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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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Soccer superstar David Beckham, front, practices with his LA Galaxy teammates in Auckland, New Zealand Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. The Galaxy will play an Oceania selection in a friendly in Auckland on Saturday.
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Chile's President Michelle Bachelet and her Argentinean counterpart Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (L) shake hands before a meeting in Punta Arenas December 4, 2008. The heads of state met to reaffirm the bilateral relationship and celebrate 30 years of the papal mediation that averted an armed conflict over the Beagle Channel, which links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, located on the south of both countries.
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Members of the Indian paramilitary personnel patrol at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi early December 5, 2008. The Indian capital's international airport was the scene of a major security scare overnight after the sound of gunfire was reported, but police said there was no evidence of any shooting.
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Forty-five euro coins, worth 500 Slovak Crowns or 16,60 euros, are seen in Bratislava where Slovakian banks and post offices started selling them on December 1,2008 before Slovakia joins the euro zone on January 1, 2009.
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People walk behind the European Union's flag during the annual gay parade in Budapest July 5, 2008. Several hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police in the center of Hungarian capital as police tried to separate them from the participants of the Gay Pride march.
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A researcher, with "no research, no futre" written on his forehead marches in the streets of Rome during a demonstration on November 14, 2008. Researchers joined the students during a national of protest against conservative Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's multi-billion-euro education cuts.
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European Central bank Governor Jean-Claude Trichet attends a joint news conference following a summit to discuss the international financial crisis at the Elysee Palace, October 4, 2008. European leaders vowed at the start of an emergency summit on Saturday to do what they could to fend off a financial crisis that snowballed out of Wall Street and is now hitting banks in Europe.
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Paramilitary soldiers patrol at the international airport in New Delhi December 5, 2008. Operations appeared normal at New Delhi's international airport early on Friday, a Reuters witness said, despite media reports of a shootout there. The Indian NDTV channel reported that two sharp sounds had sparked a security scare at the airport. But nothing was found after police swept through the terminal, and normal operations had resumed, it said.
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at Namdaemun, a historic gate which was given the status of National Treasure No. 1, in central Seoul February 11, 2008. The fire broke out on Sunday at Namdaemun, the oldest wooden structure in Seoul, and the cause of the fire has yet to be determined, Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday.
Bulgarian Muslims Moussa Babechki (R) and his bride Fikrie Sabrieva pose in front of the dowry during their wedding ceremony in the village of Ribnovo, in the Rhodope Mountains, some 210km (130miles) south of Sofia January 12, 2008. The remote village of Ribnovo, set on a snowy mountainside in southwest Bulgaria, has kept its traditional winter marriage ceremony alive despite decades of Communist persecution, followed by poverty that forced many men to seek work abroad. Picture taken January 12, 2008.
Former Yukos vice-president Vasily Alexanian sits in the defendant's cage during his court hearing in Moscow February 5, 2008. A Russian court began Alexanian's trial on Monday after refusing last week to free the former oil-executive who lawyers say is dying from HIV-AIDS and in urgent need of medical treatment.
Soldiers maintain order amongst stranded passengers outside a railway station in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, February 3, 2008. A stampede at Guangzhou railway station killed one person when frustrated passengers rushed to board trains after days of cancellations because of fierce cold and snow, police confirmed on Sunday.
