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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.
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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.
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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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Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic reacts after winning his quarterfinal match 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 against Sweden's Robin Soderling during the Brisbane International tennis tournament held in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009.
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Florida Gators David Nelson (R) catches a touchdown pass next to Oklahoma Sooners Keenan Clayton (L) during the fourth quarter in the NCAA's BCS National Championship football game in Miami, January 8, 2009.
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Aboriginal traditional dancers from Arnhem Land in Australia's Northern Territory who call themselves the "Chooky Dancers" perform during a media preview for the Sydney Festival on January 9, 2009. The Chooky Dancers, who have become an international hit on the internet after their unique dance interpretation of Zorba the Greek, will perform at the Sydney Festival which will be held on January 10-31.
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An Israeli attack helicopter fires flares as seen from the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. Lebanese militants fired at least three rockets into northern Israel early Thursday, ripping through a crowded nursing home and threatening to open a new front for the Jewish state as it pushed forward with a bloody offensive in the Gaza Strip that has killed nearly 700 people.
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Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, with an altitude of 8,848 meters (29,028 feet), is seen in this aerial view taken from a passenger aircraft flying over Nepal at a height of 9,144 meters (30,000 feet), November 9, 2008. Everest is part of the Himalayan mountain range along the border of Nepal and Tibet. In background is the Tibetan Plateau. Picture taken November 9, 2008.
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A Tibetan man ploughs a field near Gyabon Hamlet located near the base camp of Mount Everest, also known as Qomolangma, in the Tibet Autonomous Region May 9, 2008. An envoy to the Dalai Lama said on Thursday Chinese negotiators had shown a willingness to engage with the Tibetan side during recent talks, despite major differences on important issues.
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The summit of the world's highest mountain Mount Everest, also known as Qomolangma, is covered in cloud as climbers from the Olympic torch relay team reach the top in the Tibet Autonomous Region May 8, 2008. Heavy snowfall during the past week had hampered efforts for the Olympic torch's ascent, but the team of 31 Chinese climbers, 22 of them ethnic Tibetans, reached Everest's summit with the Olympic flame this morning.
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Asif Ali Zardari, husband of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto (L) and former premier Nawaz Sharif (R) shake hands upon their arrival at a joint press conference in Murree, some 60kms north of Islamabad on March 9, 2008. Pakistan's two major opposition leaders signed a formal declaration on forming a coalition government, and urged President Pervez Musharraf to convene parliament without delay. Asif Ali Zardari, widowed husband of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, and Nawaz Sharif signed the agreement at a news conference here after a fresh round of coalition talks following last month's general election. Zardari is the de facto leader of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, which won the most seats in the February 18 ballot and, along with Sharif's party, trounced Musharraf's political allies.
Asif Ali Zardari, husband of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto (R) and former premier Nawaz Sharif (L) shake hands upon their arrival at a joint press conference in Murree, some 60kms north of Islamabad on March 9, 2008. Pakistan's two major opposition leaders signed a formal declaration on forming a coalition government, and urged President Pervez Musharraf to convene parliament without delay. Asif Ali Zardari, widowed husband of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, and Nawaz Sharif signed the agreement at a news conference here after a fresh round of coalition talks following last month's general election. Zardari is the de facto leader of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, which won the most seats in the February 18 ballot and, along with Sharif's party, trounced Musharraf's political allies.
A cyclist rides past a billboard showing a portrait of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, center, and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, top, displayed along a roadside in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. Opposition parties dealt a crushing electoral blow to allies of President Pervez Musharraf, a private TV network reported Tuesday, winning enough seats to form a new government that could threaten the eight-year rule of America's close ally in its war on terror.
A cyclist rides past a billboard showing the portrait of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, right, and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, top, displayed along the road side in Rawalpindi, Pakistan Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. Opposition parties dealt a crushing electoral blow to allies of President Pervez Musharraf, a private TV network reported Tuesday, winning enough seats to form a new government that could threaten the eight-year rule of America's close ally in its war on terror.
A cyclist rides past a billboard showing the portrait of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, right, and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, top, displayed along the road side in Rawalpindi, Pakistan Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. Opposition parties dealt a crushing electoral blow to allies of President Pervez Musharraf, a private TV network reported Tuesday, winning enough seats to form a new government that could threaten the eight-year rule of America's close ally in its war on terror.
A cyclist rides past a billboard showing the portrait of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, right, and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, top, displayed along the road side in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Opposition parties dealt a crushing electoral blow to allies of President Pervez Musharraf, a private TV network reported Tuesday, winning enough seats to form a new government that could threaten the eight-year rule of America's close ally in its war on terror.
Asif Ali Zardari (C), widower of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in Nawabshah, 320 km (200 miles) from Karachi February 18, 2008. Fears of violence kept many Pakistanis away from an election that could usher in a parliament set on driving President Pervez Musharraf from office, while Musharraf himself called for reconciliation after casting his vote.
A Pakistani commuter rides past an upcoming elections billboard showing slain former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto (R) and the candidate for the Pakistan People's Party (C), in Islamabad on February 8, 2008. British detectives said that Benazir Bhutto was killed by the force of a suicide bomb and not gunfire, backing the Pakistani government's version of how the opposition leader was assassinated.
Pakistani police inspector Chaudhry Abdul Majid, center, who is heading Pakistan's investigation of the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto arrives at a press conference in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 8, 2008. Scotland Yard said in a report released Friday that Bhutto died as a result of a suicide bomb blast, not a gunshot, findings that support the Pakistani government's version of the events. Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party immediately rejected the British conclusion and repeated its demand for a U.N. investigation.
A supporter of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, seen in poster in background, chants anti government slogans in Lahore, Pakistan on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007. Benazir Bhutto's 19-year-old son was chosen Sunday to succeed her as chairman of her opposition party, extending Pakistan's most famous political dynasty but leaving the real power to her husband, who will serve as co-chariman.
Asif Ali Zardari, left, husband of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, seen in photo, addresses a news conference with his son Bilawal Bhutto who has been nominated Chairman of the party in Naudero, near Larkana, Pakistan on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007. The party also decided to contest upcoming elections, apparently ending the threat of a wholesale boycott by Pakistan's political opposition as the key U.S. ally in its war on terror struggles to move to full democracy after years of military rule.
Ghinva Bhutto, center, estrange sister-in-law of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto arrives with her children Fatima Bhutto, left, and Zulfiqar to offer prayers at the grave of Bhutto in Gahri Khuda Bakhash near Larkana,Pakistan on Saturday,Dec. 29, 2007. Pakistan's government asserted Friday that al-Qaida was behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and offered the transcript of a conversation as proof.
Ghinwa Bhutto (C) sister-in-law of slain Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto, comforts crying party workers as Bhutto's niece, Fatima (R) sobs at Bhutto's ancestral mausoleum in Garhi Khuda Baksh, 29 December 2007. Pakistan's interior ministry said that 38 people have died in the unrest that has shaken the country since the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
Ghinwa Bhutto (L) sister-in-law of slain Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto, and Bhutto's niece, Fatima (2-L) pray at her grave at the Bhutto's ancestral mausolem in Garhi Khuda Baksh, 29 December 2007. Pakistan's interior ministry said that 38 people have died in the unrest that has shaken the country since the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
