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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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French policemen from the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) guard the Jerinje checkpoint on the border with Serbia in northern Kosovo on December 09, 2008. The European Union's justice mission for Kosovo -- the bloc's biggest ever civilian operation -- officially took over on December 9, 2008 from a post-war UN mission across the disputed territory despite tensions. Initially comprising 1,900 staff, EULEX faces a difficult task to win over a hardcore of skeptical ethnic Albanians and Serbs while overseeing Kosovo's transition to statehood.
French policemen from the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) watch a car passing the Jerinje checkpoint on the border with Serbia in northern Kosovo on December 09, 2008. The European Union's justice mission for Kosovo -- the bloc's biggest ever civilian operation -- officially took over on December 9, 2008 from a post-war UN mission across the disputed territory despite tensions. Initially comprising 1,900 staff, EULEX faces a difficult task to win over a hardcore of skeptical ethnic Albanians and Serbs while overseeing Kosovo's transition to statehood.
Leader of the European Union observer group Nickolav Mladenov speaks on the groups findings regarding the results of the presidential election and successor to outgoing President John Kufour in Accra on December 9, 2008. Ghana's ruling party candidate held Tuesday a slim lead in the presidential election, as the opposition claimed foul play in a poll that observers hope could set an example for the rest of Africa.
Leader of the European Union observer group Nickolav Mladenov speaks on their observations regarding the results of the presidential election and successor to outgoing President John Kufour in Accra on December 9, 2008. Ghana's ruling party candidate held Tuesday a slim lead in the presidential election, as the opposition claimed foul play in a poll that observers hope could set an example for the rest of Africa.
The head of the European Union's police mission in Kosovo Yves de Kermabon gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Kosovo's capital Pristina, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. As the European Union's police mission makes last minute preparations on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, before taking over policing from the United Nations in Kosovo, Yves de Kermabon said he would use force if the bloc's most ambitious rule of law operation to date runs into difficulties.
The head of the European Union's police mission in Kosovo Yves de Kermabon gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Kosovo's capital Pristina, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. As the European Union's police mission makes last minute preparations on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, before taking over policing from the United Nations in Kosovo, Yves de Kermabon said he would use force if the bloc's most ambitious rule of law operation to date runs into difficulties.
Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg (R) chats with the European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana after their joint press conference on December 5, 2008, at Cernin Palace in Prague. The Czech Republic will assume the revolving presidency of the EU from French President Nicolas Sarkozy on January 1, 2009.
European Union Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Joaquin Almunia from Spain addresses a conference on internationalisation entitled "What Role for Business and the European Union ? And what Benefits for Society ?", held by the Spanish firm TELEFONICA in Brussels, Wednesday Dec. 3 , 2008.
German soldiers of the European Union peacekeeping force in Bosnia (EUFOR) carry a coffin a German soldier killed in a helicopter crash in Bosnia, during a farewell ceremony at Sarajevo airport, early June 24, 2008. Two Spanish pilots and two German officers of the European Union's peacekeeping force were killed when their helicopter crashed in central Bosnia on Thursday. The helicopter crashed near the northern town of Kotor Varos in a mountainous, heavily forested and inaccessible area.
European Union policemen, seen, wearing the bloc's insignia in Kosovo capital Pristina, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. The head of the European Union's police in Kosovo says the bloc will take over from the United Nations next week following the U.N. Security Council's go ahead for the mission to deploy. Yves de Kermabon says the mission will "take some time" to reach Serb-dominated areas, but insisted Thursday the mission "can be ready" to work across Kosovo early next month.
Head of EU mission for rule and law EULEX, Yves de Kermabon, center, surrounded by European Union policemen speaks to the media in Kosovo capital Pristina, on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. The head of the European Union's police in Kosovo says the bloc will take over from the United Nations next week following the U.N. Security Council's go ahead for the mission to deploy. Yves de Kermabon says the mission will "take some time" to reach Serb-dominated areas, but insisted Thursday the mission "can be ready" to work across Kosovo early next month.
European Union policemen, seen, wearing the bloc's insignia in Kosovo capital Pristina, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. The head of the European Union's police in Kosovo says the bloc will take over from the United Nations next week following the U.N. Security Council's go ahead for the mission to deploy. Yves de Kermabon says the mission will "take some time" to reach Serb-dominated areas, but insisted Thursday the mission "can be ready" to work across Kosovo early next month.
A European Union policemen, seen in Kosovo putting on the bloc's insignia, in Kosovo capital Pristina, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. The head of the European Union's police in Kosovo says the bloc will take over from the United Nations next week following the U.N. Security Council's go ahead for the mission to deploy. Yves de Kermabon says the mission will "take some time" to reach Serb-dominated areas, but insisted Thursday the mission "can be ready" to work across Kosovo early next month.
Head of EU mission for rule and law EULEX, Yves de Kermabon, right, speaks with an unidentified European Union policeman, in Kosovo capital Pristina, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. The head of the European Union's police in Kosovo says the bloc will take over from the United Nations next week following the U.N. Security Council's go ahead for the mission to deploy. Yves de Kermabon says the mission will "take some time" to reach Serb-dominated areas, but insisted Thursday the mission "can be ready" to work across Kosovo early next month.
European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) policemen prepare their uniforms prior EULEX Head of Mission French Lieutenant General Yves de Kermabon's (unseen) visit to Camp Laszlo, near the village of Kosovo Pole, on November 27, 2008. The UN's endorsement of a plan to deploy a European mission in Kosovo was welcomed by Serbia but seen as a major setback in the disputed Albanian-majority territory. In a unanimous vote, the 15-member UN Security Council endorsed the plan by UN chief Ban Ki-moon paving the way for the European Union's rule of law mission to be fully operational by December.
Kosovo police officers guard the office of the European Union mission in Pristina, November 24, 2008. Germany declined to comment on Saturday on reports that three Germans arrested on suspicion of throwing explosives at an EU office in Kosovo were intelligence officers. The explosive charge was thrown on Nov. 14 at the International Civilian Office (ICO), the office of EU Special Representative Pieter Feith, who oversees Kosovo's governance, but caused only minor damage. The men were detained on Thursday.
