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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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In this photo released from the South Pole Quest, Canadian adventurers from left, Ray Zahab of Chelsea, Quebec, Kevin Vallely of North Vancouver and Richard Weber of Alcove, Quebec are pictured at the South Pole Thursday, Jan. 9, 2009. The trio of Canadian adventurers claim to have set a new record for fastest trek across Antarctica to the South Pole, completing the 700-mile (1,130-kilometer) journey from Hercules Inlet on Antarctica's Ronne Ice Shelf to the South Pole in 33 days, 23 hours and 30 minutes.
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Toronto Maple Leafs great Borje Salming waves during a pre-game ceremony before the team's NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal, January 8, 2009.
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Filipino customers buy rice at a market in Manila on January 9, 2009 with a variety of rice sells for 30 pesos (0.63 USD ) per kilo seen at extreme left. Rice prices are set to surge for the second straight year in 2009 despite a global economic slowdown, International Rice Research Institute experts warned January 9. IRRI added the economic downturn may increase the demand for rice in developing countries as falling income forces poor people to switch back to less expensive staples.
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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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This combo picture shows at the time newly elected Australian Opposition Liberal leader Brendan Nelson (L) arriving for a press conference in Canberra on November 29, 2007 and Malcolm Turnbull, chairman of the Australian Republican Movement (ARM), holding a press conference on the eve of Australia's historic referendum on becoming a republic, in Sydney's Hyde Park on November 5, 1999. Australia's Liberal Party, which held power for nearly 12 years before being ousted last year, dumped leader Brendan Nelson on September 16, 2008 in favour of millionaire challenger Malcolm Turnbull. Nelson had held the leadership for less than a year after former prime minister John Howard stepped down when the party was defeated by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Labor Party last November.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (L) and Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson (R) show an athlete where to go during the official homecoming ceremony for Australia's Olympic team at Sydney International Airport on August 26, 2008. Australia placed sixth in the medal tally at the Beijing Games; winning 14 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze.
Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson (R) photographs Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (L) with Australian synchronized swimmer Eloise Amberger (2nd L) during the official homecoming ceremony for Australia's Olympic team at Sydney International Airport on August 26, 2008. Australia placed sixth in the medal tally at the Beijing Games; winning 14 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (L) and Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson (R) give Australian swimmer Grant Hackett (C) a pat on the back during the official homecoming ceremony for Australia's Olympic team at Sydney International Airport on August 26, 2008. Australia placed sixth in the medal tally at the Beijing Games; winning 14 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (L) attends the official homecoming ceremony for Australia's Olympic team as Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson (R) bursts out laughing for no apparent reason at Sydney International Airport on August 26, 2008. Australia placed sixth in the medal tally at the Beijing Games; winning 14 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze.
Glenn McGrath (R) accepts condolences from Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (C) and Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson (L) outside The Garrison Church after the funeral of Jane McGrath in Sydney on June 25, 2008. The British-born wife of Australia's legendary fast bowler died of breast cancer on June 22.
People turn their backs on a speech on a giant screen by opposition leader Brendan Nelson (C) after thousands of people gathered in Melbourne's Federation Square on February 13, 2008 to watch Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on giant screens deliver an historic apology in parliament to the Aboriginal people for injustices committed over two centuries of white settlement. The apology was viewed as a watershed in Australia, with major television networks airing it live and crowds gathering around huge screens in major cities to witness the event.
People turn their backs on a speech on a giant screen by opposition leader Brendan Nelson (C) after thousands of people gathered in Melbourne's Federation Square on February 13, 2008 to watch Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on giant screens deliver an historic apology in parliament to the Aboriginal people for injustices committed over two centuries of white settlement. The apology was viewed as a watershed in Australia, with major television networks airing it live and crowds gathering around huge screens in major cities to witness the event.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (L) and opposition leader Brendan Nelson (R) hold hands with Ngambri tribe elder Matilda House-Williams (C), draped in a possum-fur cape, during a traditional "welcome to country" ceremony at parliament house in Canberra on February 12, 2008 for the first time in the nation's history. Australia's parliament opened with an historic Aboriginal ceremony as new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd prepared to make a landmark apology to the minority's "Stolen Generations." The ceremony was part of a shift towards Aboriginal reconciliation ushered in by Rudd's centre-left government, including an apology to be given on February 13 to Aborigines forcibly taken from their families.
Aboriginal elder Matilda House of the Ngunnawal tribe joins the hands of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, and Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson, right, for unity at the opening of Federal Parliament in Canberra Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008. Aborigines in white body paint danced and sang traditional songs in Australia's national Parliament on Tuesday in a historic ceremony many hoped would mark a new era of race relations in the country.
Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (L) and opposition leader Brendan Nelson (R) wrap a possum skin cloak around Ngunnawal elder Matilda House during an Aboriginal welcoming ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra February 12, 2008. Aborigines playing didgeridoos and smeared with white body paint overturned hundreds of years of British tradition in Australia on Tuesday by taking part in the official opening of the nation's new parliamentary session.
Newly elected Australian Opposition Liberal leader Brendan Nelson (L), with his wife Gillian Adamson (R), arrives for a press conference in Canberra, 29 November 2007. Dr Nelson, the outgoing defence minister, defeated Malcolm Turnbull by 45 votes to 42 in a party room ballot for the job of opposition leader, following last weekend's devastating election loss.
Newly elected Australian Opposition Liberal leader Brendan Nelson (L), listens as his deputy Julie Bishop (R) speaks at a press conference in Canberra, 29 November 2007. Dr Nelson, the outgoing defence minister, defeated Malcolm Turnbull by 45 votes to 42 in a party room ballot for the job of opposition leader, following last weekend's devastating election loss.
Newly elected Australian Opposition Liberal leader Brendan Nelson (L), with his deputy Julie Bishop (R), speaks at a press conference in Canberra, 29 November 2007. Dr Nelson, the outgoing defence minister, defeated Malcolm Turnbull by 45 votes to 42 in a party room ballot for the job of opposition leader, following last weekend's devastating election loss.
Newly elected Australian Opposition Liberal leader Brendan Nelson (L), with his deputy Julie Bishop (R), speaks at a press conference in Canberra, 29 November 2007. Dr Nelson, the outgoing defence minister, defeated Malcolm Turnbull by 45 votes to 42 in a party room ballot for the job of opposition leader, following last weekend's devastating election loss.
Newly elected Australian Opposition Liberal leader Brendan Nelson (L), with his deputy Julie Bishop (R), speaks at a press conference in Canberra, 29 November 2007. Dr Nelson, the outgoing defence minister, defeated Malcolm Turnbull by 45 votes to 42 in a party room ballot for the job of opposition leader, following last weekend's devastating election loss.
Newly elected Australian Opposition Liberal leader Brendan Nelson (L), with his deputy Julie Bishop (R), speaks at a press conference in Canberra, 29 November 2007. Dr Nelson, the outgoing defence minister, defeated Malcolm Turnbull by 45 votes to 42 in a party room ballot for the job of opposition leader, following last weekend's devastating election loss.
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) shows the way to Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer (R) and Australian Defence Minister Brendan Nelson (C) after a joint press conference at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo 06 June 2007. Australia on 06 June called for a stronger alliance with Japan to counter new threats including North Korea, but denied the growing relationship was aimed at containing China
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (2nd R) speaks while Japanese Defence Minister Fumio Kyuma (R), Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer (2nd L) and Australian Defence Minister Brendan Nelson (L) look on during a joint press conference after their meeting at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo, 06 June 2007. Australia called on 06 June for a stronger alliance with Japan to counter new threats including North Korea, but denied the growing relationship was aimed at containing China
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