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Join VOANews.com's T2A Online Chat Wednesday, August 22, at 1800 UTC, for a live chat with Mary Matalin, political strategist, consultant, publisher and prominent Republican commentator.  Ms. Matalin formerly served as assistant to President George W. Bush and counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney. You may participate live on VOANews.com, or e-mail questions in advance to chat@voanews.com.

 

An Iraqi citizen, a soldier and a policeman inspect the wreckage of a motorcycle that exploded in Rusafi square in downtown Baghdad, 20 Aug 2007 Roadside Bomb Kills Iraqi Governor
Mohammed Ali al-Hassani was member of Iraq's largest Shi'ite political party

Kurds walk through a field in northern Iraq (File) Iran Shells Iraq's Kurdish Region  Audio Clip Available
Mountain village, Haji Umran, is a transit point for trade between the Kurdish regions of Iraq and Iran

Passengers flee from a burning China Airlines Boeing 737-800, right, just minutes before the p*** burst into a fireball at Naha Airport, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, 20 Aug 2007 Airliner Burns at Okinawa Airport; Passengers, Crew Escape
Television footage showed several explosions, at least one of which took place while passengers were still evacuating down emergency slides

Soldiers patrol the streets of Pisco, 19 Aug 2007  Peru Adds Troops in Quake-Hit Areas  Audio Clip Available
Troops are sent into affected towns following reports that shipments of relief supplies had been looted, tensions were rising among survivors

Young boys use an umbrella to resist the wind while walking at a street of Kingston during the pass of Hurricane Dean over Jamaica, 19 Aug 2007 Hurricane Dean Batters Jamaica, Moves Toward Yucatan
Hurricane is moving away from Jamaica overnight, and is expected to pass just south of the Cayman Islands

Israeli Holocaust survivors leave the Knesset, Israel's parliament, after a recent agreement between the government and the survivors, in Jerusalem, 20 Aug 2007 Israel Compensates Holocaust Survivors Ending Bitter Feud  Audio Clip Available
Agreement comes after embarrassing revelations that one third of 240,000 survivors are living in poverty

A volunteer shows a ballot paper while counting votes at the end of constitutional referendum in Thailand's restive southern Pattani province, 19 Aug 2007 Thailand Approves Constitution  Audio Clip Available
Rulers say country will hold elections in December to restore democratic rule following military coup last year

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (l) and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono shake hands after the signing ceremony of a bilateral free trade agreement, 20 Aug 2007 Japan Signs Trade Agreement with Indonesia  Audio Clip Available
Economy Partnership Agreement has been under negotiation since 2005 and aims to gradually make more than 90 percent of the trade between the two countries tax-free

Saara Sabbajh Australian Fashion Show Promotes Islamic Culture  Audio Clip Available
Islamic fashion show 'My Dress, My Image, My Choice' aims to help non-Muslims understand more about Islamic culture

Doctor's from the Ugandan peacekeeping force in Somalia examine a malnourished boy at their field hospital at the Ha*** Camp just south of Mogadishu, 20 Jul 2007 Medical Group Says Access to Medical Help in Somalia Down Drastically  Audio Clip Available
Doctors Without Borders say 75 percent of the staff in Mogadishu hospitals have fled, people are terrified to leave their homes to get treatment

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