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Tight Security in Place for Elections Day in Afghanistan Four days before the presidential election, Afghanistan's defense minister expresses hope all 'arrangements, planning, rehearsals and exercises' will adequately secure 29,000 voting sites US Envoy Praises Pakistani Efforts Against Taliban Richard Holbrooke says Pakistani army has made gains against Taliban militants and the country is now better-off than a few months ago Ahmadinejad to Name Women Ministers Iranian president says he would appoint Fatemeh Ajorlu as welfare and social security minister, and Marzieh Vahid Dastgerdi as minister of health Ethnic Disputes Delay Iraqi Census Local political parties in Kirkuk and Nineveh have expressed reservations about the census " src="imap://rscaru%40gmail%2Ecom@imap.googlemail.com:993/english/images/AP-Kuwait-fire-eng-210-15aug09.jpg" alt="People gather around the burnt debris after a fire broke out at a wedding tent on Saturday night in Kuwait City, 15 Aug 2009 " align="left" border="0" width="80"> Kuwait Fire Kills 41 Fire in a wedding tent filled with women and children kills 35 women and 6 children, injures at least 57 others US Senator Wins Release of American Prisoner in Burma Meanwhile, Senator Webb calls on China to end its silence on Burma and use its influence there with the repressive government Clinton's Africa Trip Meant to Underscore US Commitment to Closer Ties 'The most important part of this trip are the relationships that we have built,' says Secretary Clinton after meeting with presidents of Kenya, South Africa, Angola, DRC, Nigeria, Liberia, and PM of Cape Verde Borchin Wins Opening Gold At 12th World Athletics Championships in Berlin Medals awarded in three events during first day of competition Swiss Court Rejects Former Haitian Dictator's Family's Appeal Family of Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier has not been able to gain access to accounts, totaling $6 million, since 2002 NASA Ponders the Future of Manned Spaceflight It will be five years before NASA has vehicle to carry astronauts back into space, which has some concerned about future of space program