Tuesday, July 24, 2007

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Bulgarian nurses and medic pose in front of French presidential air plane after arrival in Sofia, 24 Jul 2007 Released HIV Nurses Receive Heroes' Welcome in Bulgaria Audio Clip Available
Deal that allowed release did not come cheap - relatives of 438 children received about $1 million each, through EU-supported AIDS fund


Iraqi soldiers search a suspect car at a checkpoint on the Sinak's bridge in Baghdad, 24 July 2007 Suicide Car Bomber Kills 26 People in Iraq
More than 70 were injured in attack that occurred in commercial district in southern town of Hillah


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (r) shakes hands with former British Prime Minister and Mideast Envoy Tony Blair at Abbas headquarters in Ramallh, 24 Jul 2007 Blair Sees 'Sense of Possibility' in Middle East Mission
Former British prime minister tells reporters in Jerusalem his trip is a chance to listen, to learn and to reflect


Christopher Hill in Beijing, 19 Jul 2007 US Says North Korea Disarmament Action This Year Still Feasible Audio Clip Available
US official Christopher Hill says envoys will convene again on the issue by early September


Lab technicians with Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce conduct tests on food products, 12 June 2007 China Promises EU Regular Reports on Product Investigations
So far, China has failed to live up to earlier similar promises and faces complaints from around the world about unsafe products


Chad EU Foreign Ministers Okay Planning for Chad Peacekeepers Audio Clip Available
Potential deployment of short-term force to protect UN staff and humanitarian workers as well as refugees in border area between Sudan, Chad and Central African Republic


U. S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gestures while speaking during a media conference at the foreign ministry in Lisbon, Portugal, 19 Jul 07 Kosovo Says it Will Not Unilaterally Declare Independence Audio Clip Available
Kosovo officials met with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday


Manuel  in undated photo Panama's Noriega Challenges France Extradition Audio Clip Available
Former dictator faces money-laundering charges in France


Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer addresses press conference at Third Ministerial Meeting on HIV/AIDS, 23 Jul 2007 Australia to Raise Regional Response to HIV, AIDS
Special effort aimed toward Papua New Guinea, where infection rates are high


US soldiers prepare to search homes in the Dora neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, June 28, 2007 US Election Politics Drives Iraq Debate Audio Clip Available
Iraq has become central issue in early stage of 2008 presidential campaign, especially among 8 Democrats seeking their party's nomination


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