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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.
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.
Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
Members of an anti-abortion group hold a religious service during the inauguration of the "Sanctuary for the victims of abortion," in a cemetery in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Mexico's Supreme court upheld the capital's abortion law last Aug. 28, setting a precedent for the rest of the country that could inspire other Latin American cities.
Liberal Leader Stephane Dion (R) jokes with Kevin Erskine-Henoy during an election campaign stop in St. Lambert, Quebec September 8, 2008. Looking on is local candidate Roxane Stanners. Canadians will go to the polls in a federal election October 14.
A woman watches the damage caused by Hurricane Ike in Baracoa, Guantanamo Province, on September 8, 2008. Cuba raised its hurricane alert level to maximum for the capital Havana as deadly Hurricane Ike raged westward across the island towards the city of 2.2 million people, Cuban state television announced.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (standing, L) and his wife Marisa Leticia review the honor guard as they arrive for the Independence Day parade in Brasilia September 7, 2008.
Former Japanese defence minister Yuriko Koike smiles during a news conference in Tokyo September 8, 2008. Koike, a former TV anchor who has also held the environment portfolio, is one of six contenders aiming to challenge the frontrunner, former foreign minister Taro Aso, in a race to become premier after Yasuo Fukuda abruptly quit last Monday.
The representation of Georgia, Tina Burjaliani (R), first deputy-minister of Justice, is seen before the case between Georgia and Russia in the International Court of Justice in the Hague, September 7, 2008. Court hearings began on Monday over Georgia's claims that Russia has committed human rights violations against ethnic Georgians in the breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) and Japan's Minister of Defense Yuriko Koike walk before their meeting at the State Department in Washington August 9, 2007.
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