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Saturday 27 June 2009

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tehran, 27 Jun 2009 (Image issued by Iranian Students News Agency) Ahmadinejad Again Criticizes Obama Over Election Remarks
Official IRNA news agency quotes Iranian leader as saying US president talks about change, but continues to interfere in Iran's state matters


President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel participate in a joint news conference, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., 26 Jun 2009 Obama, Merkel Condemn Iran Violence Video clip available
President says Iranian people have universal right to assemble, speak freely


Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks at a ceremony marking the 2003 death of Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim in Baghdad, Iraq, 27 Jun 2009 Iraqi PM Calls for National Unity Following Deadly Bombings
Nouri al-Maliki says political reconciliation between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslim groups is necessary to ensure stability in country


Saad Hariri arrives for meeting with President Michel Suleiman at Baabda presidential palace, east of Beirut, 26 Jun 2009 Hariri Named Lebanon's Prime Minister
President Michel Suleiman designated parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri as PM, after majority of lawmakers nominated him for post


Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattii speaks at a G-8 foreign ministers' meeting in Trieste, Italy, 27 Jun 2009 G8 Foreign Ministers: Afghan Elections Must be Credible Audio Clip Available
Ministers meeting in Italy lament corruption, drug trafficking and limit economic opportunities in Afghanistan


A Russian military honor guard welcomes U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, 26 Jun 2009 Mullen Calls for New US-Russian Military Relationship Audio Clip Available
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to students, teachers at Russia's Academy of General Staff


President Barack Obama at the White House, 25 Jun 2009 Obama: Climate Change Bill Good for Jobs
US president calls bill that passed House of Representatives Friday 'historic' and crucially important for job creation


Michael Jackson waves as he arrives at the Santa Barbara County courthouse in Santa Maria, California (Jun 2005 file photo) Michael Jackson's Body Returned to His Family
Los Angeles coroner office spokesman says county notified family of findings, placed security hold on case to limit public information until cause of death can be determined


Bernard Madoff Victims Await Sentencing for Bernard Madoff Video clip available
Madoff pleaded guilty in March to charges his investment operation was massive scheme to rip off investors


Venezuela's Maestros del Joropo at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Folklife Festival Opens in Washington Video clip available
This year, festival focuses on oral traditions in African-American culture, Latin American music, and culture of Wales