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Friday, 18 September 2009

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during speech in Brussels, 18 Sep 2009 NATO Chief Proposes Linking with Russian Missile Defense
Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says Russia, NATO, US should look into linking missile defense systems 'at an appropriate time'


Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow, 11 Sep 2009 Putin Lauds Obama for Scrapping Missile Defense System in Europe
Russian prime minister says he hopes other measures to improve ties will follow


Iranian opposition supporters attend protest in Tehran, 18 Sep 2009 Iranian Opposition Protests Resurface During Anti-Israel Rallies Audio Clip Available
Supporters defy heavy security presence and warning from authorities not to turn Friday's annual al-Quds day into day of protest


CIA Chief Leon Panetta CIA Chief: Iranian Leaders Debating Nuclear Weapons Audio Clip Available
In exclusive interview, Leon Panetta tells VOA there is still uncertainty among leaders about whether to take final irrevocable step of actually building bomb


Undated photo released by official N. Korean Central News Agency shows  Kim Jong Il inspecting construction sites in Chagangdo province, 18 Sep 2009 Report: N. Korean Leader Signals Possible Return to Nuclear Talks
Kim Jong Il promises to work toward making Korean peninsula free of nuclear weapons during meeting with senior Chinese envoy


US Mideast envoy George Mitchell (L) meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in West Bank city of Ramallah, 18 Sep 2009 Palestinian Official: US Envoy Fails to Secure Settlement Deal
Negotiator Saeb Erekat says George Mitchell reached no agreement in talks with Israeli officials on settlement construction freeze


A young member of an Islamic militia group leads the way with other fighters as they patrol in southern Mogadishu, 19 Aug 2009 Somali Militants Trying to Break Peacekeeper Morale, says Analyst Audio Clip Available
ICG's Rashid Abdi says AMISOM resolve is strong, but more international support needed


Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade Senegal's President Says He'll Run in 2012 Audio Clip Available
First time Mr. Wade, 83, says he will seek third term


Pakistani local residents gather at the wreckage of a market and vehicles after a suicide car bomb blast near the garrison city of Kohat, 18 Sep 2009 Bomb Rips Through Market in Northwest Pakistan, Kills 25 Audio Clip Available
Police say attack occurred near Kohat where suicide bomber detonated his explosive-filled car in busy marketplace


Prisoners listen to briefing as they are released from notorious Insein prison in Rangoon, 18 Sep 2009 Burma Releases Several Political Prisoners Audio Clip Available
But more than 2,000 political prisoners remain in jail and releases are seen as public relations move rather than genuine change in attitude by leaders


Theodore Roosevelt Historian Douglas Brinkley Portrays a 'Green' Theodore Roosevelt Audio Clip Available
Roosevelt described as crusader for cause of protecting America's wild heritage, in form of national parks, forests and grasslands