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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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Sarah Brown, wife of British Prime Minister, second right, poses with supermodels Naomi Campbell, second left, Erin O'Connor, left, and Jade Parfitt at the Natural History Museum in London, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008 ahead of their Fashion For Relief charity fashion show and auction on Sept. 17 during London Fashion Week.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a welcoming ceremony outside Planalto Palace in Brasilia September 8, 2008.
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A sign on the London Stock Exchange building is pictured in central London on September 8, 2008. The London Stock Exchange said Monday it had been forced to halt trade after experiencing technical problems which restricted connections with some clients. Approaching 1400 GMT, the LSE had been shut for almost six hours. At its suspension, the FTSE 100 showed a gain of 3.81 percent at 5,440.20 points. The market had jumped in line with other bourses after the US government took control of ailing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, easing fears of a world financial crisis, dealers said.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (standing, L) and his wife Marisa Leticia review the honor guard as they arrive for the Independence Day parade in Brasilia September 7, 2008.
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Former Japanese defence minister Yuriko Koike smiles during a news conference in Tokyo September 8, 2008. Koike, a former TV anchor who has also held the environment portfolio, is one of six contenders aiming to challenge the frontrunner, former foreign minister Taro Aso, in a race to become premier after Yasuo Fukuda abruptly quit last Monday.
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The representation of Georgia, Tina Burjaliani (R), first deputy-minister of Justice, is seen before the case between Georgia and Russia in the International Court of Justice in the Hague, September 7, 2008. Court hearings began on Monday over Georgia's claims that Russia has committed human rights violations against ethnic Georgians in the breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) and Japan's Minister of Defense Yuriko Koike walk before their meeting at the State Department in Washington August 9, 2007.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, right, leaves after a general meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party past the party's Secretary General Taro Aso, left, in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. Fukuda resigned late Monday after less than a year in office as potential successors to Fukuda began rallying their forces ahead of the ruling party's vote to formally name his replacement. Aso has indicated a strong desire to run and has been cited by analysts as the current favorite.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, right, leaves a general meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, applauded by the party's Secretary General Taro Aso, left, in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. Fukuda resigned late Monday after less than a year in office as potential successors to Fukuda began rallying their forces ahead of the ruling party's vote to formally name his replacement. Aso has indicated a strong desire to run and has been cited by analysts as the current favorite.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, right, stands with Taro Aso, left, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, during the party's general meeting in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. Fukuda resigned late Monday after less than a year in office as potential successors to Fukuda began rallying their forces ahead of the ruling party's vote to formally name his replacement. Aso has indicated a strong desire to run and has been cited by analysts as the current favorite.
Taro Aso (L), secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), claps his hands as outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) leaves the LDP parliamentarian meeting at the party's headquarters in Tokyo September 3, 2008. Hawkish former foreign minister Aso has the backing of half of the ruling party's branches to become Japan's next prime minister after Yasuo Fukuda's abrupt resignation, a media survey showed on Wednesday.
Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) leaves the LDP's general meeting by party Diet members in Tokyo on September 3, 2008. The LDP confirmed September 22 as the date to select the next prime minister after Yasuo Fukuda's abrupt resignation. At 3rd L is Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary General Taro Aso.
Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) arrives at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's general meeting by party Diet members in Tokyo on September 3, 2008. The Liberal Democratic Party confirmed September 22 as the date to select the next prime minister after Yasuo Fukuda's abrupt resignation.
Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary General Taro Aso (L) attend the LDP's general meeting with the party's Diet members in Tokyo on September 3, 2008. The LDP confirmed September 22 as the date to select the next prime minister after Yasuo Fukuda's abrupt resignation.
Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary General Taro Aso (L) attend the LDP's general meeting with the party's Diet members in Tokyo on September 3, 2008. The LDP confirmed September 22 as the date to select the next prime minister after Yasuo Fukuda's abrupt resignation.
Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) walks through the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo September 2, 2008. Japan began searching for a new prime minister on Tuesday after Yasuo Fukuda became the second leader to abruptly resign in less than a year, threatening a further policy vacuum as the economy teeters on the brink of recession.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrives at his party leaders' meeting at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, a day after Fukuda, 72, suddenly announced his resignation. The Japan's chronically unpopular prime minister abruptly resigned after a yearlong struggle with a deadlocked parliament, leaving the weakened ruling party to grapple with a stalled economy and rising calls for snap elections.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrives at his party leaders' meeting at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, a day after Fukuda, 72, suddenly announced his resignation. The Japan's chronically unpopular prime minister abruptly resigned after a yearlong struggle with a deadlocked parliament, leaving the weakened ruling party to grapple with a stalled economy and rising calls for snap elections.
Gareth Evans, former Australian foreign minister and co-chair of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Commission, left, meets with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, center, and the commission's co-chair Yoriko Kawaguchi at Fukuda's official residence in Tokyo Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. The commission aims to reinvigorate the global effort against the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and to strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Former Australian Foreign Minister and co-chair of the International Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Commission, Gareth Evans (L) meets with meet with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) and Co-chair of the International Non Proliferation Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) at Fukuda's official residence on at Fukuda's official residence in Tokyo on August 25, 2008. The Commission, co-chaired by former Japanese foreign minister Yoriko Kawaguchi, aims to reinvigorate the global effort against the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and to strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
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