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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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Supporters of Pakistan's religious party Jamiat ul Ulema-e-Islam, (Party of Islamic Scholars) raise their hands to record their protest against the United States during a rally in Quetta, Pakistan, on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. Hundreds of people gathered to condemn alleged U.S. strikes in Pakistani tribal areas along Afghanistan border killing Taliban and militants.
Greenpeace activists hold banners during their protest in center of Warsaw November 27,2008. Activists dumped coal on the street close to the hotel during the Summit on Sectoral Cooperation to protest against using and burning of coal for power. The banners read "Coal - don't burn our future" and "Quit coal".
Women hold a banner during a protest in Sanaa November 27, 2008. Thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets in Sanaa on Thursday to protests against preparations for holding legislative elections in April 2009. The banner reads: "No to forging the people's resolve. No to overthrowing democracy."
A protester holds a banner during a protest in Sanaa November 27, 2008. Thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets in Sanaa on Thursday to protests against preparations for holding legislative elections in April 2009. The banner reads: "Poverty and vote-rigging are two sides of one coin."
Activists chant slogans at a protest against a major outlet which sells U.S. beef in Seoul November 27, 2008. Major South Korean retailers said on Tuesday they would resume sales of U.S. beef suspended five years ago due to fears about mad cow disease. Placard reads,"News conference to denounce major outlets selling U.S. beef (infected with) mad cow disease".
Environmental activists protest outside BHP's Annual General Meeting in Melbourne November 27, 2008. BHP, facing its shareholders for the first time since walking away from the Rio bid on November 25, 2008, told its Australian annual meeting that uncertainty in commodities markets would continue in the short term and it was ready to close loss-making operations.
Factory workers occupy an office after smashing equipment during a protest at the Kaida toy factory in Dongguan of east China's Guangdong province Tuesday, November 25, 2008. More than 2,000 workers of the Kaida toy factory in Dongguan smashed police vehicles and company offices on Tuesday night in a labor dispute.
Thai air force troops stand guard next to an armoured vehicle as anti-government protesters plan to protest at the Air Force base in Bangkok on November 27, 2008. Thai anti-government protesters shut down a second Bangkok airport, isolating the capital, as both sides in the dispute defied a call from the army chief to end the turmoil.
Thai air force troops stand guard as anti-government protesters plan to protest at the Air Force base in Bangkok on November 27, 2008. Thai anti-government protesters shut down a second Bangkok airport, isolating the capital, as both sides in the dispute defied a call from the army chief to end the turmoil.
Thai anti-government protesters shout slogans during a protest at Bangkok's occupied international airport on November 27, 2008. With baggage trolleys converted into noodle stalls and check-in desks used as beds, all the signs at Bangkok's international airport were that protesters are in for the long haul. Thousands of supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) marched on the key Southeast Asian transport hub on November 25 and forced its closure as they upped their campaign to topple the democratically elected government.
People ride past fires on November 26, 2008 in the Chinese quarter of Cayenne, amid protests against the rising prices of fueul. A murder also took place in the Chinese quarter of Cayenne on the night of 26-27 November some 500 metres from the road block established to protest against the increase in the fuel prices, which have risen to 1.77 euros (2.28 US dollars) per litre for unleaded fuel and 1.55 euros (1.99 US dollars) per litre for diesel.
Employees of the steel giant Arcelor Mittal plant in Fos-sur-Mer take part in a protest to denunce plans to lay-off workers on November 27, 2008 in Istres, southern France. ArcelorMittal said Today that it might slash up to 9,000 jobs across the group worldwide through voluntary redundancies. The group, by far the biggest steelmaker in the world, said that the cuts were aimed at reducing costs by one billion dollars (760 million euros) "in response to the current economic situation."
Anti-government protesters sleep on the floor as they are reflected on the roof at the Suvarnabhumi airport facility, Bangkok's main international airport, on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protest have forced the cancellation of outgoing and incoming of both domestic and international flights and stranding thousands of tourists when protesters demand the immediately resignation of the government of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat.
Anti-government protesters sleep on the floor at Suvarnabhumi airport Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protest have forced the cancellation of outgoing and incoming of both domestic and international flights and stranding thousands of tourists when protesters demand the immediately resignation of the government of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat.
Factory workers occupy an office after smashing equipment during a protest at the Kaida toy factory in Dongguan of east China's Guangdong province Tuesday, November 25, 2008. More than 2,000 workers of the Kaida toy factory in Dongguan smashed police vehicles and company offices on Tuesday night in a labor dispute.
Afghan protesters shout stop killing civilian during a march organized by Afghanistan National Country- wide Council (Jirga) in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. Around 1,000 people took part in the march in protest against the killing of civilian by International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan.
A woman (R) walks past activists from 'People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' (PETA) as they protest outside the Sydney store of designer Georgio Armani on November 27, 2008. One activist (unseen) has a screen attached to him showing shocking new undercover video footage of rabbit fur farms in France and China and narrated by X-Files star Gillian Anderson. Other activists are holding posters of Armani depicted as Pinocchio, to draw attention to what PETA claims is a broken promise by Armani to stop using fur in his collections.
Afghan protesters shout stop killing civilian during a march organized by Afghanistan National Country- wide Council (Jirga) in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. Around 1,000 people took part in the march in protest against the killing of civilian by International security forces in Afghanistan.
Firemen put out a car which was on fire on the night of November 26, 2008 in the Chinese quarter of Cayenne, amid protests against the rising prices of fueul. A murder also took place in the Chinese quarter of Cayenne on the night of 26-27 November some 500 metres from the road block established to protest against the increase in the fuel prices, which have risen to 1.77 euros (2.28 US dollars) per litre for unleaded fuel and 1.55 euros (1.99 US dollars) per litre for diesel.
