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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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A Buddhist monk looks on in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. Buddhism is the predominate religion in Cambodia.
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The cast of "House" including actors Hugh Laurie (3rd R) and Jennifer Morrison (4th R), pose backstage after winning the award for Favorite TV Drama at the 35th annual People's Choice awards in Los Angeles January 7, 2009.
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TOKYO - JANUARY 08: Former sumo wrestler Jesse Takamiyama (L) demonstrates the ease of the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) at the U.S. Embassy on January 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The system will become mandatory on January 12 to all nationals or citizens of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries.
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 07: U.S. President George W. Bush (C) meets with President-elect Barack Obama (2nd-L), former President Bill Clinton (2nd-R), former President Jimmy Carter (R) and former President George H.W. Bush (L) in the Oval Office January 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama will be sworn in as the nations�s 44th president.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (2nd R in the front row) visits the Chollima Steel Complex at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated picture released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) December 25, 2008.
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Balloons with anti-North Korea leaflets released by former North Korean defectors and anti-North Korea activists fly towards the North in Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, December 3, 2008. Dozens of activists, who demanded improvements of North Korea's human rights and the release of South Koreans abducted by the North, launched about 90,000 anti-Pyongyang leaflets in helium-filled balloons near DMZ on Wednesday.
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An Israeli woman and her two children take cover during a rocket attack near Kfar Aza, just outside the northern Gaza Strip January 7, 2009. The woman came to meet her husband, an Israeli army officer currently serving on the Gaza border. Rockets exploded as they were waiting for him. Israel postponed on Wednesday a decision on whether to order its armed forces to storm the Gaza Strip's urban centres, an Israeli official said, citing Egyptian- and French-led efforts to secure a truce with Hamas.
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EU Commission chief Portuguese Jose Manuel Barroso speaks during his joint press conference with Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (Out of camera range) on January 7, 2009 after their meeting between the European Commission and the Czech government in Prague. Mirek Topolanek announced on Wednesday that EU energy ministers would hold an extraordinary meeting on Monday if Russian gas imports through Ukraine are not restored.
EU Commission chief Portuguese Jose Manuel Barroso (L) speaks during his joint press conference with Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek on January 7, 2009 after their meeting between the European Commission and the Czech government in Prague. Mirek Topolanek announced on Wednesday that EU energy ministers would hold an extraordinary meeting on Monday if Russian gas imports through Ukraine are not restored.
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (R) and EU Commission chief Portuguese Jose Manuel Barroso gesture during their joint press conference on January 7, 2009 after their meeting between the European Commission and the Czech government in Prague. Mirek Topolanek announced on Wednesday that EU energy ministers would hold an extraordinary meeting on Monday if Russian gas imports through Ukraine are not restored.
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (L) shakes hand with EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso as he arrives for a meeting between the European Commission and the Czech government January 7, 2009 in Prague. The EU's Czech presidency called today on Israel to open a humanitarian corridor in the Gaza Strip to a territory starved of "basic supplies" and called for an immediate halt to fighting.
Chief spokesman for the European Commission, Johannes Laitenberge,r gestures while speaking during a press briefing at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday Jan. 6, 2009. The European Union in Brussels called the sudden cutoff of gas to some of its member countries "completely unacceptable." Six countries reported a complete shutoff of Russian gas shipped via Ukraine on Tuesday, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter sets in.
Chief spokesman for the European Commission, Johannes Laitenberger, gestures while speaking during a press briefing at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday Jan. 6, 2009. The European Union in Brussels called the sudden cutoff of gas to some of its member countries "completely unacceptable." Six countries reported a complete shutoff of Russian gas shipped via Ukraine on Tuesday, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter sets in.
(R-L) European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates, Portugal's Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos and European Central Bank Governing Council member Vitor Constancio toast during the inauguration of an exhibition on the 10th anniversary of the euro in Lisbon January 5, 2009.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, walks with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, right, after a final media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday Dec. 12, 2008. Diplomats say European leaders have agreed on how they will carry out an ambitious plan to fight global warming. The plan lays out how the 27 member countries will cut carbon emissions by 20 percent by 2020 and is meant to set an example for world efforts to tackle climate change.
