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.
Senior officers of Central Industrial Security Force, or CISF who is in charge of airport security are seen in a meeting at Indira Gandhi International airport, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. A police official says security forces have swarmed through New Delhi's international airport after the sound of gunfire rang out, but no one was injured.
TENERIFE, SPAIN - DECEMBER 05: Astana Team Boss Johan Bruyneel looks on during a Team Astana Training Camp press conference at the Hotel Las Madrigueras on December 5, 2008 in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife.
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.
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.
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.
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.
4 months ago: Neighborhood residents read eviction notices posted on a home plastered with portraits of China's top communist leaders in an attempt to fight off a government eviction on July 15, 2008 in Beijing. The extended family of 14, who sold fruits, roasted chestnuts and maintained a small grocery store on the premises near the trendy Houhai lake district for years, have plastered their home with portraits of late leaders Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, and current leaders President Hu Jintao and Prime Minister WenJiabao, as well as written slogans and commentaries in response to forcible eviction warnings from the government.
TENERIFE, SPAIN - DECEMBER 05: Astana Team Boss Johan Bruyneel looks on during a Team Astana Training Camp press conference at the Hotel Las Madrigueras on December 5, 2008 in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife.
TENERIFE, SPAIN - DECEMBER 05: Astana Team Boss Johan Bruyneel looks on during a Team Astana Training Camp press conference at the Hotel Las Madrigueras on December 5, 2008 in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife.
TENERIFE, SPAIN - DECEMBER 05: Lance Armstrong of the USA talks to the media during an Astana Team Training Camp press conference at the Hotel Las Madrigueras on December 5, 2008 in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife.
TENERIFE, SPAIN - DECEMBER 05: Lance Armstrong of the USA talks to the media during an Astana Team Training Camp press conference at the Hotel Las Madrigueras on December 5, 2008 in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife.
TENERIFE, SPAIN - DECEMBER 05: Lance Armstrong of the USA talks to the media during an Astana Team Training Camp press conference at the Hotel Las Madrigueras on December 5, 2008 in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife.
TENERIFE, SPAIN - DECEMBER 05: Lance Armstrong of the USA talks to the media during an Astana Team Training Camp press conference at the Hotel Las Madrigueras on December 5, 2008 in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife.
TENERIFE, SPAIN - DECEMBER 05: 2007 Tour de France winner Alberto Contador of Spain talks to the media during a Astana Team Training Camp press conference at the Hotel Las Madrigueras on December 5, 2008 in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife.
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