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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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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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Bahrain's Ali Belal Mansoor jubilates as he crosses the finish line to take first place during the 1500 meter men's event at the Golden League athletic games in Brussels, Friday Sept. 5, 2008.
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Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh speaks during a news conference in Oslo September 5, 2008. Yunus said on Friday that it was only a "remote possibility" that his Grameen Telecom would need to take legal action against Norwegian telecom operator Telenor.
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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 05: Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates victory with Asafa Powell after the Men's 100m during the IAAF Golden League meeting at the Memorial Van Damme Stadium on September 5, 2008 in Brussels, Belgium.
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Italy's Claudia Pettazzoni (L) and Peru's Fidel Rios kiss each other to win the IKE, the International underwater kissing event in Riccione on July 20, 2008. The couple won the world's longest underwater kiss title with a time of 1 minutes and 51 seconds.
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A model presents a creation by Belarussian designer Dmitry Prigozhaev during the International Festival of Vanguard Art, Mammoth, in Minsk November 17, 2007.
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Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrives to accept the nomination. at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 04: Republican U.S presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pauses while speaking during day four of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept the GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.
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Isaias Samakuva, leader of the Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), casts his ballot on a polling station in Maianga, in downtown Luanda, on September 5, 2008. The head of the European Union observer mission in Angola called the organisation of the landmark national election a "disaster". The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) is widely expecting to win the elections and beat the UNITA, a former rebel movement which does not have the same access to funds or the state-controlled media.
Isaias Samakuva, leader of the Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), dips his finger in ink after casting his ballot at a polling station in Maianga, in downtown Luanda, on September 5, 2008. The head of the European Union observer mission in Angola called the organisation of the landmark national election a "disaster". The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) is widely expecting to win the elections and beat the UNITA, a former rebel movement which does not have the same access to funds or the state-controlled media.
Isaias Samakuva, leader of the Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), casts his ballot on a polling station in Maianga, in downtown Luanda, on September 5, 2008. The head of the European Union observer mission in Angola called the organisation of the landmark national election a "disaster". The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) is widely expecting to win the elections and beat the UNITA, a former rebel movement which does not have the same access to funds or the state-controlled media.
Isaias Samakuva, leader of the Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), casts his ballot on a polling station in Maianga, in downtown Luanda, on September 5, 2008. The head of the European Union observer mission in Angola called the organisation of the landmark national election a "disaster". The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) is widely expecting to win the elections and beat the UNITA, a former rebel movement which does not have the same access to funds or the state-controlled media.
General Secretary of European Union Council Javier Solana reacts during a press conference at a meeting of the European Union's foreign ministers, in Avignon, southern France, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. The European Union's foreign ministers are discussing how and when to send a planned mission of civilian monitors to Georgia during two day talks in Avignon.
General Secretary of European Union Council Javier Solana speaks with the media during a press conference at a meeting of the European Union's foreign ministers, in Avignon, southern France, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. The European Union's foreign ministers are discussing how and when to send a planned mission of civilian monitors to Georgia during two day talks in Avignon.
General Secretary of European Union Council Javier Solana, left, and Austria's Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik, arrive at a meeting of the European Union's foreign ministers, in Avignon, southern France, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. The European Union's foreign ministers are discussing how and when to send a planned mission of civilian monitors to Georgia during two day talks in Avignon.
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves an emergency summit of European Union leaders on the crisis in Georgia at the headquarters of the European Council on September 1, 2008 in Brussels. EU leaders decided to postpone the next round of strategic partnership talks with Russia, which had been scheduled for September 15, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves an emergency summit of European Union leaders on the crisis in Georgia at the headquarters of the European Council on September 1, 2008 in Brussels. EU leaders decided to postpone the next round of strategic partnership talks with Russia, which had been scheduled for September 15, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said.
(L-R) European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attend a press conference after an emergency summit of European Union leaders on the crisis in Georgia at the headquarters of the European Council on September 1, 2008 in Brussels. EU leaders decided to postpone the next round of strategic partnership talks with Russia, which had been scheduled for September 15, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said.
Georgia's ambassador to the European Union Salome Samadashvili talks to reporters at the Georgian embassy in Brussels August 11, 2008. The European Union needs to make clear to Russia there will be consequences for its ties with them if it continues military action in Georgia, Samadashvili said on Monday.
Georgia's ambassador to the European Union Salome Samadashvili talks to reporters at the Georgian embassy in Brussels August 11, 2008. The European Union needs to make clear to Russia there will be consequences for its ties with them if it continues military action in Georgia, Samadashvili said on Monday.
Bulgarian farmers hold the European Union flag during a protest against delayed farm subsidies in the village of Altimir, some 150 km (93miles) north-east of the capital Sofia, August 6, 2008. Farmers in the new European Union country are struggling with high feed prices after a severe drought slashed crops last year, and after the European Commission froze 250 million euros ($389.7 million) in preaccession farm aid over suspected fraud earlier in 2008.
Bulgarian farmers hold the European Union and Bulgarian flags during a protest against delayed farm subsidies in the village of Altimir, some 150km (93miles) north-east of the capital Sofia, August 6, 2008. Farmers in the new European Union country are struggling with high feed prices after a severe drought slashed crops last year, and after the European Commission froze 250 million euros ($389.7 million) in preaccession farm aid over suspected fraud earlier in 2008.
The flag of the European Union (R) stands beside the flag of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the organisation's 10 members during the ASEAN-EU ministerial meeting in Singapore on July 23, 2008. Ministers and top officials from Asia, Europe and the United States have gathered in Singapore this week for the annual ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the principal official forum for security dialogue in Asia.
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