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Chinese cruise and merchant ships enter the first of the Three Gorges. They take tourists down the Yangtze River, one of the busiest rivers in the world, in central Sichuan Province, September 1, 2010. UPI/Stephen Shaver Photo via Newscom via picapp HIV-positive children sit on a bed at the paediatric hospital in Hanoi July 29, 2010. Of the 300,000 people infected with HIV/AIDS in Vietnam, about 1,200 are children, according to government statistics.  REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM – Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY) via picapp Luan Nguyen, sister of Liem and Minh Nguyen, who are still detained by Vietnamese police, testifies before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing regarding religious freedom in Vietnam on Capitol Hill in Washington on August 18, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg Photo via Newscom via picapp Soldiers from the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division convoy into Kuwait in the early morning hours of August 19, 2010.  UPI/Kimberly Johnson/U.S. Army Photo via Newscom via picapp ITAR-TASS: KALUGA REGION, RUSSIA. JULY 13, 2010. Pile of timber on the contsruction site of a new house in Timashevo, Kaluga Region. (Photo ITAR-TASS / Maxim Shemetov) Photo via Newscom via picapp It’s happening again. I can only assume I am unlike most Americans when it comes to the significance of the World Cup. Every four years I have the feeling of an outsider in a sport that unites a majority of the world’s countries into a rivalry of sport and pride. Soccer is a sport played not [...] Bomb explosion in Russia’s southern city of Stavropol May 26, 2010. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko via picapp WISHAW, SCOTLAND – MAY 25: teenager s burned body was discovered in a field, May 25, 2010 in Wishaw, Scotland. the body was found by a public citizen on Sunday. The body is 17 year old Zoe Nelson from Newmains. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Volunteers help out the flood in Poland. REUTERS/Agencja Gazeta/Renata Dabrowska via picapp Flood embankment near the village of Swiniary in central Poland via picapp oil spill clean up on the beach on May 24, 2010 at Port Fourchon, Louisiana via picapp FORT FOURCHON, LA – MAY 24: oil spill clean up on the beach on May 24, 2010 at Port Fourchon, Louisiana. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) via picapp Workers cleaning up the oil contaminated beach in Port Fourchon, Louisiana May 24, 2010.REUTERS/Sean Gardner via picapp The Malaysian oil tanker and the bulk carrier collided in waters between Malaysia and Singapore on Tuesday morning, spilling an estimated 2,500 tonnes of oil. REUTERS/Greg Somerville (MARITIME DISASTER) via picapp BARATARIA BAY, LA – MAY 24:  Oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico, hard to clean up said officials. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) via picapp Prahalad Jani, 83, popularly known as Mataji, rests inside a temple at Ambaji in the western Indian state of Gujarat May 23, 2010. Jani said that he has been viable without food and water for the last 65 years by practicing a special type of yoga. REUTERS/Amit Dave via picapp Drug users smoke crack in the part of Sao Paulo’s Luz neighborhood known as Cracolandia (Crackland), March 26, 2010. The city is trying to clean up crack problems after 30 years of abuse but it’s only getting worse. REUTERS/Fernando Donasci via picapp Oil is seen on a beach near marshland in South Pass, Louisiana May 18, 2010. About 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons/795,000 liters) REUTERS/Lee Celano via picapp President Raul Castro time in Cuba, allowed doctors to perform sex change operations and parliament is studying proposals to legalize same-sex unions. Much has changed regarding gay and lesbian issues in Cuba. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan via picapp ‘Let’s Dance’ TV show at Studios Adlershof in Berlin via Picapp village in Kampong Speu province MUNICH, GERMANY – MAY 12: Ecumenical Church Day on May 12, 2010 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images) via picapp U.S. first lady Michelle Obama visit to a local child welfare project in Port-au-Prince April 13, 2010. U.S. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz via picapp Haiti rebuilding effort continue during the rainy season. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) via picapp Haiti survivors walking to their camp. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz via picapp PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – APRIL 14: Church at Haiti, Government have approved plans to help Haiti recovered. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) via picapp NASHVILLE, TN – MAY 07: A flood damaged at least $1 billion, caused 29 deaths and river to rise the highest in 70 years. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images) ITAR-TASS 21: MOSCOW, RUSSIA. MAY 9, 2010. Russia celebrates the 65th anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Germany in WWII. (Photo ITAR-TASS / Vladimir Smirnov) Photo via Newscom via picapp March 18, 2010 - Basel World jewelry event . via picapp March 17, 2010 - Basel World opening,  important event for the watch and jewelery industry. via picapp NEW YORK – MAY 11: the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange on May 11, 2010 in New York City. Oil falls and then rose above $77 a barrel in Tuesday’s afternoon trading session. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) via picapp LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – Wednesday May 12, 2010. Alexis Neiers, part of the bling ring group sentenced to 180 days in jail for role in the crime spree. Photograph: Hector Vasquez, PacificCoastNews.com via picapp KVUTZAT YAVNE, ISRAEL – APRIL 26: solar farm April 26, 2009 in Kibbutz Kvutzat Yavne, Israel. solar farm using new technology to can produce cheap and efficient electricity while supplying hot water to homes. via picapp the hearing of accused arms dealer Faris Mana is taking place, in Sanaa May 11, 2010. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah Marijuana, 46 tons, are incinerated at a military base in the border city of Tijuana May 11, 2010. REUTERS/Jorge Duenesvia picapp FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – MAY 08: Ma Sinuo of China dives the Women’s 10 Meter Platform . (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) via picapp Wedding ceremony at the Shanghai World Expo May 11, 2010. Thirty four couples participated. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL) via picapp RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MAY 09: Red Bull Air Race Day at the Race Airport on May 9, 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images for Red Bull Air Race) via picapp Pope Benedict XVI visit to Portugal May 11, 2010. May 11, 2010. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro via picapp A British Airways (BA) at Heathrow Airport in west London had a 20 days of strike action in regards to disagreement over pay and working conditions. This left many inconvenience for travellers, the Unite union said on Monday. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN – Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT TRAVEL) via picapp KIAMBA, PHILIPPINES – MAY 10: Manny Pacquiao,  seeking for a position in the Philippine Congress with his party with the Nacionalista Party, is seen with his wife Jinky. (Photo by Jeoffrey Maitem/Getty Images) via picapp PETIONVILLE, HAITI – APRIL 4: Hait celebrates Easter even though there is no church. it has all been destroyed by the earthqake. (Photo by Lee Celano/Getty Images) A copy of the service certificate of accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk is pictured on a table in a courtroom in Munich April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY – Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS) A giant panda bear cub for the 2010 Shanghai Expo plays at the Shanghai Zoo, May 7, 2010. REUTERS/China Dailyvia picapp Deepwater Horizon spill spreading the gulf of Mexico. the Gulf of Mexico 52 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana, had an explosion April 10, 2010, as a result 11 workers missing and presumed dead. UPI/Bevil Knapp Photo via Newscom via picapp SHANGHAI, CHINA – MAY 01:the opening day of the Shanghai World Expo on May 1, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Shanghai World Expo will run from May 1 to Oct 31, attracts at least 70 million visitors. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) via picapp SHANGHAI, CHINA – MAY 01: opening day of the Shanghai World Expo on May 1, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Shanghai World Expo will run from May 1 to Oct 31, will attract about 70 million visitors. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) via picapp SHANGHAI, CHINA – MAY 01:  Shanghai World Expo on May 1, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Shanghai World Expo will be held from May 1 to Oct 31, will attract 70 million visitors. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) via picapp SHANGHAI, CHINA – MAY 01: Shanghai World Expo on May 1, 2010 in Shanghai, China. The Shanghai World Expo will run until October 31, 2010 and will probably attract 70 million visitors. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) via picapp BEIJING – MAY 02: Shanghai World Expo on May 2, 2010 in Shanghai, China. The expo, runs through October 31, will draw around 70 million visitors. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) via picapp BEIJING – MAY 02: UK Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo on May 2, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Expo run through October 31, is expected to draw 70 million visitors. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) via picapp Counterfeit branded mobile phone detected in China, at a rubbish dump site in Kunming, Yunnan province April 26, 2010. 13,000 confiscated counterfeit branded merchandise such as mobile phones, bags and razors were destroyed to campaign against piracy. REUTERS/Stringer via picapp QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND – APRIL 29: Queenstown lakefront as the water level of Lake Wakatipu continues to rise on April 29, 2010 in Queenstown, New Zealand. (Photo by Blair Pattinson/Getty Images) via picapp QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND – APRIL 29: Queenstown lakefront as the water level of Lake Wakatipu continues to rise on April 29, 2010 in Queenstown, New Zealand. Heavy rain and wind here. (Photo by Blair Pattinson/Getty Images) via picapp Travelers waited at John F. Kennedy airport due to cancellation of flights. All flights out of Europe were cancel. It might resume on Monday but they’re not sure as of Sunday. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi via picapp Overpopulation at the Tacumbu maximum security prison mill. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno via picapp Suicide bomb attack inside a civil hospital in Quetta April 16, 2010. A suicide bomber killed at least six people in an attack inside a hospital in Pakistan’s. REUTERS/Rizwan Saeed via picapp Ramon Caro-Chaparro, a Columbian drug trafficker at the Brazilian Federal Police building after his arrest at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro April 16, 2010. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos via picapp Cocaine checks by police in Riohacha April 16, 2010. 1 ton of drugs were seized in Nazareth province in Riohacha, authorities said. REUTERS/John Vizcaino via picapp Arlanda airport in Stockholm closed due to volcano ash April 17, 2010. . REUTERS/ Johan Nilsson/Scanpix Sweden via picapp MUNICH, GERMANY – APRIL 17: Munich Airport closed on April 17, 2010 in Munich, Germany due to volcanic ash clouds. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) via picapp Malta’s President George Abela greet Pope Benedict XVI at Malta International airport for his pastoral visit April 17, 2010. REUTERS/Tony Gentile by picapp British airways parked in Heathrow London on 4/17, 2010. Most of northern and central Europe airport are closed from the air disruption of volcano ash. REUTERS/Paul Hackett via picapp Son Sant Joan Airport in Palma de Mallorca on the island of Mallorca, Spain, closed due to volcano ash spread from Europe. Passengers are waiting in the sun. Officials said that flights might reopen on Saturday. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo via picapp Eurostar ticket office in St Pancras station London, April 16, 2010. Airport in ST Pancras closed due to a huge ash c Airports in Britain, France, Germany, and across Europe were closed until at least Saturday. REUTERS/Andrew Winning via picapp A check-in sign notifies travellers that Copenhagen’s Kastrup Airport is closed from the volcanic ash disaster spreading from an Iceland April 16, 2010. Airports might reopen on April 17 at 2400 GMT. REUTERS/Bob Strong via picapp Zurich airport flights delayed. Airlines are losing hundreds of millions of dollars over the icelandic volcano spread. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann via picapp Canceled flights in the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport in Malaga, southern Spain, April 16, 2010. This is due to ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano spread out across Europe on Friday . Airports in Germany, Britiain, France, and across Europe will closed until Saturday. There will be around 17,000 flights  expected to be canceled [...] GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM – APRIL 16: Reykjav k lands at Glasgow Airport on April 16, 2010 in Glasgow, Scotland have resumed from volcanic ash . (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) via picapp Airport in Paris and North of the country closed until the 16th , 1800 gmt, due to volcanic cloud from Iceland. Photo by Etienne de Malglaive/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo via Newscom, via picapp WARSAW, POLAND – APRIL 15: People in Poland mourn over Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria lying in state at the Presidential Palace on April 15, 2010 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) via picapp GHENT, BELGIUM – APRIL 15: The Princess Mathilde and Prince Philippe of Belgium at the 34th Floralies of Ghent official launch on April 15, 2010 in Ghent, Belgium. (Photo by Mark Renders/Getty Images) via picapp Earthquake in the Tibetan of Yushu, Qinghai Province April 14, 2010 in this photo released by China’s official Xinhua News Agency. About 589 people died by Thursday morning according to the local quake relief headquarters. Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Xinhua/Wang Qiang via picapp Supporters of Afrikaner resistance movement beat up rivals. Two AWB supporters beat up their rivals and are in court for it. REUTERS/Peter Andrews via picapp Holyland luxury housing development in Jerusalem April 14, 2010. The Mayor of Jerusalem was arrested over bribery issue. REUTERS/Baz Ratner via picapp Near a highway in Cuernavaca April 13, 2010 is the body of six men, five were minors, who were murdered by a group that left a cardboard sign that says, South pacific cartel. REUTERS/Margarito Perez Retana via picapp PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – APRIL 12: Demi Moore in a pediatric ward. They’re helping to rebuild school in Haiti . (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for Artists For Peace And Justice) US first lady Michelle Obama (C) gestures as she dances with children during her visit to Port-au-Prince April 13, 2010. U.S. first lady Obama made an unannounced visit to disaster-stricken Haiti on Tuesday and said she was struck by the devastation inflicted by the Jan. 12 earthquake on the poor Caribbean country. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (HAITI [...] Federal police detained Jose Manuel Cuevas Arias El Borrego , 31. He was a suspected member of the Michoacan cartel known as La Familia (The Family), at the federal police center in Mexico City April 12, 2010. REUTERS/Henry Romero. via picapp VENTERSDORP, SOUTH AFRICA – APRIL 09: The Movement flag is waved up at the funeral of Afrikaner Resistance Movement (AWB) slain leader Eugene Terre’Blanche on April 9, 2010 in Ventersdorp, South Africa. 3,000 people went to the funeral of the white supremacist who was murdered last Saturday at his farm. The suspects were two of [...] PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – APRIL 5: Several hundred schools are open for Haitians since the devastated earthquake. It’s great to see things kicking in gear for them. (Photo by Lee Celano/Getty Images). imgs by picapp ITAR-TASS 112: KARABULAK, INGUSHETIA, RUSSIA. APRIL 5, 2010. There was a double suicide bomb attack outside the Karabulak City Department of Internal Affairs (police), Ingushetia. The bombing left two police trainees dead. (Photo ITAR-TASS / NTV TV Channel screen grab) Photo via Newscom. imgs by picapp April,4, 2010. 35 people died in Baghdad over a massive bomb explosion. Img by picapp MOSCOW, RUSSIA – MARCH 30: People in Russia are mourning over the death of Moscow bombing. (Photo by Dmitry Korotayev/Epsilon/Getty Images). Img by picapp Haiti rebuilding efforts are very slow still. Many people are still living in tents. By picapp PicApp Image Rebuilding efforts are too slow for Haitians. Img by picapp. There are many Haitians still living in tents. Rebuilding efforts are not fast enough for them. Img by picapp PicApp Image Houses and rebuilding efforts are not fast enough for Haiti people. There are many that are still living in tents. Img By picapp NEW YORK – MARCH 31: U.S. President and U.N. Special Envoy for Haiti Bill Clinton (R) speaks as Haitian President Rene Garcia Preval and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the ‘International Donors’ Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti’ at United Nations headquarters March 31, 2010 in New York City. They are seeking $3.8 billion [...] Rebuilding efforts are too slow in Haiti. Pic by picapp Haitians are still living in tents. Rebuilding efforts are too slow for them. Pic by picapp BIGGAR, SCOTLAND – MARCH 31: A school bus crash on March 31, 2010 in Wiston, Scotland. 39 school children from Lanark Grammar school were on board. This is due to bad weather conditions on a bridge on the A73 at Wiston, south-west of Biggar. Four children were seriously injured. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images). [...] Chile earthquake photos. imgs by picapp CONCEPCION, CHILE – MARCH 10: People rescued from tsunami in Chile. 8.8 earthquake, 800 times more destructive than Haiti. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images). img by picapp ‘TOKYO – MARCH 12: Japan Coast Guard stand on guard the Japan’s whaling vessel Shonan Maru 2, detaining a New Zealand anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune, a member of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and was the captain of the high-tech powerboat Ady Gil appear, at Tokyo bay on March 12, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Bethune [...] “O CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – APRIL 29: Vietnamese dancers perform during a show commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon April 29, 2005 in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam. Vietnam is preparing to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the end of the war with the U.S on April 30th welcoming many veterans and [...] “TAR-TASS 123: MOSCOW, RUSSIA. MARCH 17, 2010. Dagestani-born Yakub Kartakayev, 27, appears in Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky Court charged with the murder of police officer Denis Klimovich. On 13 March 2010, Kartakayev, who is also charged with robberies, allegedly opened fire on two police officers killing one of them and injuring another when the car he was [...] “Princess Mathilde of Belgium pictured with kids during a visit at the Disha Institute, a home for women and children in Pune, India on March 24, 2010. Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde lead a 7-day economic mission amed at closing a lot of important deals for Belgian companies. Photo by Olivier Polet/Reporters/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo via Newscom” [...] “JUAREZ, MEXICO – MARCH 24: Graves sre seen in a cemetery in a poor Juarez neighborhood where many of the deceased are victims of violent crime on March 24, 2010 in Juarez, Mexico. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano all visited Mexico yesterday for discussions [...] “WASHINGTON – MARCH 24: Alan Davidson (L), director of U.S. public policy of the Americas at Google Inc. and Christine Jones, executive vice president and general counsel of the Go Daddy Group arrive for a hearing before the Congressional-Executive Commission on Capitol Hill March 24, 2010 in Washington, DC. The commission heard testimony on the [...] “TAR-TASS 64: MOSCOW, RUSSIA. MARCH 11, 2010. Head of the Moscow GIBDD Traffic Control Centre, Igor Korolev, faces questioning from the State Duma’s transport committee in connection with a recent fatal head-on collision involving senior Lukoil official, and a road incident in which traffic police officers used unaware motorists and their cars to block a [...] “ATHENS, GREECE – MARCH 11: Protesting police officers stand in front of baners saying ‘Again we will pay crisis’ during a rally as more than 10,000 people marched through central Athens on March 11, 2010. Greece ground to a halt for the third general strike called by the country’s two largest unions; crippling public transport [...] “ITAR-TASS 86: MOSCOW, RUSSIA. MARCH 11, 2010. Lawyer Stanislav Sutyagin whose car was damaged in a recent road incident looks on during a ceremony at the Moscow Road Traffic Inspectorate Office. During the ceremony Sutyagin refused to accept a certificate of gratitude from the head of the Moscow traffic police. On 5 March 2010, traffic [...] ” Claims “French prostitutes participate in a March for the Pride of Sexworkers organized by the action group ‘Rights and Prostitution’ in the Pigalle area to demonstrate for more rights, following the founding of the first Trade Union For Sexual Work (Syndicat du Travail Sexuel – Strass), in Paris, France on March 21, 2009. Photo by Gilles [...] ‘MERAUKE, WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA – OCTOBER 09: An HIV positive woman combs her hair on October 9, 2009 in Merauke, West Papua near Jayapura, Indonesia. The incidence of HIV and AIDS is on the rise in West Papua with a dramatic rise in cases being reported, resulting in over 5000 current known suffers and more [...] “MERAUKE, WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA – OCTOBER 09: An HIV positive man who gave his name as Simon looks on, on October 9, 2009 in Merauke, West Papua near Jayapura, Indonesia. The incidence of HIV and AIDS is on the rise in West Papua with a dramatic rise in cases being reported, resulting in over 5000 [...] ‘ Transgender Population ” District “LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 11: Elliot Morley is surrounded by photographers and television crew as he leaves City of Westminster Magistrates Court on March 11, 2010 in London, England. Three Members of Parliament and one Peer have all been charged with theft by false accounting in relation to their expense claims. They were all released [...] “NEW YORK – MARCH 07: Members of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club head into the water for their weekly swim on March 7, 2010 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. In the midst of one of the snowiest winters on record, New York City experienced spring like weather over the weekend with [...] “DUESSELDORF, GERMANY – MARCH 04: Daniel Schneider is convicted to twelve years on March 4, 2010 in Duesseldorf, Germany. In Germany’s biggest terror trial four alleged Islamic extremists, three Germans and a Turkish national, are accused of plotting devastating attacks against US interests. The so-called Sauerland cell was named for a region near Frankfurt where [...] “BERLIN – MARCH 05: A cross stands illuminated by the sun against dark clouds on a church on March 5, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The wave of sexual abuse reports at Catholic institutions in Germany is continuing, with focus most recently centered on the famed Regensburger Domspatzen boys choir, where evidence has surfaced of abuse [...] “CONSTITUTION, CHILE – MARCH 06: People salvage what they can from a home that was damaged during the massive earthquake and following tsunami on March 6, 2010 in Constitution, Chile. In south-central Chile some survivors of February 28th’s devastating 8.8 quake, are homeless and still waiting for aid as they lack adequate supplies such as [...] “CONSTITUTION, CHILE – MARCH 06: People salvage what they can from a home that was damaged during the massive earthquake and following tsunami on March 6, 2010 in Constitution, Chile. In south-central Chile some survivors of February 28th’s devastating 8.8 quake, are homeless and still waiting for aid as they lack adequate supplies such as [...] “NEW YORK – MARCH 05: Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, speaks at a UN press conference to brief the press on the current situation in Chile and need for aid following the massive 8.8 earthquake that struck the central part of the country of Chile on Feb 27, 2010. The press conference took place at [...] ‘MAHACHAI, THAILAND-FEBRUARY 25 : Cambodian and Burmese migrants unload fish off a boat February 25, 2010 in Mahachai,Thailand. Migrant workers, mostly Burmese are running into more difficult times as many face deportation as an approaching deadline set by the Thai government nears forcing foreign workers to go through a nationality verification process, Amongst the 3 [...] ‘WASHINGTON – FEBRUARY 25: Scott Alvarez, general counsel to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, testifies during a Committee on Financial Services hearing on Compensation in the Financial Industry – the Government Perspectives on Capitol Hill February 25, 2010 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on the pay practices of both private and public financial [...] ‘MAHACHAI, THAILAND-FEBRUARY 25 : Burmese mothers and their children stand in a market place in a Burmese community where many work in the seafood industry February 25, 2010 in Mahachai,Thailand. Migrant workers, mostly Burmese are running into more difficult times as many face deportation as an approaching deadline set by the Thai government nears forcing [...] “TAUNTON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 23: Keiran Burke and Holmwood Legend clear the last fence before going on to win The Dogs 4 Adoption/St Giles Kennels Handicap Steeple Chase Race run at Taunton Racecourse on February 23, 2010 in Taunton, England. (Photo by Julian Herbert/Getty Images)” by picapp ” Strike Action Ballot “RISTOL, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 23: Peter Eaton, a director of Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings, leaves Bristol Crown Court after the start of a gross negligence manslaughter trial into the death of Alexander Wright was ajourned until Friday on February 23 2010, in Bristol, England. Peter Eaton is the first man to face court under the Corporate [...] “DUESSELDORF, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 23: Fritz Gelowicz talks to his lawyers Hannes Linke and Dirk Uden (L) during the ‘Sauerland group’ terror trial in the courtroom of the county court Duesseldorf on February 23, 2010 in Duesseldorf, Germany. In Germany’s biggest terror trial four alleged Islamic extremists, three Germans and a Turkish national, are accused [...] “MUNICH, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 24: Ulrich Busch, the lawyer of accused Nazi criminal John Demjanjuk, reads documents at a court room on February 24, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The writing on the cover of the folder reads ‘Testimony Nagorny questionary’. 89 year old Demjanjuk is charged with 27,900 counts of accessory to murder for his [...] “TAR-TASS 132: CHISINAU, RUSSIA. FEBRUARY 22, 2010. Moldovan ex-president’s son Oleg Voronin has been summoned up to give testimony at the Center for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption. (Photo ITAR-TASS / Vadim Denisov)” by picapp “RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – DECEMBER 08: Homeless people sleep on a sidewalk in the Copacabana neighborhood on December 8, 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While Latin America’s biggest economy continues to grow, homelessness is a growing problem in major Brazilian cities and is becoming a constant feature in the urban landscape. Brazil’s 2000 [...] ” Spring Festival Celebration “Chinese vendor sells hair products at a temple fair during China’s annual Spring Festival, ushering in the Year of the Tiger, in Beijing on February 17, 2010. Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is China’s biggest holiday, giving migrant workers their only chance of returning to their home provinces with gifts and money for the [...] “A policeman patrols a closed park at a temple fair during China’s annual Spring Festival, ushering in the Year of the Tiger, in Beijing on February 19, 2010. Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is China’s biggest holiday, giving migrant workers their only chance of returning to their home provinces with gifts and money for [...] “PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA-FEBRUARY 8 : Transexual prostitutes hang out on the streets waiting for business February 8, 2010 in Phnom Penh. Lax law enforcement and poverty have made Cambodia a prime destination for foreigners seeking sex, especially with minors. But police working with social activists have stepped up efforts, and several foreigners are serving lengthy [...] “PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA-FEBRUARY 8 : Children and teens watch a Hip Hop contest February 8, 2010 in Phnom Penh. Lax law enforcement and poverty have made Cambodia a prime destination for foreigners seeking sex, especially with minors. But police working with social activists have stepped up efforts, and several foreigners are serving lengthy prison terms [...] “ITAR-TASS 72: KRASNODAR REGION, RUSSIA. JANUARY 31, 2010. The Orakul (Oracle) casino has opened in Azov City gambling zone in southern Russia. This is Russia s first legal casino after a ban on gambling business outside special areas. (Photo ITAR-TASS / Valery Matytsin)” by picapp ” Russia s first legal casino opens in Azov City “ITAR-TASS 173: MOSCOW, RUSSIA. FEBRUARY 3, 2010. Pictured in this image is Moscow’s historic village of Sokol, dubbed the Village of Artists. Founded in the early 1920s, the village is a national heritage site containing a collection of early Soviet architecture. According to Oleg Mitvol, a former head of Russia’s environmental watchdog, Rospirodnadzor, and currently [...] “TAR-TASS 108: KRASNODAR REGION, RUSSIA. FEBRUARY 1, 2010. Croupier deals cards at the Orakul (Oracle) casino that has opened in Azov City gambling zone in southern Russia. This is Russia s first legal casino after a ban on gambling business outside special areas. (Photo ITAR-TASS / Valery Matytsin)” by picapp “LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 10: Spiritual healer Davender Ghai (c) is carried from the Royal Courts of Justice by his supporters after winning his legal battle to be cremated on a traditional Hindu funeral pyre on February 10, 2010 in London, England. High Court judges overturned a ruling by Newcastle City Council in 2006 to [...] “ITAR-TASS 170: MOSCOW, RUSSIA. FEBRUARY 19, 2010. Singer Anastasiya Stotskaya at the premiere of Love in the City-2 movie directed by Marius Vaisberg in Pushkinsky Cinema. (Photo ITAR-TASS / Maxim Shemetov)” by picapp “ITAR-TASS 223: MOSCOW, RUSSIA. FEBRUARY 11, 2010. Actor Vladimir Zeldin as Aldemaro appears in a scene from the Russian Army Theatre’s production Dancing With The Master based on Lope de Vega’s El maestro de danzar (The Dancing Master), directed by Yuli Gusman. The production marks actor Vladimir Zeldin’s 95th birthday as well as the 80th [...] ‘”LONDON – FEBRUARY 19: Signs in the windows of a tower block advertise office space to let on February 19, 2010 in London, England. As the UK gears up for one of the most hotly contested general elections in recent history it is expected that that the economy, immigration, the NHS and education are likely [...] “NEW DELHI, INDIA – FEBRUARY 18: Indian workers called Rag Pickers, talk amongst themselves prior to leaving for the day after having sorted through garbage to collect recyclable materials to sell from the 70 acre Ghazipur Landfill Site on February 18, 2010 in east Delhi, India. Recycling and rag-picking of municipal solid waste is widely [...] “Japanese citizens staged an antigovernmental demonstration to protest against the right to vote for foreigners in Japan, and the project of creating an Asian Union with Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, in Tokyo, Japan on January 11, 2010. Photo by David Mareuil/ABACAPRESS.COM” by picapp ‘DEPORTE AMATEUR LA FEDERACION VISITO AL CODE General view, during the visit the Swimming Federation key Trampolin CODE, prior to the event Selective JO Singapore World 2010./Vista general, durante la visita de la Federacion de natacion al trampolin de clavados del CODE previo al evento Mundial Singapur 2010.. 21 January 2010. MEXSPORT/EDGAR QUINTANA” by picapp “ITAR-TASS 119: SINGAPORE. FEBRUARY 2, 2010. The T-50 Golden Eagle, a South Korean supersonic advanced trainer and light attack jet, performs a demonstration flight at the Singapore Airshow 2010. (Photo ITAR-TASS/ Marina Lystseva)” by picapp “PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – FEBRUARY 19: Haitian Red Cross workers clean out latrines in the Route de Piste camp, a former landing strip that has become a tent village, February 19, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Officials have said that the camp is overcrowded with more than 27,000 people living in tents and shacks more than a [...] “BERLIN – FEBRUARY 18: Lawyer Ursula Rauer, who is representing a commission appointed by the Jesuit order in Germany to investigate cases of sexual abuse at Jesuit schools across Germany, arrives to speak to the media at a press conference on February 18, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Rauer said the number of former students who [...] “MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – FEBRUARY 19: Radio personality Derryn Hinch and Chanel Hayton leave Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on February 19, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. Hinch is in court in a bid to fight charges of breaching supression orders and naming serious sex offenders in Victoria. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)” by picapp ‘”LONDON – FEBRUARY 15: A police officer stands beside a cordon after a man was stabbed and killed in South Norwood on February 15, 2010 in London, United Kingdom. As the UK gears up for one of the most hotly contested general elections in recent history it is expected that that the economy, immigration, the [...] “YOKOTE, JAPAN – FEBRUARY 14: Children sit and eat food in Kamakura, or a snow hut, on the eve of the Kamakura Snow Festival on February 14, 2010 in Yokote, Akita, Japan. In the 400-year-old folk event, local children offer sweet sake and grilled rice cakes to visitors as they invite them into the snow [...] “Dubai Police issued arrest warrants on February 15, 2010 for 11 western suspects they want to question about the killing of Mohammed Mabhuh, a senior Hamas official, killed in his hotel room in Dubai on January 20. The suspects include six people travelling on false British passports, as well as others using false French and [...] “PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – FEBRUARY 13: An Evangelical preacher prays over an earthquake survivor after she broke down with emotion during a ceremony observing a period of mourning a month after the devestating January 12 earthquake on February 13, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Although health officials say many Haitians are suffering from myriad psychological disorders associated [...] “PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA-FEBRUARY 15 : (CAMBODIA AND THAILAND OUT) A drug addict with HIV/AIDS uses a clean needle to inject heroin February 15, 2010 in Phnom Penh. Among other health issues, about 170,000 Cambodians live with HIV/AIDS and more than 60,000 children are orphaned by the disease. According to the government’s statistics, the prevalence of [...] “DUESSELDORF, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 15: A carnival float with papier mache figure of US president Barck Obama is pictured during the traditional Rose Monday carnival parade on February 15, 2010 in Duesseldorf, Germany. The Rose Monday parades in Cologne, Mainz and Duesseldorf are the highlight of the German street carnival season. (Photo by Kirsten Neumann/Getty [...] ‘PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – FEBRUARY 13: Haitian American Carine Toussaint from Princeton, New York snaps photos in the destroyed cathedral on February 13, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Toussaint, a professional trauma counselor, came to Haiti to help train local colleagues to assist earthquake survivors to deal with trauma associated with the devastating January 12 earthquake. (Photo [...] “PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – FEBRUARY 14: Earthquake survivors gather in front of the destroyed Presidential Palace during services on the third of three days of mourning February 14, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The current official estimated death toll stands at 217,000 with around 1.2 million living in temporary encampments. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)” by picapp “Jan. 23, 2010 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – epa02002105 Britain’s Laura Bechtolsheimer with Mistral Hojris performs during the World Cup Dressage in Amsterdam, The Netherlands 23 January 2010. Dutch Edward Gal with Moorlands Totilas won the event, Dutch Imke Schelleken-Bartels with Sunrise third.’ by picapp ‘LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 09: Mayor of London Boris Johnson poses beside his portrait at a photocall to launch photographic exhibition featuring Celebrity Londoners with ideas on how to deal with climate change, at City Hall on February 9, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)” by picapp “LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 09: Chef Gary Rhodes flips a pancake prior to the annual Parliamentary Pancake Race in front of Houses of Parliament on February 9, 2010 in London, England. The annual Parliamentary Pancake Race between parliamentarians and journalists ahead of Shrove Tuesday is held in Victoria Tower Gardens and was won this year [...] “LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 09: A Toyota Prius car arrives at a garage to have its software reprogrammed in Isleworth on February 9, 2010 in London, England. Toyota have announced a worldwide recall of their Prius model due to safety concerns over braking issues. Some 8,500 cars are affected in the United Kingdom. (Photo by [...] “NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 08: Russell Simmons (R) attends the Hope Help & Relief Haiti ‘A Night Of Humanity’ event at Urban Zen on February 8, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)” by picapp “PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – FEBRUARY 09: Haitians hold a demonstration calling for food and tents and protesting against the United Nations in Champ de Mars February 9, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The death toll from the earthquake has reached 212,000 with 300,00 injured and over one million homeless. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)” by picapp “ORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – FEBRUARY 09: People stand outside their makeshift home constructed following the deadly January 12 magnitude 7.0 earthquake February 9, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The government today raised the estimated number of dead at 230,000, around the same number as the 2004 tsunami in Asia. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)” by picapp “Feb. 06, 2010 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – epa02019848 Homeless people sleep in church pews turned into emergency beds in the First United Church, in the city’s Eastside, not far from the Athletes Village and only five blocks away from the site of the opening ceremony for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, in Vancouver, [...] “Feb. 07, 2010 – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – epa02020761 Argentinean training ship ‘Libertad’ taking part in the regatta ‘Velas Sudamerica 2010′, in the Guanabara bay of Rio the Janeiro, Brazil, on 07 February 2010. The competition is part of the celebration of the Latin America bicentenary. Ships from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, Ecuador, [...] “SRINAGAR, KASHMIR, INDIA – FEBRUARY 06: Kashmiri women mourn the death of teenager Zahid Farooq during his funeral procession on February 06, 2010 on the outskirts of Srinagar, Kashmir, India. Over a thousand Kashmiri’s gathered to protest the death of the second teenager in a week, 16 year old student Zahid Farooq. Relatives say Farooq [...] “an. 29, 2010 – Dhaka, Bangladesh – (100130) — DHAKA, Jan. 29, 2009 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates 11th South Asian Games by flying a pigeon in the national stadium in DHAKA, capital of Bangladesh, Jan. 29, 2009. Around 2,800 players from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri [...] “MUMBAI, INDIA – APRIL 05: Fashion designer Ritu Kumar whose saree ensemble the final contestants wore walks on stage at the Pantaloons Femina Miss India Contest 2009 at the Andheri Sports Complex on April 5, 2009 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Ritam Banerjee/Getty Images)” by picapp “MUMBAI, INDIA – JULY 07: Mohammed Azharuddin Ismail (R), child star of the Oscar winning ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ celebrating his newly allocated 250 square foot apartment by ‘Jai Ho’ trust in Santacruz in the Western Mumbai Suburbs with his family on July 7, 2009 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Ritam Banerjee/Getty Images)” by picapp “NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Executive Producer Eamonn Matthews, SVP of HBO Documentary Films, Nancy Abraham, Director Dan Reed, President of Family Programming for HBO Sheila Nevins, and Film narrator and CNN correspondent Fareed Zakaria attend the HBO Documentary Screening Of ‘Terror In Mumbai’ at Time Warner Center Screening Room on November 4, 2009 [...] “NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 04: Indian Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri speaks at the ”To India With Love: From New York To Mumbai” book launch at The Pierre Hotel on November 4, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)” by picapp “Jan 12, 2010 – Shanghai, China – Chinese star hurdler LIU XIANG rests during a training session at the Xinzhuang Training Base. Xiang, the former 110m hurdles world record holder, is in full preparation in Shanghai for the upcoming races in 2010. The first show of the hurdler this year is probably the 13th IAAF [...] “A model poses with a top clothing made of chocolate during a Chocolate Fashion Show as part of ‘Salon du Chocolat’, in Shanghai, China, on January 20, 2010. The first edition of ‘Salon du chocolat’ chocolate fair in Shanghai is held January 21-23, 2010. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank/ABACAPRESS.COM” by picapp “Chinese construction workers continue work on Hongqiao international airport’s new Terminal Two in Shanghai on January 21, 2010. Massive infrastructure projects continue throughout China. The country’s economy grew by a stunning 10.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, which may see it replacing Japan as the second largest economy in the world. UPI/Stephen Shaver” [...] “Construction continues on the grounds of the 2010 China World Expo in Shanghai on January 22, 2010. The Expo would boost economic and cultural exchanges between China and the world, and be conducive to the recovery of the world’s economy, according to the country’s top leaders. UPI/Stephen Shaver” by picapp “Construction continues on the grounds of the 2010 China World Expo in Shanghai on January 22, 2010. The Expo would boost economic and cultural exchanges between China and the world, and be conducive to the recovery of the world’s economy, according to the country’s top leaders. UPI/Stephen Shaver” by picapp “Construction continues on the boardwalk on the grounds of the 2010 China World Expo in Shanghai on January 22, 2010. The Expo would boost economic and cultural exchanges between China and the world, and be conducive to the recovery of the world’s economy, according to the country’s top leaders. UPI/Stephen Shaver” by picapp “Chinese workers build part of a new subway construction project in Shanghai on January 26, 2010. Massive infrastructure projects continue throughout China. UPI/Stephen Shaver” by picapp “Traffic races past a densely built residential area in Shanghai on January 26, 2010. UPI/Stephen Shaver” by picapp “Feb. 04, 2010 – Shanghai, China – (100204) — SHANGHAI, Feb. 4, 2010 (Xinhua) — Dancers of the cheering team for the United States National Football League (NFL) perform in Shanghai, east China, on Feb. 4, 2009. In order to promote the Super Bowl 2010, the championship game of the NFL, which is to be [...] “BEIJING – JANUARY 29: A general view of the chocolate Terricotta Warriors at the World Chocolate Wonderland on January 29, 2010 in Beijing, China. The Chocolate Wonderland is a 20,000-square-metre chocolate theme park which opens to the public today. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)” by picapp ” Beijing Opens The World Chocolate Dream Park “Chinese tourists take pictures of an army of Teracotta Warriors, made entirely of chocolate, at the World Chocolate Wonderland theme park in Beijing on January 31, 2010. Billed as one of the biggest chocolate shows in the world, thousands of tourists have flocked to the chocolate theme park to see chocolate replicas of the Great [...] “Chinese tourists take pictures of a wall of Buddhas, made entirely of chocolate, at the World Chocolate Wonderland theme park in Beijing on January 31, 2010. Billed as one of the biggest chocolate shows in the world, thousands of tourists have flocked to the chocolate theme park to see chocolate replicas of the Great Wall [...] “Older Chinese men swim in an ice hole made in frozen lake in Beijing on February 1, 2010. The swimmers say they catch fewer colds than normal by swimming in the winter because their overall disease resistance is higher, akin to eating chili peppers. UPI/Stephen Shaver” by picapp “Older Chinese men swim in an ice hole made in frozen lake in Beijing on February 1, 2010. The swimmers say they catch fewer colds than normal by swimming in the winter because their overall disease resistance is higher, akin to eating chili peppers. UPI/Stephen Shaver” by picapp “ITAR-TASS 31: MOSCOW, RUSSIA. JANUARY 24, 2010. An aged demonstrator holds a portrait of Soviet leader Iosif (Joseph) Stalin during a rally to protest growing rising prices and utility rates, staged by the Communist party in central Moscow. (Photo ITAR-TASS / Maxim Shemetov)” BY PICAPP “KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – JANUARY 30: A man walks along the edge of an old Russian pool on a hill overlooking the city of Kabul on January 30, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The then Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 and did not leave until 1989 after a failed bid to prop up a communist regime [...] “LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 26: Sir Michael Wood leaves the Iraq Inquiry after giving evidence on January 26, 2010 in London, England. Sir Michael was Legal Adviser at Foreign Office from 2001 – 2006. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, [...] “LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 26: Margaret Beckett arrives at the Iraq Inquiry on January 26, 2010 in London, England. Mrs Beckett was Foreign Secretary from May 2006 to June 2007. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to give evidence to the inquiry, chaired by former civil servant Sir John Chilcot, on January 29, 2010. [...] 
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