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Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf delivers a speech at a joint peace meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, 12 Aug 2007  Musharraf Calls for Better Ties with Afghanistan to Defeat Extremism
Pakistan's Musharraf spoke at the closing session of a landmark peace assembly in the Afghan capital, Kabul


Relatives of South Koreans kidnapped in Afghanistan weep during a press conference in Sungnam, south of Seoul, South Korea, 7 Aug 2007 Confusion Surrounds Status of S. Korean Hostages in Afghanistan
Insurgent spokesmen first said two of the 21 Koreans kidnapped more than three weeks ago had been released, but then reversed that to say all 21 are still being held


Iraqi mourners carry the coffin of Governor Khalil Jalil Hamza, and Police Chief Major General Khalid Hassan during their joint funeral procession in Najaf, 12 Aug 2007 Five American Soldiers Killed, 4 Wounded in Iraq
US soldiers killed during operations, also Saturday a roadside bomb killed the governor, his bodyguards and police chief of Diwaniyah province


President Bush, left, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, wave while on a boat ride off Kennebunkport, Maine Bush, Sarkozy Discuss Iran and Iraq Audio Clip Available
No official agenda for talks at Bush family home in Maine


Diplomats from the United States, the European Union Russia arrive in Kosovo's provincial capital Pristina New Round of Kosovo Status Talks Launched Audio Clip Available
Negotiations expected to determine status of Serbian province


Protesters shout slogans against drug manufacturer Novartis urging it to withdraw a case against Indian government on drug patents in New Delhi (File photo - 29 Jan 2007) Medical Aid Groups Welcome Indian Court Ruling on Medicine Patents
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis lost case against India's patent law


Cars and motorcycles destroyed by gangs at the police station in Port Harcourt, Nigeria (File Photo - April 14, 2007) Nigerians Call for End to Surge in Gang Violence Audio Clip Available
Gang violence spread, including armed robbery and kidnapping of non-oil workers


Lamine Daff Joblessness Continues to Plague African Youth Audio Clip Available
African countries have some of the world's highest unemployment rates, thousands look for jobs in Europe or struggle to start a business


Romney waves to supporters in Iowa, 11 Aug 2007  Romney Wins Iowa Straw Poll
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney wins more than 31 percent of 14,000 votes cast


Claire Danes and Charlie Cox star in "Stardust" Evil Witches, Fallen Star Light Up "Stardust" Audio Clip Available
New fantasy-adventure film adapted from a novel by popular science fiction author Neil Gaiman


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