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Wednesday 24 June 2009

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The White House (file photo) Obama to Hold News Conference to Push Legislative Agenda
Health care reform, political unrest in Iran likely be major topics


Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, attends meeting at presidency in Tehran, 22 Jun 2009 Iran Will Not Annul Election Results Audio Clip Available
Guardian Council says there were no major polling irregularities but Interior Ministry will publish results of box-by-box vote count


President Barack Obama delivers remarks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, 12 Jun 2009 Obama Administration Defends Stance on Iran Election Crisis Audio Clip Available
President Barack Obama criticized for not being forceful enough on issue


UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (file) Iran Accuses UN Chief of Meddling in Election Dispute
Iranian state media quote Foreign Ministry as saying Mr. Ban is contradicting his duties, ignoring facts about Iran's June 12 presidential election


Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf speaks during press conference at Foreign Press Club in Rome, 23 Jun 2009 Iranian Film Director says Election Was 'Coup d'Etat Audio Clip Available
Mohsen Makhmalbaf says opposition candidate Mousavi was preparing victory speech when military commanders came to tell him he could not be the winner


In this June 7, 2009 file photo, the leader of Taliban faction Qari Zainuddin, second right, accompanied by his bodyguards is seen in his office in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan Rival of Pakistani Taliban Chief Killed
Police say militant commander Qari Zainuddin was in his office in town of Dera Ismail Khan when gunman opened fire on him and wounded one of his aides


President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Moscow's Kremlin, 25 May 2009 US, Russia Hold Arms Talks in Geneva
Two-day talks are last scheduled negotiations before July summit between US President Barack Obama and Russian counterpart, Dmitri Medvedev


Investigators and officials look over the collision scene of two Metro transit trains in Northeast Washington, 23 Jun 2009 Mayor: 7 Killed in Washington Metro Train Crash Audio Clip Available Video clip available
Mayor Adrian Fenty says that authorities are treating scene as rescue operation that is expected to continue all day


Crowds cheer at rally for ruling party candidate Malam Bacai Sanha in Bissau Guinea-Bissau Election Campaign Enters Final Days
Eleven candidates are running to succeed long-time President Joao Bernardo Vieira, who was killed in March


Italian Jordan-Ford driver Giancarlo Fisichella, right, with his team manager Eddie Jordan in Italy (File) Formula One Teams Threaten to Set Up Rival Racing Body
Former Formula One boss Eddie Jordan says if that happens, it would spit the sport in two and market would not be big enough to support two separate top-class racing bodies