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Tuesday, 7 July 2009

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President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, at the Kremlin Monday, 6 July 2009, in Moscow Obama, Medvedev Agree to Reduce Nuclear Arsenals
Agreement provides for a reduction of warheads from 2200 to a range of 1500 to 1675 and of launch vehicles from 1600 to a range of 500 to 1100


Chinese paramilitary police close off the roads to a hospital where the injured are kept after riots in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, 06 July 2009 Uighur Demonstrations in Xinjiang Leave 140 Dead Audio Clip Available
Official media say nearly 1,000 people were hurt or killed, and more than 200 shops and buildings, and 260 vehicles were burned


Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd during a religious ceremony, warning Western governments against "meddling" in Iran's post-election riots, 06 Jul 2009 Iran's Supreme Leader Blasts Alleged 'Western Meddling' in Iran Audio Clip Available
Harsh language precedes upcoming G-8 summit; comes amid deepening divisions among top Iranian leaders


An Afghan soldier stands in front of a truck which was damaged when a suicide car bomber struck outside the main NATO base at the airport in Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, Monday 6 July 2009 Roadside Blasts Kill 6 NATO Troops in Afghanistan
NATO says four American soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb outside Kunduz and a roadside bomb killed two foreign soldiers


Armed Al-Shabaab fighters patrol Bakara Market in Mogadishu, Somalia, 29 Jun 2009 Somali Government Dismisses al-Shabab Ultimatum to Surrender Weapons
Al-Shabab's reclusive leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, also known as Abu Zubayr, says government forces have five days to surrender their weapons to al-Shabab


A worker finishes a brick mosaic of an eagle, L'Aquila's emblem and namesake, on the road to the G-8 summit venue (File) Italy's Earthquake Zone to Host G-8 Summit Audio Clip Available
Central Italy's L'Aquila prepares to host summit, hopes to highlight plight of region after earthquake devastation


Zimbabweans awaits treatment in a makeshift tent in the General Hospital's gardens in Musina, South Africa (File) Infectious Diseases Burden Developing Countries
Red Cross official says every year close to 14 million people die of infectious diseases that many of them easily preventable


Illegal migrants from Afghanistan sit on the floor as they wait for questioning at the immigration office in Cilegon, Indonesia, 12 May 2009 Australia, Malaysia to Target People Smugglers
This year 825 boat people have been detained in Australia's northern waters, compared with 179 for the whole of 2008


Saaliha Khan is the first Muslim student body president at her high school Muslim Student President is Peacemaker at Los Angeles High School Audio Clip Available
Saaliha Khan leads classmates through door of cultural understanding


Workers build a platform outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where a memorial service for late pop star Michael Jackson is scheduled for 7 July Michael Jackson Fans Celebrate Winning Memorial Tickets
One-point-six million people registered for online drawing for tickets to Tuesday's ceremony, but only 8,750 lucky fans randomly selected to receive two tickets each