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Berlusconi to Resign, Not Run Again
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi watches a finance vote at the parliament in Rome. As Italy faces major fiscal crises, Berlusconi said he felt "liberated" by his decision soon to leave the office.



Cain Denies Allegations, Attacks "Democrat Machine"
Republican presidential candidate and former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain has strongly denied sexual harassment allegations, insisting he is a target of the "Democrat machine."

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Heavy D Dies at 44
The rapper and actor Heavy D (born Dwight Arrington Myers) has passed away at the age of 44. His songs included the theme of the TV show In Living Color.

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China's Deshang Tang competes during the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships finals in Chessy, Paris

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A Somali fisherman carries his catch near the port of Mogadishu

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Passengers were left stranded at Anchorage airport when an 'epic' storm prevented flights to towns/villages in north-west Alaska

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Salman Butt appeals against 30-month jail sentence

Salman Butt, the former captain of Pakistan's cricket team, was one of three players jailed

Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt has filed an appeal against his 30-month jail sentence for his part in the conspiracy to bowl deliberate no-balls in a Test match, his lawyer says.

His conviction relates to last year's match against England at Lord's.

Bowler Mohammad Asif, 28, was jailed for one year and bowler Mohammad Amir, 19, was sentenced to six months for their part.

Cricket agent Mazhar Majeed was jailed for two years and eight months.

Lawyer Yasin Patel confirmed Butt's appeal to the Associated Press on Wednesday.

In February all three players were banned from playing for five years by the International Cricket Council. All three are appealing against their suspensions.

The men were arrested after the fourth Test between Pakistan and England in August 2010.

An undercover News of the World reporter had paid Majeed £150,000 for details of the precise timing of three no-balls, which were duly delivered as promised.

Such actions can be extremely valuable on the spot-fixing betting market, which involves betting on the finer details of sporting contests.

Majeed claimed to have paid Asif £65,000, Butt £10,000 and Amir £2,500.

The judge told all the players they would be released on licence half way through their sentences if they behaved.

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More than twenty members of the Occupy Wall Street movement leave Zuccotti Park and begin a highway hike to Washington, D.C. on Nov. 9, 2011 in New York City. The demonstrators, who hope to pick up supporters in towns and cities along the way, plan on arriving in Washington in two-weeks time and will take their message against corporate greed to the politicians.

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A 5.7 magnitude earthquake toppled two hotels and 16 other buildings Wednesday, leaving at least three people dead in eastern Turkey just two weeks after a strong temblor there killed around 600 people,

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Salafists pray during a sit-in protest in front of the foreign ministry in Tunis Nov. 9, 2011. The demonstrators are demanding the release of prisoners sentenced to death in Iraq for their involvement in the Gulf war.

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Powerboats make the turn in Key West Harbor Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, during the first of three race days at the Key West World Championship in Key West, Fla. The event has attracted about 60 high-speed racing boats, from the U.S.. and six foreign countries, competing in the season-ending finale for the 2011 Superboat International season




Powerboats cross the start line Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, during the first of three race days at the Key West World Championship in Key West, Fla. From left is J.D. Byrider, driven by Tony Marcantonio; Warpaint, piloted by Bob Vesper; Stihl, driven by Robert Noble Jr.; and WHM Motorsports, piloted by William Mauff. Racing is set to continue Friday, Nov. 11, with the finals set for Sunday, Nov. 13.

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An aerial view of tourists bathing in the mineral rich waters of the Dead Sea at the resort area of Ein Boqek, Israel, Nov. 9. The Dead Sea is one of the 28 finalists in the New Seven Wonders of the Natural World global online campaign whose winning list will be decided via mobile phone voting that closes on November 11.






An aerial view shows large salt formations in the southern part of the Dead Sea, near Ein Boqek, Israel, Nov. 9.









An aerial view shows a close up of a salt formation inside a large sinkhole on the shores of the Dead Sea, north of Ein Gedi, Israel, Nov. 9. The sinkholes are formed when the surface gives way due to underground erosion formed by receding water levels caused by a lack of fresh water reaching the Dead Sea itself.

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The caisson carrying the remains of the three soldiers missing in action from the Vietnam War, arrives for burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Nov., 9. The remains represent the entire crew are being buried in a single casket are; Capt. Arnold E. Holm, Jr. of Waterford, Conn., Spc. Robin R. Yeakley of South Bend., Ind., and Pfc. Wayne Bibbs of Chicago.

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Students take part in a demonstration against higher tuition fees, Nov. 9, 2011 in London.






Police clear protesters after a breakaway group set up tents in Trafalgar Square during student demonstrations against higher tuition fees, Nov. 9, 2011 in London

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Bus driver John Robert Fraser buys a Remembrance Day poppy from twins Pamela and Pauline Chamberlain at Leytonstone in London, England, on November 7, 1953.



Getty Images moved a series of archive pictures today to mark the 90th anniversary of Britain's remembrance poppy appeal, which falls on Veterans Day this Friday.



Earl Haig (1861 - 1928) watches the stamping of poppies by ex-servicemen during a visit to the British Legion poppy factory on October 22, 1926 in Richmond, Surrey, England. Haig, who commanded British forces during the Battle of the Somme, was a leading light in the spread of the poppy day appeal.



A woman views crosses in Scotland's first Field of Remembrance in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh on November 7, 2011. Volunteers helped plant approximately 11,000 remembrance crosses as a temporary memorial to mark the 90th anniversary of the Scottish Poppy Appeal.

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Members of the cast of the musical "Ben Hur,"currently being performed in Rome, attend a general audience held by Pope Benedict XVI, in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011.

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A Syrian protester living in Egypt, right, attacks a member of the Syrian opposition delegation before the delegation was due to meet with Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo Nov. 9, 2011. About a hundred protesters camped outside the Arab League in Cairo hurled eggs at a delegation of Syrian opposition figures who arrived there for talks on Wednesday, accusing them of working covertly for President Bashar al Assad's government.



Members of the Syrian opposition delegation react as they are attacked before the delegation was due to meet with Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo Nov. 9, 2011.










Syrian protesters prevented a delegation of opposition leaders with the National Coordination Committee (NCC) from attending their planned meeting with the chief of the Arab League. Some members of the opposition group accuse the NCC of opening dialogue with the regime, which the NCC denies

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Construction workers, electricians, plumbers and engineers staged a demonstration in London on Wednesday in an escalating row over pay and skills that is set to lead to a strike ballot, the Press Association reported.
There were minor skirmishes between some of the workers and police but no arrests were made

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Student protest against tuition fees












A protester tries on a police officer's hat






Even the police are joining in with the chanting

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Karachi, Pakistan: A camel attacks the crowd while being slaughtered by butchers on the last day of Eid al-Adha



Taiz, Yemen: Foam is sprayed on anti-government protesters as they march to demand the ousting of the president, Ali Abdullah Saleh



Shaoxing, China: Traditional jars are piled up as workers prepare for the annual wine-making process before the lunar calendar winter solstice. Fermented Shaoxing rice wine is famous around the world

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Guatemala City, Guatemala: The alleged drug trafficker Elio Lorenzana, one of the most wanted by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, prays as he stands in a courtroom



Mexico City, Mexico: An Aztec dancer dressed in a traditional costume smiles during a demonstration outside the legislative assembly



Amritsar, India: A Sikh child sneezes as he takes part in a religious procession

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Bolivia's Day of the Skulls

Thousands of Bolivians celebrate the Day of the Natitas, or Day of the Skulls. The human skulls from unnamed, abandoned graves or from departed loved ones are cared for and decorated and are believed to give protection from evil









So soon after Halloween, lovely










Not looking too well on parade this morning are we sir?









All i asked for was an easter egg, honest!

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Mahouts ride on elephants to clear dead bushes and twigs from the ruins of a temple following floods in Thailand's ancient capital Ayutthaya on November 10.