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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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Gold medalist Russia's Valeriy Pnomarenko shoots in the Mens' Shooting 10 M air pistol final, during the Paralympic games in Beijing , China, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008.
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Former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Anson Chan (C) campaigns for candidates from the pro-democracy Civic Party during the Legislative Council election in Hong Kong September 7, 2008. Hong Kong residents voted to elect a new legislature on Sunday, with the bruised democratic camp trying to maintain its watchdog legislative role against resurgent pro- Beijing rivals.
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A Syrian dancer from Saif Al-Islam group performs the the Sufi Tannoura Dance (Al-Darawish or Dervish) during the Sidon Ramadan Festival in south Lebanon, late September 6, 2008. Throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which started on September 1, Muslims are required to abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk.
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Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.
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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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ROME - JUNE 4: In this handout photo provided by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, UN Secretery General Ban Ki-Moon holds a press conference during the June Food Summit at the FAO headquarters, on June 4, 2008, in Rome, Italy. Ban Ki-Moon, during the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) summit, urged nations to increase food output by 50 percent by 2030 to keep up with global demand.
ROME - JUNE 4: In this handout photo provided by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, UN Secretery General Ban Ki-Moon holds a press conference during the June Food Summit at the FAO headquarters, on June 4, 2008, in Rome, Italy. Ban Ki-Moon, during the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) summit, urged nations to increase food output by 50 percent by 2030 to keep up with global demand.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) shakes hands with World Bank President Robert Zoellick during a press conference at three-day summit on food security in UN Food and Agriculture Organisation headquarters (FAO) in Rome on June 4, 2008. UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned that failure was not an option in addressing the global food price crisis, and said an extra 15-20 billion dollars per year would be needed to help avoid disaster.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, right, and Jacques Diouf, director general of the FAO, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization meet journalists at the United Nations food crisis summit held at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Wednesday, June 4, 2008. U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon says US$15 billion to US$20 billion (Euros10 billion to Euros13 billion) is needed each year to boost food production to combat hunger.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, and World Bank President Robert Zoellick meet journalists at the United Nations food crisis summit held at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Wednesday, June 4, 2008. U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon says US$15 billion to US$20 billion (euros10 billion to euros13 billion) is needed each year to boost food production to combat hunger.
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, flanked by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, delivers his address at Villa Madama prior to an official dinner in Rome, Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Both are attending a high-level conference on World Food Security at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization headquarters in Rome. World food production must rise by 50 percent by 2030 to meet increasing demand, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told world leaders Tuesday at a summit grappling with hunger and civil unrest caused by food price hikes.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrives at a U.N. crisis summit on rising food prices at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome June 3, 2008. World leaders opened a conference on the global food crisis on Tuesday with the World Bank and humanitarian agencies demanding action to curb soaring prices that could push up to 100 million people into hunger.
In this photo provided by the Italian Presidency, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, left, followed United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General Jacques Diouf, and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, arrive for the opening ceremony of a high-level conference on World Food Security, at the FAO headquarters in Rome. Tuesday, June 3, 2008. World food production must rise by 50 percent by 2030 to meet increasing demand, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told world leaders Tuesday at a summit grappling with hunger and civil unrest caused by food price hikes.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, is greeted by Jacques Diouf, director general of the FAO, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, upon his arrival for a high-level conference on World Food Security, Tuesday, June 3, 2008. World food production must rise by 50 percent by 2030 to meet increasing demand, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told world leaders Tuesday at a summit grappling with hunger and civil unrest caused by food price hikes.
Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hor Namhong (R) shakes hands with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) at the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) International Pledging Conference on Cyclone Nargis on May 25, 2008 in Yangon. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, while speaking to delegates at the international donors conference, said that the international focus was now on saving lives in Myanmar, where two million desperate cyclone survivors need emergency aid immediately.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) arrives for the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) International Pledging Conference on Cyclone Nargis on May 25, 2008 in Yangon. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, while speaking to delegates at the international donors conference, said that the international focus was now on saving lives in Myanmar, where two million desperate cyclone survivors need emergency aid immediately.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) is given a hot towel as he arrives for the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) International Pledging Conference on Cyclone Nargis on May 25, 2008 in Yangon. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, while speaking to delegates at the international donors conference, said that the international focus was now on saving lives in Myanmar, where two million desperate cyclone survivors need emergency aid immediately.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) wipes his hands after being given a clean hand towel as he arrives for the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) International Pledging Conference on Cyclone Nargis on May 25, 2008 in Yangon. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, while speaking to delegates at the international donors conference, said that the international focus was now on saving lives in Myanmar, where two million desperate cyclone survivors need emergency aid immediately.
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