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Dalai Lama speaks with reporters outside his hotel after a visit to the White House and meeting with President Bush, 16 Oct 2007 Dalai Lama Speaks Out in Support of Burmese Democracy Movement
In VOA interview Tuesday, Dalai Lama said he admires recent efforts of Buddhist monks to push for democracy in Burma

A Turkish soldier patrols on a road in the province of Sirnak, near the Turkish-Iraqi border, southeastern Turkey, 17 Oct 2007 Turkey Set to Approve Military Moves Against Rebel Kurds in Iraq
Turkey blames Iraq-based rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) for attacks that have killed about 30 soldiers and civilians in the past two weeks

Roadside Bomb Blast South of Baghdad Kills 7 Iraqi Police
Police say explosion happened early Wednesday near police patrol on road east of city of Diwaniyah

Benazir Bhutto talks to journalists in Dubai, 17 Oct 2007 Bhutto Pledges Return to Democracy on Eve of Homecoming  Audio Clip Available
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says her arrival Thursday will mark transition from dictatorship to democracy

South Korea North, South Korea to Meet for Talks on Energy Aid
Foreign Ministry in Seoul says two-day meeting will begin Monday at North Korean mountain resort

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva (L) leaves with his Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 15 Oct. 2007 Brazil, India Pursue Trade in West Africa  Audio Clip Available
Shared energy problems and global politics have increased alliances in West Africa

A Brazilian peacekeeper in Port au-Prince UN Mission in Haiti to Expand Policing Efforts  Audio Clip Available
More than three years into their mission, officials seeking to reform 9,100-member peacekeeping team to better address ongoing criminal and security problems

A Congolese displaced boy sits inside his hut in Mulenge, DRC, Sept. 20, 2006 Recruitment of Children into Militias Skyrockets in Congo
Child protection workers say rates of recruitment have risen since renewed fighting erupted in August between forces loyal to dissident General Laurent Nkunda and Congolese army

Somalia Ogaden Rights Group Says Refugees in Somalia Face Roundup, Deportation  Audio Clip Available
But in VOA interview, government official rejects allegation, saying those detained were 'terrorists'

Nurses tend to HIV positive children in the medical clinic of the Sparrow Rainbow Village in Johannesburg, 2005 file photo UNICEF: Stigma Hampers HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment in South Africa  Audio Clip Available
More than 400,000 people die of HIV-related causes each year in South Africa; disease largely to blame for drop in life expectancy

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