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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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A Palestinian man argues with Israeli border police as he tries to travel to Jerusalem during the first Friday of Ramadan, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Around 90,000 Muslims congregated in Jerusalem for the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. He said "thousands" of police were deployed around the city to "prevent any disturbances."
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France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (C), surrounded by STX Business Group�s chairman Duk-soo Kang (L) and Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, delivers a speech aboard the "Fantasia" liner which is being built at the Saint Nazaire shipyard in western France, September 5, 2008.
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A worker adds finishing touches to the Temporaere Kunsthalle Berlin (Temporary Art Gallery, Berlin) September 5, 2008, located opposite the former Palast Der Republik (former east German parliament) which is currently being removed. The temporary exhibition hall will stage its first show in October 2008, and is expected to have a lifespan of 2 years.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces Judge David Groner as he agrees to a plea agreement and to resign from office in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit, Michigan September 4, 2008.
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Serena Williams (L) and her sister Venus (R), both of the U.S., each react in this combination photo during their quarter-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York September 3, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 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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Liu Qi, President of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games, right, and Chinese Ambassador to United Nations Guangya Wang, center, shake hands with former Governor of New York George Pataki left, who serves as Public Delegate of the US Mission to United Nations during the debate about Sport for Peace and Development at U.N. Headquarters, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007.
Two United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) staff members chat next to a part of the 1,700-year-old Axum obelisk on June 5, 2008 in Axum, Ethiopia. Ethiopia on June 4, 2008 began work to relocate the famed Axum obelisk at its original site, seven decades after the 1,700-year-old treasure was removed by Italian troops, a UN expert said. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has overseen a multi-million-dollar operation to restore the obelisk in Axum in northern Ethiopia, where it once stood alongside around 100 other stelae. The obelisk along with the Axum and Lalibela crosses figure among Ethiopia's top national treasures and symbols.
Achim Steiner (L), executive director of the United Nations environment programme and New Zealand's Prime Minister Helen Clark (R) look at a one-legged kiwi called Sparky, held by Robert Webb who runs the Whangarei Native Bird Recovery Centre, in Wellington June 5, 2008. World Environment Day, conceived in 1972, is the United Nations' principal day to mark global green issues and aims to give a human face to environmental problems and solutions. New Zealand which is hosting World Environment Day this year has pledged to become carbon-neutral.
Achim Steiner (L), executive director of the United Nations environment programme, pets a one-legged kiwi called Sparky, held by Robert Webb who runs the Whangarei Native Bird Recovery Centre, in Wellington June 5, 2008. World Environment Day, conceived in 1972, is the United Nations' principal day to mark global green issues and aims to give a human face to environmental problems and solutions. New Zealand which is hosting World Environment Day this year has pledged to become carbon-neutral.
British ambassador to the United Nations, John Sawers, (L) and his South African counterpart Dumisani Kumalo (C) listen to Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor prior to a meeting with Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir at Friendship Hall in Khartoum late June 5, 2008. Beshir met with a UN Security Council delegation today, shortly after the prosecutor of the World Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo, criticised his government over alleged crimes in Darfur.
John Sawers, British ambassador to the United Nations, speaks with his counterparts Dumisani Kumalo of South African (C) and Abdulmahmud Mohammed of Sudan (R) before a meeting with Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir at Friendship Hall in Khartoum late June 5, 2008. Beshir met with a UN Security Council delegation today, shortly after the prosecutor of the World Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo, criticised his government over alleged crimes in Darfur.
This image provided by the United Nations, shows Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann(R), president-elect of the 63rd Session of the UN General Assembly, before the vote June 4, 2008 at UN headquarters in New York. The UN General Assembly elected the 75-year-old Nicaraguan priest born in Los Angeles to succeed Srgjian Kerim of Macedonia.
This image provided by the United Nations, shows Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann(L), president-elect of the 63rd Session of the UN General Assembly, speaking to another member of the GA June 4, 2008 at UN headquarters in New York. The UN General Assembly elected the 75-year-old Nicaraguan priest born in Los Angeles to succeed Srgjian Kerim of Macedonia.
This image provided by the United Nations, shows Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, president-elect of the 63rd Session of the UN General Assembly, speaking to the GA June 4, 2008 at UN headquarters in New York. The UN General Assembly elected the 75-year-old Nicaraguan priest born in Los Angeles to succeed Srgjian Kerim of Macedonia.
This image provided by the United Nations, shows Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann,(R) president-elect of the 63rd Session of the UN General Assembly, speaking to members of the GA June 4, 2008 at UN headquarters in New York. The UN General Assembly elected the 75-year-old Nicaraguan priest born in Los Angeles to succeed Srgjian Kerim of Macedonia.
This provided by the United Nations, Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, president-elect of the 63rd Session of the UN General Assembly, speaks to the media June 4, 2008 at UN headquarters in New York. The UN General Assembly elected the 75-year-old Nicaraguan priest born in Los Angeles to succeed Srgjian Kerim of Macedonia.
Sudan's ambassador to the United Nations Abdalmahmoud Abdalhaleem Mohamed, center-left, gestures to South Africa's U.N. Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo, center, in Khartoum, Sudan Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Sudan's ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday that the allegations his government is involved in crimes against humanity in Darfur are "fictitious and vicious" and harmful to the prospects of peace in the war torn country.
(FromL) Ban Ki-moon's predecessor at the helm of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran, FAO Director General Jacques Diouf and President of IFAD Lennart Bage pose during a signing ceremony for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) at three-day summit on food security in UN Food and Agriculture Organisation headquarters (FAO) in Rome on June 4, 2008.
(FromL) Ban Ki-moon's predecessor at the helm of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran, FAO Director General Jacques Diouf and President of IFAD Lennart Bage pose during a signing ceremony for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) at three-day summit on food security in UN Food and Agriculture Organisation headquarters (FAO) in Rome on June 4, 2008.
Ban Ki-moon's predecessor at the helm of the United Nations, Kofi Annan answers journalists' questions during a press conference at three-day summit on food security in UN Food and Agriculture Organisation headquarters (FAO) in Rome on June 4, 2008. Kofi Annan, attends a signing ceremony with the heads of the UN food agencies for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), which encourages partnerships with small-scale farmers.
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