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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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Derby County's Nathan Ellington, left, reacts, after scoring agsinst Stoke City during their English League Cup soccer match at The Britannia Stadium, Stoke, England, Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008.
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U.S. actress Eva Mendes poses during a solidarity cocktail benefit for cancer in Madrid December 2, 2008.
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 03: The Te Waihono A Kupe Maori Cultural Group pose for a photo with the LA Galaxy after arriving at the Auckland International Airport on December 3, 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand. The LA Galaxy are playing a one off match against the Oceania All Stars in Auckland on December 06.
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DETROIT - NOVEMBER 20: Shuttered homes and businesses line a downtown street November 20, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. An estimated one in three Detroiters lives in poverty, making the city the poorest large city in America. The Big Three U.S. automakers, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, are appearing this week in Washington to ask for federal funds to curb to decline of the American auto industry. Detroit, home to the big three, would be hardest hit if the government lets the auto makers fall into bankruptcy.
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Actor Viggo Mortensen gestures during a news conference to promote his latest film "Alatriste" in Tokyo on December 1, 2008. The film will be on the screens on December 13. Alatriste, played in the film by 47 year old US actor, is a unscrupulous 17th century adventurer in the movie, set in Spain's "golden age" under King Philip IV which coincided with the emergence of artistic giants such as Velasquez and the development of the "New World."
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Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.
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A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer.
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From left to right, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza, and Sheikha Moza, the wife of Qatar Emir Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, attend a meeting during the second day of the International Conference on Financing for Development in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008.
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Yvo de Boer speaks during a press conference prior to the UN climate change conference in Poznan, on November 30, 2008. The 14th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 4th meeting of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol will be held in Poznan from December 1 to 12.
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Yvo de Boer speaks during a press conference prior to the UN climate change conference in Poznan, on November 30, 2008. The 14th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 4th meeting of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol will be held in Poznan from December 1 to 12.
John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, speaks during a press conference in Khartoum on November 30, 2008. Sudan's war-torn Darfur is becoming ever more dangerous today warned the top UN humanitarian official, Holmes, calling for rapid progress towards a political settlement after a government ceasefire.
John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, speaks during a press conference in Khartoum on November 30, 2008. Sudan's war-torn Darfur is becoming ever more dangerous today warned the top UN humanitarian official, Holmes, calling for rapid progress towards a political settlement after a government ceasefire.
Ban Soon-taek (L), wife of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, listens to Abdullah Abdullah (R) a student of the Texas A&M University at Qatar, during her visit to the Qatar Foundation in Doha on November 30, 2008. International bodies urged concerted action to help developing nations confront the global economic crisis, but the absence of major leaders at a UN aid conference dampened hopes of concrete initiatives.
United Nations, International Red Cross and Chinese officials gather by the National Olympic Stadium, better known as the �Bird�s Nest�, to officiate an event to mark World AIDS Day, in Beijing on November 30, 2008. At the end of 2007, China had around 700,000 people living with HIV, including an estimated 85,000 who had developed AIDS, as campaigners have previously warned that the true figure could be up to 10 times higher.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attends a meeting on the sidelines of a UN-sponsored conference seeking ways to limit the impact of the financial crisis on developing countries, in Doha on November 30, 2008. International bodies urged concerted action to help developing nations confront the global economic crisis, but the absence of major leaders at the aid conference dampened hopes of concrete initiatives.
(From L) Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziz, Sheikha Moza, wife of Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, and Salvador's Vice President Ana Vilma de Escobar attend a meeting on the sidelines of a UN-sponsored conference seeking ways to limit the impact of the financial crisis on developing countries, in Doha on November 30, 2008. International bodies urged concerted action to help developing nations confront the global economic crisis, but the absence of major leaders at the aid conference dampened hopes of concrete initiatives.
UN special envoy, former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, right, is escorted to his car by CNDP rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, waving to the crowd, after their meeting in Jomba, east Congo, near the Uganda border, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008. Congo's main rebel leader asked a U.N. envoy Saturday to arrange a face-to-face meeting with government officials during a second round of talks aimed at bringing peace to eastern Congo.
UN special envoy, former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, right, is escorted to his car by CNDP rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, left, after their meeting in Jomba, east Congo, near the Uganda border, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008. Congo's main rebel leader asked a U.N. envoy Saturday to arrange a face-to-face meeting with government officials during a second round of talks aimed at bringing peace to eastern Congo.
UN special envoy, former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, center, is escorted to his car by CNDP rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, background left, after their meeting in Jomba, east Congo, near the Uganda border, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008. Congo's main rebel leader asked a U.N. envoy Saturday to arrange a face-to-face meeting with government officials during a second round of talks aimed at bringing peace to eastern Congo.
UN special envoy, former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, center, arrives for his meeting with CNDP rebel leader Laurent Nkunda in Jomba, east Congo, near the Uganda border, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008. Congo's main rebel leader asked a U.N. envoy Saturday to arrange a face-to-face meeting with government officials during a second round of talks aimed at bringing peace to eastern Congo.
Members of staff prepare the stage prior to the UN climate change conference in Poznan November 29, 2008. Some 9,000 people confirmed their participation in the 14th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 4th meeting of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. The conference will be held in Poznan from December 1 to 12.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon looks at France's President Nicolas Sarkozy during the U.N. conference on financing for development in Doha November 29, 2008. Western leaders as well as the heads of the IMF and World Bank will not attend a U.N. conference in Doha on financing for development as the developed world remains preoccupied with global financial turmoil.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) arrives to the UN conference on financing for development in Doha November 29, 2008. Western leaders as well as the heads of the IMF and World Bank will not attend a U.N. conference in Doha on financing for development as the developed world remains preoccupied with global financial turmoil.
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (R) and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attend the U.N. conference on financing for development in Doha November 29, 2008. Western leaders as well as the heads of the IMF and World Bank will not attend a U.N. conference in Doha on financing for development as the developed world remains preoccupied with global financial turmoil.
