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President Bush speaks during a fundraiser in Bellevue, Washington 27 Aug. 2007 Bush to Address Nation on Iraq Thursday
President expected to announce plans to withdraw 30,000 US troops from Iraq by middle of 2008

General David Petraeus(l) and Ambassador Ryan Crocker before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 11 Sep 2007 Iraq Report Likely to Complicate Domestic Political Debate  Video clip available
US General David Petraeus and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker presented US lawmakers with a mixed picture of progress in Iraq

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, left, with his Pakistani counterpart Riaz Mohammed Khan, Islamabad, 12 Sep 2007 US Official Praises Pakistan in Fight Against Extremism  Audio Clip Available
Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte says progress in Afghanistan has undermined support for the Taleban, despite growing violence in the country

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces his resignation at a nationally televised press conference in Tokyo, 12 Sep 2007 Japanese PM Resigns Following Year-Long Political Turmoil  Audio Clip Available
Shinzo Abe says he believes Japan needs a new leader to fight against terrorism, and the country needs a new leader the people can support and trust

Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with his Cabinet as Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, left, looks on (file photo) Russian President Dissolves Government
Officials say Vladimir Putin made decision after prime minister offered his resignation

Office workers wait at an open area outside the building in the business district in Jakarta, after tremors were felt from an earthquake on Indonesia's nearby Sumatra island, 12 Sep 2007 Powerful Earthquake Shakes Indonesia, Tsunami Warning Lifted
Quake off the coast of Indonesia's West Sumatra province shook buildings as far away as Singapore

Joseph Estrada looks back as he leaves the courtroom, 12 Sep 2007 Philippine Court Sentences Former President to Life in Prison  Audio Clip Available
Joseph Estrada's sentence came after six-year trial; security forces on alert to prevent unrest

Man at the "genocide cemetary" of Kigali, Rwanda (file photo) French Court Hears Rwandan Tribunal Extradition Request  Audio Clip Available
Appeals' court hearing is the latest chapter in efforts to bring Roman Catholic priest Wenceslas Munyeshyaka and former prefect Laurent Bucyibaruta to trial  

A Vietnamese man feeds ducks at his private farm in Phu Xuyen district Pacific Health Officials Confront Avian Flu Fears  Audio Clip Available
World Health Organization says many countries do not have the minimum systems in place to deal with an outbreak

A Western Lowland Gorilla eats a frozen-juice treat prepared by its keeper at Franklin Park Zoo in Boston (file photo) More Species Threatened With Extinction  Audio Clip Available
World Conservation Union, which just released its Red List of Threatened Species, warns life on Earth will continue to disappear at rapid rate unless urgent action is taken

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