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Tuesday 29 September 2009

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Conakry, Guinea Death Toll in Guinea Protests Rises Above 150
Military police opened fired Monday on demonstrators at Conakry's September 28 Stadium who were protesting expected candidacy of military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara


Map of Kandahar, Afghanistan 30 Afghan Civilians Killed in Roadside Bombing
Victims included several women, children; Taliban blamed


Anders Fogh Rasmussen (file photo) NATO Secretary-General Defends Alliance's Afghanistan Contributions Audio Clip Available Video clip available
Anders Fogh Rasmussen says more resources will be needed to battle Taliban militants at time when public support in many allied nations for continued operations in Afghanistan is waning


The reactor building (L) dominates the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Iran (File) Iranian Lawmakers Warn West ahead of Nuclear Talks Audio Clip Available
Lawmakers say Geneva meeting this week offers historic chance to resolve dispute over nation's nuclear program


Indian PM Manmohan Singh gestures during an international conference on peaceful uses of atomic energy, in New Delhi, India, 29 Sep 2009 India Poised for Major Expansion of Nuclear Power
'If we can manage our program well, our three-stage strategy could yield potentially 470,000 megawatts of power, by the year 2050,' says Indian PM


China's Premier Wen Jiabao (file photo) China's Number Two Leader Plans Visit to North Korea Audio Clip Available
Wen Jiabao making trip to North Korea next week to celebrate 60th anniversary of establishment of relations between two neighbors


People view victims of massive flooding in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, 29 Sep 2009 Death Toll in Philippines Continues to Climb from Tropical Storm Ketsana Audio Clip Available
Authorities say 240 people died in floods caused by Ketsana but number likely to rise


Honduras' interim President Roberto Micheletti speaks during press conference at presidential house in Tegucigalpa, 28 Sep 2009 Honduras Reconsiders Civil Liberties Ban
De facto president says 45-day order will be reversed at 'most opportune time' to guarantee peace


President Barack Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 23 Sep 2009 Obama Plans Denmark Trip to Lobby for Chicago's Olympic Bid
President to join first lady in combined effort to secure 2016 Summer Olympics


The Next 100 Years by George Friedman Intelligence Analyst Looks at Conflicts and Progress in Next 100 Years Audio Clip Available
George Friedman predicts wars fought from space, between nations that are friendly with each other today; populations will decline and industrialized nations will compete for immigrant labor


Polish director Roman Polanski is seen in Oberhausen, Germany in this file photo, 29 Sep 2009 Film Director Polanski Asks Swiss Court for Release from Custody
Oscar winner Roman Polanski, who faces sentencing in US for statutory rape, is expected to remain jailed until ruling is issued and any appeals are complete