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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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French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks at his joint news conference with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev after their talks in the presidential residence outside Moscow on Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. European Union monitors will deploy to regions surrounding South Ossetia and Abkhazia by next month and Russian troops will pull out after that, President Dmitry Medvedev announced Monday.
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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L), French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev take part in a joint news conference after their meeting at Meiendorf Castle outside Moscow, September 8, 2008. Medvedev agreed at Moscow talks on Monday to pull his troops out of Georgia proper within a month, Sarkozy said.
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Belgian rider Greg van Avermaet of the Silence team (2ndL) sprints on September 8, 2008 at the end of the ninth stage of the Tour of Spain, in Sabinanigo. Spaniard Egoi Martinez of Euskaltel took the overall lead after Belgian rider Greg van Avermaet of the Silence team won the ninth stage of the Tour of Spain on Monday, a 200.8km ride between Viella and Sabinanigo.
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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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Demonstrators with brooms hold the flag as others clean up the pavement in front of the Greek diplomatic office in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, in a protest organized on June 10, 2008. The protest is a reaction to a growing number of attacks on Macedonian travelers and workers in Greece, who are being attacked over displaying licence plates and documents with the name Macedonia. In the latest incidents, Greek customs officers forced four Macedonian truckers to clean up the road at the Dojran border crossing, before letting them cross into Macedonia. Greece objects to the Macedonian use of this name, which it considers part of its historical heritage, and has blocked Macedonian NATO integration over it.
Police detain members of the Kremlin-loyal youth organisation Young Russia after they disrupted a protest by human rights activists in Moscow June 10, 2008. Young Russia members turned up topless at the small protest in central Moscow. Letters written on their chests read "Khodorkovsky is a thief", referring to Mikhail Khodorkovsky, former owner of oil firm YUKOS, who is serving an 8-year prison sentence in Siberia for fraud and tax evasion.
Members of the Kremlin-loyal youth organisation Young Russia disrupt a protest by human rights activists in Moscow June 10, 2008. The writing on the men's chests read "Khodorkovsky is a thief", referring to Mikhail Khodorkovsky, former owner of oil firm YUKOS, who is serving an 8-year prison sentence in Siberia for fraud and tax evasion.
Employees from Brazil's Foreign Affairs Ministry protest during a strike demanding better salaries and more respect, inside the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia May 10, 2008. The words on the banner read, "Respect is good" and the words on the black box read, "Brazilian foreign affairs the black box of the brasilia mall''.
LONDON - JUNE 10: (L-R) Designer Dame Vivienne Westwood and former terrorist suspect detainee Rizwaan Sabir attend a protest outside the Houses of Parliament on June 10, 2008 in central London, England. Forty two balloons were released in protest of the British proposal to extend the limit of days a terrorist suspect can be detained without being charged from 28 to 42 days. Student Sabir was detained for downloading an al-Qaeda training manual from the Internet.
LONDON - JUNE 10: (L-R) Designer Dame Vivienne Westwood attends a protest against the 42 day terror bill outside the Houses of Parliament on June 10, 2008 in central London, England. Forty two balloons were released in protest of the British proposal to extend the limit of days a terrorist suspect can be detained without being charged from 28 to 42 days.
Pakistani couple drive past containers placed by authorities to block the road leading to the Presidential palace, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Security was beefed up in the capital where lawyer-led protest marches are expected to culminate with a rally and sit-in in front of Parliament. the so-called 'Long-March', could intensify pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to resign.
Troops of Pakistani paramilitary forces prepare bunkers in front of the Presidential building, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Security was beefed up in the capital where lawyer-led protest marches are expected to culminate with a rally and sit-in in front of Parliament. the so-called 'Long-March', could intensify pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to resign.
Pakistani police officer controls traffic as containers are placed by authorities to block the road leading to the Presidential palace and Parliament, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Security was beefed up in the capital where lawyer-led protest marches are expected to culminate with a rally and sit-in in front of Parliament. the so-called 'Long-March', could intensify pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to resign.
Pakistani officials give instructions to place containers to block the road leading to Presidential palace, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Security was beefed up in the capital where lawyer-led protest marches are expected to culminate with a rally and sit-in in front of Parliament. the so-called 'Long-March', could intensify pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to resign.
LONDON - JUNE 10: (L-R) Designer Dame Vivienne Westwood and actress and former Bond girl Honor Blackman attend a protest against the 42 day terror bill outside the Houses of Parliament on June 10, 2008 in central London, England. Forty two balloons were released in protest of the British proposal to extend the limit of days a terrorist suspect can be detained without being charged from 28 to 42 days.
LONDON - JUNE 10: (L-R) Designer Dame Vivienne Westwood and actress and former Bond girl Honor Blackman attend a protest against the 42 day terror bill outside the Houses of Parliament on June 10, 2008 in central London, England. Forty two balloons were released in protest of the British proposal to extend the limit of days a terrorist suspect can be detained without being charged from 28 to 42 days.
WASHINGTON - JUNE 10: Alicia Forrest, a Member of Code Pink, shouts slogans as she protest against the war in Iraq at the Grand Hyatt Hotel June 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. The protest was held while Republican U.S. presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was addressing the 2008 National Small Business Summit in the same hotel.
WASHINGTON - JUNE 10: Members of Code Pink, Tighe Barry (L) and Alicia Forrest (R), protest against the war in Iraq at the Grand Hyatt Hotel June 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. The protest was held while Republican U.S. presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was addressing the 2008 National Small Business Summit in the same hotel.
WASHINGTON - JUNE 10: Members of Code Pink, including Tighe Barry (2nd R) and Medea Benjamin (L), shout slogans to protest against the war in Iraq as the motorcade of Republican U.S. presidential candidate Sen. John McCain leaves the Grand Hyatt Hotel June 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. The protest was held while McCain was addressing the 2008 National Small Business Summit in the same hotel.
A policewoman looks on as Tamil people protest outside a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at Marlborough House, in London, on June 10, 2008. The venue was hosting leaders, including Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa, to discuss the reform of international institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund at the mini-summit.
WASHINGTON - JUNE 10: Members of Code Pink, Tighe Barry (L) and Medea Benjamin (2nd L), shout slogans to protest against the war in Iraq as the motorcade of Republican U.S. presidential candidate Sen. John McCain leaves the Grand Hyatt Hotel June 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. The protest was held while McCain was addressing the 2008 National Small Business Summit in the same hotel.
Tamil people protest outside a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at Marlborough House, in London, on June 10, 2008. The venue was hosting leaders, including Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa, to discuss the reform of international institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund at the mini-summit.
WASHINGTON - JUNE 10: Members of Code Pink are interrupted by security personnel as they hang a banner during a protest against the war in Iraq at the Grand Hyatt Hotel June 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. The protest was held while Republican U.S. presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was addressing the 2008 National Small Business Summit in the same hotel.
WASHINGTON - JUNE 10: Members of Code Pink hang a banner from a balcony during a protest against the war in Iraq at the Grand Hyatt Hotel June 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. The protest was held while Republican U.S. presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was addressing the 2008 National Small Business Summit in the same hotel.
WASHINGTON - JUNE 10: Members of Code Pink shout slogans as they hold a banner to protest against the war in Iraq at the Grand Hyatt Hotel June 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. The protest was held while Republican U.S. presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was addressing the 2008 National Small Business Summit in the same hotel.
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