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Interim President Roberto Micheletti (File photo) Interim Honduran Leader Accepts Deal to End Crisis
Honduran interim leader Roberto Micheletti says he is ready to sign a deal that could reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya


U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell (file photo) US Envoy Meeting with Israeli PM
George Mitchell is holding talks with both Israeli and Palestinian officials, ahead of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's expected arrival in the region later Friday


Iranian technicians work at a facility near Isfahan, south of Tehran, that produces uranium fuel for a heavy-water nuclear reactor (File) Iran Sends Mixed Signals on Nuclear Deal
Iran reported to have rejected UN-brokered uranium enrichment plan, while at the same time, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he welcomes nuclear cooperation with West


US Secretary of State Clinton, 19 Oct 2009 Clinton Justifies US Policy to Pakistani Tribal Leaders
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke in Islamabad Friday to a group of tribal leaders from the troubled northwest region


Troops in Afghanistan Obama Consults Military Leaders, Nears Afghan Troop Decision
US President Barack Obama has been reviewing strategy options for the war in Afghanistan, including a request for an additional 40,000 troops


Ali Al-Marri at the Charleston Naval Brig in Charleston, South Carolina (file photo) Accused Al-Qaida Sleeper Agent Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison Audio Clip Available
Ali al-Marri sentenced for role in months surrounding 9/11 attacks in New York, Washington


Jacques Chirac (file photo) Jacques Chirac to Stand Trial on Embezzlement Charges Audio Clip Available
Charges against former president of France date back to his tenure as mayor of Paris


Rebiya Kadeer, president of World Uyghur Congress, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, 30 Oct 2009 Exiled Uighur Leader Says China Continues Crackdown on Uighur Community Audio Clip Available
During speech in Japan, Rebiya Kadeer says she is not an enemy of China, urges government to give Uighurs a peaceful society


Map of Nigeria Nigerian Workers Stage Protest Rally Against Oil Sector Deregulation
Nigerian unions argue that planned withdrawal of subsidies on petroleum products would lead to higher prices and inflict more hardship on Nigerians, especially poor


A young drug addict wanders a street in a daze in downtown Hanoi, Vietnam (File) Hanoi Conference Aims to Link Health with Human Rights Audio Clip Available
UN official tells attendees move toward treatment rather than punishment does not have to conflict with Asian cultural attitudes, or even with China's and Vietnam's Communist ideologies