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24/4 13:11 Οι «Black Knights», το ακροβατικό σμήνος της Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας της Σιγκαπούρης, εκτελούν εντυπωσιακούς ελιγμούς.
24/4 13:11 «Black Knights», the acrobat team of the Singapore Air Force are carrying out stunning manoeuvres.
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24/4 13:16 Αντάρτες σκότωσαν τουλάχιστον 100 άνδρες του στρατού στην αιματηρότερη μάχη στη Σρι Λάνκα τους τελευταίους 18 μήνες χθες Τετάρτη.
24/4 13:16 Yesterday Wednesday, insurgents have killed over 100 soldiers in the bloodiest battles of the last 18 months, in Sri Lanka.
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24/4 14:51 Στο προσκήνιο της 93ης επετείου της μάχης στα Δαρδανέλlια, στη Χερσόνησο Καλλίπολη ακροβατική ομάδα της Τουρκικής Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας εκτελεί σχηματισμούς ακριβείας.
24/4 14:51 Ιn before the 93rd anniversary of the battle at Dardanelles, Gallipoli the acrobat team of the turkish air force is conducting delicate manoeuvres.
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Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon chats with General Officer Army Staff Felix Sanz (L) during the first official function of Police and Guadia Civil chairman Francisco Javier Velazquez (not pictured) in Madrid, Spain 24 April 2008
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Several paramilitary policemen hunt down 'terrorists' on a ship as they take part in a nautical counter-terrorism drill to train for the Olympic security,near the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center where is a venue to host the Olympic regatta of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games,in coastal city Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong province 24 April 2008.China announced earlier in April it would tighten public security measures ahead of the Olympic Games in the wake of alleged terror plots and unrest in Tibet. Measures will be taken to protect oil and gas networks from sabotage, and special attention will be paid to the security of public recreational places, hotels and leased housing, according to Xinhua news agency
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Iraqi policemen parade during a graduation ceremony in Najaf, southern Iraq on 24 April 2008. About 450 policemen graduated from the police academy in Najaf after completing their training
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Singapore's Black Knights Air Force make an exciting show over the sky in Bangkok, Thailand, 24 April 2008. The performance was held to mark the 25th anniversary of relationship between the air forces of Thailand and Singapore
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(FILES) An undated file photograph shows Sri Lankan army troops in action against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam at the northern theatre of operations at Muhamalai 372 kms north of Colombo. Security in the capital was tightened 24 April 2008 after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attempted 23 April to over-run the Sri Lanka army's forward defence lines (FDLs) at Muhamalai. Troops with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Air Force retaliated and moved 500 metres ahead of their original FDLs, inflicting heavy damages to the LTTE. The army reported that 52 LTTE cadres were killed and many injured while troops suffered 32 deaths and around 74 injured. Ground troops are in the process of consolidating the newly retaken areas
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The military technics pass by a soldier during the rehearsal of the military parade which will take place here on 09 May, devoted to the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in the WWII, at the Dvortsovaya Square in St.Petersburg, Russia, 23 April 2008. The parade will include the demonstration of heavy military techniques, which has not happened since 1990
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An Israeli soldier escorts a blindfolded and handcuffed arrested Palestinian following an operation in the northern Gaza Strip on April 24, 2008 near the Erez crossing, between Gaza and Israel. Israel today hailed Western diplomats for walking out of a UN Security Council meeting after Libya's ambassador compared conditions in the Gaza Strip to Nazi concentration camps.
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Russian military vehicles take part in a rehearsal for a victory parade in Dvortsovaya Ploshchad (Palace Square) in St Petersburg late April 23, 2008. Picture taken April 23, 2008.
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An Australian soldier sounds a trumpet during the 93nd anniversary of the World War I campaign of Gallipoli, April 24, 2008 in Gallipoli, Turkey. Some 4,000 Australian and New Zealand soldiers struggled ashore to Gallipoli's narrow beach 93 years ago in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign that would claim more than 130,000 lives, at the edge of this remote peninsula in western Turkey
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A Turkish soldier salutes under a Union Jack during the 93nd anniversary of the World War I campaign of Gallipoli in the Turkish memorial, April 24, 2008 in Gallipoli, Turkey. Some 4,000 Australian and New Zealand soldiers struggled ashore to Gallipoli's narrow beach 93 years ago in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign that would claim more than 130,000 lives, at the edge of this remote peninsula in western Turkey.
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Turkey's Finance Minister, Kemal Unakitan (C), stands with New Zealand's Foreign Minister, Winston Peters (R), and Australia's Defense Minister, Joel Fitzgibbon, during the 93nd anniversary of the World War I campaign of Gallipoli, April 24, 2008 in Gallipoli, Turkey. Some 4,000 Australian and New Zealand soldiers struggled ashore to Gallipoli narrow beach 93 years ago in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign that would claim more than 130,000 lives, at the edge of this remote peninsula in western Turkey
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Turkish soldiers, holding the national flags of Turkey and New Zealand, stand guard during the 93nd anniversary of the World War I campaign of Gallipoli, April 24, 2008 in Gallipoli, Turkey. Some 4,000 Australian and New Zealand soldiers struggled ashore to Gallipoli narrow beach 93 years ago in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign that would claim more than 130,000 lives, at the edge of this remote peninsula in western Turkey.
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Australian soldiers march during the 93nd anniversary of the World War I campaign of Gallipoli in the Turkish memorial, April 24, 2008 in Gallipoli, Turkey. Some 4,000 Australian and New Zealand soldiers struggled ashore to Gallipoli narrow beach 93 years ago in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign that would claim more than 130,000 lives, at the edge of this remote peninsula in western Turkey.
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Australian tourists visit a cemetery at Anzac Cove In Gallipoli, Turkey, Tuesday, April 23, 2008 near where 2721 New Zealand soldiers, 8709 Australians, 33,072 British, 10,000 French and 87,000 Turkish soldiers died during an WWI Allied attack on entrenched Turkish positions in April 1915. The savage battle is marked every year on Anzac Day, April 25th
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Emma Slack-Smith holds a picture of her great grandfather Lieutenant Clarence Lundy MC who fought in the Gallipoli Campaign as she sits in a cemetery where Australian soldiers are buried at Anzac Cove in Gallipoli peninsula, where the Anzac corps landed in 1915, in western Turkey, March 19, 2008. Slack-Smith's great-grandfather Lieutenant Clarence Lundy MC of the 1st Pioneers landed with the Anzac forces on April 25, 1915. Four Australian women represented Australia as peace ambassadors during Turkey�s March 18 Commemorations in Gallipoli. Turkey commemorated their March 18, 1915 naval victory in the Dardanelles, in the same way that Australia observes Anzac Day
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The Indian Gurkha regiment marches during a full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day celebrations in the eastern city of Calcutta in this January 24, 2005 file photo. For nearly two centuries, Nepal's valiant Gurkha soldiers have battled their foes with guns and their lethal kukri knives, which tradition demands must draw blood every time it is unsheathed. But in a narrow lane off Nepal's parliament complex, they prepare for a battle of a different kind -- not with weapons but printing machines and fliers. Their enemy: a life-altering new diktat from Nepal's rulers-elect, the Maoists. Picture taken on January 24, 2005
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A Gurkha from the 1st battalion of Royal Gurkha Rifles, part of the five airborne brigades in the area, sharpens his kukri knife in Petrovac in this June 8, 1999 file photo. For nearly two centuries, Nepal's valiant Gurkha soldiers have battled their foes with guns and their lethal kukri knives, which tradition demands must draw blood every time it is unsheathed. But in a narrow lane off Nepal's parliament complex, they prepare for a battle of a different kind -- not with weapons but printing machines and fliers. Their enemy: a life-altering new diktat from Nepal's rulers-elect, the Maoists. Picture taken on June 8, 1999.
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Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles regiment fire their weapons at targets in a makeshift firing range near Dili October 10, 1999. For nearly two centuries, Nepal's valiant Gurkha soldiers have battled their foes with guns and their lethal kukri knives, which tradition demands must draw blood every time it is unsheathed. But in a narrow lane off Nepal's parliament complex, they prepare for a battle of a different kind -- not with weapons but printing machines and fliers. Their enemy: a life-altering new diktat from Nepal's rulers-elect, the Maoists. Picture taken on October 10, 1999.
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Retired Gurkha soldiers salute a photograph of Queen Elizabeth II outside the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal on April 15, 2008 in London. The Tribunal is hearing an appeal by 15 British Army Gurkha soldiers over the Government's refusal to allow them to settle in the United Kingdom. Gurkhas who retired before July 1997 are automatically allowed to stay, but 2000 soldiers in Nepal have been refused the right of settlement in the UK
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PACIFIC OCEAN (April 21, 2008) Aviation ordnancemen assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 attach a missile to the wing of an F/A-18C Hornet strike fighter before cyclic flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). During cyclic flight operations, aircraft continuously launch, come back around and launch from the carrier again. This is done to maintain airspace no-fly zones and aircraft maintenance. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos Gomez (Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (April 23, 2008) An F/A-18E Super Hornet strike fighter assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during flight operations. Kitty Hawk is the final deployment before being relieved by the nuclear aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau (Released)