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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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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.
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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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Turkish President Abdullah Gul, left, and Armenian President Serge Sarkisian seen during their meeting in Yerevan, Armenia, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Abdullah Gul arrived in Armenia to watch a Turkey vs. Armenia World Cup qualifier game with President Serge Sarkisian that many hope will help the two countries overcome decades of antagonism rooted in Ottoman-era massacres of Armenians.
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Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot to Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their semi-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows in New York, September 6, 2008.
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Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian (R) meets his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul on September 6, 2008 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Turkish President Abdullah Gul, left, and Armenian President Serge Sarkisian seen during their meeting in Yerevan, Armenia, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Abdullah Gul arrived in Armenia to watch a Turkey vs. Armenia World Cup qualifier game with President Serge Sarkisian that many hope will help the two countries overcome decades of antagonism rooted in Ottoman-era massacres of Armenians.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul, left, and Armenian President Serge Sarkisian shake hands during their meeting in Yerevan, Armenia, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Abdullah Gul arrived in Armenia to watch a Turkey vs. Armenia World Cup qualifier game with President Serge Sarkisian that many hope will help the two countries overcome decades of antagonism rooted in Ottoman-era massacres of Armenians.
A flood affected family sleeps at a relief camp in Purnea, about 350 kilometers (218 miles) northeast of Patna, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Government engineers have begun digging a new channel to correct the course of the Kosi River that burst its banks, causing devastating flooding across a wide swath of northern India, officials said Saturday.
Flood affected people eat food provided at a relief camp set up inside a temple premise, in Purnea, about 350 kilometers (218 miles) northeast of Patna, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Government engineers have begun digging a new channel to correct the course of the Kosi River that burst its banks, causing devastating flooding across a wide swath of northern India, officials said Saturday.
Flood affected people eat food provided at a relief camp set up inside a temple premise, in Purnea, about 350 kilometers (218 miles) northeast of Patna, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Government engineers have begun digging a new channel to correct the course of the Kosi River that burst its banks, causing devastating flooding across a wide swath of northern India, officials said Saturday.
A flood affected family waits for food at a relief camp in Purnea, about 350 kilometers (218 miles) northeast of Patna, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Government engineers have begun digging a new channel to correct the course of the Kosi River that burst its banks, causing devastating flooding across a wide swath of northern India, officials said Saturday.
Kashmiri Muslim women watch the funeral procession of Javed Ahmed, who died after being injured in a protest in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Thousands of angry people took to the streets in Indian Kashmir to denounce the killing Saturday of Ahmed by government troops who fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells at Muslim demonstrators chanting anti-India slogans, an official said.
Pakistani President elect Asif Ali Zardari, right, head of the ruling Pakistan People's Party and widower of two-time Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, is congratulated by a party member during a celebration dinner at the Prime Minister residence in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. The widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto became Pakistan's new president Saturday after winning a landslide election victory that makes him a critical partner of the West against international terrorism.
Pakistani President elect Asif Ali Zardari, left, head of the ruling Pakistan People's Party and widower of two-time Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, is seen, during a celebration dinner at the Prime Minister residence in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. The widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto became Pakistan's new president Saturday after winning a landslide election victory that makes him a critical partner of the West against international terrorism.
Kashmiri Muslims shout pro-freedom slogans during the funeral procession of Javed Ahmed, who died after being injured in a protest in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Thousands of angry people took to the streets in Indian Kashmir to denounce the killing Saturday of Ahmed by government troops who fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells at Muslim demonstrators chanting anti-India slogans, an official said.
In this photo released Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, by the Tunisian presidency, Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, in Tunis, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Rice pressed President Ben Ali for democratic reform. Rice's three-day visit to North Africa, including Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, is her first as Secretary of State in this region of increasing strategic importance in terms of oil resources, emigration and fighting terrorism. Others are unidentified.
Pakistani President elect Asif Ali Zardari, center, head of the ruling Pakistan People's Party and widower of two-time Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, is surrounded by party members and bodyguards as he arrives to a celebration dinner at the Prime Minister residence in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. The widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto became Pakistan's new president Saturday after winning a landslide election victory that makes him a critical partner of the West against international terrorism.
Kashmiri Muslims shout slogans as they carry the body of Javed Ahmed, who died after being injured in a protest, during his funeral procession in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Thousands of angry people took to the streets in Indian Kashmir to denounce the killing Saturday of Ahmed by government troops who fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells at Muslim demonstrators chanting anti-India slogans, an official said.
In this photo released Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, by the Tunisian presidency, Tunisia's President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, left, greets U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice prior to their meeting in Tunis, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Rice's three-day visit to North Africa, including Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, is her first as Secretary of State in this region of increasing strategic importance in terms of oil resources, emigration and fighting terrorism.
Former U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke speaks with a reporter during a global conference of political and business leaders in Cernobbio, by the Como lake, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Holbrooke called for a new "strategic dialogue" with Russia to avoid a deepening of tensions between Moscow and the West.
Pakistani president elect Asif Ali Zardari, head of the ruling Pakistan People's Party and widower of two-time Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, is accompanied by his daughters Bakhtawar Zardari, left, and Asifa Zardari, right, during a celebration dinner at the Prime Minister residence in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. The widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto became Pakistan's new president Saturday after winning a landslide election victory that makes him a critical partner of the West against international terrorism.
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