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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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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.
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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.
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Serena Williams of the U.S. returns a shot to Jelena Jankovic of Serbia during the women's final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York, September 7, 2008.
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RICHMOND, VA - SEPTEMBER 07: Carl Edwards, driver of the #60 Scotts Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series Emerson Radio 250 at Richmond International Raceway on September 7, 2008 in Richmond, Virginia.
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: Rafael Nadal of Spain serves against Andy Murray of Great Britain during their semifinal match on Day 14 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 7, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a shot against Andy Murray of Great Britain during their semifinal match on Day 14 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 7, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts to match point, beating Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their semi-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows in New York, September 6, 2008.
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Polish musician Doda sings during the London Live, Polish Music Festival at Wembley Arena, London, on September 7, 2008.
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, center, surrounded by bodyguards leaves the Ambasciatori Hotel in Rome, Thursday, June 5, 2008. Mugabe was in Rome to attend the High-level conference on World Food Security held at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization headquarters. The United States on Thursday expressed outrage over what it called Zimbabwe's unjust detention of U.S. diplomats and protested the envoys' treatment at the United Nations.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe,left, leaves the Ambasciatori Hotel in Rome, Thursday, June 5, 2008. Mugabe was in Rome to attend the High-level conference on World Food Security held at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization headquarters. The United States on Thursday expressed outrage over what it called Zimbabwe's unjust detention of U.S. diplomats and protested the envoys' treatment at the United Nations.
ROME - JUNE 03: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends the June Food Summit at the FAO headquarter, on June 3, 2008, in Rome, Italy. UN Secretery General Ban Ki-Moon, who spoke during the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) summit, urged nations to increase food output by 50 percent by 2030 to keep up with global demand.
ROME - JUNE 03: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends the June Food Summit at the FAO headquarter, on June 3, 2008, in Rome, Italy. UN Secretery General Ban Ki-Moon, who spoke during the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) summit, urged nations to increase food output by 50 percent by 2030 to keep up with global demand.
ROME - JUNE 03: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends the June Food Summit at the FAO headquarter, on June 3, 2008, in Rome, Italy. UN Secretery General Ban Ki-Moon, who spoke during the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) summit, urged nations to increase food output by 50 percent by 2030 to keep up with global demand.
ROME - JUNE 03: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends the June Food Summit at the FAO headquarter, on June 3, 2008, in Rome, Italy. UN Secretery General Ban Ki-Moon, who spoke during the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) summit, urged nations to increase food output by 50 percent by 2030 to keep up with global demand.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, left, sits during the High-level conference on World Food Security at FAO, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, Italy, on Tuesday, June 3, 2008. About 40 nations have delegations at the summit, and Mugabe's presence at the summit has been widely criticized by many world leaders.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) attends a three-day summit on food security at UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome on June 3, 2008. Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe accused Britain Tuesday of fomenting Western efforts to effect "illegal regime change" in his country by crippling it economically.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) speaks to aides during a U.N. crisis summit on rising food prices at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome June 3, 2008. World leaders opened a conference on the global food crisis on Tuesday with the World Bank and humanitarian agencies demanding action to curb soaring prices that could push up to 100 million people into hunger.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, right, attends a high-level conference on World Food Security, at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Mugabe has defended his policy of seizing land from white farmers in a speech at a U.N. summit on the global food crisis. Unidentified men at left are part of Mugabe's delegation.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrives for three-day summit on food security at UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome on June 3, 2008. Participants at the High-Level Conference on World Food Security will discuss short-term solutions as well as new strategies to deal with the effects of global warming, growing demand for biofuels and a crumbling agriculture sector in much of the developing world.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe arrives at a U.N. crisis summit on rising food prices at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome June 3, 2008. World leaders opened a conference on the global food crisis on Tuesday with the World Bank and humanitarian agencies demanding action to curb soaring prices that could push up to 100 million people into hunger.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, right, is greeted by Jacques Diouf, director general of the FAO, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, upon his arrival at its headquarters in Rome to attend a High-level conference on World Food Security, Tuesday, June 3, 2008. World food production must rise by 50 percent by 2030 to meet increasing demand, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told world leaders Tuesday at a summit grappling with hunger and civil unrest caused by food price hikes.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, center, arrives at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome to attend a High-level conference on World Food Security, Tuesday, June 3, 2008. World food production must rise by 50 percent by 2030 to meet increasing demand, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told world leaders Tuesday at a summit grappling with hunger and civil unrest caused by food price hikes.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, right, is greeted by Jacques Diouf, director general of the FAO, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, upon his arrival at its headquarters in Rome to attend a High-level conference on World Food Security, Tuesday, June 3, 2008. World food production must rise by 50 percent by 2030 to meet increasing demand, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told world leaders Tuesday at a summit grappling with hunger and civil unrest caused by food price hikes.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (L) and his wife Grace (R) arrive at the Fiumicino airport in Rome June 1, 2008. Mugabe flew into Rome for a global food summit on Sunday, his first official trip abroad since elections condemned by Western and opposition leaders as fraudulent. The unexpected presence of Mugabe, accused by domestic critics of running down agriculture and causing food shortages in his own country, could offer a rare opportunity for direct contacts with Western leaders. But Zimbabwean state television, announcing his departure, made no suggestion of bilateral talks.
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