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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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Observers of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly walk through the streets of Tskhinvali on September 25, 2008. A senior official in the European Union's monitoring mission in Georgia said he would meet Russian officials to discuss the practical aspects of a planned Russian troop pull-back. The official will check that measures are taken to remove landmines, re-establish public order and security in the buffer zone, and exchange prisoners of war.
Observers of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly are pictured on a street in Tskhinvali on September 25, 2008. A senior official in the European Union's monitoring mission in Georgia said he would meet Russian officials to discuss the practical aspects of a planned Russian troop pull-back. The official will check that measures are taken to remove landmines, re-establish public order and security in the buffer zone, and exchange prisoners of war.
A light armoured vehicle, part of a European Union monitoring mission, arrives at Tbilisi Airport September 23, 2008. The first members of a European Union monitoring mission arrived in Tbilisi on Tuesday ahead of the expected pullback of Russian forces from deep inside Georgia, a Reuters television reporter said.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, right, shares a word with French Secretary for European Affairs Jean Pierre Jouyet during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels, Monday Sept. 15, 2008. The European Union has put a decision on sanctions on Zimbabwe on hold following a power-sharing agreement in the African state, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Monday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and European Union and French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) smile before a news conference in Meindorf residence outside Moscow on September 8, 2008. Sarkozy won a pledge from Russia Monday to pull back all its troops from Georgia within a month with the exception of the rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Medvedev said he had also agreed on the deployment of at least 200 EU observers in Georgia by October 1 to monitor a ceasefire as Russian troops withdraw.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and European Union and French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) walk before a news conference in Meindorf residence outside Moscow on September 8, 2008. Sarkozy won a pledge from Russia Monday to pull back all its troops from Georgia within a month with the exception of the rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Medvedev said he had also agreed on the deployment of at least 200 EU observers in Georgia by October 1 to monitor a ceasefire as Russian troops withdraw.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and European Union and French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) walk before a news conference in Meindorf residence outside Moscow on September 8, 2008. Sarkozy won a pledge from Russia Monday to pull back all its troops from Georgia within a month with the exception of the rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Medvedev said he had also agreed on the deployment of at least 200 EU observers in Georgia by October 1 to monitor a ceasefire as Russian troops withdraw.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and European Union and French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) walk before a news conference in Meindorf residence outside Moscow on September 8, 2008. Sarkozy won a pledge from Russia Monday to pull back all its troops from Georgia within a month with the exception of the rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Medvedev said he had also agreed on the deployment of at least 200 EU observers in Georgia by October 1 to monitor a ceasefire as Russian troops withdraw.
Russian President Dimitri Medvedev (R) listens as European Union and French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks on September 8, 2008 in Mayendorff presidential residence near Moscow. Sarkozy won a pledge from Russia Monday to pull back all its troops from Georgia within a month with the exception of the rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Medvedev said he had also agreed on the deployment of at least 200 EU observers in Georgia by October 1 to monitor a ceasefire as Russian troops withdraw.
Russian President Dimitri Medvedev (R)stands beside European Union and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on September 8, 2008 in Mayendorff presidential residence near Moscow. Sarkozy won a pledge from Russia Monday to pull back all its troops from Georgia within a month with the exception of the rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Medvedev said he had also agreed on the deployment of at least 200 EU observers in Georgia by October 1 to monitor a ceasefire as Russian troops withdraw.
Russian President Dimitri Medvedev (C) and European Union and French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) walk on September 8, 2008 in Mayendorff presidential residence near Moscow. Sarkozy won a pledge from Russia Monday to pull back all its troops from Georgia within a month with the exception of the rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Medvedev said he had also agreed on the deployment of at least 200 EU observers in Georgia by October 1 to monitor a ceasefire as Russian troops withdraw.
Luisa Morgantini, head of the European Union's Observer Mission for the Angolan elections, adjusts her glasses during a press conference at a hotel in downtown Luanda on September 8, 2008. Angola's first post-war elections were transparent, without violence or intimidation and voters could make their choices freely, European Union observers told a press conference. However, their official report on the poll criticised organisational weaknesses which forced polling into a second day, procedural inconsistencies and an uneven playing field for candidates. "The elections were transparent (...) people voted freely and we have not seen any violence nor intimidation during the campaign," EU observer mission chief Luisa Morgantini said.
Luisa Morgantini, head of the European Union's Observer Mission for the Angolan elections, speaks during a press conference at a hotel in downtown Luanda on September 8, 2008. Angola's first post-war elections were transparent, without violence or intimidation and voters could make their choices freely, European Union observers told a press conference. However, their official report on the poll criticised organisational weaknesses which forced polling into a second day, procedural inconsistencies and an uneven playing field for candidates. "The elections were transparent (...) people voted freely and we have not seen any violence nor intimidation during the campaign," EU observer mission chief Luisa Morgantini said.
Luisa Morgantini, head of the European Union's Observer Mission for the Angolan elections, speaks during a press conference at a hotel in downtown Luanda on September 8, 2008. Angola's first post-war elections were transparent, without violence or intimidation and voters could make their choices freely, European Union observers told a press conference. However, their official report on the poll criticised organisational weaknesses which forced polling into a second day, procedural inconsistencies and an uneven playing field for candidates. "The elections were transparent (...) people voted freely and we have not seen any violence nor intimidation during the campaign," EU observer mission chief Luisa Morgantini said.
