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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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Cmdr Peter Reesink, the commanding officer of the Dutch warship De Ruyter talking to The Associated Press during an interview on board the ship on Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. The De Ruyter is escorting the MV Ibn Batouta, which is carrying 7,000 tonnes of sorghum destined for Somalia. The Dutch naval vessel is escorting the cargo ship in a bid to prevent any pirate attacks.
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Bosnian miners talk deep inside coal mine "Sretno" (Good Luck) near the central Bosnian town of Breza December 5, 2008. Bosnian miners, who often work in difficult conditions with outdated equipment, produce coal for the country's thermal power plants which makes up about 40 percent of the country's power generation.
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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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BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 1: Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (L) meets with the Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) at the Great Hall of the People on July 1, 2008 in Beijing, China. Premier Sundaravej is paying his first official visit to China with a pan-Asian railway and boosting of tourism on the agenda. Two-way trade between China and Thailand jumped 23 percent to USD31. 1 billion between 2006 and 2007, and the two nations intend to expand their trade volume to USD50 billion by 2010.
Holding a plate full of rice in his hands, Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, right, talks with opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva during their meeting before a no-confidence vote at a cafeteria at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, June 27, 2008. Samak later survived a no-confidence vote, fending off opposition accusations of incompetence, mismanagement and yielding national sovereignty.
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, right, and opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva greet each other when they met before a no-confidence vote at a cafeteria at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, June 27, 2008. Samak later survived a no-confidence vote, fending off opposition accusations of incompetence, mismanagement and yielding national sovereignty.
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, right, monitors the voting results from the screen, not seen, with his cabinet members from left, Commerce Minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan, Minister attached to the Prime Minister Office Chusak Sirinil and Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, June 27, 2008. Samak survived a no-confidence vote Friday, fending off opposition accusations of incompetence, mismanagement and yielding national sovereignty.
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, right, monitors the voting results from the screen, not seen, with his cabinet members from left, Commerce Minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan, Minister attached to the Prime Minister Office Chusak Sirinil and Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, June 27, 2008. Samak survived a no-confidence vote Friday, fending off opposition accusations of incompetence, mismanagement and yielding national sovereignty.
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, right, shares a light moment with his deputy and Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee after winning a no-confidence vote at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, June 27, 2008. Samak survived a no-confidence vote Friday, fending off opposition accusations of incompetence, mismanagement and yielding national sovereignty.
Thai opposition and Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) gives a traditional greetings to Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (L) prior the no-confidence vote at the Parliament House in Bangkok on June 27, 2008. Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and seven cabinet colleagues won a vote of no-confidence in parliament on June 27.
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (R) with Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee look at the vote result during the no-confidence vote at the Parliament House in Bangkok on June 27, 2008. Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and seven cabinet colleagues won a vote of no-confidence in parliament on June 27.
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (R) smiles while looking at the vote result next to Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee (L) during the no-confidence vote at the Parliament House in Bangkok on June 27, 2008. Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and seven cabinet colleagues won a vote of no-confidence in parliament on June 27.
Members of the Thai parliament listen to Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (L) speaking during a no-confidence debate at Parliament House in Bangkok on June 25, 2008. Thailand's opposition questioned premier Samak Sundaravej's loyalty to the revered monarchy, a serious charge that lit new sparks in a no-confidence debate on his government.
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej arrives at Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Samak, who led the six-party coalition government, showed no signs of cracking Wednesday and a pending no-confidence vote in Parliament seemed likely to go in his favor despite a barrage of criticism launched against him.
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, right, talks with an unidentified aide while having breakfast at a cafeteria at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, June 23, 2008. Samak faced a fight for his political future Monday as opponents began a no-confidence debate in Parliament and thousands of protesters refused to lift their siege of his office.
