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2009-06-16 13:58:42

Mr Ahmadinejad calls himself a friend of the people Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was elected Iran's president in June 2005, was an obscure figure when he was appointed mayor of Tehran in the spring of 2003. He was not much better known when he entered the pr

2009-01-14 02:49:00

Commemorative Washington DC 'SmarTrip' Metro fare card with the image of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's face is seen next to a bus window on the East side of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, January 13, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing

2008-12-09 02:08:00

A man walks past a home engulfed in flames in the University City neighborhood after a military jet crashed into homes in San Diego, California December 8, 2008. The FA-18D crashed on Monday into the neighborhood after the pilot ejected.

2008-12-09 02:08:00

A home is engulfed in flames in the University City neighborhood before the arrival of police or firefighters after a military jet crashed into houses in San Diego, California December 8, 2008. The military FA-18 jet crashed on Monday into the neighborhoo

2008-12-09 02:08:00

The wreckage of an F/A-18D fighter sits in the University City neighborhood after the military jet crashed into homes in San Diego, California, December 8, 2008. The jet crashed into the California neighborhood near San Diego on Monday after the pilot eje

2008-12-09 02:08:00

Flames engulf a home in the University City neighborhood after a military jet crashed into homes in San Diego, California December 8, 2008. The jet crashed into the California neighborhood near San Diego on Monday after the pilot ejected, killing two peop

2008-12-03 22:22:00

O.J. Simpson (R) embraces his lawyer Yale Galanter after he was convicted on all charges in his Las Vegas kidnapping and robbery trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas October 3, 2008. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/Pool

2008-11-22 13:47:56

Robert Gates was head of the CIA under the first President Bush The new US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, takes the reins of power at a particularly low ebb in the US involvement in Iraq. And his reluctance was evident at a Senate confirmation hearing

2008-11-15 22:40:00

Firefighters tend to an injured firefighter who was struck by a large piece of flying debris while working to contain a wildfire fuelled by strong winds in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles November 15, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCarten

2008-11-15 17:34:00

A helicopter makes a water drop as firefighters work to contain a wildfire which has destroyed over 100 homes in the Montecito area of Santa Barbara County, California November 14, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCarten