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Gen. Pervez Musharraf (file photo) Pakistan's Presidential Election Scheduled Despite Court Challenges to Musharraf Candidacy  Audio Clip Available
Announcement by election commission, ignores several petitions currently before Supreme Court, challenging General Pervez Musharraf's eligibility to seek re-election

Image taken from a banner advertisement featured on an Islamic militant Web site where al-Qaida's media arm, Al-Sahab, frequently posts messages, 06 Sep 2007 Islamic Web Site Says Bin Laden to Declare War on Pakistani Leader in New Video
Posting Thursday did not say if bin Laden would appear on video or if his message would be carried on accompanying audio tape

A Lebanese youth cleans shattered glass outside a bank at the site of a car bomb in a Christian suburb of Beirut, 20 Sep 2007 Lebanon Reacts to Yet Another Political Assassination  Audio Clip Available
Stores, banks and some government offices were closed in many parts of Beirut to mourn the slaying of Christian member of parliament Antoine Ghanem in a car bomb explosion

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (l) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, shake hands at a press conference after their meeting in the West Bank town of Ramallah, 20 Sep 2007 Rice Says US-Sponsored Mideast Conference Must Be 'Substantive'
US secretary of state says Bush administration will work aggressively to ensure success of peace conference, planned for November

Lt. General Raymond T. Odierno talks to reporters in Baghdad, 20 Sep 2007 US Military Says Iraq Violence at Lowest Level Since 2006 Mosque Bombing
Lieutenant General Raymond Odierno says spate of attacks in Baghdad has dropped about 50 percent since January

An Iranian technician works at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF), 420 kms south of Tehran (File) Western Frustration with Iran Fuels War Talk  Audio Clip Available
US, along with other powers on UN Security Council claims Iran seeks to become nuclear weapons power but Tehran says its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes

Andrew Natsios Top US Envoy to Sudan Sees Progress in Darfur
Ambassador Andrew Natsios says there has been measurable progress leading up to next month's peace talks, despite recent surge in fighting

Romanian school children hold hands during a rally to promote access to education in Bucharest, Romania, 27 April 2007 UNICEF: Children in Former Soviet Countries Missing Out on Education
UN Children's Fund warns large uneducated labor force will hamper economic growth and make these countries less competitive in global marketplace

Norway's Ragnhild Gulbrandsen, center celebrates with teammates after scoring against Ghana during a Group C match for the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer tournament held in Hangzhou, China, 20 Sept. 2007 Norway Beats Ghana as Women's World Cup Matches Resume in China  Audio Clip Available
Norway trounced Ghana, 7-2, in Hangzhou to finish as top team from Group-C;  Australia also advances after playing Canada to a 2-2 draw in Chengdu

Nondumiso Pikashe South African Winemakers Tap Rising Black Market at Soweto Festival  Audio Clip Available
Historically, fine wine was drunk primarily by white minority and was appreciated by few blacks but vintners hope to change that trend

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