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.
Schalke's Halil Altintop, center, celebrates his second goal with Ivan Rakitic, left, and Jefferson Farfan during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between FC Schalke 04 Borussia Moenchengladbach in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner.
Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger kicks the ball during their English Premier League soccer match against Manchester City in Manchester, northern England, November 22, 2008.
Oxana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin of Russia perform their original dance on the second day of the figure skating Cup of Russia, the fifth leg of the ISU Grand Prix series in Moscow, on November 22, 2008.
A boy walks through a muddy puddle of water in a camp for Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Kibati, just north of the provincial capital city of Goma, on November 9, 2008. At least 100 cases of cholera have been reported in the Democratic republic of Congo's troubled eastern region, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF - Doctors Without Borders) said on November 4, 2008."There have been 69 cases of cholera in the four displaced persons camps around Goma over the past week, and 20 in Kitchanga. In Buturande, near Rutshuru, there are five to 10 new cases per day," the medical charity said in a statement.
GOMA, DR CONGO - NOVEMBER 10: A Congolese boy, ill with Cholera, is treated in a clinic at the Don Bosko orphanage November 10, 2008 in the town of Goma, Congo. Over 250,000 people have been displaced after fighting erupted between the rebel CNDP and the army in the last several weeks. According to reports, violence continues despite a cease fire declared by (CNDP) rebel leader General Laurent Nkunda, whose stated goal is to defend Congo's Tutsi minority from Hutu militias and to bring down a corrupt government.
A Congolese holds the hand of a child suffering from cholera in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo in this November 11, 2008 photo released today by Medecins Sans Frontieres. Picture taken November 11, 2008.
A cholera patient lies in a bed at the Don Bosco center in Goma in eastern Congo, November 20, 2008. Fighting in eastern Congo has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians in recent weeks, with 386 familes taking shelter in the Don Bosco school compound. There are currently 43 cholera cases among the total of 1,519 people seeking refuge at the school.
4 months ago: U.S. President George W. Bush, left, walks with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda after a joint press conference at the G-8 summit on Sunday, July 6, 2008 in the lakeside resort of Toyako, northern Japan.
Munich soccer player Luca Toni, right, and Cottbus player Cagdas Atan, left, challenge for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Energie Cottbus in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008.
South Africa's Ruan Pienaar runs to score a try against England during the international rugby match between England and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium in London, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008.
Cologne's keeper Faryd Mondragon reacts after receiving the yellow card during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between FC Cologne and 1899 Hoffenheim in Cologne, Germany, on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008.
South Africa's Ruan Pienaar scores a try against England during the international rugby match between England and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium in London, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008.
Munich soccer player Luca Toni, right, and Cottbus player Cagdas Atan, left, challenge for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Energie Cottbus in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008.
Frankfurt's Caio, left, and Michael Fink, right, and Hanover's Christian Schulz, center, fight for the ball during a German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Hanover 96 in Frankfurt, central Germany, Saturday, Nov. 22 , 2008.
Cologne's Roda Antar, left, and Hoffenheim's Demba Ba head for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between FC Cologne and 1899 Hoffenheim in Cologne, Germany, on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008.
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