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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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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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    • China athletes carries the Paralympic's flag march inside the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest during the opening ceremony for the Beijing Paralympic Games in Beijing, China Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. From AP Photo by Andy Wong.

      China athletes carries the Paralympic's flag march inside the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest during the opening ceremony for the Beijing Paralympic Games in Beijing, China Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008.

    • Northern Ireland's Aaron Hughes (L) fights for the ball with Slovakia's Robert Vittek during their World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match in Bratislava September 6, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Northern Ireland's Aaron Hughes (L) fights for the ball with Slovakia's Robert Vittek during their World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match in Bratislava September 6, 2008.

    • Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian (R) speaks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul (L) in Yerevan on September 6, 2008. The presidents of Turkey and Armenia said there now is a "political will" to resolve decades of animosity, following landmark talks in Yerevan. Gul was paying Saturday a landmark visit to Armenia -- the first by a Turkish president since Armenia's independence in 1991 -- for the first of two World Cup qualifiers between the two national teams. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian (R) speaks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul (L) in Yerevan on September 6, 2008. The presidents of Turkey and Armenia said there now is a "political will" to resolve decades of animosity, following landmark talks in Yerevan. Gul was paying Saturday a landmark visit to Armenia -- the first by a Turkish president since Armenia's independence in 1991 -- for the first of two World Cup qualifiers between the two national teams.

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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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi speaks after he received an honorary doctorate on August 05, 2008 during a ceremony held at INSAT university in Tunis. Kadhafi is on a tree-day official visit to Tunisia. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi speaks after he received an honorary doctorate on August 05, 2008 during a ceremony held at INSAT university in Tunis. Kadhafi is on a tree-day official visit to Tunisia.

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Posters of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki with a noose around his neck (L) and with half his face metamorphosing into the late President Saddam Hussein (R) are seen plastered to a hut painted in the colours of the Iraqi flag, in the restive district of Sadr City in east Baghdad on May 14, 2008. US troops went from house-to-house today in Baghdad searching for weapons in this Shiite stronghold ahead of a deployment of Iraqi forces in line with a new truce between militants loyal to anti-American Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and US and Iraq troops, witnesses and officials said. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
3 months ago: Posters of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki with a noose around his neck (L) and with half his face metamorphosing into the late President Saddam Hussein (R) are seen plastered to a hut painted in the colours of the Iraqi flag, in the restive district of Sadr City in east Baghdad on May 14, 2008. US troops went from house-to-house today in Baghdad searching for weapons in this Shiite stronghold ahead of a deployment of Iraqi forces in line with a new truce between militants loyal to anti-American Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and US and Iraq troops, witnesses and officials said.
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  • A worker wipes clean a newly delivered car at a dealership showroom in the once affluent Baghdad district of Mansur on August 27, 2008. Five years following the US-led invasion that toppled the Saddam Hussein�s regime in 2003, car dealers are now importing cars from neighbouring Kuwait, the United Emirates and Jordan which are being sold for 10,000 to 35,000 US dollars. According to the dealer of this show room, the demand for new vehicles has risen over 70 percent in the last year, because security has improved with people feeling safe from abduction and random killings when driving in the city. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A man walks by a newly imported automobile at a dealership showroom in the once affluent Baghdad district of Mansur on August 27, 2008. Five years following the US-led invasion that toppled the Saddam Hussein�s regime in 2003, car dealers are now importing cars from neighbouring Kuwait, the United Emirates and Jordan which are being sold for 10,000 to 35,000 US dollars. According to the dealer of this show room, the demand for new vehicles has risen over 70 percent in the last year, because security has improved with people feeling safe from abduction and random killings when driving in the city. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An Iraqi policeman in charge of the train's security opens the door of a meeting room, on Saddam Hussein's private luxury train, at the Universal Train Station in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. Saddam Hussein's private luxury train is being put into public service next month to help ease a train shortage, according to Iraqi rail officials. From AP Photo by Khalid Mohammed.
  • An Iraqi policeman in charge of the train's security opens the door of a meeting room, on Saddam Hussein's private luxury train, at the Universal Train Station in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. Saddam Hussein's private luxury train is being put into public service next month to help ease a train shortage, according to Iraqi rail officials. From AP Photo by Khalid Mohammed.
  • An Iraqi police officer in charge of the train's security wipes a tap in the bathroom apparently used by Saddam Hussein, on the former Iraqi leader's private luxury train, at the Universal Train Station in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. Saddam Hussein's private luxury train is being put into public service next month to help ease a train shortage, according to Iraqi rail officials. From AP Photo by Khalid Mohammed.
  • An Iraqi policeman in charge of the train's security opens the curtains of the bedroom compartment he claims was used by Saddam Hussein, on the former Iraqi leader's private luxury train, at the Universal Train Station, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. Saddam Hussein's private luxury train is being put into public service next month to help ease a train shortage, according to Iraqi rail officials. From AP Photo by Khalid Mohammed.
  • A caretaker opens the carriage door of Saddam Hussein's private luxury train, at the Universal Train Station in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. Saddam Hussein's private luxury train is being put into public service next month to help ease a train shortage, according to Iraqi rail officials. From AP Photo by Khalid Mohammed.
  • Yasser Raad (yellow shirt) of Arbil Sports Club and Waleed Khalid of Baghdad's al-Zawra team in action during a local final soccer match in Baghdad August 24, 2008. The home team lost but the fans were jubilant anyway on Sunday when the Iraqi football league final was held before a full crowd in Baghdad for the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Khaldoun Ibrahim of Arbil Sports Club is challenged by Aws Ibrahim and Sharar Abdul-Jabbar of Baghdad's al-Zawra during a local final soccer match in Baghdad August 24, 2008. The home team lost but the fans were jubilant anyway on Sunday when the Iraqi football league final was held before a full crowd in Baghdad for the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • An Iraqi soldier with a bomb sniffing dog stands in front of riot police and spectators at Shaab stadium during a local soccer final match between Baghdad's al-Zawra and Arbil Sports club in Baghdad August 24, 2008. The home team lost but the fans were jubilant anyway on Sunday when the Iraqi football league final was held before a full crowd in Baghdad for the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Iraqi soldiers walk their bomb sniffing dogs to secure the Shaab stadium before the start of a local soccer final match between Baghdad's al-Zawra and Arbil Sports club in Baghdad August 24, 2008. The home team lost but the fans were jubilant anyway on Sunday when the Iraqi football league final was held before a full crowd in Baghdad for the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Iraqi military helicopters fly over the spectators to secure the Shaab stadium before the start of a local soccer final match between Baghdad's al-Zawra and Arbil Sports club in Baghdad August 24, 2008. The home team lost but the fans were jubilant anyway on Sunday when the Iraqi football league final was held before a full crowd in Baghdad for the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • An Iraqi military helicopter flies over the spectators to secure the Shaab stadium before the start of a local soccer final match between Baghdad's al-Zawra and Arbil Sports club in Baghdad August 24, 2008. The home team lost but the fans were jubilant anyway on Sunday when the Iraqi football league final was held before a full crowd in Baghdad for the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Members of the Arbil Sports club hold up a trophy after winning Baghdad's al-Zawra team during their soccer finals at Shaab stadium in Baghdad August 24, 2008. The home team lost but the fans were jubilant anyway on Sunday when the Iraqi football league final was held before a full crowd in Baghdad for the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Spectators watch the soccer final between Baghdad's al-Zawra and Arbil Sports club at Shaab stadium in Baghdad August 24, 2008. The home team lost but the fans were jubilant anyway on Sunday when the Iraqi football league final was held before a full crowd in Baghdad for the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Residents wave Iraqi national flags during a local soccer final match between Baghdad's al-Zawra and Arbil Sports club at Shaab stadium in Baghdad August 24, 2008. The home team lost but the fans were jubilant anyway on Sunday when the Iraqi football league final was held before a full crowd in Baghdad for the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Children fetch cooking and drinking water from a water hose in Baghdad's Sadr City in this picture taken August 14, 2008. Millions of Iraqis lack access to sufficient clean water and proper sewage five years after the U.S.-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein. Picture taken August 14. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A girl carries a cooking pot filled with water on her head in Baghdad's Sadr City August 14, 2008. Millions of Iraqis lack access to sufficient clean water and proper sewage five years after the U.S.-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein. Picture taken August 14. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Children fetch water from a village water tank in the outskirts of Baghdad August 16, 2008. Millions of Iraqis lack access to sufficient clean water and proper sewage five years after the U.S.-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein. Picture taken August 16. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Visitors enjoy the day in-line skating in Liberation Gardens, a former military camp under Saddam Hussein's regime now turned into a garden and amusement park, in Sulaimaniyah in the Kurdistan region of Iraq Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. After five years of war and sectarian bloodshed, Iraqis have been able to travel to the green, tranquil mountains of northern Iraq's Kurdistan region by the thousands this summer, leaving behind the heat, dust and daily killings in their country's heartland. From AP Photo by Yahya Ahmed.
  • An Iraqi family from Baghdad visits Liberation Gardens, a former military camp under Saddam Hussein's regime now turned into a garden and amusement park, in Sulaimaniyah in the Kurdistan region of Iraq Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. After five years of war and sectarian bloodshed, Iraqis have been able to travel to the green, tranquil mountains of northern Iraq's Kurdistan region by the thousands this summer, leaving behind the heat, dust and daily killings in their country's heartland. From AP Photo by Yahya Ahmed.
  • Visitors crowd the paths in Liberation Gardens, a former military camp under Saddam Hussein's regime now turned into a garden and amusement park, in Sulaimaniyah in the Kurdistan region of Iraq Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. After five years of war and sectarian bloodshed, Iraqis have been able to travel to the green, tranquil mountains of northern Iraq's Kurdistan region by the thousands this summer, leaving behind the heat, dust and daily killings in their country's heartland. From AP Photo by Yahya Ahmed.
  • Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora (L) talks during a joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) in Baghdad on August 20, 2008. Siniora was in Baghdad today for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Lebanese Premier Fuad Siniora talks during a joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (unseen) in Baghdad on August 20, 2008. Siniora was in Baghdad today for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora (L) talks during a joint press conference with Iraqi Shiite Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi (R) in Baghdad on August 20, 2008. Siniora was in Baghdad today for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora (L) is greeted by Iraqi Shiite Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi (R) in Baghdad on August 20, 2008. Siniora was in Baghdad today for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora (L) talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) moments before a joint press conference in Baghdad on August 20, 2008. Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora was in Baghdad today for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An Iraqi soldier arranges a cache of mortar rounds seized during a raid in the Baghdad district of Sadr City on August 20, 2008 Arms caches have been found all around Iraq with some weapons originally belonging to the former Iraqi army under the leadership of Saddam Hussein and stolen by militants and others during the March 2003 invasion of Iraq by US-led forces. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Iraqi soldiers stand close to a cache of mortar rounds seized during a raid in the Baghdad district of Sadr City on August 20, 2008. Arms caches have been found all around Iraq with some weapons originally belonging to the former Iraqi army under the leadership of Saddam Hussein and stolen by militants and others during the March 2003 invasion of Iraq by US-led forces. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Iraqi soldiers walk among a cache of mortar rounds seized during a raid in the Baghdad district of Sadr City on August 20, 2008. Arms caches have been found all around Iraq with some weapons originally belonging to the former Iraqi army under the leadership of Saddam Hussein and stolen by militants and others during the March 2003 invasion of Iraq by US-led forces. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora talks to the media during a joint news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad August 20, 2008. Siniora vowed on Wednesday to strengthen ties with Iraq, calling for it to be "reintegrated into the Arab world", as he became the second Arab leader to visit since Saddam Hussein's fall. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora (L) speaks to the media during a joint news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad August 20, 2008. Siniora on Wednesday became the second Arab leader to visit Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein, arriving for talks nine days after a flying visit by Jordan's King Abdullah. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora (L) speaks to the news during a joint news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad August 20, 2008. Siniora on Wednesday became the second Arab leader to visit Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein, arriving for talks nine days after a flying visit by Jordan's King Abdullah. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Siniora (L) talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki moments before a joint news conference in Baghdad August 20, 2008. Siniora on Wednesday became the second Arab leader to visit Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein, arriving for talks nine days after a flying visit by Jordan's King Abdullah. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • In a handout picture released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) his Lebanese counterpart Fuad Siniora (L) shake hands during their meeting in Baghdad on August 20, 2008. Siniora was in Baghdad today for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • In a handout picture released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Office, Dozens of Iraqi policemen on motorcycles escort the convoy carrying Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki  and his visiting Lebanese counterpart Fuad Siniora from the airport into central Baghdad on August 20, 2008. Siniora was in Baghdad today for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • In a handout picture released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Office, Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora (L) meets with his Iraqi counterpart Nuri al-Maliki upon his arrival to Baghdad on August 20, 2008. Siniora was in Baghdad today for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • In a handout picture released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) shakes hands with his visiting Lebanese counterpart Fuad Siniora (L) as he arrives in Baghdad on August 20, 2008. Siniora was in Baghdad today for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • In a handout picture released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) embraces his Lebanese counterpart Fuad Siniora (L) in welcome as he arrives in Baghdad on August 20, 2008. Siniora was in Baghdad today for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • In a handout picture released by the Lebanese photo agency Dalati and Nohra on August 20, 2008, Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora (L) stands with his Iraqi counterpart Nuri al-Maliki (R) during a welcome ceremony in Baghdad on August 20, 2008. Siniora was in Baghdad today for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • In a handout picture released by the Lebanese photo agency Dalati and Nohra on August 20, 2008, Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora (R) and Iraqi counterpart Nuri al-Maliki recieve flowers during a welcome ceremony at Baghdad airport for Siniora on August 20, 2008. Siniora was in Baghdad today for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • In a handout picture released by the Lebanese photo agency Dalati and Nohra on August 20, 2008, Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora (L) meets with his Iraqi counterpart Nuri al-Maliki upon his arrival to Baghdad on August 20, 2008. Siniora was in Baghdad today for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.


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Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian (R) meets his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul on September 6, 2008 during a meeting in Yerevan. Sarkisian said today he had been invited by his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul to attend a return football match between the two nations in Turkey next month. Gul travelled today to attend the World Cup qualifiers between Armenia and Turkey, in a landmark visit expected to ease relations between the two foes. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian (R) meets his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul on September 6, 2008 during a meeting in Yerevan. Sarkisian said today he had been invited by his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul to attend a return football match between the two nations in Turkey next month. Gul travelled today to attend the World Cup qualifiers between Armenia and Turkey, in a landmark visit expected to ease relations between the two foes.

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Ping Yali, who was China's first Paralympics gold medallist, carries the flame at the National Stadium during the opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games in the Chinese capital on September 6, 2008. China once again dazzled the world with a glittering ceremony as the Paralympics opened in the iconic "Bird's Nest" National Stadium with the message that all life has value and dignity. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Ping Yali, who was China's first Paralympics gold medallist, carries the flame at the National Stadium during the opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games in the Chinese capital on September 6, 2008. China once again dazzled the world with a glittering ceremony as the Paralympics opened in the iconic "Bird's Nest" National Stadium with the message that all life has value and dignity.

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Torchbearer Hou Bin (C), a paralympic gold medallist in athletics, winches himself up to light the flame during the opening ceremony of 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games at the National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", on September 6, 2008. China once again dazzled the world with a glittering ceremony as the Paralympics opened in the iconic "Bird's Nest" National Stadium with the message that all life has value and dignity. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Torchbearer Hou Bin (C), a paralympic gold medallist in athletics, winches himself up to light the flame during the opening ceremony of 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games at the National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", on September 6, 2008. China once again dazzled the world with a glittering ceremony as the Paralympics opened in the iconic "Bird's Nest" National Stadium with the message that all life has value and dignity.

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Chinese power lifter Zhang Haidong carries the torch in the National Stadium at the opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games on September 6, 2008. China once again dazzled the world with a glittering ceremony as the Paralympics opened in the iconic "Bird's Nest" National Stadium with the message that all life has value and dignity. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Chinese power lifter Zhang Haidong carries the torch in the National Stadium at the opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games on September 6, 2008. China once again dazzled the world with a glittering ceremony as the Paralympics opened in the iconic "Bird's Nest" National Stadium with the message that all life has value and dignity.

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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) wave to the Iranian delegation during the opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games at the National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", in the Chinese capital on September 6, 2008. China once again dazzled the world with a glittering ceremony as the Paralympics opened in the iconic "Bird's Nest" National Stadium with the message that all life has value and dignity. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) wave to the Iranian delegation during the opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games at the National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", in the Chinese capital on September 6, 2008. China once again dazzled the world with a glittering ceremony as the Paralympics opened in the iconic "Bird's Nest" National Stadium with the message that all life has value and dignity.

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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles as he attends the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games at the National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", in the Chinese capital on September 6, 2008. China once again dazzled the world with a glittering ceremony as the Paralympics opened in the iconic "Bird's Nest" National Stadium with the message that all life has value and dignity. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles as he attends the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games at the National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", in the Chinese capital on September 6, 2008. China once again dazzled the world with a glittering ceremony as the Paralympics opened in the iconic "Bird's Nest" National Stadium with the message that all life has value and dignity.

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Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian (R) speaks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul (L) in Yerevan on September 6, 2008. The presidents of Turkey and Armenia said there now is a "political will" to resolve decades of animosity, following landmark talks in Yerevan. Gul was paying Saturday a landmark visit to Armenia -- the first by a Turkish president since Armenia's independence in 1991 -- for the first of two World Cup qualifiers between the two national teams. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian (R) speaks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul (L) in Yerevan on September 6, 2008. The presidents of Turkey and Armenia said there now is a "political will" to resolve decades of animosity, following landmark talks in Yerevan. Gul was paying Saturday a landmark visit to Armenia -- the first by a Turkish president since Armenia's independence in 1991 -- for the first of two World Cup qualifiers between the two national teams.

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