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Tuesday, 3 November 2009

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures to journalists at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, 02 Nov 2009 Afghan Election Officials Cancel Runoff, Declare Karzai Winner
Mr. Karzai's challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew from the race Sunday because of concerns about widespread fraud, which marred the August vote


Pakistani policemen secure the site after a sucide bomb blast in Rawalpindi, 02 Nov 2009 Suicide Bomber Kills 35 People Near Pakistan's Army Headquarters Audio Clip Available
Police say Monday's blast occurred outside of a bank near the Shalimar hotel, just a few kilometers from the capital, Islamabad


Iranian technicians work at a facility near Isfahan, south of Tehran, that produces uranium fuel for a heavy-water nuclear reactor (File) Iran Seeks Experts' Opinion on UN Fuel Plan
Iran's foreign minister says Iran asked the International Atomic Energy Agency two days ago to establish a technical commission that would evaluate the plan for sending most of its low-enriched uranium to Russia


US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) with Moroccan Foreign Minister Taib Fassi Fihri before their bilateral meeting Marrakesh, 02 November 2009 Clinton says Israel Should Reciprocate Palestinian Moves
US Secretary of State moderates stance towards Israeli settlement policy following Arab backlash


Map of Burma US Diplomats Engaging Burma in Major Policy Change Audio Clip Available
Visit is the highest level dialogue between the United States and Burma in more than a decade and has been welcomed as a positive change in Washington's Burma policy


Map of australia Chinese Leader Urges Australia to End 'Mistrust' Audio Clip Available
Li Keqiang's comments came at the conclusion of a visit to Australia Monday aimed at soothing diplomatic tensions


An unidentified woman gestures after casting her ballot for the presidential, parliamentary and provincial assemblies elections in Maputo, Mozambique, 28 Oct 2009 Preliminary Results Indicate Landslide Victory for Mozambique's Guebuza Audio Clip Available
With nearly 90 percent of the ballots counted, President Armando Guebuza has won more than 70 percent of the popular vote


Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila, 08 Sep 2007 DRC President Visits Zimbabwe in Regional Mediation Effort
Southern African Development Community chairman Joseph Kabila will attempt to mend cracks in unity government


Vara Lakshmi holds her 8-month-old son Darshan, a pneumonia patient, at a press conference prior to the opening of Pedicon 2009 in Bangalore, India (File) WHO: Millions of Children Need Not Die From Pneumonia Audio Clip Available
UN agency says every 15 seconds a child dies of pneumonia, which can be prevented with adequate nutrition and vaccination


Most energy use produces carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases Negotiators Trying to Narrow Differences Before December Climate Summit Audio Clip Available
Climate change negotiators are trying to come up with a workable draft document to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol