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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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Spanish actress Paz Vega 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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Girls from a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)-run school eat apples in class at al-Baqaa Refugees Camp, outside Amman November 24, 2008, as part of a nutrition programme provided by Jordanian authorities to Palestinian refugees. Thousands of Palestinian refugee students benefited from school nutrition programme sponsored by Jordan's king Abdullah.
Girls from a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)-run school eat apples in class at al-Baqaa Refugees Camp, outside Amman November 24, 2008, as part of a nutrition programme provided by Jordanian authorities to Palestinian refugees. Thousands of Palestinian refugee students benefited from school nutrition programme sponsored by Jordan's king Abdullah.
Girls from a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)-run school eat apples in class at al-Baqaa Refugees Camp, outside Amman November 24, 2008, as part of a nutrition programme provided by Jordanian authorities to Palestinian refugees. Thousands of Palestinian refugee students benefited from school nutrition programme sponsored by Jordan's king Abdullah.
Elder's delegation member, former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan speaks during a media conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday Nov. 24, 2008. Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter and Graca Machel say Zimbabwe's leaders do not know or do not care about the "deep suffering" caused by the country's crisis and call for Southern African leaders to take decisive action to halt it. Speaking as The Elders, a group of statesmen and humanitarian advocates, they welcome South Africa's harder stance and withholding of agricultural aid until Zimbabwe's rival political parties form a power-sharing government.
A girl from a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)-run school eat biscuits in class at al-Baqaa Refugees Camp, outside Amman November 24, 2008, as part of a nutrition programme provided by Jordanian authorities to Palestinian refugees. Thousands of Palestinian refugee students benefited from school nutrition programme sponsored by Jordan's king Abdullah.
Former United States President Jimmy Carter (L), former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan (C) and Graca Machel, the wife of Nelson Mandela hold a joint press conference in Johannesburg on November 24, 2008. South Africa on November 24, 2008 piled pressure on neighbouring Zimbabwe, announcing new power-sharing talks while voicing fears of a national collapse as a cholera epidemic spilled across the border. Annan and Carter belong to a group of global statesmen known as the Elders, which had hoped to find ways of easing Zimbabwe's humanitarian plight. The United Nations says more than 6,000 people have caught cholera, of whom nearly 300 have died.
Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan (L) talks during a joint press conference with Graca Machel (R), the wife of Nelson Mandela and former United States President Jimmy Carter (unseen) in Johannesburg on November 24, 2008. South Africa on November 24, 2008 piled pressure on neighbouring Zimbabwe, announcing new power-sharing talks while voicing fears of a national collapse as a cholera epidemic spilled across the border. Annan and Carter belong to a group of global statesmen known as the Elders, which had hoped to find ways of easing Zimbabwe's humanitarian plight. The United Nations says more than 6,000 people have caught cholera, of whom nearly 300 have died.
Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan (L) talks during a joint press conference with Graca Machel (R), the wife of Nelson Mandela and former United States President Jimmy Carter (unseen) in Johannesburg on November 24, 2008. South Africa on November 24, 2008 piled pressure on neighbouring Zimbabwe, announcing new power-sharing talks while voicing fears of a national collapse as a cholera epidemic spilled across the border. Annan and Carter belong to a group of global statesmen known as the Elders, which had hoped to find ways of easing Zimbabwe's humanitarian plight. The United Nations says more than 6,000 people have caught cholera, of whom nearly 300 have died.
A Congolese government soldier (FARDC) stands guard by a UN truck at the Kibati checkpoint north of Goma, eastern Congo, Saturday Nov. 23, 2008. Government forces stopped a UN convoy they claim was infiltrated by CDNP rebels in Goma, and took them into custody. UN officials say they were transporting 10 Mai Mai militiamen who had surrendered to the UN demobilisation program.
Watching as children perform are, from right, former UN head Kofi Annan, former US President Jimmy Carter, and wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, Graca Machel, during a visit to the Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. The diplomats were barred entry to Zimbabwe on a humanitarian visit at the weekend.
US President Jimmy Carter, back 2nd right, former UN head Kofi Annan, right, and wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, Graca Machel, back second from left, watch children perform during a visit to the Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. The diplomats were barred entry into Zimbabwe on a humanitarian visit at the weekend.
US President Jimmy Carter, former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, and Graca Machel, wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, seen from left, during meetings in Johannesburg, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Saturday he and others had been refused entry to Zimbabwe for a humanitarian mission. Carter says he and other members of The Elders group were informed Friday night by former South African President Thabo Mbeki that efforts to secure travel visas had failed. The Elders group was formed by Nelson Mandela and includes former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Mandela's wife Graca Machel, an international advocate for women's and children's rights.
Former US President Jimmy Carter (R), former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and rights activist Graca Machel (not pictured), wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela, meet with Botswana President Ian Khama (not pictured) at a Johannesburg hotel on November 23, 2008. The elders were refused visa and cancelled their planned trip to Zimbawe following objections by President Robert Mugabe's government which branded the trip a "partisan mission." The three international figures are part of a group called the Elders, set up to tackle world conflicts.
Former US President Jimmy Carter (back L), former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan (back C), and rights activist Graca Machel, wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela, meet with Botswana President Ian Khama at a Johannesburg hotel on November 23, 2008. The elders were refused visa and cancelled their planned trip to Zimbawe following objections by President Robert Mugabe's government which branded the trip a "partisan mission." The three international figures are part of a group called the Elders, set up to tackle world conflicts.
Former US President Jimmy Carter (L), former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan (C) and rights activist Graca Machel, wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela, arrive at a Johannesburg hotel on November 23, 2008 for talks with Botswana President Ian Khama. The elders were refused visa and cancelled their planned trip to Zimbawe following objections by President Robert Mugabe's government which branded the trip a "partisan mission." The three international figures are part of a group called the Elders, set up to tackle world conflicts.
Former US President Jimmy Carter, former UN head Kofi Annan, and Graca Machel, wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, seen from left, during a news conference in Johannesburg, Staurday, Nov. 22, 2008. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says he and others have been refused entry to Zimbabwe for a humanitarian mission. Carter says he and other members of The Elders group were informed Friday night by former South African President Thabo Mbeki that efforts to secure travel visas had failed. The Elders group was formed by Nelson Mandela and includes former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Mandela's wife Graca Machel, an international advocate for women's and children's rights.
Former US President Jimmy Carter, former UN head Kofi Annan, and Graca Machel, wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, seen from left, during a news conference in Johannesburg, Staurday, Nov. 22, 2008. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says he and others have been refused entry to Zimbabwe for a humanitarian mission. Carter says he and other members of The Elders group were informed Friday night by former South African President Thabo Mbeki that efforts to secure travel visas had failed. The Elders group was formed by Nelson Mandela and includes former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Mandela's wife Graca Machel, an international advocate for women's and children's rights.
Former US President Jimmy Carter (L) speaks as former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan (C) and Nelson Mandela's wife Mrs Graca Machel of Mozambique look on after they were refused visa and cancelled their planned trip to Zimbawe. They told a press conference in Johannesburg on November 22, 2008. Mr Annan said " We need no red carpert treatment from the government of Zimbabwe" "We seek no permission other permission to help the poor and the desperate. The three international figures are part of a group called the Elders, set up to tackle world conflicts.
