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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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Thai Buddhist monks wait for offerings early Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, near Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands continue to illegally occupy Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's office complex as the political standoff continues into its second week. The standoff stems from a campaign by the People's Alliance for Democracy, a loose-knit group of royalists, wealthy and middle-class urban residents, and union activists, to oust Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his government, accusing it of corruption and violating the constitution.
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Australia's Rebecca Keat celebrates winning the women's elite division of the Aviva Ironman 70.3 triathlon in Singapore September 7, 2008. Over 1,400 athletes took part in the event.
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Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang addresses a press conference after casting his vote in the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said.
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Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest.
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An Israeli right-wing protester is arrested by police during a demonstration near the Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2008. Right wing activists protested near the house of a Palestinian gunman in Jabel Mukaber who shot and killed eight students while they studied at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem on March 6. Nine Israelis were arrested for throwing stones at police and causing a disturbance, Israeli police said.
Israeli right-wing protesters react as they scuffle with police during a protest in the Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2008. Right wing activists protested in Jabel Mukaber near the house of a Palestinian gunman who shot and killed eight students while they studied at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem on March 6. Nine Israelis were arrested for throwing stones at police and causing a disturbance, Israeli police said.
Israeli police stand guard as Israeli right-wing protesters gather near the Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2008. Right wing activists protested near the house of a Palestinian gunman in Jabel Mukaber who shot and killed eight students while they studied at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem on March 6. Nine Israelis were arrested for throwing stones at police and causing a disturbance, Israeli police said.
An Israeli right-wing protester is arrested by police in the Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2008. Right wing activists protested near the house of a Palestinian gunman in Jabel Mukaber who shot and killed eight students while they studied at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem on March 6. Nine Israelis were arrested for throwing stones at police and causing a disturbance, Israeli police said.
An Israeli right-wing protester is arrested by police in the Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2008. Right wing activists protested near the house of a Palestinian gunman in Jabel Mukaber who shot and killed eight students while they studied at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem on March 6. Nine Israelis were arrested for throwing stones at police and causing a disturbance, Israeli police said.
An Israeli right-wing protester is hit with an elbow as he is arrested by police in the Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2008. Right wing activists protested near the house of a Palestinian gunman in Jabel Mukaber who shot and killed eight students while they studied at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem on March 6. Nine Israelis were arrested for throwing stones at police and causing a disturbance, Israeli police said.
An Israeli right-wing protester shouts after entering the Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2008. Right wing activists protested in Jabel Mukaber near the house of a Palestinian gunman who shot and killed eight students while they studied at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem on March 6. Nine Israelis were arrested for throwing stones at police and causing a disturbance, Israeli police said.
A right-wing Jewish activist is carried away by Israeli border police officers during a protest near Jabal Mukaber in East Jerusalem March 16, 2008. Dozens of right-wing Jewish activists on Sunday stormed the Arab neighbourhood in East Jerusalem of a Palestinian gunman who killed eight Israelis at a Jewish seminary earlier this month, police and witnesses said. Dozens of protesters broke through police barriers and hurled stones at cars and houses in the neighborhood of Jabal Mukaber, where the family of the seminary attacker lives.
A right-wing Jewish activist is carried away by Israeli border police officers during a protest near Jabal Mukaber in East Jerusalem March 16, 2008. Dozens of right-wing Jewish activists broke through an Israeli police barrier near an Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem on Sunday and hurled stones at houses and cars, police and witnesses said. The activists entered the neighborhood of Jabal Mukaber, which was home to Palestinian gunmen who earlier this month killed eight students at a Jewish seminary, the deadliest Palestinian attack on Israelis in two years.
Right-wing Jewish activists are detained by Israeli police officers during a protest near Jabal Mukaber in East Jerusalem March 16, 2008. Dozens of right-wing Jewish activists broke through an Israeli police barrier near an Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem on Sunday and hurled stones at houses and cars, police and witnesses said. The activists entered the neighborhood of Jabal Mukaber, which was home to Palestinian gunmen who earlier this month killed eight students at a Jewish seminary, the deadliest Palestinian attack on Israelis in two years.
A right-wing Jewish activist is detained by Israeli border police officers during a protest near Jabal Mukaber in East Jerusalem March 16, 2008. Dozens of right-wing Jewish activists broke through an Israeli police barrier near an Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem on Sunday and hurled stones at houses and cars, police and witnesses said. The activists entered the neighborhood of Jabal Mukaber, which was home to Palestinian gunmen who earlier this month killed eight students at a Jewish seminary, the deadliest Palestinian attack on Israelis in two years.
The Dome of the Rock and the Old City of Jerusalem are seen in the background as a placard is held up by a right-wing Jewish activist before a protest in Jerusalem March 16, 2008. Dozens of right-wing Jewish activists broke through an Israeli police barrier near an Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem on Sunday and hurled stones at houses and cars, police and witnesses said. The activists entered the neighborhood of Jabal Mukaber, which was home to Palestinian gunmen who earlier this month killed eight students at a Jewish seminary, the deadliest Palestinian attack on Israelis in two years.
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man shouts slogans during a protest near the Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2008. Right wing activists protested near the house of a Palestinian gunman in Jabel Mukaber who shot and killed eight students while they studied at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem on March 6. Nine Israelis were arrested for throwing stones at police and causing a disturbance, Israeli police said.
An Israeli right-wing protester holds a placard during a dmonstration near the Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2008. Right wing activists protested near the house of a Palestinian gunman in Jabel Mukaber who shot and killed eight students while they studied at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem on March 6. Nine Israelis were arrested for throwing stones at police and causing a disturbance, Israeli police said.
Israeli right-wing protesters react as they scuffle with police during a protest in the Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2008. Right wing activists protested in Jabel Mukaber near the house of a Palestinian gunman who shot and killed eight students while they studied at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem on March 6. Nine Israelis were arrested for throwing stones at police and causing a disturbance, Israeli police said.
Israeli right-wing protesters react as they scuffle with police during a protest in the Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 16, 2008. Right wing activists protested in Jabel Mukaber near the house of a Palestinian gunman who shot and killed eight students while they studied at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem on March 6. Nine Israelis were arrested for throwing stones at police and causing a disturbance, Israeli police said.
An Israeli right wing activist is detained by policemen after he and other activists tried to march toward a special mourning tent set up in memory of Alaa Abu Dheim, who family members say was responsible for shooting and killing eight yeshiva students, in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber, Sunday March 9, 2008. Israeli-Palestinian peace talks will proceed this week despite a shooting attack at a Jerusalem religious seminary that killed eight Israelis, Israeli officials said.
An Israeli right wing activist is detained by policemen after he and other activists tried to march toward a special mourning tent set up for the memory of Alaa Abu Dheim, who family members says shot and killed eight yeshiva students, in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber, Sunday March 9, 2008. Israeli-Palestinian peace talks will proceed this week despite a shooting attack at a Jerusalem religious seminary that killed eight Israelis, Israeli officials said.
An Israeli right wing activist is detained by policemen after he and other activists tried to march toward a special mourning tent set up in the memory of Alaa Abu Dheim, who family members say was responsible for shooting and killing eight yeshiva students, in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber, Sunday March 9, 2008. Israeli-Palestinian peace talks will proceed this week despite a shooting attack at a Jerusalem religious seminary that killed eight Israelis, Israeli officials said.
Israeli right wing activists scuffle with policemen after trying to march toward a special mourning tent set up in the memory of Alaa Abu Dheim, whose family members say was responsible for shooting and killing eight yeshiva students, in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber, Sunday March 9, 2008. Israeli-Palestinian peace talks will proceed this week despite a shooting attack at a Jerusalem religious seminary that killed eight Israelis, Israeli officials said.
JERUSALEM - JANUARY 10: An Israeli right-wing supporter is taken away by police for brandishing a toy gun while demonstrating against the visit of US President George W Bush to the Middle East on January 10, 2008 in Jerusalem, Israel. The US President held talks today in Ramallah with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, on his first visit to the West Bank of his presidency, during which Bush emphasised the possibility and necessity for Palestinians and Israelis to agree a peace deal before the end of his term in office.
