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Clinton Travels to South Africa Thursday South Africa hopes US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit will lead to closer ties, cooperation in number of areas Clinton Pledges Strong Support for Somali Government US Secretary of State and Somali President spoke at joint news conference Thursday, after meeting in Kenyan capital Indian Court Sentences 2003 Mumbai Bombers to Death Public prosecutor welcomes sentences; lawyers for convicted Indian nationals plan appeal Afghanistan Bombings Kill Police, Civilians Officials say wedding guests were riding in trailer towed by tractor when bomb went off in Helmand province Iraq to Remove Baghdad Blast Walls Move comes after US combat troops withdrew from Iraqi cities June 30, giving local authorities greater responsibility for security in capital, other urban centers US Congressman: Iran is Threat, Not Israeli Settlements Republican Eric Cantor says Iran is primary obstacle to Middle East peace because it poses threat to Israel, US if it develops nuclear weapons Former Military Ruler Inaugurated as Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who portrayed himself as 'President of the Poor,' sworn in, Thursday US Journalist Release Renews Attention on S. Korean Detainees In addition to 5 South Korean detainees dominating headlines, Seoul believes North has kept about 400 of its citizens since Korean War halted in 1953 Japan Marks Atomic Bombing Anniversary Hiroshima mayor praises US President Barack Obama for his anti-nuclear views on 64th anniversary of nuclear event US Senate to Vote on Sotomayor Supreme Court Nomination With Democrats controlling Senate, Sonia Sotomayor, 55, expected to easily become first Hispanic justice, third woman to sit on nation's highest court