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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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A Palestinian youth stands in Jerusalem's Old City near the entrance to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound , Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Around 90,000 Muslims congregated in Jerusalem for the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, it was reported by police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld. He said thousands of police were deployed around the city to "prevent any disturbances."
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South Korea's top nuclear envoy Kim Sook arrives at a restaurant to meet his US and Japanese counterparts in Beijing September 5, 2008. South Korea's chief nuclear envoy on Friday pressed North Korea to halt plans to rebuild a mothballed nuclear plant that makes arms-grade plutonium and instead return to the bargaining table.
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VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 05: Actors Mickey Rourke and Evan Rachel Wood (R) pose with director Darren Aronofsky (C) at the 'The Wrestler' photocall at the Piazzale del Casino during the 65th Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2008 in Venice, Italy.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces Judge David Groner as he agrees to a plea agreement and to resign from office in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit, Michigan September 4, 2008.
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Serena Williams (L) and her sister Venus (R), both of the U.S., each react in this combination photo during their quarter-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York September 3, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 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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PARIS - JULY 14: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon leave after the Bastille Day ceremony on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended the Champs-Elysees military parade, alongside other European, North African and Middle Eastern leaders, which has caused controversy due to Syria's ties to organisations classified as terrorist by the several countries.
PARIS - JULY 14: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attend the Bastille Day ceremony on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended the Champs-Elysees military parade, alongside other European, North African and Middle Eastern leaders, which has caused controversy due to Syria's ties to organisations classified as terrorist by the several countries.
PARIS - JULY 14: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attend the Bastille Day ceremony on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended the Champs-Elysees military parade, alongside other European, North African and Middle Eastern leaders, which has caused controversy due to Syria's ties to organisations classified as terrorist by the several countries.
PARIS - JULY 14: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attend the Bastille Day ceremony on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended the Champs-Elysees military parade, alongside other European, North African and Middle Eastern leaders, which has caused controversy due to Syria's ties to organisations classified as terrorist by the several countries.
PARIS - JULY 14: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attend the ceremony of the Bastille Day, on July 14, 2008 in Paris. France kicked off Bastille Day celebrations in a whirlwind of controversy as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad joined dozens of leaders to watch the Champs Elysees military parade.
PARIS - JULY 14: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (L) meets UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. French President Nicolas Sarkozy brought together heads of state from 43 nations to launched the a Mediterranean Union, which has ending the Middle East conflict as one of it's main priorities, at a summit in Paris.
PARIS - JULY 14: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks with Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and Syrian President Bashar Assad as German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Bastille Day on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Leaders joined Bastille Day celebrations by watching a military parade on the Champs-Elysees. The Union of the Mediterranean, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's brain child to increase ties and combat fundamentalism with the North African and Middle Eastern countries, now include all European Union member states on the insistence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
PARIS - JULY 14: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks with Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and Syrian President Bashar Assad as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stands with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Finnish President Tarja Halonen on Bastille Day on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Leaders joined Bastille Day celebrations by watching a military parade on the Champs-Elysees. The Union of the Mediterranean, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's brain child to increase ties and combat fundamentalism with the North African and Middle Eastern countries, now include all European Union member states on the insistence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
PARIS - JULY 14: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stands with Finnish President Tarja Halonen and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Bastille Day on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Leaders joined Bastille Day celebrations by watching a military parade on the Champs-Elysees. The Union of the Mediterranean, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's brain child to increase ties and combat fundamentalism with the North African and Middle Eastern countries, now include all European Union member states on the insistence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
PARIS - JULY 14: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon greets Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Finnish President Tarja Halonen and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as Syrian President Bashar Assad smiles (L) on Bastille Day on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Leaders joined Bastille Day celebrations by watching a military parade on the Champs-Elysees. The Union of the Mediterranean, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's brain child to increase ties and combat fundamentalism with the North African and Middle Eastern countries, now include all European Union member states on the insistence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
PARIS - JULY 14: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad as guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon goes to greet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Finnish President Tarja Halonen and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Bastille Day on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Leaders joined Bastille Day celebrations by watching a military parade on the Champs-Elysees. The Union of the Mediterranean, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's brain child to increase ties and combat fundamentalism with the North African and Middle Eastern countries, now include all European Union member states on the insistence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
PARIS - JULY 14: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad as guest of honor United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon goes to greet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Finnish President Tarja Halonen and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Bastille Day on July 14, 2008 in Paris, France. Leaders joined Bastille Day celebrations by watching a military parade on the Champs-Elysees. The Union of the Mediterranean, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's brain child to increase ties and combat fundamentalism with the North African and Middle Eastern countries, now include all European Union member states on the insistence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
TOYAKO, JAPAN - JULY 09: In this handout image provided by Summit Photo Japan, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attends the Outreach Working Lunch on July 9, 2008 in Toyako, Hokkaido, Japan. During the 3-day G8 Summit meeting, the leaders of the world's eight major industrialized nations discuss issues including the world economy, environment and climate change as well as development in Africa.
TOYAKO, JAPAN - JULY 09: In this handout image provided by Summit Photo Japan, (L-R) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President George W. Bush attend a photo session at the Windsor Hotel Toya on July 9, 2008 in Toyako, Hokkaido, Japan. Leaders from the eight major industrialized nations are discussing issues such as world economy, environment, climate change and development in Africa during the 3-day Summit.
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (R) talks with European Commision President Jose Manuel Barroso prior to their bilateral meeting at the Windsor Hotel, venue of the G8 summit meeting in Toyako town in Japan's nortern island of Hokkaido on July 7, 2008. Leaders of the world's top industrial powers were under pressure to live up to pledges to help Africa as they opened a summit dominated by skyrocketing oil and food prices.
