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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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Activists from India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shout slogans as they hold placards during a protest against Saturday's serial bomb blasts in New Delhi, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad September 16, 2008. The placards read: "Dismiss Home Minister Shivraj Patil", "Patil's policies are encouraging terrorists to play games with blood" (R).
Activists of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party burn an effigy symbolising the government in the northern Indian city of Allahabad September 14, 2008 during a protest against Saturday night's bomb blasts in New Delhi. Police officers trawled slums and criminal hideouts in India's capital on Sunday rounding up suspects after serial bombings in the city a day earlier killed at least 21 people and wounded nearly 100.
Activists of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hold torches during a rally against terrorism on the first anniversary of bomb blasts in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad August 25, 2008. Last year, three bombs killed 38 people at an amusement park and a street-side food stall in Hyderabad on August 25, 2007.
Activists of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shout from a police van during a protest over a land row in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh August 21, 2008. The row has posed a political dilemma for India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh months before a general election due by May. The government must find a solution that does not alienate either Muslims or Hindus, both important voter constituencies.
Activists of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shout during a protest over a land row in the northern Indian city of Amritsar August 21, 2008. The row has posed a political dilemma for India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh months before a general election due by May. The government must find a solution that does not alienate either Muslims or Hindus, both important voter constituencies.
Activists of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a hardline Hindu group, shout slogans against Jammu and Kashmir's governor N. N. Vohra, during a protest in the northern Indian city of Mathura August 13, 2008. The protest was against the Kashmir government for backing down from transferring forest land to a Hindu shrine trust.
An activist of Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party shouts slogans as he is detained by police during a protest in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008. Hindu hard-liners stopped trains and blocked highways in Mumbai, New Delhi and other parts of India on Wednesday demanding restoration of land to a Hindu shrine in the Indian Kashmir.
Kashmiri Muslim women shout slogans against Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and for freedom as they join the funeral procession of two civilians killed Tuesday by government forces during a protest, in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008. Thousands of people rushed to buy essential supplies during a brief relaxation of a curfew in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday, a day after troops killed 14 Muslims protesting a trade blockade and the death of a key separatist leader.
Kashmiri Muslims shout slogans against Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and pro-freedom slogans as they carry the coffin of a civilian killed Tuesday by government forces during a protest in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008. Thousands of people rushed to buy essential supplies during a brief relaxation of a curfew in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday, a day after troops killed 14 Muslims protesting a trade blockade and the death of a key separatist leader.
A supporter of the opposition Hindu right-wing party the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shouts slogans during a demonstration against the revoking of the decision to transfer state land to a Hindu shrine in Indian Kashmir, the Amarnath Shrine Board, in Kolkata on August 13, 2008. Police arrested a few hundred supporters of the BJP as they tried to break a police cordon.
A supporter of the opposition Hindu right-wing party the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shouts slogans during a demonstration against the revoking of the decision to transfer state land to a Hindu shrine in Indian Kashmir, the Amarnath Shrine Board, in Kolkata on August 13, 2008. Police arrested a few hundred supporters of the BJP as they tried to break a police cordon.
A supporter of the opposition Hindu right-wing party the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) uses a poster to beat a drizzle as he takes part in a demonstration against the revoking of the decision to transfer state land to a Hindu shrine in Indian Kashmir, the Amarnath Shrine Board, in Kolkata on August 13, 2008. Police arrested a few hundred supporters of the BJP as they tried to break a police cordon.
A supporter of the opposition Hindu right-wing party the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) uses a poster to beat a drizzle as he takes part in a demonstration against the revoking of the decision to transfer state land to a Hindu shrine in Indian Kashmir, the Amarnath Shrine Board, in Kolkata on August 13, 2008. Police arrested a few hundred supporters of the BJP as they tried to break a police cordon.
Police carry a collapsed activist from India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party during a protest against the Kashmir government for backing down from transferring forest land to a Hindu shrine trust, in the northern Indian city of Lucknow August 12, 2008. The activist had collapsed in a scuffle with police during the protest.
Kashmiri Muslim protesters shout slogans against Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party during a protest in Srinagar, India, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. Security forces fired tear gas and used batons on Friday to quell thousands of angry Kashmiris who accused Hindus of assaulting Muslims in a predominantly Hindu area in the Indian portion of Kashmir, police said.
Leader of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) L K Advani arrives at the site of the blast at Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad on July 27, 2008. At least 29 people were killed and over 100 wounded 26 July in a string of more than a dozen coordinated bomb attacks in the tinderbox western Indian city of Ahmedabad, officials said.
Leader of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) L K Advani arrives at the site of the blast at Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad on July 27, 2008. At least 29 people were killed and over 100 wounded 26 July in a string of more than a dozen coordinated bomb attacks in the tinderbox western Indian city of Ahmedabad, officials said.
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