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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 Thai celebrates revered Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's birthday outside the Royal Palace in Bangkok, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Thailand's ailing king, a pillar of stability during his six decades on the throne, failed to attend celebrations marking his 81st birthday Friday as many Thais feared his fading from the scene could deepen the turmoil that has plagued the country for three years.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) talks with anti-kidnapping campaigner Ingrid Betancourt during a meeting in Sao Paulo December 5, 2008. The French-Colombian politician, who was snatched by rebels while running for president in 2002, plans to travel throughout South America to increase international pressure on the FARC to free the hundreds of hostages they still hold.
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Pakistani firefighters extinguish tje fire after a bomb blast in Peshawar on December 5, 2008. At least 22 people were killed and dozens more wounded when two bomb blasts struck crowded markets in northwest Pakistan as shoppers prepared for the Eid Muslim festival.
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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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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd R) meets with former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (2nd L), UN representative for peacekeeping missions in Africa and former Italian prime minister, Romano Prodi (L), and former Norwegian Prime Minister Jan Bondevik (R) in Tehran on October 13, 2008. Annan, Prodi and Bondevik are in Tehran to participate in the 'Conference on Religion in the Modern World' organized by Iran's Dialogue Between Civilizations Organization headed by former reformist Iranian president Mohammad Khatami.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) holds a meeting with former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (C) and UN representative for peacekeeping missions in Africa and former Italian prime minister, Romano Prodi (L) in Tehran on October 13, 2008. Annan and Prodi are in Tehran to participate in the 'Conference on Religion in the Modern World' organized by Iran's Dialogue Between Civilizations Organization headed by former reformist Iranian president Mohammad Khatami.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hands with UN representative for peacekeeping missions in Africa and former Italian prime minister, Romano Prodi (R) in Tehran on October 13, 2008. Prodi is in Tehran participating the 'Conference on Religion in the Modern World' organized by Iran's Dialogue Between Civilizations Organization headed by former reformist Iranian president Mohammad Khatami.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) greets UN representative for peacekeeping missions in Africa and former Italian prime minister, Romano Prodi (R) in Tehran on October 13, 2008. Prodi is in Tehran participating the 'Conference on Religion in the Modern World' organized by Iran's Dialogue Between Civilizations Organization headed by former reformist Iranian president Mohammad Khatami.
Former Italian Premier Romano Prodi, right, receives from Emma Bonino, vice President of the Italian Senate, the prize after being honored by the Rome-based Hands Off Cain in Rome Thursday, July 24, 2008, for Italy's role in pushing for the approval of last year's U.N. General Assembly resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty. Hands Off Cain said that while countries are increasingly renouncing the death penalty, more people were put to death in 2007 than in either of the previous two years, mainly because executions jumped by a third in Iran and quadrupled in Saudi Arabia.
Former Italian Premier Romano Prodi, left, flanked by Marco Pannella, President of the Hands Off Cain, holds the prize after being honored by the Rome-based Hands Off Cain in Rome Thursday, July 24, 2008, for Italy's role in pushing for the approval of last year's U.N. General Assembly resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty. Hands Off Cain said that while countries are increasingly renouncing the death penalty, more people were put to death in 2007 than in either of the previous two years, mainly because executions jumped by a third in Iran and quadrupled in Saudi Arabia.
Italy's former prime minister Romano Prodi (L) leaves as new Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (2nd R) shakes hands after taking office at Chigi palace in Rome May 8, 2008. Berlusconi took office as prime minister on Thursday for a third time in his political career after forming one of Italy's most right-wing cabinets since World War Two.
Outgoing Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi (R) shakes hand with new Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi during a ceremony at Chigi Palace in Rome on May 8 2008. Berlusconi embarked on May 8, 2008 on his third stint as prime minister as he and his slimmed-down, right-wing cabinet took the oath of office.
Outgoing Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi (R) congratulates new Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi during a ceremony at Chigi Palace in Rome on May 8, 2008. Berlusconi followed by each of his 21 ministers delared "I swear to be faithful to the republic, to respect the constitution and to exercise my duties in the sole interest of the nation," as they took the oath of office as Berlusconi embarked on his third stint as prime minister.
Outgoing Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi (R) smiles beside new Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi during a ceremony at Chigi Palace in Rome on May 8, 2008. Berlusconi followed by each of his 21 ministers delared "I swear to be faithful to the republic, to respect the constitution and to exercise my duties in the sole interest of the nation," as they took the oath of office as Berlusconi embarked on his third stint as prime minister.
Italy's outgoing Prime Minister Romano Prodi (L) and Alitalia CEO Aristide Polide (R) stand next to an Alitalia truck at Fiumicino International airport as they attend Pope Benedict XVI departure to official visit to the United States in Rome April 15, 2008. Pope Benedict left Rome on Tuesday on a six-day trip to the United States, during which he will pray at Ground Zero in New York, address the United Nations and try to heal wounds from a sexual abuse scandal.
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