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Friday, 18 September 2009

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US President Barack Obama delivers  statement regarding missile defense at White House in Washington, 17 Sep 2009 Obama Unveils New Approach to Missile Defense Program Audio Clip Available
During White House announcement, president reaffirms commitment to defense of US and its allies against Iranian missile threat


Russian President Dmitri Medvedev (L) shares a laugh with US President Barack Obama at Group of Eight (G8) summit in L'Aquila, Italy, 10 Jul 2009 Obama, Medvedev Expected to Review Progress on Treaty to Replace START I Audio Clip Available
START agreement is one of the most complex treaties in history dealing with reducing nuclear weapons


A body covered with a blue sheet lies at the site where a suicide car bomber attacked an Italian military convoy on a road in Kabul, Afghanistan, 17 Sep 2009 Car Bomb Kills 16 in Afghanistan
Authorities say Italian military convoy was traveling from Kabul airport to its base in city when suicide bomber rammed his explosive-filled car into it, causing huge explosion


Afghan President Hamid Karzai (file photo) Afghan President Denies Major Fraud in Tainted Election Audio Clip Available
Hamid Karzai says fraud must be investigated 'fairly and without prejudice'


Indonesian police officers carry ammunition as they walk from the site of police raid on a suspected terrorist hideout in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, 17 Sep 2009 Terrorism Mastermind Killed During Police Raid in Indonesia Audio Clip Available
Noordin Mohammad Top was killed in early morning raid and shoot-out Thursday in central Java


EU flag outside European Commission's Berlaymont building EU Leaders Seek Unified Position Ahead of G20 Summit
Leaders expected to call on world's leading economies to threaten sanctions against banks that pay huge bonuses to their executives


A Somali woman is rushed into a local hospital after several mortar rounds killed several peoople in Mogadishu, 17 Sep 2009 Suicide Bombers Strike AU Peacekeeper Base in Somalia Audio Clip Available
Spokesman for al-Shabab terrorist group claims suicide attack was in retaliation for killing of wanted senior al-Qaida operative in region


Young man transports straws of groundnut on his bike, on the M'Pack road in Casamance (2006 file photo) Millennium Challenge Corporation Grants Senegal $540 million to Reduce Poverty
Grant to focus on road rehabilitation, food security initiatives in two of Senegal's poorest regions


President Obama (r) and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley on the South Lawn of the White House, 16 Sep 2009 Obama Pushes Chicago Olympic Bid Audio Clip Available
Four cities vying to host 2016 Summer Olympics: Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro


Mary Travers (2005 file photo) Mary Travers of Folk Group Peter, Paul and Mary Dies
Travers, 72, had been battling leukemia