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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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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, centre, is seen, in the Kremlin, in Moscow, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he and other leaders of nations belonging to the Collective Security Treaty Organization signed a declaration Friday condemning Georgia's attempt to regain control of its province of South Ossetia.
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Residents pass a billboard displaying a picture of Asif Ali Zardari (L), a presidential candidate and the widower of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto (R), in Larkana September 5, 2008. Pakistan's new president, almost certain to be Zardari, will have to contend with a host of critical problems including militant violence and an economy in crisis.
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US author Noah Gordon signs copies of his book during a presentation of the German translation of his novel La Bodega ("Der Katalane") at a Berlin bookstore September 5, 2008.
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Italy's Claudia Pettazzoni (L) and Peru's Fidel Rios kiss each other to win the IKE, the International underwater kissing event in Riccione on July 20, 2008. The couple won the world's longest underwater kiss title with a time of 1 minutes and 51 seconds.
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A model presents a creation by Belarussian designer Dmitry Prigozhaev during the International Festival of Vanguard Art, Mammoth, in Minsk November 17, 2007.
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Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrives to accept the nomination. at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 04: Republican U.S presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pauses while speaking during day four of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept the GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.
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Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, center, waves to supporters from the balcony of her home as she was released after nearly a year of detention in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, June 11, 2008. Ailing Hasina was freed from a special prison on Parliament's premises for eight weeks to obtain better medical treatment abroad, according to prison chief Zakir Hasan.
In this file photo taken on July 16, 2007 former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina (L) is surrounded by police arrives at CMC court after her arrest in Dhaka. Detained former premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed will be hospitalised and may be sent abroad for treatment of an ear problem that doctors say could leave her deaf, an official said on March 10, 2008. Sheikh Hasina, 60, jailed on corruption charges last July by the country's military-backed government, was taken briefly to hospital last month complaining of ear trouble, high blood pressure and other ailments.
In this file photo taken, 16 July 2007, Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina (C) surrounded by police arrives at CMC court after her arrest in Dhaka. Doctors for detained ex-Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on, 06 January 2008, asked the government to let her go to the US for medical treatment after another delay in her graft trial due to illness. Sheikh Hasina needs speciality treatment for a damaged ear, one of her doctors, Syed Mudassir Ali, said.
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, (R) is watched by an armed British police officer as she leaves Heathrow Airport, London, after she was prevented from boarding a flight to Dhaka 22 April 2007. Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina, who has been barred from returning from holiday by the government, was refused permission to board a British Airways flight at London's Heathrow airport. Abdus Sobhan Golap, one of Sheikh Hasina's secretaries, told
Leader of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) Sheikh Hasina (C) lays wreath at Shahid Minar or the Martyrs' Monument to pay her respects to the Bengali language martyrs along with her party men in Dhaka, 20 February 2007. Tens of thousands of mourners thronged the memorial in homage to the martyrs who were killed in a police massacre in 1952 during a protest over the Pakistani government's decision that Urdu would be the country's only language despite its Bengali majority. The incident sparked the clamor for an independent Bangali state formed of eastern Pakistan
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves for United States from her residence in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, June 12, 2008. Hasina left for the United States on Thursday for medical treatment a day after she was released from jail pending trial on corruption charges, a party leader said.
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed walks out from her home in Dhaka on June 12, 2008. Ex-Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed left the country on June 12, a day after she was released from detention on corruption charges, an official said, in an apparent deal with the army-backed government. The leader of the Awami League party, who was held on corruption charges for almost a year, left Zia International Airport on a British Airways flight bound for London, said airport police chief Ruhul Amin.
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed (C) walks out from her home in Dhaka on June 12, 2008. Ex-Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed left the country on June 12, a day after she was released from detention on corruption charges, an official said, in an apparent deal with the army-backed government. The leader of the Awami League party, who was held on corruption charges for almost a year, left Zia International Airport on a British Airways flight bound for London, said airport police chief Ruhul Amin.
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed (C) walks out from her home in Dhaka on June 12, 2008. Ex-Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed left the country on June 12, a day after she was released from detention on corruption charges, an official said, in an apparent deal with the army-backed government. The leader of the Awami League party, who was held on corruption charges for almost a year, left Zia International Airport on a British Airways flight bound for London, said airport police chief Ruhul Amin.
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed (L) walks out from her home in Dhaka on June 12, 2008. Ex-Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed left the country on June 12, a day after she was released from detention on corruption charges, an official said, in an apparent deal with the army-backed government. The leader of the Awami League party, who was held on corruption charges for almost a year, left Zia International Airport on a British Airways flight bound for London, said airport police chief Ruhul Amin.
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed (L) waves as she sits inside a car destined for the airport at her home in Dhaka on June 12, 2008. Ex-Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed left the country on June 12, a day after she was released from detention on corruption charges, an official said, in an apparent deal with the army-backed government. The leader of the Awami League party, who was held on corruption charges for almost a year, left Zia International Airport on a British Airways flight bound for London, said airport police chief Ruhul Amin.
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed (C) fixes her ''Anchal'' as she sits inside a car destined for the airport at her home in Dhaka on June 12, 2008. Ex-Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed left the country on June 12, a day after she was released from detention on corruption charges, an official said, in an apparent deal with the army-backed government. The leader of the Awami League party, who was held on corruption charges for almost a year, left Zia International Airport on a British Airways flight bound for London, said airport police chief Ruhul Amin.
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed (C) walks out from her home in Dhaka on June 12, 2008. Ex-Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed left the country on June 12, a day after she was released from detention on corruption charges, an official said, in an apparent deal with the army-backed government. The leader of the Awami League party, who was held on corruption charges for almost a year, left Zia International Airport on a British Airways flight bound for London, said airport police chief Ruhul Amin.
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina waves to supporters on arrival at her house, after being released following nearly a year of detention, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, June 11, 2008. Ailing Hasina was freed from a special prison on Parliament's premises for eight weeks, to obtain better medical treatment abroad, according to prison chief Zakir Hasan.
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina waves to supporters on her arrival at her home as she was released after nearly a year of detention in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, June 11, 2008. Ailing Hasina was freed from a special prison on Parliament's premises for eight weeks to obtain better medical treatment abroad, according to prison chief Zakir Hasan.
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina waves to supporters on her arrival at her home as she was released after nearly a year of detention in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, June 11, 2008. Ailing Hasina was freed from a special prison on Parliament's premises for eight weeks to obtain better medical treatment abroad, according to prison chief Zakir Hasan.
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