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Thursday 25 June 2009

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Photo released by official website of Iranian supreme leader's office shows Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during meeting with parliamentarians in Tehran, 24 Jun 2009 Iran's Supreme Leader: Nation Will Not Yield to Pressure Audio Clip Available
Scattered reports also say that Iranian riot police have fired teargas to disperse planned opposition rally in front of parliament in Tehran


House Minority Leader John Boehner (r) and Republican Representative Mike Pence, 23 Jun 2009 US Lawmakers React to Obama Statement on Iran Audio Clip Available
President's remarks meet with praise but also some continuing criticism from members of US Congress


Iran's FM Manouchehr Mottaki (File) Iran Reviewing Ties With Britain
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says Tehran is considering whether to downgrade relations with London as dispute over Iranian government's post-election crackdown on demonstrators intensifies


United Nations Headquarters in New York (file photo) UN Conference Begins on Economic Reform
Some researchers say developing nations are suffering but have been shut out from 'exclusive clubs' of developed economic nations, such as G8


U.S. Department of Defense Undersecretary Michele Flournoy, left, meets with Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie in Beijing, China, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 China, US Hold Defense Talks, Plan More Audio Clip Available
Officials say two countries share common concern over nuclear-weapons armed North Korea and both countries want to avoid confrontations at sea


Liu Xia, the wife of prominent dissident Liu Xiaobo, wipes away tears at a lawyers office in Beijing, 24 Jun 2009 China Arrests Prominent Dissident on Subversion Charges Audio Clip Available
State media say Liu Xiabo's arrest was approved Tuesday for alleged agitation activities


Sudan US Embassy in Sudan Warns of Terror Threat Audio Clip Available
Official statement warns radical Islamists could attack Sudanese government, Western interests


People gather around a speedboat believed to be used by drug traffickers, as it unloads cargo in  Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (File) Drug Trade Threatens Guinea-Bissau
UN now estimates that Latin American drug gangs smuggle nearly 50 tons of cocaine through West Africa each year


Investigators look over collision scene of 2 Metro transit trains in Washington, DC., 23 Jun 2009 DC Train Crash Investigators Focus on Automated System
NTSB spokeswoman says it appears operator of subway train that rear-ended another train tried to stop before crash occurred


Pres. Barack Obama addresses a news conference at the White House in Washington, 23 Jun 2009 Obama: Health Care Reform Will Happen This Year
US president warns that if health insurance system is not reformed, it will lead to higher costs for families, businesses


Elephant at San Diego Zoo 'Elephant Odyssey' Links Modern Animals to Ancient Cousins Audio Clip Available
Visitors to California city of San Diego can enter world of elephants, jaguars, camels, other modern animals whose distant cousins lived in North America