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Afghanistan's Presidential Runoff Set For November 7 President Hamid Karzai welcomes decision by country's Independent Election Commission to hold second round of voting between himself, Abdullah Abdullah Gates: US Effort Not On Hold During Afghan Election Dispute Defense Secretary Robert Gates says US, allies must work with whatever Afghan government emerges from disputed election 6 Killed in Pakistan Suicide Bombings Police, eyewitnesses say two suicide bombers struck International Islamic University; Taliban, al-Qaida extremists suspected Nuclear Talks Delayed After Iran Says 'France Not Needed' Hold-up came after Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said France is not needed in any deal concerning Tehran's nuclear program Iraqi PM Meets Obama at White House Ahead of talks, Iraqi prime minister attended US-Iraqi business investment conference in Washington with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (File Photo - 04 Aug 2009)" src="imap://rscaru%40gmail%2Ecom@imap.googlemail.com:993/english/images/AP-President-Mamadou-Tandja-in-Niger-eng-210-4aug09.jpg" alt="President Mamadou Tandja casts his vote in a constitutional referendum that would keep him in power, in Niamey, Niger (File Photo - 04 Aug 2009)" align="left" border="0" width="80"> ECOWAS Suspends Niger in Dispute Over Constitution Regional alliance wanted Niger to delay vote to allow for political dialogue following controversial referendum Gates: 'No Alternatives' to US-Japan Security Accord US Defense Secretary says Obama administration is committed to implementing wide-ranging defense agreement reached by previous American, Japanese governments Yudhoyono Begins Second Term as Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says prosperity, justice and democracy will be his top domestic priorities New Commander Says US Commitment to Pacific Will Continue Navy Admiral Robert Willard succeeds Admiral Timothy Keating in Honolulu ceremony steeped in tradition New Handbook Helps Trace Missing Persons The International Committee of the Red Cross and Inter-Parliamentary Union are trying to put the plight of those missing high on political agenda