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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 Pierre Morel, the Special Representative of the European Union for the crisis in Georgia and chairman of the Geneva discussions, informs journalists during a press conference after the third round of the Caucasus talks to try to settle the Russia-Georgia conflict at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008.
French Pierre Morel, front, the Special Representative of the European Union for the crisis in Georgia, arrives to take part in the third round of the Caucasus talks aimed at resolving the Russia-Georgia conflict, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Diplomats from Russia and Georgia have resumed their talks in Geneva on security and refugee issues linked to their August war over the breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
EU leaders pose during a family photo at a two-day European Union leaders summit in Brussels December 11, 2008. Poland and Germany aim to pave the way for a European Union deal on tackling climate change with proposals to break a deadlock on who should foot the bill for the effort. The summit also aims to win accord on a 200 billion euro ($260 billion) stimulus package aimed at wrenching the bloc out of recession, and to encourage Ireland to call a new referendum on an EU reform treaty already rejected by its voters this year.
Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives at a two-day European Union leaders summit in Brussels December 11, 2008. Poland and Germany aim to pave the way for a European Union deal on tackling climate change with proposals to break a deadlock on who should foot the bill for the effort. The summit also aims to win accord on a 200 billion euro ($260 billion) stimulus package aimed at wrenching the bloc out of recession, and to encourage Ireland to call a new referendum on an EU reform treaty already rejected by its voters this year.
Romania's Prime Minister Traian Basescu arrives at a two-day European Union leaders summit in Brussels December 11, 2008. Poland and Germany aim to pave the way for a European Union deal on tackling climate change with proposals to break a deadlock on who should foot the bill for the effort. The summit also aims to win accord on a 200 billion euro ($260 billion) stimulus package aimed at wrenching the bloc out of recession, and to encourage Ireland to call a new referendum on an EU reform treaty already rejected by its voters this year.
A member of the French Gendarmerie, part of the EU's Kosovo mission, stands on a street in the northern part of Kosovo's ethnically divided town Mitrovica December 9, 2008. The European Union began a long-delayed police and justice mission in Kosovo on Tuesday as international peacekeepers stepped up security in the north where Serbs oppose the move.
French Gendarmerie, part of the EU's Kosovo mission, stand at the entrance of the court building in the northern part of Kosovo's ethnically divided town Mitrovica December 9, 2008. The European Union began a long-delayed police and justice mission in Kosovo on Tuesday as international peacekeepers stepped up security in the north where Serbs oppose the move.
French Gendarmerie, part of the EU's Kosovo mission, stand at Kosovo's northern border post with Serbia on the Jarinje checkpoint December 9, 2008. The European Union began a long-delayed police and justice mission in Kosovo on Tuesday as international peacekeepers stepped up security in the north where Serbs oppose the move.
A member of the French Gendarmerie, part of the EU's Kosovo mission, stands on a street in the northern part of Kosovo's ethnically divided town Mitrovica December 9, 2008. The European Union began a long-delayed police and justice mission in Kosovo on Tuesday as international peacekeepers stepped up security in the north where Serbs oppose the move.
French Gendarmerie, part of the EU's Kosovo mission, stand at the entrance of the court building in the northern part of Kosovo's ethnically divided town Mitrovica December 9, 2008. The European Union began a long-delayed police and justice mission in Kosovo on Tuesday as international peacekeepers stepped up security in the north where Serbs oppose the move.
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.
