In this combination image released by Britain's Ministry of Defence Saturday Aug. 15, 2009, the 200 British soldiers that have died during the conflict in Afghanistan are seen. Two more British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, the defense ministry said Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009 taking the country's military death toll in Afghanistan past the 200 mark. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

In this combination image released by Britain's Ministry of Defence Saturday Aug. 15, 2009, the 200 British soldiers that have died during the conflict in Afghanistan are seen. Two more British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, the defense ministry said Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009 taking the country's military death toll in Afghanistan past the 200 mark.

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  3. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 13: This handout file photo provided by the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MOD) shows Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak (R) welcoming U.S. Special Envoy George Mitchell to their meeting on September 13, 2009 in Tel Aviv. Mitchell said that efforts were still needed to bridge an Israeli-American dispute over settler construction in the West Bank.
  4. This is a undated image issued by Britain's Ministry of Defence of Corporal Adam Drane from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment. British soldier Corporal Drane was killed in southern Afghanistan, the Defense Ministry said Monday Dec. 7, 2009 bringing to 100 the British death toll in Afghanistan this year.
  5. High school pupils attend a yearly military training course at a park in Hanoi December 8, 2009. Vietnam's third white paper on national defence, issued by the Ministry of Defence on Tuesday, said territorial disputes in Asia were more complicated and "in particular those relating to sovereignty and national interests in the East Sea have been on the rise".
  6. High school pupils are pictured during a yearly military training course at a park in Hanoi December 8, 2009. Vietnam's third white paper on national defence, issued by the Ministry of Defence on Tuesday, said territorial disputes in Asia were more complicated and "in particular those relating to sovereignty and national interests in the East Sea have been on the rise."
  7. A teacher stands next to high school pupils during a yearly military training course at a park in Hanoi December 8, 2009. Vietnam's third white paper on national defence, issued by the Ministry of Defence on Tuesday, said territorial disputes in Asia were more complicated and "in particular those relating to sovereignty and national interests in the East Sea have been on the rise".
  8. Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Defence Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh holds a copy of the Vietnam 2009 Defence White Paper at a news conference at the Government Guest House in Hanoi December 8, 2009. Vietnam's third white paper on national defence, issued by the Ministry of Defence on Tuesday, said territorial disputes in Asia were more complicated and "in particular those relating to sovereignty and national interests in the East Sea have been on the rise".
  9. Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski listens to Defence Minister Bogdan Klich during a news conference at the Ministry of Defence in Warsaw December 2, 2009.
  10. Poland's Minister of Defence Bogdan Klich holds up a document during a news conference at the Ministry of Defence in Warsaw December 2, 2009.
  11. Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski listens to Defence Minister Bogdan Klich during a news conference at the Ministry of Defence in Warsaw December 2, 2009.
  12. Poland's Minister of Defence Bogdan Klich arrives for a news conference at the Ministry of Defence in Warsaw December 2, 2009.
  13. Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks to the media during a news conference at the Ministry of Defence in Warsaw December 2, 2009.
  14. Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski (L) and Minister of Defence Bogdan Klich arrive for a news conference at the Ministry of Defence in Warsaw December 2, 2009.
  15. In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009, a Royal Air Force Typhoon flies over the Jumeirah Palm in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, while attending the Dubai Air Show, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. The Palm Jumeirah is built in the shape of date palm tree and consist of a trunk; a crown with 17 fronds; and a surrounding crescent island - the back of which forms the breakwater. The island will support luxury hotels, exclusive residential villas, shoreline apartments, marinas, water theme parks, restaurants, shopping malls, sports facilities, health spas, cinemas and various dive sites.
  16. A man fires a gun while a commando watches at a defence and security fair organised by Albania's Ministry of Defence and Klik Espo Group, an event management company in Zall Herr near Tirana November 24, 2009.

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