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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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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. From Getty Images.

      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.

    • 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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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.

    • 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. From Getty Images.

      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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    • Activists of Pakistan People's party decorating an area near the Presidential palace Parliament with banner of their slain leader Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Zardari, Friday, Sept 5, 2008 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Zardari who is running for President of Pakistan will get votes on Saturday in the Parliament. From AP Photo by B.K.Bangash.

      Activists of Pakistan People's party decorating an area near the Presidential palace Parliament with banner of their slain leader Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Zardari, Friday, Sept 5, 2008 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Zardari who is running for President of Pakistan will get votes on Saturday in the Parliament.

    • Designer Max Azria (R) acknowledges applauds at the end of his the BCBG Max Azria Spring 2009 collection during New York Fashion Week September 5, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Designer Max Azria (R) acknowledges applauds at the end of his the BCBG Max Azria Spring 2009 collection during New York Fashion Week September 5, 2008.

    • RICHMOND, VA - SEPTEMBER 05: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowes Chevrolet takes a break in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway on September 5, 2008 in Richmond, Virginia. From Getty Images by Getty Images for NASCAR.

      RICHMOND, VA - SEPTEMBER 05: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowes Chevrolet takes a break in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway on September 5, 2008 in Richmond, Virginia.

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    • Italy's Claudia Pettazzoni (L) and Peru's Fidel Rios kiss each other to win the IKE, the International underwater kissing event in Riccione on July 20, 2008. The couple won the world's longest underwater kiss title with a time of 1 minutes and 51 seconds. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Italy's Claudia Pettazzoni (L) and Peru's Fidel Rios kiss each other to win the IKE, the International underwater kissing event in Riccione on July 20, 2008. The couple won the world's longest underwater kiss title with a time of 1 minutes and 51 seconds.

    • A model presents a creation by Belarussian designer Dmitry Prigozhaev during the International Festival of Vanguard Art, Mammoth, in Minsk November 17, 2007. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A model presents a creation by Belarussian designer Dmitry Prigozhaev during the International Festival of Vanguard Art, Mammoth, in Minsk November 17, 2007.

    • Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrives to accept the nomination. at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrives to accept the nomination. at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008.

    • ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 04:  Republican U.S presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pauses while speaking during day four of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept the GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night. From Getty Images.

      ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 04: Republican U.S presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pauses while speaking during day four of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept the GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.

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By Sami Moubayed DAMASCUS - On the eve of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan in 1959, Iraq's military head of state Abdul-Karim Qasim toured the streets of Baghdad by night, inspecting preparatio...
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BAGHDAD, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki demanded changes to some points of a draft deal on the status of U.S. troops in Iraq beyond 2008, website of a local Iraqi television said on Monday.     "There are still some
BAGHDAD, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- An Iraqi Shiite cleric was killed and 16 people injured in separate shooting and roadside bomb attacks in Baghdad on Monday, an Interior Ministry source said.     "Faris Jabir Thahir, a Shiite cleric, was killed by
' Kahl said in the briefing that, of the 103,000 Sunnis belonging to those militias, the Iraqi government had promised to take into the security forces only about 16,000. But in fact, it has approved only 600 applicants thus far, according to Kahl,
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Throughout summer 2008, Iraqi politicians tied to Tehran have put increasing political pressure on the U.S. government to allow Baghdad to control Camp Ashraf, the base housing Iran's main opposition -- the Mujahedin e Khalq (MEK). Options regarding
Baghdad: Sources close to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki told Gulf News that he believes the time is right to subject the Kurdistan region, which has enjoyed autonomy headed by Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani, to the authority of the central

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