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Scottish actor Connor Mc Carron (C) and director Peter Mullan (R) hold their awards next to Spanish actress Nora Navas (L) during the closure ceremony of the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival, on September 25, 2010, in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian. Mullan won the best film Golden Shell for his film 'Neds', Mc Carron won the best actor Silver Shell for his role in the film, and Navas won the best actress Silver Shell for her role in the film 'Pa Negre' (Black Bread).

A file photo taken on Februrary 4, 2010, shows a Shell petrol station logo refelected in a puddle in London. Royal Dutch Shell announced Thursday, October 28, 2010, that net profits rose seven percent to 3.463 billion dollars in the third quarter from one year ago, driven by higher output, rising oil prices and lower costs. However the net profit figure, equivalent to 2.503 billion euros, also included a massive 1.442 billion dollars of impairments and writedowns on the value of assets, Shell said in a results statement.

A woman blows into a shell as an Indian Hindu priest (L) performs rituals along with other devotees during the 'Nabapatrika Snan' in which a holy banana tree is submerged in the river water of Mahananda in Siliguri on October 14, 2010. The five-day period of worship of the goddess Durga, who is attributed as the destroyer of evil, commences on October 13 and ends October 17.

Michele Alboreto drives the #27 Scuderia Ferrari SpA Ferrari 156/85 ahead of Eddie Cheever driving the #23 Benetton Team Alfa Romeo 184TB Turbo during the Shell Oils Grand Prix of Europe on 6th October 1985 at the Brands Hatch circuit in Fawkham, Great Britain.

A biologists installs a beacon on the shell of a golfina turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) at Las Bocanitas beach in San Luis Talpa, 60 km south of San Salvador on September 22, 2010. Members of a private company and a conservation NGO captured a turtle after nesting to place a GPS beacon on its shell to study the life patterns in the Pacific Ocean and the turtles' nesting habits in the coastal areas of El Salvador.

School children walk past a Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) flag as they go home in Bane, Khana district, in Rivers State on November 8, 2010. The Ogoni people under the auspices of the MOSOP will on November 10 mark the 15th anniversary of the Ogoni Martyrs, especially Ken Saro-Wiwa, founder and leader of MOSOP, who were executed by the Nigerian Military Government under late General Sani Abacha, in 1995 for their non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoni land by Shell oil. Community unrest sparked by poverty and pollution from oil production forced Shell to halt its activities in Ogoniland, a hotbed of civil unrest in the oil- and gas-rich Niger Delta in 1993.

Policemen rest on the shell of a house partly demolished by a demolition crew during the removal of shanty homes at Potrero, Malabon, north of Manila on October 28, 2010. Nearly 1,000 families were to be affected by the demolition, according to a police official.

Doctor Emma Harrison cleans the the shell of a golfina turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) to place a beacon on it at Las Bocanitas beach in San Luis Talpa, 60 km south of San Salvador on September 21, 2010. Members of a private company and a conservation NGO captured a turtle after nesting to place a GPS beacon on its shell to study the life patterns in the Pacific Ocean and the turtles' nesting habits in the coastal areas of El Salvador.

School children walk past a Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) flag as they go home in Bane, Khana district, in Rivers State on November 8, 2010. The Ogoni people under the auspices of the MOSOP will on November 10 mark the 15th anniversary of the Ogoni Martyrs, especially Ken Saro-Wiwa, founder and leader of MOSOP, who were executed by the Nigerian Military Government under late General Sani Abacha, on May 21, 1994 for their non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoni land by Shell oil. Community unrest sparked by poverty and pollution from oil production forced Shell to halt its activities in Ogoniland, a hotbed of civil unrest in the oil- and gas-rich Niger Delta in 1993.

The head of the Wiwa family, Harry Saro-Wiwa, speaks on November 8, 2010 in front of the family house in Bane, Khana district, in Rivers State ahead of the 15th anniversary of his brother's slaying. The Ogoni people under the auspices of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) will on November 10 mark the 15th anniversary of the Ogoni Martyrs, especially Ken Saro-Wiwa, founder and leader of MOSOP, who were executed by the Nigerian Military Government under late General Sani Abacha, in 1995 for their non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoni land by Shell oil. Community unrest sparked by poverty and pollution from oil production forced Shell to halt its activities in Ogoniland, a hotbed of civil unrest in the oil- and gas-rich Niger Delta in 1993.

A flag of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) glies in front of the grave of slain Ogoni leader Ken Saro-Wiwa in Bane, Khana district, in Rivers State on November 8, 2010. The Ogoni people under the auspices of the MOSOP will on November 10 mark the 15th anniversary of the Ogoni Martyrs, especially Saro-Wiwa, founder and leader of MOSOP, who were executed by the Nigerian Military Government under late General Sani Abacha, in 1995 for their non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoni land by Shell oil. Community unrest sparked by poverty and pollution from oil production forced Shell to halt its activities in Ogoniland, a hotbed of civil unrest in the oil- and gas-rich Niger Delta in 1993.

Scottish director Peter Mullan (2R) and actor Connor Mc Connor (R) celebrate after winning the Golden Shell for Best Film and Silver Shell for Best Actor for their film 'NEDS' next to Spanish directors Judith Colell (2L) and Jordi Cadena (L), winners of the Special Jury Prize for their film 'Elisa K', during the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival, on September 25, 2010, in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian.

Policemen rest on the shell of a house partly demolished by a demolition crew during the removal of shanty homes at Potrero, Malabon, north of Manila on October 28, 2010. Nearly 1,000 families were to be affected by the demolition, according to a police official.

The head of the Wiwa family, Harry Saro-Wiwa, speaks on November 8, 2010 in front of the family house in Bane, Khana district, in Rivers State ahead of the 15th anniversary of his brother's slaying. The Ogoni people under the auspices of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) will on November 10 mark the 15th anniversary of the Ogoni Martyrs, especially Ken Saro-Wiwa, founder and leader of MOSOP, who were executed by the Nigerian Military Government under late General Sani Abacha, in 1995 for their non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoni land by Shell oil. Community unrest sparked by poverty and pollution from oil production forced Shell to halt its activities in Ogoniland, a hotbed of civil unrest in the oil- and gas-rich Niger Delta in 1993.

The head of the Wiwa family, Harry Saro-Wiwa, speaks on November 8, 2010 in front of the family house in Bane, Khana district, in Rivers State ahead of the 15th anniversary of his brother's slaying. The Ogoni people under the auspices of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) will on November 10 mark the 15th anniversary of the Ogoni Martyrs, especially Ken Saro-Wiwa, founder and leader of MOSOP, who were executed by the Nigerian Military Government under late General Sani Abacha, in 1995 for their non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoni land by Shell oil. Community unrest sparked by poverty and pollution from oil production forced Shell to halt its activities in Ogoniland, a hotbed of civil unrest in the oil- and gas-rich Niger Delta in 1993.

The president of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Ledum Mitee, who was jailed along with slain activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by late General Sani Abacha, reflects on his prison experience in Bane, Khana district, in Rivers State ahead of the 15th anniversary of Saro-Wiwa execution. The Ogoni people under the auspices of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) will on November 10 mark the 15th anniversary of the Ogoni Martyrs, especially Saro-Wiwa, founder and leader of MOSOP, who were executed in 1995 for their non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoni land by Shell oil. Community unrest sparked by poverty and pollution from oil production forced Shell to halt its activities in Ogoniland, a hotbed of civil unrest in the oil- and gas-rich Niger Delta in 1993.

The head of the Wiwa family, Harry Saro-Wiwa, speaks on November 8, 2010 in front of the family house in Bane, Khana district, in Rivers State ahead of the 15th anniversary of his brother's slaying. The Ogoni people under the auspices of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) will on November 10 mark the 15th anniversary of the Ogoni Martyrs, especially Ken Saro-Wiwa, founder and leader of MOSOP, who were executed by the Nigerian Military Government under late General Sani Abacha, in 1995 for their non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoni land by Shell oil. Community unrest sparked by poverty and pollution from oil production forced Shell to halt its activities in Ogoniland, a hotbed of civil unrest in the oil- and gas-rich Niger Delta in 1993.

A golfina turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) named 'Corona del Mar' (Crown of the Sea) returns to the sea with a beacon on its shell at Las Bocanitas beach in San Luis Talpa, 60 km south of San Salvador on September 21, 2010. Members of a private company and a conservation NGO captured a turtle after nesting to place a GPS beacon on its shell to study the life patterns in the Pacific Ocean and the turtles' nesting habits in the coastal areas of El Salvador.

A golfina turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) named 'Corona del Mar' (Crown of the Sea) returns to the sea with a beacon on its shell at Las Bocanitas beach in San Luis Talpa, 60 km south of San Salvador on September 21, 2010. Members of a private company and a conservation NGO captured a turtle after nesting to place a GPS beacon on its shell to study the life patterns in the Pacific Ocean and the turtles' nesting habits in the coastal areas of El Salvador.

Scottish actor celebrates with champagne after winning the Silver Shell best actor award for his role in Scottish director Peter Mullan's film 'Nest' during the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival, on September 25, 2010, in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian. Mullan won the Golden Shell for his film 'NEDS.'

File picture dated Dcember 25, 2006 shows Iranian hardline students holding anti-British slogans during a protest outside the British oil company Shell in Tehran. Under threat of US sanctions, European oil firms Total, Shell, Statoil and Eni have pledged to stop investing in Iran in what amounts to a 'significant setback' to Tehran, a US official said on September 30, 2010.

School children walk past a Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) flag as they go home in Bane, Khana district, in Rivers State on November 8, 2010. The Ogoni people under the auspices of the MOSOP will on November 10 mark the 15th anniversary of the Ogoni Martyrs, especially Ken Saro-Wiwa, founder and leader of MOSOP, who were executed by the Nigerian Military Government under late General Sani Abacha, on May 21, 1994 for their non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoni land by Shell oil. Community unrest sparked by poverty and pollution from oil production forced Shell to halt its activities in Ogoniland, a hotbed of civil unrest in the oil- and gas-rich Niger Delta in 1993.

A flag of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) glies in front of the grave of slain Ogoni leader Ken Saro-Wiwa in Bane, Khana district, in Rivers State on November 8, 2010. The Ogoni people under the auspices of the MOSOP will on November 10 mark the 15th anniversary of the Ogoni Martyrs, especially Saro-Wiwa, founder and leader of MOSOP, who were executed by the Nigerian Military Government under late General Sani Abacha, on May 21, 1994 for their non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoni land by Shell oil. Community unrest sparked by poverty and pollution from oil production forced Shell to halt its activities in Ogoniland, a hotbed of civil unrest in the oil- and gas-rich Niger Delta in 1993.

A flag of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) glies in front of the grave of slain Ogoni leader Ken Saro-Wiwa in Bane, Khana district, in Rivers State on November 8, 2010. The Ogoni people under the auspices of the MOSOP will on November 10 mark the 15th anniversary of the Ogoni Martyrs, especially Saro-Wiwa, founder and leader of MOSOP, who were executed by the Nigerian Military Government under late General Sani Abacha, on May 21, 1994 for their non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoni land by Shell oil. Community unrest sparked by poverty and pollution from oil production forced Shell to halt its activities in Ogoniland, a hotbed of civil unrest in the oil- and gas-rich Niger Delta in 1993.

A flag of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) glies in front of the grave of slain Ogoni leader Ken Saro-Wiwa in Bane, Khana district, in Rivers State on November 8, 2010. The Ogoni people under the auspices of the MOSOP will on November 10 mark the 15th anniversary of the Ogoni Martyrs, especially Saro-Wiwa, founder and leader of MOSOP, who were executed by the Nigerian Military Government under late General Sani Abacha, in 1995 for their non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoni land by Shell oil. Community unrest sparked by poverty and pollution from oil production forced Shell to halt its activities in Ogoniland, a hotbed of civil unrest in the oil- and gas-rich Niger Delta in 1993.

School children walk past a Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) flag as they go home in Bane, Khana district, in Rivers State on November 8, 2010. The Ogoni people under the auspices of the MOSOP will on November 10 mark the 15th anniversary of the Ogoni Martyrs, especially Ken Saro-Wiwa, founder and leader of MOSOP, who were executed by the Nigerian Military Government under late General Sani Abacha, in 1995 for their non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoni land by Shell oil. Community unrest sparked by poverty and pollution from oil production forced Shell to halt its activities in Ogoniland, a hotbed of civil unrest in the oil- and gas-rich Niger Delta in 1993.

Scottish director Peter Mullan (L) and actor Connor Mc Carron (R) celebrate with champagne during the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival, on September 25, 2010, in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian. Mullan won the Golden Shell for his film 'NEDS', and Mc Carron the Silver Shell for the best actor in the same film.

Scottish director Peter Mullan (L) and actor Connor Mc Carron (R) celebrate with champagne during the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival, on September 25, 2010, in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian. Mullan won the Golden Shell for his film 'NEDS', and Mc Carron the Silver Shell for the best actor in the same film.

Scottish actor Connor Mc Carron (L) and director Peter Mullan (R) hold their awards during the closure ceremony of the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival, on September 25, 2010, in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian. Mullan won the best film Golden Shell award for his film 'NEDS' and Mc Carron the bets actor Silver Shell award for his role in the film.

The head of the Wiwa family, Harry Saro-Wiwa, speaks on November 8, 2010 in front of the family house in Bane, Khana district, in Rivers State ahead of the 15th anniversary of his brother's slaying. The Ogoni people under the auspices of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) will on November 10 mark the 15th anniversary of the Ogoni Martyrs, especially Ken Saro-Wiwa, founder and leader of MOSOP, who were executed by the Nigerian Military Government under late General Sani Abacha, in 1995 for their non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoni land by Shell oil. Community unrest sparked by poverty and pollution from oil production forced Shell to halt its activities in Ogoniland, a hotbed of civil unrest in the oil- and gas-rich Niger Delta in 1993.

The president of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Ledum Mitee, who was jailed along with slain activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by late General Sani Abacha, reflects on his prison experience on November 8, 2010 in Bane, Khana district, in Rivers State ahead of the 15th anniversary of Saro-Wiwa execution. The Ogoni people under the auspices of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) will on November 10 mark the 15th anniversary of the Ogoni Martyrs, especially Saro-Wiwa, founder and leader of MOSOP, who were executed in 1995 for their non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoni land by Shell oil. Community unrest sparked by poverty and pollution from oil production forced Shell to halt its activities in Ogoniland, a hotbed of civil unrest in the oil- and gas-rich Niger Delta in 1993.

A golfina turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) named 'Corona del Mar' (Crown of the Sea) returns to the sea with a beacon on its shell at Las Bocanitas beach in San Luis Talpa, 60 km south of San Salvador on September 21, 2010. Members of a private company and a conservation NGO captured a turtle after nesting to place a GPS beacon on its shell to study the life patterns in the Pacific Ocean and the turtles' nesting habits in the coastal areas of El Salvador.

Scottish director Peter Mullan (L) and actor Connor Mc Carron (R) celebrate with champagne during the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival, on September 25, 2010, in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian. Mullan won the Golden Shell for his film 'NEDS', and Mc Carron the Silver Shell for the best actor in the same film.

Scottish actor celebrates with champagne after winning the Silver Shell best actor award for his role in Scottish director Peter Mullan's film 'Nest' during the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival, on September 25, 2010, in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian. Mullan won the Golden Shell for his film 'NEDS.'

The president of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Ledum Mitee, who was jailed along with slain activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by late General Sani Abacha, reflects on his prison experience in Bane, Khana district, in Rivers State ahead of the 15th anniversary of Saro-Wiwa execution. The Ogoni people under the auspices of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) will on November 10 mark the 15th anniversary of the Ogoni Martyrs, especially Saro-Wiwa, founder and leader of MOSOP, who were executed in 1995 for their non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoni land by Shell oil. Community unrest sparked by poverty and pollution from oil production forced Shell to halt its activities in Ogoniland, a hotbed of civil unrest in the oil- and gas-rich Niger Delta in 1993.

The rocket casings of a shell fired by North Korea sit on a hill on Yeonpyeong Island on November 27, 2010 four days after North Korea shelled the island, killing four people and forcing the evacuation of most of the residents. South Korea laid to rest on November 27 two marines killed in the North Korean artillery strikes on the eve of massive naval war games with the United States that have angered Pyongyang and its ally Beijing.

The rocket casings of a shell fired by North Korea sit on a hill on Yeonpyeong Island on November 27, 2010 four days after North Korea shelled the island, killing four people and forcing the evacuation of most of the residents. South Korea laid to rest on November 27 two marines killed in the North Korean artillery strikes on the eve of massive naval war games with the United States that have angered Pyongyang and its ally Beijing.

CHICHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Men stand under a Shell sign during the Goodwood Revival 2010 at Goodwood on September 17, 2010 in Chichester, England. The event is based around a classic car race meeting and airshow but celebrates all things of a certain period.

A Roma man builds a shack in a makeshift camp as the huge holed-out shell of an apartment building and the pungent stench of tons of rubbish was all that was left on September 17, 2010, of the so-called 'Building 20' on the outskirts of the town of Yambol, a once well-meaning attempt to integrate the Roma that ended up by being demolished by the people it sheltered. France has deported some 1,000 Roma migrants to Bulgaria and Romania since last month, and more than 8,000 Roma have been deported since the beginning of the year, after 9,875 were expelled in 2009.

A golfina turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) finishes nesting its eggs in Las Bocanitas beach in San Luis Talpa, 60 km south of San Salvador on September 21, 2010. Members of a private company and a conservation NGO captured a turtle after nesting to place a GPS beacon on its shell to study the life patterns in the Pacific Ocean and the turtles' nesting habits in the coastal areas of El Salvador.

A golfina turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) finishes nesting its eggs in Las Bocanitas beach in San Luis Talpa, 60 km south of San Salvador on September 21, 2010. Members of a private company and a conservation NGO captured a turtle after nesting to place a GPS beacon on its shell to study the life patterns in the Pacific Ocean and the turtles' nesting habits in the coastal areas of El Salvador.

Spanish actress Nora Navas celebrates with champagne after winning the Silver Shell for Best Actress for her role in the film 'Pa Negre' (Black Bread) during the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival, on September 25, 2010, in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian.

DOVER, DE - SEPTEMBER 25: Denny Hamlin (L), driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet, look over their cars in the garage after an incident on track during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on September 25, 2010 in Dover, Delaware.

Spanish actress Nora Navas (L) smiles after receiving the best actress Silver Shell award for ther role in the film 'Pa Negre' (Black Bread) from member of the jury Spanish actor Jose Coronado (R) during the closure ceremony of the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival, on September 25, 2010, in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian.

SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 25: Scottish director Peter Mullan receives the best film Golden Shell award for his film 'NEDS' during the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival closing ceremony at the Kursaal Palace on September 25, 2010 in San Sebastian, Spain.

SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 25: Spanish actress Nora Navas receives the best actress Silver Shell award for the film 'Pa Negre' during the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival closing ceremony at the Kursaal Palace on September 25, 2010 in San Sebastian, Spain.

SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 25: Spanish actress Nora Navas receives the best actress Silver Shell award for the film 'Pa Negre' during the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival closing ceremony at the Kursaal Palace on September 25, 2010 in San Sebastian, Spain.

Kashmiri students walk to school in curfew-bound Srinagar on September 27, 2010. Some schools in Indian Kashmir opened September 27, a day after authorities ordered reopening of the educational institutions in the region wracked by months of deadly anti-India protests. However, the attendance was thin and most of the private-run schools ignored the government plea to normalise the educational system which has mostly remained paralysed since the protests began in early June. The protests began on June 11, when a 17-year old student was killed by a police teargas shell. Since then security forces have been accused of killing a total of 107 Kashmiris, mostly teenagers and students.

Indian children ride a cycle-driven cart during curfew hours in Srinagar on September 27, 2010. The wave of violent protests was ignited on June 11 by the death of a 17-year-old student hit by a tear-gas shell during a clash with police. Since then the Indian part of Kashmir has been paralysed by demonstrations, strikes and rolling curfews imposed to stem the violence.

Kashmiri women stop a school van as they block the road during a protest against the arrest of alleged stone-throwing youths in Srinagar on October 8, 2010. The Muslim-majority Himalayan region has been wracked by demonstrations since June 11 after a police teargas shell killed a 17-year old student. Since then a total of 110 protesters and bystanders have been killed. As violence spread, authorities slapped stringent curfews on most of the region, arrested activists and occasionally ordered the army on to the streets of Srinagar.