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German soldiers in the Char Dara district Chief Police Station prepare for patrol duties on the outskirts of Kunduz on September 20, 2009.

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officials have accused a German officer of giving false information to the alliance when he ordered a deadly air strike by US aircraft in Afghanistan on September 4, the daily Financial Times Deutschland said. The NATO sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity according to the newspaper, said German Colonel Georg Klein told alliance partners that German soldiers were in direct contact with the enemy when he called for a bombing which killed scores of civilians in Kunduz province.

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German police wear bullet-proof vests and carry machine guns as they stand guard at a platform of the main railway station in Frankfurt Main, Germany on 19 September 2009. Security has been stepped up eight days ahead of general elections in Germany after an Al Qaeda video message was posted on the internet. The terror organization demands the immediate withdrawal of German soldiers in Afghanistan

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 15, 2009) A Chilean navy boarding team fast-ropes onto the flight deck of the Canadian navy frigate HMCS Calgary (FFH 335) during the multinational training exercise Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2009. PANAMAX is a multinational exercise involving more than 4,500 personnel from 20 participating countries tailored to the defense of the Panama Canal. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alan Gragg/Released)

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Camouflaged Iranian Army soldiers march during a military parade marking the beginning of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war in Tehran, Iran, 22 September 2009. (EPA / Abedin Taherkenareh)

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Iran's Air Force's fighter jets participate in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the start of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war in southern Tehran September 22, 2009. (Reuters)

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A police officer, photographed through a hole in a sign, yawns during the Springtime Day contest at a school in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. (AP)

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Canadian soldiers watch as U.S. Blackhawk helicopters land during an operation in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, September 21, 2009. (Reuters / Finbarr O'Reilly)

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A Canadian soldier lifts weights in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, September 21, 2009. (Reuters / Finbarr O'Reilly)

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Handout picture dated 21 September 2009 and released 22 September by the Western Mindanao Command shows government troops surrounding a Philippine flag raised at a seized camp of suspected Abu Sayyaf militants in Indanan town, Jolo island of Sulu province in the southern Philippines. Eight soldiers and seven from the Al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf rebels were killed in two days of clashes in Jolo, military officials said. Fighting erupted when more than 100 guerrillas attacked a group of Philippine Marines who escorted officials going to the camp seized by government troops.

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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crewchief assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) gives a pre-flight briefing to special operations soldiers from Croatia, Poland and Hungary before executing fast rope insertion/exertion system training at Kovachevo, Croatia as part of the Jackal Stone 2009 exercise. The international special operations exercise, co-organized by the Special Operations Battalion of General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces and the U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, is being conducted to enhance the capabilities and interoperability amongst the special operations forces of ten nations participating in the exercise. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Nystrom)

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In this aerial view (top photo), police officers invade the migrants makeshift camp known as the "Jungle" in Calais, northern France, Tuesday Sept. 22, 2009. French police have begun clearing out the "jungle" holding an unknown number of illegal immigrants trying to reach Britain. About a dozen vans carrying riot police arrived at the site in Calais early Tuesday and officers began moving in on the camp. (AP)

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VOLKA, BELARUS - Belarussian soldiers participate in the joint Russian-Belarussian military exercises "West-2009" September 24, 2009 some 230km southwest of Minsk near the village of Volka. The exercises will involve more than 12,000 troops, over 200 tanks, 470 armored vehicles, and more than 100 aircraft. (Viktor Drachev / AFP / Getty Images)

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Picture taken on September 24, 2009 shows a Belarussian soldier using a laptop computer during the joint Russian-Belarussian military exercises 'West-2009' some 230km southwest of Minsk near the village of Volka. (Viktor Drachev / AFP / Getty Images)

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Picture taken on September 24, 2009 shows Belarussian soldiers participating in the joint Russian-Belarussian military exercises 'West-2009' some 230km southwest of Minsk near the village of Volka. (Viktor Drachev / AFP / Getty Images)

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Belarussian soldiers participate in the joint Russian-Belarussian military exercises 'West-2009' some 230km southwest of Minsk near the village of Volka on September 25, 2009. The exercises will involve more than 12,000 troops, over 200 tanks, 470 armored vehicles, and more than 100 aircraft. (Viktor Drachev / AFP / Getty Images)

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German police officers patrol with flak jackets and machine guns due to the increased threat of Islamist terrorism, at the Ostbahnhof (eaststation) in Berlin, Germany, 26 September 2009. The increased security measures are continued following a threat video of the terrorist network Al-Qaeda which warned of terrorist attacts if German soldiers are not removed from Afghanistan after the Bundestag elections. Federal elections are held on 27 September 2009

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Honduran soldiers on guard in front of Brazil's embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on 25 September 2009. Ousted presidente Manuel Zelaya returns to the city on 21 September 2009 and he has been refugee at the Brazil embassy together with his family and some supporters

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The United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) is the world's largest deployed UN force
[Picture: Steve Dock, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]

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Indian soldiers conduct a foot patrol through the impoverished town of Sake in North Kivu, which has seen fierce fighting in recent years
[Picture: Steve Dock, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]

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Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. A frame grab taken from video footage released on September 28, 2009, shows a missile being fired in Iran. Iran test-fired a missile on Monday which defence analysts have said could hit Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf, state media reported, a move that may irk world powers ahead of rare talks with Tehran this week.

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Russian Special Forces soldiers participate in military exercises at the Baltic Fleet's Khmelyovka training center near Baltiysk in the Kaliningrad Region, Russia, 28 September 2009. Dmitry Medvedev arrived in the Kaliningrad Region to attend Zapad-2009 (West-2009) military exercises. The exercises are being conducted with a combined force of Russian and Belarusian troops.

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Indonesian soldiers crawl under a collapsed building during a rescue attempt in the Sumatran city of Padang on October 2, 2009 after a 7.6-magnitude quake toppled buildings in the area late on September 30. Indonesia said it feared thousands had died in a major earthquake as exhausted rescue workers clawed through mountains of rubble with their bare hands in a race to find survivors. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN (Photo credit should read ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/***** Images)

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Soldiers load boxes of instant noodles into a truck as relief aid continues to be sent in by military helicopters to Tam Ky town, in the central province of Quang Nam on October 1, 2009. The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Ketsana rose to 92. AFP PHOTO/HOANG DINH Nam (Photo credit should read HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/***** Images)

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An Indian army soldier shows his skill on a powered paraglider during the celebration of 46th Raising Day, Exhibition and Fair at The Panther Stadium in Amritsar on October 1, 2009. Indian Army Major-General Balbir Pama said that the division was raised on October 1, 1964 at Clement Town, Dehradun by Major-General Niranjan Prasad and that it moved to the present location in April 1965 and since its raising, has taken part in many operations in the western sector. Prominent among them are the Indo-Pak wars of 1965 and 1971, in which the formation had been awarded a host of awards. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU (Photo credit should read NARINDER NANU/AFP/***** Images)

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An Indian Army soldier of the 15th Infantry Division cleans the turret of a T-55 tank during the celebration of 46th Raising Day, Exhibition and Fair at The Panther Stadium in Amritsar on October 1, 2009

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Armed "Red Berets" elite soldiers stand guard on October 2, 2009 at the Martyrs Square of Conakry during ceremonies marking he 51st anniversary of independence days. Guinea's military ruler proposed talks with opposition leaders, as the country marked the 51st anniversary of independence days after a bloody crackdown on an anti-junta rally. In a televised national address, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara said "I therefore invite all political actors and the National Council for Democracy and Development (the junta) to promote new opportunities for consultation and dialogue so all may make their contribution to the transition process." AFP PHOTO / SEYLLOU (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images)

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A troop of flag-bearing soldiers take part in a military parade as part of celebrations marking the 49th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus in the presence of the President of the Republic Demetris Christofias (unseen) and other high ranking government officials, in Nicosia, Cyprus, 01 October 2009

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Afghan police patrol in Kabul Afghanistan on 01 October 2009. NATO defence ministers have approved a mission to train the Afghan police in paramilitary skills in a bid to cut the force's soaring death rate. NATO is keen to strengthen Afghanistan's security forces so that it can eventually pull its own troops out of the country

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A man wearing a rat costume holds an image of Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori during a protest in downtown Lima September 30, 2009. Peru's Supreme Court convicted and sentenced Fujimori to six years in prison on Wednesday for wiretapping opponents and paying bribes to lawmakers and publishers during his rule from 1990 to 2000. The sign reads: "Yes, I'm corrupt". (Reuters)

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Soldiers stand guard before a welcoming ceremony for Mali's President Amadou Toumani Toure at Revolution palace in Havana, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. Toumani Toure is on a two-day official visit to Cuba. (AP / Javier Galeano)

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Cuban soldiers stand in formation during a wreath-laying ceremony for Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure at Havana's Revolution Square September 30, 2009. (Reuters)

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Indian Naval divers search for bodies beside a boat that capsized in the waters of Mullaperiyar dam reservoir inside a wildlife sanctuary at Thekkady in the southern Indian state of Kerala October 1, 2009. A boat carrying 76 tourists capsized in the lake in Kerala's Thekkady wildlife sanctuary on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people, officials said. (Reuters)

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Rescue workers pull out bodies after a boat capsized in the Periyar reservoir in the remote Thekkady forest area in Kerala state, around 160 kilometers (100 miles) east of Cochin, India. A boat carrying 75 tourists capsized on a reservoir in southern India on Wednesday, killing at least 28 people and leaving dozens missing, police said. (AP)

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Arms on display that were collected during a formal surrender ceremony by the Dima Halam Daogah, also known as Black Widows, which is a militant group fighting for an independent homeland in the hill districts of Assam, in Haflong, in North Cachar Hill district of Assam state, about 350 km from Guwahati city, northeast India, 02 October 2009. More than 370 rebels of the DHDJ were surrendering their weapons in front of the Assam chief minister.

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Indonesian soldiers board a military aircraft to be transported to the earthquake devastated area in Sumatra, at Halim Perdana Kusuma military airbase in Jakarta, Indonesia, 02 October 2009. Rescue workers were searching Friday for survivors and bodies under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Indonesia‘s West Sumatra as the United Nations estimated 1,100 people were killed in the massive earthquake

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Honduran police forces outside the US embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, during a new day of protest of followers of the ousted President of Hondura's Manuel Zelaya

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Students confront policemen during a march marking the 41st anniversary of a student massacre in Mexico City October 2, 2009. Thousands took part in the march to mark the 41st anniversary of the 1968 Tlatelolco square massacre at which dozens, maybe hundreds, of protesters were gunned down by the army in a brutal repression of the student movement.

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A masked demonstrator walks in front of a riot police line barring October 2, 2009 the way along

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street in Pacheco, Buenos Aires province, during a demonstration to demand the reinstatement of 150 employees fired by the U.S. food giant

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(former Argentine Terrabusi food factory).

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Police help on October 2, 2009 people grieving as they arrive in front of the Conakry great mosque, where several dozen bodies of victims shot dead by Guinea junta forces at a demonstration were put on display today at a new rally by thousands of people in the capital. The new show of public anger came after military ruler Captain

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proposed talks with the opposition. Several thousand people gathered in front of the main mosque in Conakry after a religious official made an appeal for families to come and identify the dead from Monday's shootings in a stadium where tens of thousands of opposition supporters had gathered.

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French anti-riot policemen evacuate Armenians demonstrating on October 2, 2009 in Paris to protest against Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian's will to establish ties with Turkey, before Sarkisian put flowers at the Memorial to Komitas and victims of Armenian Genocide. Sarkisian tours four countries members of the influential Armenian diaspora, listening to the opinions and positions about the process of normalisation of Armenian-Turkish relations. The three parties in Armenia's ruling coalition, which holds a majority in parliament, said in a statement today they would support establishing ties with Turkey after decades of hostility.

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Danish army military police officers conduct advanced law enforcement training involving high risk arrest scenarios at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany Sept. 22, 2009. (DoD photo by Gertrud Zach, U.S. Army/Released)

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Indonesian special forces soldiers demonstrate their anti-terror skills during the military anniversary ceremony in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 05 October 2009. Indonesian military celebrate its 64th anniversary on 05 October 2009

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