Soldiers guard a polling station as voters wait to cast their ballots in the ancient desert town of Chenguetti...
Soldiers guard a polling station as voters wait to cast their ballots in the ancient desert town of Chenguetti, some 500 kilometers (300 miles) north east of the capital, Nouakchott, March 11, 2007. Mauritanians began voting on Sunday to choose a president and restore civilian rule to the Saharan Islamic state after 19 months under a military junta. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (MAURITANIA)