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Sunday, 16 August 2009

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Afghan soldiers walking on patrol in Kabul Tight Security in Place for Elections Day in Afghanistan Audio Clip Available
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


United States' special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke speaks during a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, 22 Jul 2009 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


Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (file) 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


IRAQ, Kirkuk 190 x 190 Ethnic Disputes Delay Iraqi Census
Local political parties in Kirkuk and Nineveh have expressed reservations about the census


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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


John William Yettaw in a 2005 file photo released by his family 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


US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, applauds along with prime minister Cape Verde Jose Maria Neves, right in Sal on, 14 Aug 2009 Clinton's Africa Trip Meant to Underscore US Commitment to Closer Ties Audio Clip Available
'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


Kenya's Linet Chepkwemoi Masai, right, edges out Ethiopia's Meselech Melkamu to win the women's 10,000 meter final in Berlin Borchin Wins Opening Gold At 12th World Athletics Championships in Berlin
Medals awarded in three events during first day of competition


Haiti's former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier (file photo) 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


The Space Shuttle is to be retired in 2010 NASA Ponders the Future of Manned Spaceflight Video clip available
It will be five years before NASA has vehicle to carry astronauts back into space, which has some concerned about future of space program