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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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Jewish settlers carry Torah scrolls from a disputed house that was evacuated Thursday, as they collect their belongings in the West Bank city of Hebron, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Israel placed military and police forces on alert Friday to head off new violence after the evacuation of a disputed West Bank building brought tensions between the government, extremist settlers and Palestinians to a peak.
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Military officers watch a fireworks display in celebration of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's birthday outside the Royal Palace in Bangkok on December 5, 2008. Thailand marked the king's birthday on Friday in a solemn mood, concerned for the health of the ageing monarch and worried as well over the country's debilitating political deadlock. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who turned 81 on December 5, failed to deliver his annual birthday eve address at a time when many Thais had been looking to him to issue a call for unity after protests by People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) activists shut down Bangkok's main airport for a week.
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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 04: Actor Harold Pirraneau attends the 2008 Stockings with Care celebrity bartending night at Bar 13 on December 4, 2008 in New York City.
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A memorial tribute to shoe mogul Thomas Bata is shown at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto September 3, 2008. Bata died earlier this week at the age of 93.
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A visitor takes a close look at a photo by French photographer Bettina Rheims during the inauguration of her exhibition "Can You Find Happiness?" on March 7, 2008 at the c/o-Gallery in Berlin. The exhibition runs from March 8 to May 11, 2008.
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Forty-five euro coins, worth 500 Slovak Crowns or 16,60 euros, are seen in Bratislava where Slovakian banks and post offices started selling them on December 1,2008 before Slovakia joins the euro zone on January 1, 2009.
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People walk behind the European Union's flag during the annual gay parade in Budapest July 5, 2008. Several hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police in the center of Hungarian capital as police tried to separate them from the participants of the Gay Pride march.
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A Qantas aircraft (L) is pictured beside British Airways aircraft at Heathrow airport, west of London, on December 4, 2008. Qantas will remain a majority-owned Australian airline even if it merges with British Airways to create a global carrier to better cope with challenging market conditions, the Australian government said Wednesday. The chief executives of the two iconic airlines have been in merger talks since August as they battle volatile fuel prices and shrinking passenger demand as the world economy creeps into recession.
A British tourist reads a newspaper next to a British Airways sign after checking in at a temporary check-in counter for Qantas and British Airways airlines at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. Thailand's battered political parties tried to find a replacement for the ousted Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat as airport authorities hurried Thursday to restore international air links severed by protesters who occupied Bangkok's two airports for a week.
A British Airways passenger jet and Qantas Airways passenger jets sit on the tarmac at Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. British Airways PLC and Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd. said on Tuesday they are holding talks about a potential merger, sparking hopes of consolidation in the hard-hit aviation industry.
A Qantas plane taxis between British Airways jets at Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney December 3, 2008. British Airways and Australia's Qantas Airways said they were in merger talks, signalling further consolidation in an industry desperate to cut costs in the global economic downturn. Shares in Qantas Airways Ltd, Australia's top airline, rose as much as 9.3 percent in early Wednesday trade following news of the merger talks.
A Qantas plane taxis past a British Airways jet at Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney December 3, 2008. British Airways and Australia's Qantas Airways said they were in merger talks, signalling further consolidation in an industry desperate to cut costs in the global economic downturn. Shares in Qantas Airways Ltd, Australia's top airline, rose as much as 9.3 percent in early Wednesday trade following news of the merger talks.
A Qantas passenger plane taxis between British Airways jets at Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney December 3, 2008. British Airways and Australia's Qantas Airways said they were in merger talks, signalling further consolidation in an industry desperate to cut costs in the global economic downturn.
A Qantas passenger plane passes between two British Airways planes at Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney December 3, 2008. British Airways and Australia's Qantas Airways said they were in merger talks, signalling further consolidation in an industry desperate to cut costs in the global economic downturn.
A Qantas passenger plane taxis between British Airways jets at Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney December 3, 2008. British Airways and Australia's Qantas Airways said they were in merger talks, signalling further consolidation in an industry desperate to cut costs in the global economic downturn.
A British Airways aircraft passes a Qantas plane at Terminal 4 of London's Heathrow Airport, Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008, following an announcement that British Airways is in talks about a possible merger with the Australian carrier. The news sent BA shares leaping by more than 14% at one stage, as BA said it was looking to achieve a tie-up through a dual-listed company structure. Should a merger come about, both airlines - which already jointly market, or code share, on some routes - would retain their identities.
Emergency service personnel attend to a British Airways plane that landed short of the runway at Heathrow Airport in London January 17, 2008. The British Airways plane on a flight from China crash-landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday. Four people were slightly injured. Fire engines smothered the Boeing 777 in foam after it landed with its wings extensively damaged and its undercarriage wrecked.
British Airways chairman and president of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Martin Broughton, listens to a speaker at their conference in London November 24, 2008. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown will try to kickstart the stalling economy on Monday by spending billions of borrowed pounds on tax cuts in a bid to stop a recession turning into a slump.
L-R: British Airways head of sales Andrew Crawley, former commercial director Martin George, former head of corporate communications Iain Burns and former head of UK and Ireland sales Alan Burnett leave the City of London Magistrates Court November 12, 2008. The four were charged in connection with an inquiry into fuel surcharge price fixing.
A British Airways airplane, top, along with others queue to land at London Heathrow Airport, Friday Nov. 7, 2008. British Airways PLC reported Friday a first-half loss of 49 million pounds (US$77 million), as chief executive Willie Walsh said record high oil prices and a global economic slowdown meant the period would be remembered as one of the bleakest on record. The net loss for six months compared to a profit of 493 million pounds (US$777 million) a year earlier. Revenue rose 6.4 percent to 4.75 billion pounds (US$7.4 billion), Europe's third largest airline said. But the rise in revenue was more than canceled out by the cost of oil, and the growing number of empty seats on flights.
A British Airways aircraft comes into land over houses at London's Heathrow Airport in this September 29, 2008 file photo. British Airways Plc said on Friday it would make a small profit in the current financial year, as first-half to end-Sept profits plunged to 52 million pounds ($82.64 million) against 616 million last year. Photo taken September 29, 2008.
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