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Saturday 24 October 2009

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Pakistani soldiers provide security as trucks carrying military logistics drive along road from South Waziristan to outskirts of Dera Ismail Khan, 24 Oct 2009<br /> Pakistan Military Captures Taliban Leader's Hometown Audio Clip Available
Soldiers take Kotkai after days of heavy fighting in South Waziristan


Workers sit near piles of ballot boxes before loading them on to trucks at Independent Election Commission compound in Kabul, 24 Oct 2009 Afghan Campaign for Presidential Runoff Starts Under Taliban Threats
Election officials working to improve security while minimizing fraud


IAEA inspectors check in at Vienna&#39;s International Airport on their way to Iran, 24 Oct 2009 UN Nuclear Inspectors to Tour Iran's Second Enrichment Plant Near Qom Audio Clip Available
International Atomic Energy Agency experts to examine unfinished uranium enrichment facility to verify it is for peaceful purposes


Leaders of Southeast Asian nations join hands during a group photo for the summit, at the beach resort of Cha-am, southern Thailand, 24 Oct 2009 Southeast Asian Nations Discuss East Asian Community
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao unveils six-step proposal to enhance country's cooperation with 10-nation regional bloc


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (File) Abbas's Call for Elections Deepens Palestinian Divisions Audio Clip Available
But rival faction Hamas quickly rejects call, saying it is illegal, unconstitutional


A refugee girl in Dodel, a Mauritanian refugee camp in Senegal Final Phase of Mauritanian Returns From Senegal Begins Audio Clip Available
UN refugee agency says between 5,000 and 7,000 refugees expected to return by end of year


Cuban-Americans collect donations for Honduras, Miami, 23 Oct 2009 Cuban-Americans Rally Support for Honduras Government Audio Clip Available
Cuban exiles backing Honduras' de facto government even as Washington supports ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya


President Barack Obama speaks at Metropolitan Archives facility, in Landover, Maryland, 21 Oct 2009 Obama Calls on Banks to Loan More to Small Businesses
US president says point of economic stimulus package is to 'jumpstart lending'


President Barack Obama (undated photo) Upcoming US Governor's Races Pose Test for Obama Audio Clip Available
In addition to two governor's races, there will be special elections for US House seats in New York and California, and mayoral elections in several major cities


Map of Hungary Hungarians Commemorate 20th Anniversary of End of Communism Audio Clip Available
However, opinion polls show growing number of Hungarians dissatisfied with political changes that have occurred since then