Employees work at a diamond cutting and polishing factory in the Surat in the western Indian state of Gujarat March 3, 2009. Hundreds of factories shut down in India's diamond hub, as demand for the gems dipped in the United States and Western Europe, leaving more than 100,000 workers without jobs. The woes of Surat reflect a wider downturn for India's export sector, which accounts for a fifth of Asia's third largest economy. Exports have fallen four months in a row and the latest data available shows a slide of 16 percent in January. To match feature INDIA-DIAMONDS/ REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA BUSINESS) 

Workers harvest soybeans at a farm in Tangara da Serra, Mato Grosso state in western Brazil, March 5, 2009. Brazil's 2008/9 soybean production is estimated to be 57.2 million tonnes. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL) 

Workers harvest soybeans at a farm in Tangara da Serra, Mato Grosso state in western Brazil, March 5, 2009. Brazil's 2008/9 soybean production is estimated to be 57.2 million tonnes. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL) 

Workers harvest soybeans at a farm in Tangara da Serra, Mato Grosso state in western Brazil, March 5, 2009. Brazil's 2008/9 soybean production is estimated to be 57.2 million tonnes. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL) 

Workers harvest soybeans at a farm in Tangara da Serra, Mato Grosso state in western Brazil, March 5, 2009. Brazil's 2008/9 soybean production is estimated to be 57.2 million tonnes. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE: ALSO SEE GM1E5870VDC01 

A new Islamist group calling themselves the Islamic party display their weapons during the arrival of Somalia's new president Sheikh Sharif Ahmed in the capital Mogadishu February 7, 2009. Sharif arrived in the Somali capital for the first time since he was elected President in neighboring Djibouti a week ago. REUTERS/Mowliid Abdi (SOMALIA) 

A man walks past vending machines of Asahi Soft Drinks in Tokyo December 1, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer (JAPAN) 

A Russian serviceman in a historical uniform yawns while standing in a line during a military parade training in Moscow October 29, 2008. The parade will take place in Red Square in Moscow on November 7. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA) 

Sheep are guided to being examined with an ultrasound scan at the El Alfalfal agricultural facility, some 80 km (49.7 miles) southeast of Santiago August 29, 2008. Some 1,500 sheep were examined with an ultrasound scan as part of an Agriculture Ministry program to optimize and organize the reproductive and productive process in small farms. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (CHILE) 

A row of candy bars manufactured by Hershey is seen in a vending machine in Washington June 17, 2008. Hershey cut its long-term earnings growth target on Tuesday and laid out a strategic plan to boost its biggest brands in the United States with more advertising and tighten development of new products. In unveiling the plan to analysts the largest U.S. chocolate company acknowledged that attempts to move into areas like cookies and snack bars hurt its mainstay products like Hershey bars and Reese's peanut butter cups. REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES) 

Mexican federal policemen prepare to fly to Culiacan from Mexico City's airport May 28, 2008. Drug traffickers killed seven Mexican policemen on Tuesday, the latest slayings in a wave of police murders as the army wages a battle against cartels. Police searching a drug hide-out in Culiacan in the Pacific state of Sinaloa were shot at from inside the building by the traffickers, who also threw a grenade, the government said. REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO) 

Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne march in a division review ceremony attended by the U.S. President George W. Bush at Fort Bragg, North Carolina May 22, 2008. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES) 

Children stand in line during a training session in a military training camp in the village of Sengileevskoye, 30 km (19 miles) from Russia's southern city of Stavropol, March 23, 2008. About 40 children between 12 to 17 years old undergo training in this military camp organised by former Russian servicemen where they learn the basics of martial arts and how to use weapons. Picture taken March 23, 2008. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko (RUSSIA) 

A worker prepares coffee for a blind taste test at Peet's Coffee headquarters in Emeryville, California November 16, 2007. While Starbucks Corp stacks its coffee shops with lunchtime salads, CDs and hot breakfast sandwiches, smaller rival Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc is concentrating on working its way into consumers' daily routines through their home coffee makers. Picture taken November 16, 2007. REUTERS/Kimberly White (UNITED STATES) 

A man looks at Japanese designer Aya Tsukioka and dancer Minako Ogawa dressed as a vending machine to camouflage themselves in Tokyo November 7, 2007. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN) 

Beer bottles head for the filling machine on a conveyor belt at the Coors brewery in Golden, Colorado October 16, 2007. Brewers SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing have agreed to combine their U.S. operations to create a business that will have annual sales of $6.6 billion and be the second-biggest market player behind Anheuser-Busch. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

McLaren's F1 driver Fernando Alonso of Spain gets out of his machine after the qualifying session for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway in Oyama, central Japan, September 29, 2007. Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix on pole position with title rival and McLaren team mate Alonso alongside on the front row. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN) 

Members of the Palestinian security forces stand in formation during a visit of Salam Fayyad, prime minister of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' emergency cabinet, in the West Bank city of Ramallah June 26, 2007. Abbas has asked Israel for permission to bring Fatah forces based in Jordan to the West Bank to try to shore up his control after Hamas's Gaza takeover, Israeli officials said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Loay Abu Haykel (WEST BANK) 

A man looks at a Nintendo games at a shop in Tokyo's Akihabara electronic district June 25, 2007. Nintendo Co. Ltd. briefly zipped past Sony Corp. in market capitalisation on Monday to become one of Japan's top 10 valuable stocks as it elbows the PlayStation maker out of its decade-long dominance of the game industry. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN) 

Soldiers from the special force unit "COE" take part in a military training exercise at the military base, about 17 km (11 miles) west from Managua, June 13, 2007. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA) 

Soldiers from the special force unit "COE" take part in a military training exercise at the military base, about 17 km (11 miles) west from Managua, June 13, 2007. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA) 

Russian OMON riot special police run amid smoke during a police show organised at the training base outside Moscow May 10, 2007. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA) 

Israeli army soldiers stand in formation during a ceremony marking Memorial Day at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City April 22, 2007. Israel commemorates its fallen soldiers on Memorial Day, which begins on Sunday night. REUTERS/Oleg Popov (JERUSALEM) 

Riot policemen in a full gear take control over Ala-Too square, place of an opposition rally, in Bishkek April 19, 2007. Opponents to Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev threatened to storm the Central Asian state's government headquarters on Thursday but riot police drove them back with teargas and baton charges REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov (KYRGYZSTAN) 

Mexican Federal police arrest men on suspicion of possessing drugs during an anti-narcotics operation in the Tepito district in Mexico City April 11, 2007. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar (MEXICO) 

A U.S. Army soldier from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division examines weapons found during a search of the headquarters of SCIRI, the largest political party in the Iraq, in Baghdad's Mansour district April 4, 2007. REUTERS/Bob Strong (IRAQ) 

Over 15,000 Myanmar soldiers march to mark the 62 Anniversary of the Armed Forces Day in Myanmar's new capital of Nay Pyi Taw March 27, 2007. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (MYANMAR) 

Palestinian members of the Hamas security forces guard at a graduation ceremony of their colleagues in Gaza March 25, 2007. REUTERS/Ismail Zaydah (GAZA) 

Malaysian police march during a parade to celebrate the force's 200th anniversary celebration in Kuala Lumpur March 25, 2007. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA) 

Bulgarian army soldiers attend an official welcome ceremony shortly after their arrival at Sofia airport, March 21, 2007, from Iraq. The Bulgarian parliament in February approved a plan to extend by a year the mission of its troops in Iraq. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA) 

A convoy of U.S. armoured vehicles leave the forward operating base Loyalty for a mission in Baghdad March 15, 2007. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (IRAQ) 

Paramilitary recruits listen to a briefing during a regular training session at an army base in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province, March 9, 2007. China will boost defense spending by 17.8 percent in 2007, accelerating the emerging power's string of annual double-digit rises in money for a modern military that reflects its economic strength. REUTERS/Leo Lang (CHINA) 

Military recruits watch their colleague perform at a break during their regular training in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province February 28, 2007. China's defence spending has risen steadily in recent years and, when parliament convenes in March, it is expected to approve another year of double-digit growth in the military budget. To match feature CHINA-PARLIAMENT/MILITARY. REUTERS/Leo Lang (CHINA) 

The Dominican Republic's military takes part in an independence day parade in Santo Domingo February 27, 2007. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) 

New $1 coins are stacked together during an event launching its circulation, at Grand Central Station in New York February 15, 2007. The U.S. Mint said it launched a $1 coin on Thursday featuring George Washington, the first in a series honoring former U.S. presidents aimed at collectors and intended for use in vending machines and parking meters. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES) 

Israeli soldiers from the Alpine unit hold weapons as they manoeuvre in the snow during a demonstration of their techniques for the media on Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights February 15, 2007. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) unit operates within snowy areas primarily on Mount Hermon and specialises in combat as well as search and rescue. REUTERS/Yonathan Weitzman (ISRAEL) 

Paramilitary policemen play a game during a break in their training session at an army base on the outskirts of Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning province February 11, 2007. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) would not engage in any arms race and its development would pose no threat to any country, Zhang Qinsheng, deputy chief of the general staff of the PLA, said in an interview with China Daily. REUTERS/Sheng Li (CHINA) 

Vintner Herbert Konzelmann (R) walks along side a mechanical grape harvester during a pre-dawn harvest under ideal -10 degrees Celsius temperatures at Konzelmann Estate Wineries in Niagara-on-the-Lake, January 25, 2007. It was feared that the minimum minus 8 degree Celsius temperatures required for an ice wine harvest would not be met as a result of an unusually warm winter, until an arctic blast recently dropped temperatures in Central Canada. REUTERS/J.P. Moczulski (CANADA) 

Bulgarian army honour guard soldiers stand in formation during an official ceremony held as part of celebrations marking the Day of the Bulgarian Revival Leaders in downtown Sofia November 1, 2006. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov(BULGARIA) 

A Colombian soldier guards seized cocaine packages in Bahia Malaga, Colombia October 19 2006. Colombian authorities grabbed 8.5 tonnes of cocaine worth at least $170 million, the Andean country's biggest seizure of the drug this year, from three boats near the Pacific coast on Thursday, police said. REUTERS/Carlos Duran (COLOMBIA) 

Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair exercises on a rowing machine at the Central Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in central London, during a visit to promote exercise in society, April 25, 2006. A study released by Cambridge University has shown that making small changes to your lifestyle can have a significant impact on how long you will live. 

Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair exercises on a rowing machine at the Central Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in central London, during a visit to promote exercise in society, April 25, 2006. A study released by Cambridge University has shown that making small changes to your lifestyle can have a significant impact on how long you will live REUTERS/Stephen Hird 

Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair exercises on a rowing machine at the Central Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in central London, during a visit to promote exercise in society, April 25, 2006. A study released by Cambridge University has shown that making small changes to your lifestyle can have a significant impact on how long you will live REUTERS/Stephen Hird 

Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair exercises on a rowing machine at the Central Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in central London, during a visit to promote exercise in society, April 25, 2006. A study released by Cambridge University has shown that making small changes to your lifestyle can have a significant impact on how long you will live. REUTERS/Stephen Hird 

A gunman from Fatah holds his gun near the French cultural centre's headquarters in Gaza Strip February 2, 2006. An international row over newspaper cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad gathered pace on Thursday as more European dailies printed controversial Danish caricatures and Muslims increased pressure to stop them. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 

Gas pressure gauges are seen at Rembelszczyznia PGNiG gas centre outside Warsaw January 3, 2006. Central European EU states called on Tuesday for diversification of gas supplies away from Russia after Moscow's decision to halt deliveries to Ukraine reignited concerns over the reliability of their dominant supplier. Officials from the region's largest countries Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria, the current EU president, are due to discuss energy security on Tuesday, with diversification seen high on the agenda. REUTERS/Katarina Stoltz 

Italian MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Yamaha acknowledges the crowd as he stands on his machine at Sepang International Circuit outside Kuala Lumpur on September 25, 2005. Rossi won the MotoGP world championship for the fifth year in a row on Sunday after finishing second in the Malaysian Grand Prix. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad 

A Chinese worker maintains a yarn spinning machine displayed at the "Shanghaitex 2005" textile industry exhibition in Shanghai June 5, 2005. China took a tough line on Saturday in trade talks with U.S. officials on its surging textile exports, signalling no quick breakthrough in a row that threatens to spill over into the diplomatic arena. REUTERS/Mark Ralston MRR/KI 

A Chinese man looks at a European-made weaving machine displayed at the "Shanghaitex 2005" textile industry exhibition in Shanghai June 5, 2005. China took a tough line on Saturday in trade talks with U.S. officials on its surging textile exports, signalling no quick breakthrough in a row that threatens to spill over into the diplomatic arena. REUTERS/Mark Ralston MRR/KI 

A Supporter of Pakistan's six party Islamic alliance Muttahida Majlish-e-Amal shout anti-government slogans during a demonstration in Islamabad. A Supporter of Pakistan's six party Islamic alliance Muttahida Majlish-e-Amal (MMA) shouts anti-government slogans during a demonstration in Islamabad, 7 January 2005. The MMA organized the rally to protest against the new machine-readable passports that do not carry any column to identify the religion of the passport holder .A heated row over whether new Pakistani passports should specify religious affiliation has underlined the problems President Pervez Musharraf faces in projecting Pakistan as a progressive, moderate Islamic state. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed 

Kashmiris row a boat in the Dal Lake, Srinagar, in this picture taken on November 24, 2004. For years men and machines have toiled to clean up Kashmir's mirror-calm Dal Lake to remove choking weeds, lily pads and other water plants that have tarnished the image of the famed tourist attraction. But scientists in the Indian Himalayan region have hit upon a new low-cost idea: flood the dying lake with thousands of weed-eating Chinese grass carp. Picture taken on November 24, 2004. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli FK/CN 

A Kashmiri Muslim girl rows a boat on the waters of famous Dal Lake in Srinagar in this picture taken on November 24, 2004. For years men and machines have toiled to clean up Kashmir's mirror-calm Dal Lake to remove choking weeds, lily pads and other water plants that have tarnished the image of the famed tourist attraction. But scientists in the Himalayan region have hit upon a new low-cost idea: flood the dying lake with thousands of weed-eating Chinese grass carp. Picture taken on November 24, 2004. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli FK/SH 

A woman passes a row of voting machines that were being delivered to P.S. 321 in the Brooklyn section of New York on October 27, 2004 in preparation for election day on November 2. P.S. 321, in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, will be a polling station on election day. REUTERS/Peter Morgan PM 

Prime Minister Tony Blair is put through his paces on a rowing machine
during a visit to the cardiac unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital,
October 1, 2003. Blair said on Wednesday the Government will press on
with its controversial plans for foundation hospitals despite fierce
opposition from within the Labour movement.

REUTERS / Pool / Stefan Rousseau 

Scotland rugby union player Chris Patterson rows on a rowing machine
during a squad training session in the Tropical Aquatic House at the
Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh, September 23, 2003. In the unlikely
surroundings of the 180-year-old gardens, the Scotland squad are making
some of their final preparations ahead of their opening World Cup match
against Japan next month in Australia's Northern Queensland city of
Townsville. REUTERS/Chris Watt

CW/MD/AA 

Scotland rugby union international Mike Blair rides on a rowing machine
during a squad training session in the Tropical Aquatic House at the
Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh, September 23, 2003. In the unlikely
surroundings of the 180-year-old gardens, the Scotland squad are making
some of their final preparations ahead of their opening World Cup match
against Japan next month in Australia's Northern Queensland city of
Townsville. REUTERS/Chris Watt

CW/MD/AA 

Scotland rugby union player Chris Patterson rows on a rowing machine
during a squad training session in the Tropical Aquatic House at the
Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh, September 23, 2003. In the unlikely
surroundings of the 180-year-old gardens, the Scotland squad are making
some of their final preparations ahead of their opening World Cup match
against Japan next month in Australia's Northern Queensland city of
Townsville. REUTERS/Chris Watt

CW/MD/AA 

CRICKETER ADAM HOLLIOAKE POSES ON A ROWING MACHINE AHEAD OF HIS JOURNEY
TO RAISE MONEY IN MEMORY OF HIS BROTHER BEN. 

A worker operates a forklift past rows of refrigerators ready for
shipment to the United States at Haier factory in China's eastern port
city of Qingdao, August 13,2003. Haier Group's CEO, Zhang Ruimin, who
has an obsession with the United States, is hoping the Chinese home
appliance giant's niche products grab the attention of the
patriotically brand-loyal Americans. Zhang is banking on the youth to
establish a U.S. beach-head for the $9 billion conglomerate, which
makes more than 80 products including refrigerators, televisions,
washing machines, computers and mobilephones. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV

CC 

Major General John McColl (R), commander of the International Security
and Assistance Force (ISAF) speaks with British soldiers in Fazelbeg
school in Kabul, June 1, 2002. In celebration British Queen Elizabeth
II's Golden Jubilee, eighth Armoured Engineer Squadron will be
undertaking a charity-sponsored event to cycle and row the distance
from Kabul to Tidworth in Britain on static machines in Afghanistan's
capital. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

VF/CRB