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President Bush speaks from Oval Office of White House, 13 Sep 2007 Bush Says He Will Pull Some US Troops From Iraq  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
During nationally televised address, US president said 5,700 Americans, out of total current force of 168,000 troops in Iraq, will return home by end of this year

Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha (file photo) Mourners at Iraqi Sunni Tribal Leader's Funeral Vow Revenge on al-Qaida
Tribal council leader was killed in roadside bomb near his home, Thursday

Picture taken 31 May 2006 shows Viktor Zubkov speaking at a conference in St. Petersburg Russian Parliament Approves Political Unkown, Zubkov as Prime Minister
Viktor Zubkov nominated for position this week, following dismissal of Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov

United Nations Assembly UN General Assembly Passes Declaration on Indigenous Rights  Audio Clip Available
Non-binding declaration lays out rights in a number of areas including culture, employment and language, while prohibiting discrimination against them

Cambodian women with their children, many of whom are sick with dengue fever, wait for treatment outside a children's hospital in the capital Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 27 Jul 2007 WHO Sets Sights on Global Warming as Health Issue  Audio Clip Available
World Health Organization warns rising temperatures also have alarming implications for public health

Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Hillary Clinton speaks, 10 Sept. 2007 Clinton Seeks to Become First Woman President  Audio Clip Available
US Senator Hillary Clinton continues to lead field of candidates seeking Democratic Party's nomination for president

Rudy Giuliani (file photo) Giuliani Top Contender for Republican Presidential Nomination  Video clip available
Former New York City mayor leads polls but social conservatives question his moderate stances

A domestically-developed H2-A rocket, carrying a lunar orbiter, lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture (State), southern Japan, 14 Sep 2007 Japan Launches Much-Delayed Lunar Orbiter  Audio Clip Available
After three delays, and four years behind schedule, Japan's space agency launched the Kaguya lunar orbiter Friday morning from the Tanegashima Space Center

Baby Enya Ellinger Guatemala Adoption Boom Creates Controversy  Audio Clip Available
Demand for young Guatemalan children has created illicit market in which babies are bought and sold and in some cases, even stolen from their birth mothers

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