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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. From Getty Images.

      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.

    • 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. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

      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.

    • 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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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.

    • 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. From Getty Images.

      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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    • Russia President Dmitry Medvedev, center, inspects a joint guard of honor during his ceremonial reception in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Medvedev, on his first visit to India as president, said Russia can help India fight terrorism and investigate the deadly attacks in Mumbai. From AP Photo by Manish Swarup.

      Russia President Dmitry Medvedev, center, inspects a joint guard of honor during his ceremonial reception in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Medvedev, on his first visit to India as president, said Russia can help India fight terrorism and investigate the deadly attacks in Mumbai.

    • Refugees from Myanmar of Chin origin speak with each other as they sit in their class at a flat in Kuala Lumpur December 4, 2008. About 150 refugees between age 4 and 17 who left Myanmar for a better life attended classes taught by nine volunteer teachers as part of the preparation before they settle at their host countries. Photo taken December 4, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Refugees from Myanmar of Chin origin speak with each other as they sit in their class at a flat in Kuala Lumpur December 4, 2008. About 150 refugees between age 4 and 17 who left Myanmar for a better life attended classes taught by nine volunteer teachers as part of the preparation before they settle at their host countries. Photo taken December 4, 2008.

    • NEW YORK - DECEMBER 04:  Actor Harold Pirraneau attends the 2008 Stockings with Care celebrity bartending night at Bar 13 on December 4, 2008 in New York City. From Getty Images.

      NEW YORK - DECEMBER 04: Actor Harold Pirraneau attends the 2008 Stockings with Care celebrity bartending night at Bar 13 on December 4, 2008 in New York City.

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    • A memorial tribute to shoe mogul Thomas Bata is shown at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto September 3, 2008. Bata died earlier this week at the age of 93. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A memorial tribute to shoe mogul Thomas Bata is shown at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto September 3, 2008. Bata died earlier this week at the age of 93.

    • A visitor takes a close look at a photo by French photographer Bettina Rheims during the inauguration of her exhibition "Can You Find Happiness?" on March 7, 2008 at the c/o-Gallery in Berlin. The exhibition runs from March 8 to May 11, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      A visitor takes a close look at a photo by French photographer Bettina Rheims during the inauguration of her exhibition "Can You Find Happiness?" on March 7, 2008 at the c/o-Gallery in Berlin. The exhibition runs from March 8 to May 11, 2008.

    • Forty-five euro coins, worth 500 Slovak Crowns or 16,60 euros, are seen in Bratislava where Slovakian banks and post offices started selling them on December 1,2008 before Slovakia joins the euro zone on January 1, 2009. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Forty-five euro coins, worth 500 Slovak Crowns or 16,60 euros, are seen in Bratislava where Slovakian banks and post offices started selling them on December 1,2008 before Slovakia joins the euro zone on January 1, 2009.

    • People walk behind the European Union's flag during the annual gay parade in Budapest July 5, 2008. Several hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police in the center of Hungarian capital as police tried to separate them from the participants of the Gay Pride march. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      People walk behind the European Union's flag during the annual gay parade in Budapest July 5, 2008. Several hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police in the center of Hungarian capital as police tried to separate them from the participants of the Gay Pride march.

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...Maxwell Gaylard, said that in Gaza there was a "massive assault" on human rights. Most recently, the European commissioner, Louis Michel, described the blockade of Gaza as a "form of collective punishment against Palestinian civilians, which is a violation...
...liberal foreign minister, Karel De Gucht, as the country's new man in the EU, after Walloon liberal aid commissioner Louis Michel departs. With Germany's Gunther Verheugen (industry) and Poland's Danuta Huebner (regions) likely to leave the commission, the...
...liberal foreign minister, Karel De Gucht, as the country's new man in the EU, following the Walloon liberal aid commissioner Louis Michel. With Germany's Gunther Verheugen (industry) and Poland's Danuta Huebner (regions) likely to leave the commission, the...
...liberal foreign minister, Karel De Gucht, as the country's new man in the EU, after Walloon liberal aid commissioner Louis Michel departs. With Germany's Gunther Verheugen (industry) and Poland's Danuta Huebner (regions) likely to leave the commission, the...
...he said. A Government statement explains that interim Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has also written to Louis Michel, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, and told him “the interim Government will take a step back to provide...
...said it would send aid. "I'm shocked at the deteriorating humanitarian crisis," said European development commissioner Louis Michel, urging the government to allow full assistance in from abroad. Zimbabwe has the world's highest modern-day inflation, officially...
...quickly to this cholera outbreak by allowing full assistance from international humanitarians and regional partners," said Louis Michel, the EU commissioner responsible for the bloc's humanitarian aid. The European Commission says it is the main donor to the...
...AFP Foundation will provide some online instruction via its website. The EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel, has promised financial support for the project, which should give a new impetus to relations between Europe and Africa....
...commission's reaction was contained in a statement issued by its Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel, on Monday in Abuja.     The EC in the statement said it was deeply saddened that so many people lost their lives while many others...
...is provided "to limit the terrible suffering of so many uprooted families," ," said EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Louis Michel. However the EU's executive and the CAR government "are aware that the solution to the problems lies not in emergency humanitarian...

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