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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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Honda Motor Co. Chief Executive Takeo Fukui listens to a reporter's question during a press conference at the Japanese automaker's head office in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Honda has pulled out of Formula One, citing a slowdown in the global economy and a need to focus on its core business activities.
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People enjoy their dinner at Buddha Bar Restaurant in Jakarta December 4, 2008. The chaotic capital of the world's most populous Muslim nation is rarely associated with glitzy nightlife, but new venues in Indonesia's Jakarta may soon see it challenging more cosmopolitan centres in the region. The city of about 10 million, or many more if thousands of unregistered poor flocking in from rural provinces are included, has just become the first city in Southeast Asia to host a Buddha Bar, the hip Paris-based franchise of restaurant/lounges. Picture taken December 4, 2008.
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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 04: Actor Harold Pirraneau attends the 2008 Stockings with Care celebrity bartending night at Bar 13 on December 4, 2008 in New York City.
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A memorial tribute to shoe mogul Thomas Bata is shown at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto September 3, 2008. Bata died earlier this week at the age of 93.
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A visitor takes a close look at a photo by French photographer Bettina Rheims during the inauguration of her exhibition "Can You Find Happiness?" on March 7, 2008 at the c/o-Gallery in Berlin. The exhibition runs from March 8 to May 11, 2008.
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Forty-five euro coins, worth 500 Slovak Crowns or 16,60 euros, are seen in Bratislava where Slovakian banks and post offices started selling them on December 1,2008 before Slovakia joins the euro zone on January 1, 2009.
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People walk behind the European Union's flag during the annual gay parade in Budapest July 5, 2008. Several hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police in the center of Hungarian capital as police tried to separate them from the participants of the Gay Pride march.
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Joni Boettcher, left, kisses her roommate Tika Shenghur during a protest march down Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood , Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. before the start of a``No on Prop 8'' rally. In a heartbreaking defeat for the gay-rights movement, California voters put a stop to gay marriage, creating uncertainty about the legal status of 18,000 same-sex couples who tied the knot during a four-month window of opportunity opened by the state's highest court.
Joni Boettcher, left, kisses her roommate Tika Shenghur during a protest march down Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood , Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. before the start of a``No on Prop 8'' rally. In a heartbreaking defeat for the gay-rights movement, California voters put a stop to gay marriage, creating uncertainty about the legal status of 18,000 same-sex couples who tied the knot during a four-month window of opportunity opened by the state's highest court.
A protester falls down in the street after he was hit by a police rubber bullet in the head during protest in front of at General Attorney Office, Wed., Nov. 5, 2008 in Asuncion, Paraguay. Thousands of farmers without lands, some members of Social Popular Front participate in the protest to demand more lands.
Sudanese journalists protest against censorship in Khartoum, November 4, 2008. More than 150 Sudanese journalists and support staff on Tuesday started a 24-hour hunger strike to protest against censorship by state security services, media executives said. They added three opposition newspapers would shut down for three days, and writers from other publications would withdraw their columns to highlight a growing crackdown on media.
A Sudanese journalist protests against censorship in Khartoum November 4, 2008. More than 150 Sudanese journalists and support staff on Tuesday started a 24-hour hunger strike to protest against censorship by state security services, media executives said. They added three opposition newspapers would shut down for three days, and writers from other publications would withdraw their columns to highlight a growing crackdown on media.
Opposition supporters scuffle with police as they protest against the visit of China's top negotiator with Taiwan, Chen Yunlin, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Chen, chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), is on a five-day visit to Taiwan to discuss cross-strait issues with his Taiwanese counterpart, Chiang Ping-kung, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF). Chen's arrival is the first high level visit to the island since it's split with the mainland during the 1949 civil war.
Opposition supporters scuffle with police as they protest against the visit of China's top negotiator with Taiwan, Chen Yunlin, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Chen, chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), is on a five-day visit to Taiwan to discuss cross-strait issues with his Taiwanese counterpart, Chiang Ping-kung, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF). Chen's arrival is the first high level visit to the island since it's split with the mainland during the 1949 civil war.
Opposition supporters scuffle with police as they protest against the visit of China's top negotiator with Taiwan, Chen Yunlin, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Chen, chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), is on a five-day visit to Taiwan to discuss cross-strait issues with his Taiwanese counterpart, Chiang Ping-kung, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF). Chen's arrival is the first high level visit to the island since it's split with the mainland during the 1949 civil war.
Opposition supporters scuffle with police as they protest against the visit of China's top negotiator with Taiwan, Chen Yunlin, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Chen, chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), is on a five-day visit to Taiwan to discuss cross-strait issues with his Taiwanese counterpart, Chiang Ping-kung, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF). Chen's arrival is the first high level visit to the island since it's split with the mainland during the 1949 civil war.
Opposition supporters scuffle with police as they protest against the visit of China's top negotiator with Taiwan, Chen Yunlin, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Chen, chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), is on a five-day visit to Taiwan to discuss cross-strait issues with his Taiwanese counterpart, Chiang Ping-kung, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF). Chen's arrival is the first high level visit to the island since it's split with the mainland during the 1949 civil war.
Opposition supporters scuffle with police as they protest against the visit of China's top negotiator with Taiwan, Chen Yunlin, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Chen, chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), is on a five-day visit to Taiwan to discuss cross-strait issues with his Taiwanese counterpart, Chiang Ping-kung, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF). Chen's arrival is the first high level visit to the island since it's split with the mainland during the 1949 civil war.
Opposition supporters scuffle with police as they protest against the visit of China's top negotiator with Taiwan, Chen Yunlin, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Chen, chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), is on a five-day visit to Taiwan to discuss cross-strait issues with his Taiwanese counterpart, Chiang Ping-kung, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF). Chen's arrival is the first high level visit to the island since it's split with the mainland during the 1949 civil war.
Anti-China activists holding a Taiwan flag clash with police during a protest against Chen Yunlin, the chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), in Taipei November 4, 2008. Chen was meeting honorary Nationalist Chairman Lien Chan at the hotel for an official banquet. Top officials from Taiwan and China signed deals on daily direct flights, new cargo routes and food safety on Tuesday during Beijing's highest-level visit to its political rival in 60 years.
An anti-China activist cries after scuffling with police during a protest against Chen Yunlin, the chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), at the Ambassador Hotel in Taipei November 4, 2008. Chen was meeting honorary Nationalist Chairman Lien Chan at the hotel for an official banquet. Top officials from Taiwan and China signed deals on daily direct flights, new cargo routes and food safety on Tuesday during Beijing's highest-level visit to its political rival in 60 years.
A Sudanese journalist covers her mouth with a paper bearing the writing 'NO' during a mass hunger strike held by Sudanese journalists in the capital Khartoum on November 4, 2008 in the country's biggest organised media protest against draconian censorship. Around 200 to 300 Sudanese journalists began a 24-hour hunger strike and three independent newspapers ceased work for three days, saying they could no longer accept government meddling over editorial content.
Salah Ahmed Alkagam, head of the board of directors of the Sudanese independent newspaper Ajras Al-Hurriya, speaks during a mass hunger strike held by Sudanese journalists in the capital Khartoum on November 4, 2008 in the country's biggest organised media protest against draconian censorship. Around 200 to 300 Sudanese journalists began a 24-hour hunger strike and three independent newspapers dailies ceased work for three days, saying they could no longer accept government meddling over editorial content.
Anti-China activists scuffle with police during a protest against Chen Yunlin, the chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), at the Ambassador Hotel in Taipei November 4, 2008. Chen was meeting honorary Nationalist Chairman Lien Chan at the hotel for an official banquet. Top officials from Taiwan and China signed deals on daily direct flights, new cargo routes and food safety on Tuesday during Beijing's highest-level visit to its political rival in 60 years.
Al-Shafi Khodr, a representative of Sudan's Communist Party speaks during a mass hunger strike held by Sudanese journalists in the capital Khartoum on November 4, 2008 in the country's biggest organised media protest against draconian censorship. Around 200 to 300 Sudanese journalists began a 24-hour hunger strike and three independent newspapers dailies ceased work for three days, saying they could no longer accept government meddling over editorial content. Arabic writing on banner reasd: "No for press censorship, Yes for freedom of opinion and expression."
