 | Obama Begins Mideast Visit in Saudi Arabia US president receives red carpet welcome in Riyadh and immediate audience with King Abdullah |
 | Arab World Rolling Out Red Carpet to President Obama  Despite some misgivings, most Arabs, from Beirut to Riyadh to Cairo, are mulling over importance of US president's Mideast visit |
 | Indonesians Look Toward Obama Speech With Hope Expectations high in predominately Muslim country where Barack Obama spent part of his childhood |
 | New Bin Laden Tape Criticizes Obama Excerpts of recording aired on Al-Jazeera television, shortly after Mr. Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia, first stop on a trip where he is reaching out to Muslims around world |
 | French Investigator: Recovery of Air France Flight Recorders in Doubt AccuWeather tells VOA Flight 447 may have encountered 161-kilometer per hour wind updrafts early Monday |
 | China Boosts Security in Tiananmen on Crackdown Anniversary Eve Plainclothes police, paramilitary forces swarmed around square Wednesday, examining visitors at checkpoints and barring access to journalists |
 | Top US Envoy Visits Pakistan to Show Support for Swat Valley Offensive Against Taliban  Richard Holbrooke will assess relief operations for more than two million people displaced by army offensive in northwest |
 | US Hopes to Dissuade North Korea from Nuclear Path US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg says Washington working closely with regional allies on measures to rebuke Pyongyang for its recent nuclear test |
 | India's Parliament Chooses First Woman Speaker Meira Kumar describes her election as 'historic occasion' |
 | Chinese Eye Fiji Investment Opportunities Chinese officials, business people promise large investments in fishing, forestry and tourism |
 | Kenya Angered by US Refusal to Allow Direct Flights Nearly all seats were sold for Delta's first flight from Atlanta, with planned layover in Dakar, Senegal |
