France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) waves while her Luxembourger counterpart Jean-Claude Juncker (C) greets Austria's Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer ahead of a euro zone finance ministers meeting at the European Council headquarters in Brussels December 1, 2008.
Eric Grubman, executive vice president with the National Football League and president of NFL Ventures and Business Operations, speaks at the Reuters Media Summit in New York, December 1, 2008.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (R) greets Martine Aubry (3rd L), the new leader of France's Socialist Party, after his arrival for a council meeting of the European Socialist Party (PSE) in Madrid December 1, 2008.
France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy attends a press conference to announce she will work as Ambassadress for the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Paris, December 1, 2008.
Eric Grubman, executive vice president with the National Football League and president of NFL Ventures and Business Operations, speaks at the Reuters Media Summit in New York, December 1, 2008.
Tourists return to Trident-Oberoi hotel to collect their luggages in Mumbai December 1, 2008. India said on Monday it had called Pakistan's envoy and informed him that deadly attacks in Mumbai were carried out by militants from Pakistan and demanded swift action against those responsible.
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