Reuters' Pictures of the year 2006: A Congolese soldier rests in a cemetery near the office of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba in Kinshasa November 12, 2006. Forces loyal to Congo's rival presidential contenders fought gun battles in the capital Kinshasa in the latest violence to mar historic elections meant to end a decade of war and chaos. [Reuters]

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