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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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Visitors are sen at a Honda showroom in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Honda will pull out of Formula One unless a new buyer can be found within three months, The Associated Press has learned. The Japanese car manufacturer has the operating budget to keep the team running into early 2009, but escalating operational costs amid the worldwide financial crisis have the Brackley-based outfit in danger of shutting down if a new sponsor is not found quickly. Takeo Fukui, CEO of Honda Motors, was due to hold a news conference regarding the F1 team in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
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Wen Hua, who survived the Sichuan earthquake, holds a toy in her temporary home in Anxian county, Sichuan province December 4, 2008. Schools that collapsed during the earthquake killed more than 19,000 people, nearly a quarter of the total deaths, an official said, giving the first government estimate. Picture taken December 4, 2008.
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Members of a choir sing during a ceremony for Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 81st birthday at Sanam Luang square in Bangkok on December 5, 2008. The revered monarch turned 81 on December 5, 2008 but pulled out of his customary birthday address the previous day due to illness, ending hopes that he might offer guidance on a way out of the nation's long-running political crisis.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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The European Commisioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel (L), walks with head of East Timorese National Parliament, Fernando 'Lasama' de Araujo (R) prior to their meeting in Dili on November 25, 2008. The EU has provided 65 million euros in humanitarian aid and 168 million euros in development aid to East Timor since it achieved independence from Indonesia in 2002.
Cuba's President Raul Castro (R) talks to EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (L) with the help of a translator as Cuba's Vice President Esteban Lazo (2nd R) looks on during a meeting in Havana October 24, 2008. Cuba's Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque and Michel signed a declaration on Thursday pledging new cooperation in what Michel called "a turning point for EU-Cuban relations." The European Commission, executive body of the 27-nation EU, said in a statement it may invest 20 million to 25 million euros in joint projects. It also said it would give Cuba 2 million euros to aid recovery from recent hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
Cuban President Raul Castro (R) confers with EU Commissioner for AIDS Louis Michel (L) October 24, 2008 in Havana. One day earlier Cuba and the European Union formally restored ties with the signing of a cooperation agreement that put an end to five years of chilly relations. The EU decision to restore ties represents a setback for the United States, which failed to convince eastern European allies in the 27-nation bloc to try to block the move. EU officials have said they will review the human rights situation in Cuba every year. Normalization of European ties with Havana was championed by Spain, which restored its relations with Cuba in 2007. Cuban dissidents have also criticized the European Union's move, arguing that human rights in Cuba have not improved.
In this photo released by Cuba's State Council, Cuba's President Raul Castro, right, talks with European Union Commissioner Louis Michel, left, as top communist leader Esteban Lazo, second right, looks on in Havana, Friday, Oct. 24, 2008. Michel is in Cuba in hopes of restarting talks and cooperation after Europe lifted its last remaining sanctions on the island nation. Second left is an unidentified translator.
EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (C) and Havana's city historian Eusebio Leal (R) walk through Old Havana October 23, 2008. The European Union has agreed to remove all sanction against Cuba leading to the resumption of co-operation between the 27-nation EU and Cuba. Cuba and Europe broke off dialogue when the EU imposed diplomatic sanctions in 2003 after the Cuban government arrested 75 dissidents. The sanctions were suspended in 2005 but not formally lifted until June 19.
EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (C) and Havana's city historian Eusebio Leal (R) walks through Old Havana October 23, 2008. The European Union has agreed to remove all sanction against Cuba leading to the resumption of co-operation between the 27-nation EU and Cuba. Cuba and Europe broke off dialogue when the EU imposed diplomatic sanctions in 2003 after the Cuban government arrested 75 dissidents. The sanctions were suspended in 2005 but not formally lifted until June 19.
The European Union's Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel (C) and Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque shake hands after signing the re-establishment of the relation between the EU and the Cuban government in Havana on October 23, 2008. Michel arrived in Cuba with the president of the EU Development Commission Josep Borrel (L), to restore the relation which has been interrupted since 2003 when the EU put sanctions to the island nation for the sentence of 75 dissidents and the then president, Fidel Castro, decided to reject any help or dialogue with the European bloc.
The European Union's Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel (L) and Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque shake hands after signing the re-establishment of the relation between the EU and the Cuban government in Havana on October 23, 2008. Michel arrived in Cuba with the president of the EU Development Commission Josep Borrel, to restore the relation which has been interrupted since 2003 when the EU put sanctions to the island nation for the sentence of 75 dissidents and the then president, Fidel Castro, decided to reject any help or dialogue with the European bloc.
The European Union's Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel (L) and Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque sign the re-establishment of the relation between the EU and the Cuban government in Havana on October 23, 2008. Michel arrived in Cuba with the president of the EU Development Commission Josep Borrel, to restore the relation which has been interrupted since 2003 when the EU put sanctions to the island nation for the sentence of 75 dissidents and the then president, Fidel Castro, decided to reject any help or dialogue with the European bloc.
The European Union's Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel (L) and Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque sign the re-establishment of the relation between the EU and the Cuban government in Havana on October 23, 2008. Michel arrived in Cuba with the president of the EU Development Commission Josep Borrel, to restore the relation which has been interrupted since 2003 when the EU put sanctions to the island nation for the sentence of 75 dissidents and the then president, Fidel Castro, decided to reject any help or dialogue with the European bloc.
EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (C) and Cuba's Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque (R) shake hands as Chairman of the Committee on Development of the European Parliament Josep Borrell looks on at Cuba's foreign ministry in Havana October 23, 2008. The European Union has agreed to remove all sanction against Cuba leading to the resumption of co-operation between the 27-nation EU and Cuba.
EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (C) looks on as Chairman of the Committee on Development of the European Parliament Josep Borrell (L) shakes hands with Cuba's Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque at Cuba's foreign ministry in Havana October 23, 2008. The European Union has agreed to remove all sanction against Cuba leading to the resumption of co-operation between the 27-nation EU and Cuba.
The European Union's Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel (R), and Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque (L) hold a meeting in Havana on October 23, 2008. Michel arrived in Cuba with the president of the EU Development Commission Josep Borrel (2-R), to sign the re-establishment of the relationship between EU and the Cuban government, which has been interrupted since 2003 when the EU put sanctions to the island nation for the sentence of 75 dissidents and the then president, Fidel Castro, decided to reject any help or dialogue with the European bloc.
EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (L) and Cuba�s Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque sit together as aides exchange signed documents at Cuba's foreign ministry in Havana October 23, 2008. The European Union has agreed to remove all sanction against Cuba leading to the resumption of co-operation between the 27-nation EU and Cuba.
EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (L) and Cuba�s Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque exchange signed documents at Cuba's foreign ministry in Havana October 23, 2008. The European Union has agreed to remove all sanction against Cuba leading to the resumption of co-operation between the 27-nation EU and Cuba.
French Immigration Brice Hortefeux (2L), EU development commissioner Louis Michel (2R) and the President of Mali Amadou Toumani Tour�R) inaugurate the centre for migration information and management (CIGEM) on October 6, 2008 in Bamako. The European Union's first African immigration information centre, set up to warn of the risks of illegal immigration, not only advises would-be immigrants but will also help returned immigrants resume life in their home country.
French Immigration Brice Hortefeux (2L), EU development commissioner Louis Michel (2R) and the President of Mali Amadou Toumani Tour�R) inaugurate the centre for migration information and management (CIGEM) on October 6, 2008 in Bamako. The European Union's first African immigration information centre, set up to warn of the risks of illegal immigration, not only advises would-be immigrants but will also help returned immigrants resume life in their home country.
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