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Sunday, 9 August 2009

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Clinton Urges Democratic Reforms in Angola
Angola has not held a presidential vote since 1992, during a lull in the country's long civil war


Soldiers stand guard next to the Cabanas Cultural Institute where the North American Leaders Summit will take place in Guadalajara, Mexico, Saturday, 8 Aug. 2009 North American Leaders Begin Summit in Mexico Sunday
Leaders are expected to talk about economic recovery and the increasing violence of Mexico's drug cartels


Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, 9 Aug. 2009 Netanyahu Rules Out Dismantling West Bank Settlements Audio Clip Available
Palestinian spokeswoman says Israeli PM's position is a blow to the US-sponsored peace process


Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik talks with media in Islamabad, 07 Aug 2009 Pakistan Probes Reports of Fighting Between Taliban Rivals
Interior minister says at least one Taliban commander may have been killed in shooting that erupted during meeting to decide successor to leader Baitullah Mehsud


Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud (bottom C) speaks to  the media at his stronghold in South Waziristan (file photo) National Security Adviser: US Believes Mehsud Dead
Retired General Jim Jones says evidence suggests Mehsud was killed by a US missile strike on his father-in-law's compound


Iran US Official says Iran Confirms Holding 3 Americans Audio Clip Available
Retired General Jim Jones says the Iranian government has cleared up any doubts about the location of three missing Americans


A hotel building leans before falling in a heavily flooded river after Typhoon Morakot hit Taitung county, Taiwan, 09 Aug 2009 Typhoon Morakot Slams Eastern China, Destroys Hundreds of Homes
Chinese authorities evacuated one million people to safety in the two provinces before the storm hit with winds of up to 120 kilometers an hour


Rescue workers and volunteers stand amid the debris after a landslide at Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand state, India, Saturday, 8 Aug. 2009 45 Killed in India Landslide
About 20 bodies have been pulled from the debris, with police and volunteers digging through mud and rocks Sunday to recover the others


People help a man injured in mortar shelling at Bakhara market in Mogadishu, Somalia, 08 Aug 2009 Roadside Bomb Kills 2 in Mogadishu
Witnesses say explosion missed troops but killed two civilians who were standing nearby


Andy Roddick, of US gestures during semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, in Washington, 08 Aug 2009 Roddick, Del Potro Meet for Legg Mason Title
World No. 5 men's tennis player Andy Roddick will try to claim the title from Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina