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Join Talk 2 America Wednesday, 8 August, at 18:00 UTC for a live chat with The Perfect Storm author Sebastian Junger. His latest book, Belmont, is about a 1963 murder that mimicked the Boston Strangler scenario. Junger recently reported from Nigeria on the subject of blood oil, and received a National Magazine Award in 2000 for "The Forensics of War," published in Vanity Fair in 1999. Join us live, or send questions in advance to chat@voanews.com, and you may receive a copy of Belmont.

Iraq's Maliki Rejects Sunni Ministers' Resignations Deputy Prime Minister Salam al-Zobaie and five other ministers from the largest Sunni Arab bloc in parliament, the Accordance Front, resigned last Wednesday, triggering a political crisis US Congress Approves Anti-Terror Bill to Intercept Phone Calls, Emails Temporary changes allow more flexibility to intercept communications overseas Lebanese Vote to Replace Two Assassinated Legislators Former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel is running as a member of the ruling party for his son Pierre's seat Darfur Rebel Meeting Likely to Extend Through Monday United Nations and African Union are sponsoring the talks to try to establish common ground among the rebels before the start of formal negotiations with the Khartoum government Palestinian Refugees in Iraq to Get Medical Treatment in Syria Four patients aged between two and 21 are among at least 20 critically ill Palestinians who have been stranded in a desolate camp in Iraqi desert for months Egypt Bars Observers From Muslim Brotherhood Trial The Brotherhood says Egyptian authorities are holding more than 500 of its members Britain Hit by Another Foot-and-Mouth Disease Scare Disease sparked widespread slaughter of about seven million cows six years ago Asian Development Bank Warns That South Asia Lags Behind in Education, Healthcare Bank says high economic growth in recent years has excluded too many people in region US Scientists Say Pollution Accelerates Melting of Himalayan Glaciers Scripps Institution of Oceanography reports 50 percent increased heat as a result of brown clouds around glaciers Bonds Hits 755th Home Run, Ties Record Ties Hank Aaron for Major League Baseball's Career Record