Picture taken on June 24, 2009 shows Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looking at the guestbook at a monument to those who died for Nigeria's independence in Abuja. Nigerian rebels said on June 25 that they carried out a pre-dawn attack against Royal Dutch Shell facilities as part of a drive to cripple their country's multi-billion-dollar oil industry. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said it was timed to coincide with the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

Picture taken on June 24, 2009 shows Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looking at the guestbook at a monument to those who died for Nigeria's independence in Abuja. Nigerian rebels said on June 25 that they carried out a pre-dawn attack against Royal Dutch Shell facilities as part of a drive to cripple their country's multi-billion-dollar oil industry. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said it was timed to coincide with the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

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  1. MOSCOW - FEBRUARY 05: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev toasts ambassadors during a credentials presentation ceremony at the Kremlin on February 5, 2010 in Moscow, Russia. The Russian President received credentials from ambassadors of nearly a dozen states during the ceremony.
  2. MOSCOW - FEBRUARY 05: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a credentials presentation ceremony at the Kremlin on February 5, 2010 in Moscow, Russia. The Russian President received credentials from ambassadors of nearly a dozen states during the ceremony.
  3. MOSCOW - FEBRUARY 05: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a credentials presentation ceremony at the Kremlin on February 5, 2010 in Moscow, Russia. The Russian President received credentials from ambassadors of nearly a dozen states during the ceremony.
  4. MOSCOW - FEBRUARY 05: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev toasts ambassadors during a credentials presentation ceremony at the Kremlin on February 5, 2010 in Moscow, Russia. The Russian President received credentials from ambassadors of nearly a dozen states during the ceremony.
  5. MOSCOW - FEBRUARY 05: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) toasts Amina Djibo Bazindre the ambassador of Niger during a credentials presentation ceremony at the Kremlin on February 5, 2010 in Moscow, Russia. The Russian President received credentials from ambassadors of nearly a dozen states during the ceremony.
  6. MOSCOW - FEBRUARY 05: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a credentials presentation ceremony at the Kremlin on February 5, 2010 in Moscow, Russia. The Russian President received credentials from ambassadors of nearly a dozen states during the ceremony.
  7. MOSCOW - FEBRUARY 05: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a credentials presentation ceremony at the Kremlin on February 5, 2010 in Moscow, Russia. The Russian President received credentials from ambassadors of nearly a dozen states during the ceremony.
  8. MOSCOW - FEBRUARY 05: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a credentials presentation ceremony at the Kremlin on February 5, 2010 in Moscow, Russia. The Russian President received credentials from ambassadors of nearly a dozen states during the ceremony.
  9. MOSCOW - FEBRUARY 05: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) toasts Mohammed Al-Khasan the ambassador of Sultanate Oman during a credentials presentation ceremony at the Kremlin on February 5, 2010 in Moscow, Russia. The Russian President received credentials from ambassadors of nearly a dozen states during the ceremony.
  10. Royal Dutch Shell's Chief Executive Peter Voser is seen during the presentation of the fourth quarter and annual results in The Hague, The Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010.
  11. Royal Dutch Shell's Chief Executive Peter Voser is seen during the presentation of the fourth quarter results in The Hague, The Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Royal Dutch Shell PLC on Thursday reported a fourth quarter net profit of $1.96 billion, due to higher oil prices, but said refining margins were poor and announced plans for 1,000 new job cuts.
  12. Royal Dutch Shell's Chief Executive Peter Voser is seen during the presentation of the fourth quarter results in The Hague, The Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Royal Dutch Shell PLC on Thursday reported a fourth quarter net profit of $1.96 billion, due to higher oil prices, but said refining margins were poor and announced plans for 1,000 new job cuts.
  13. Royal Dutch Shell's Chief Executive Peter Voser, left and Simon Henry, Chief Financial Officer, right are seen during the presentation of the fourth quarter results in The Hague, The Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Royal Dutch Shell PLC on Thursday reported a fourth quarter net profit of $1.96 billion, due to higher oil prices, but said refining margins were poor and announced plans for 1,000 new job cuts.
  14. Royal Dutch Shell's Chief Executive Peter Voser is seen during the presentation of the fourth quarter and annual results in The Hague, The Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010.
  15. Royal Dutch Shell's Chief Executive Peter Voser, left and Simon Henry, Chief Financial Officer, right are seen during the presentation of the fourth quarter and annual results in The Hague, The Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010.
  16. Royal Dutch Shell's Chief Executive Peter Voser is seen during the presentation of the fourth quarter and annual results in The Hague, The Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010.
  17. Royal Dutch Shell's Chief Executive Peter Voser, left and Simon Henry, Chief Financial Officer, right are seen during the presentation of the fourth quarter and annual results in The Hague, The Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010.
  18. Peter Voser, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell, speaks during a session entitled 'global energy outlook' at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. The World Economic Forum is turning toward earthquake-ravaged Haiti and steering Africa to prosperity as more world leaders arrive for the annual event in this Swiss Alpine resort.

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  1. An advertising hoarding advertising a popular Ukrainian TV show overlooks a pedestrian subway in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won, her campaign said Tuesday.
  2. BERLIN - FEBRUARY 09: People walk past signs advertising films in the 60th Berlinale International Film Festival on February 9, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The 60th Berlinale will run from February 11-21.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 09: An advertisement is displayed at a Toyoya dealership 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.
  4. In this handout provided by MilkPEP, New Orleans Saints' Reggie Bush poses for a "Got Milk" advertisement on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 in Miami.
  5. A woman walks past posters advertising the International Berlin Film Festival Berlinale in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The 60th 'Berlinale' will take place in the German capital from Thursday, Feb. 11, until Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010.
  6. A man walks past posters advertising the International Berlin Film Festival Berlinale in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The 60th 'Berlinale' will take place in the German capital from Thursday, Feb. 11, until Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010.
  7. In this image courtesy of Focus on the Family, Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow hugs his mom Pam Tebow in a still photo taken from an advertisement to air during the Super Bowl. The commercial, expected to contain an antiabortion message, is the first such advocacy ad to appear in television's most-watched broadcast.
  8. People walking in front of St. Sofia Cathedral seen through holes in a huge advertising billboard in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. The loser in Ukraine's presidential runoff election is unlikely to concede defeat, observers and election officials said Saturday, prompting fears of a protracted court battle or street protests.
  9. Randy Cohen, the brother of Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois Scott Lee Cohen, talks on the phone inside their pawn shop, the Royal Pawn Shop in Chicago, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Scott Lee Cohen, a pawnbroker and owner of a cleaning supplies company, shocked the political establishment by beating four state lawmakers to nab the Democratic nomination with 26 percent of the vote. He gained strong name recognition with advertising that featured people who said they found jobs at employment fairs he organized.
  10. Randy Cohen, the brother of Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois Scott Lee Cohen, is photographed inside their pawn shop, the Royal Pawn Shop in Chicago, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Scott Lee Cohen, a pawnbroker and owner of a cleaning supplies company, shocked the political establishment by beating four state lawmakers to nab the Democratic nomination with 26 percent of the vote. He gained strong name recognition with advertising that featured people who said they found jobs at employment fairs he organized.
  11. This video frame grab image provided by the Census Bureau shows a scene from their advertisement to be shown during Sunday's Super Bowl. Faced with record levels of red ink into the foreseeable future, Washington is spending $2.5 million to create buzz for the census _ by advertising during the Super Bowl.
  12. Passengers sit in a metro train under a TV set showing an election advertisement for a candidate in the upcoming presidential election, head of the Party of Regions Viktor Yanukovych in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Accusing her opponent Viktor Yanukovych of preparing to steal Sunday's election, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko vowed Thursday to send her followers to the streets in a repeat of the 2004 Orange Revolution.
  13. NUREMBERG, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 04: A man walks past an advertisement during the International Toy Fair on February 4, 2010 in Nuremberg, Germany. 2,700 exhibitors from over 60 countries worldwide will present their new toy products until February 9, 2010.
  14. A sign advertising vehicles not affected by the Toyota recall is displayed at Bay Ridge Toyota in New York, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010.
  15. The eye of Ukraine's Prime Minister and the Presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko peeks out from a campaign advertisement poster that is partially covered, following the Jan. 17 first round of the election is seen during a campaign in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. The second round of voting in Ukraine's presidential election is scheduled for upcoming Sunday, Feb. 7.
  16. The eye of Ukraine's Prime Minister and the Presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko peeks out from a campaign advertisement poster that is partially covered, following the Jan. 17 first round of the election is seen during a campaign in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. The second round of voting in Ukraine's presidential election is scheduled for upcoming Sunday, Feb. 7.
  17. A Canadian flag is seen in front of a building wrap advertisement of a freestyle skier in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. Vancouver, is the host city to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games that begin on Feb. 12, 2010.
  18. MOSCOW - FEBRUARY 02: A group of women walk amongst an installation of around 100 snowmen after a heavy snowfall on February 2, 2010 in central Moscow, Russia. The snowmen are part of an annual installation, built in a different part of Moscow each year, to promote performances by famous Russian clowns; this year advertising Slava Polunin's Snow Snow.

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