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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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Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe (R) stands next to the sisters and other relatives of Ignacio Uria Mendizabal during a protest against his murder in the northern Spanish Basque village of Azpeitia on December 4, 2008. Suspected ETA separatists shot dead on December 3, 2008 businessman Ignacio Uria Mendizabal, 71, head of the company Altuna y Uria, involved in the construction of a high-speed railway in the region, a project opposed by ETA.
EDITORIAL USE - NO ARCHIVE - NO RESALE- CREDIT LINE COMPULSORY - The image is free to use up to 30 days after they are taken, after that the image will be for sale. A Greenpeace 'Stop CO2' campaign message is projected onto the coal power plant at Ensteadverket in Aabenraa on December 4, 2008. The action is "to protest the use of polluting coal in Denmark, a country that prides itself in spearheading the fight for the environment," Christina Koll of Greenpeace said. Greenpeace says the Enstedvaerket plant which is owned by Danish state company DONG Energy burns 800,000 tonnes of coal every year, producing 1.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, a gas contributing to global warming.
Employees of French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis demonstrate in front of their headquarters in Paris on December 4, 2008 to protest against job cuts. In France Sanofi-Aventis has already announced the elimination of 927 jobs, most of them in sales. The sales unit currently employs 3,432 people. Since January 2006 it has reduced its workforce by 4,000 in North America and Europe.
Workers of the Altuna y Uria company protest holding a banner reading "Patriot" during a demonstration against the murder of Ignacio Uria Mendizabal in the northern Spanish Basque village of Azpeitia on December 4, 2008. Suspected ETA separatists shot dead on December 3, 2008 businessman Ignacio Uria Mendizabal, 71, head of the company Altuna y Uria, involved in the construction of a high-speed railway in the region, a project opposed by ETA.
Factory workers smash an office during a protest at Kaida toy factory in Dongguan, Guangdong province in this November 25, 2008 file photo. Laid-off workers protested against their compensation in three Chinese provinces amid increasing factory closures. Over the past year or so, Guangdong's factories have taken a flurry of blows that have devastated their "factory of the world" business model as the voracious demand of Western consumers for cheaply made Chinese goods has shrivelled with the global financial crisis.
An injured factory worker lies on a table during a protest at Kaida toy factory in Dongguan, Guangdong province in this November 25, 2008 file photo. Laid-off workers protested against their compensation in three Chinese provinces amid increasing factory closures. Over the past year or so, Guangdong's factories have taken a flurry of blows that have devastated their "factory of the world" business model as the voracious demand of Western consumers for cheaply made Chinese goods has shrivelled with the global financial crisis.
Greenpeace activists stand inside a giant model of the globe near Konin open mine, 70 km from Poznan, western Poland December 3, 2008. Greenpeace established a camp to protest against the damage it says the Konin mine is doing to the climate, regional tourism and farming, and against the planned opening of new sites.
Greenpeace activists make adjustments as they hang from the walls inside a giant model of the globe near Konin open mine, 70 km from Poznan, western Poland December 3, 2008. Greenpeace established a camp to protest against the damage it says the Konin mine is doing to the climate, regional tourism and farming, and against the planned opening of new sites.
A Greenpeace activist makes adjustments while hanging from the ceiling inside a giant model of the globe near Konin open mine, 70 km from Poznan, western Poland December 3, 2008. Greenpeace established a camp to protest against the damage it says the Konin mine is doing to the climate, regional tourism and farming, and against the planned opening of new sites.
A Greenpeace activist makes adjustments while hanging from the ceiling inside a giant model of the globe near Konin open mine, 70 km from Poznan, western Poland December 3, 2008. Greenpeace established a camp to protest against the damage it says the Konin mine is doing to the climate, regional tourism and farming, and against the planned opening of new sites.
Greenpeace activists stand inside a giant model of the globe near Konin open mine, 70 km from Poznan, western Poland December 3, 2008. Greenpeace established a camp to protest against the damage it says the Konin mine is doing to the climate, regional tourism and farming, and against the planned opening of new sites.
A Greenpeace camp with the giant model of the globe is pictured near Konin open mine, 70 km from Poznan, western Poland December 3, 2008. Greenpeace established a camp to protest against the damage it says the Konin mine is doing to the climate, regional tourism and farming, and against the planned opening of new sites.
Israeli police officers detain a Jewish settler during a protest against Israel's plans to remove 13 families from a building in the West Bank city of Hebron December 3, 2008. Hundreds of settlers have come to the Jewish enclave in recent days to protest Israel's plans to remove 13 families from a building in accordance with a high court ruling. Settlers moved into the building in 2007 saying they had purchased it from a Palestinian. Palestinian Faiz Rajabi said the building belongs to him and denies selling it to the settlers.
Indian muslims marched in the streets of Mumbai Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008 to protest against the recent attacks on their city and to condemn Pakistan. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Islamabad has a "special responsibility" to cooperate with the investigation into the attacks, which Indian and U.S. officials have blamed on militant groups based in Pakistan.
Cars weave between marching protesters during a march in the streets to protest against the recent attacks on their city in Mumbai, India Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008. Thousands of Indians have turned out in Mumbai for a candlelit vigil to mark one week since the attackers landed in the city, beginning a three day killing spree that left 171 dead.
Mumbai residents light candles during a march in the streets to protest against the recent attacks on their city in Mumbai, India Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008. Thousands of Indians have turned out in Mumbai for a candlelit vigil to mark one week since the attackers landed in the city, beginning a three day killing spree that left 171 dead.
Mumbai residents marched in the streets Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008 to protest against the recent attacks on their city and to condemn Pakistan. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Islamabad has a "special responsibility" to cooperate with the investigation into the attacks, which Indian and U.S. officials have blamed on militant groups based in Pakistan.
A Mumbai residents holds up a poster during a march in the streets to protest against the recent attacks on their city in Mumbai, India Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008. Thousands of Indians have turned out in Mumbai for a candlelit vigil to mark one week since the attackers landed in the city, beginning a three day killing spree that left 171 dead.
Israeli police officers detain a Jewish settler during a protest against Israel's plans to remove 13 families from a building in the West Bank city of Hebron December 3, 2008. Hundreds of settlers have come to the Jewish enclave in recent days to protest Israel's plans to remove 13 families from a building in accordance with a high court ruling. Settlers moved into the building in 2007 saying they had purchased it from a Palestinian. Palestinian Faiz Rajabi said the building belongs to him and denies selling it to the settlers.
An Israeli police officer detains a Jewish settler during a protest against Israel's plans to remove 13 families from a building in the West Bank city of Hebron December 3, 2008. Hundreds of settlers have come to the Jewish enclave in recent days to protest Israel's plans to remove 13 families from a building in accordance with a high court ruling. Settlers moved into the building in 2007 saying they had purchased it from a Palestinian. Palestinian Faiz Rajabi said the building belongs to him and denies selling it to the settlers.
Mumbai residents march in the streets Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 to protest against the recent attacks on their city and to condemn Pakistan. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Islamabad has a "special responsibility" to cooperate with the investigation into the attacks, which Indian and U.S. officials have blamed on militant groups based in Pakistan.
