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Friday, 9 October 2009

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Man wounded in blast lies in hospital bed as his relative sobs next to him in Kabul, 8 Oct 2009 Kabul Car Bomb Kills 17 Near Indian Embassy
Taliban militant spokesman claims responsibility for attack, says Indian embassy was target


Afghan investigators inspect the site of an explosion near the Indian Embassy in Kabul, 08 Oct 2009 India Says Kabul Bombing Targeted Its Embassy Audio Clip Available
India's government says no embassy personnel were killed or severely injured in a car bombing outside its diplomatic compound Thursday morning in Kabul


US President Barack Obama, right, with Vice President Joe Biden (file photo) Obama to Consult With Biden, Clinton on Afghan Policy
High-level strategy session is latest in series of meetings reviewing US approach in war there


US Mideast envoy George Mitchell at the Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, 08 Oct 2009 US Urges Mideast Peace Talks Despite Israeli Pessimism
George Mitchell to meet Friday with Israeli PM before traveling to Ramallah to meet with Palestinian President


The meeting of the Security Council on recent developments in Honduras, 25 Sep 2009 UN Security Council to Discuss Gaza Report Next Week
Report says war crimes were committed by both Palestinian militants and Israel's army during last December's Gaza conflict


Captain Moussa Dadis Camara speaks to the press in Conakry, 24 Dec 2008 Guinea Military Announces Investigation into Killing of Protesters
Capt. Camara says commission of inquiry is government's response to calls from international community, political opponents, local human rights groups to prosecute responsible for last Monday's violence


Cameroon President Paul Biya (file photo) Cameroon Closes Radio Station Critical of President Audio Clip Available
Private station Dementi FM began broadcasting about six months ago on vacant frequency in Yaounde


Traffic clogs the narrow roads out of the capital Apia as residents flee from a tsunami warning in Samoa, 07 Oct 2009 Tsunami Alert Canceled After Series of Pacific Earthquakes
United States Geological Survey says 6.7 earthquake occurred in Pacific 280 kilometers from Philippines early Thursday


A worker adjusts goods inside the newly inaugurated first Wal-Mart store in Amritsar, India, 30 May 2009 India's Economic Mood Turns Optimistic Audio Clip Available
As economy begins to recover from impact of global financial crisis, companies have again started recruiting staff and handing out pay raises


Romanian-born German writer, author Herta Mueller has won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature (file photo German Writer Wins 2009 Nobel Literature Prize Audio Clip Available
Herta Mueller honored for her ability in poetry and prose to depict 'the landscape of the dispossessed'


US soccer coach Bob Bradley looks at his player after a training session (Sept 2009 file photo) US Seeks World Cup Berth Against Honduras Audio Clip Available
Men's national soccer team will secure a place in 2010 World Cup with a win against host Honduras in San Pedro Sula, Saturday


Southern Brown Tree Frog sits on a log in swampy lands near Melbourne, Australia (Sept 2009 file photo) Australian Frogs Change Their Tune to Find Love Audio Clip Available
In first study of its kind, University of Melbourne scientist has found some frogs have figured out a way to compensate for human interference in their love lives