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VOA provides in depth coverage of  Pakistan's Constitutional Crisis.  Check out the special report on our web site. 

 

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz  Caretaker Government to Take Office in Pakistan Ahead of Elections
Parliament scheduled to dissolve itself at midnight Thursday to make way for new caretaker government to oversee January elections

Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf wipes sweat from his neck as he addresses the international media in Islamabad, Pakistan Sunday, 11 Nov. 2007 Analysts Say Hopes for Pakistan Political Truce Slim  Audio Clip Available
US hoping to cool rising political temperature brought on by General Musharraf's state of emergency declaration

Palestinian Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah, 15 Nov 2007 Palestinian President Calls for Hamas Overthrow  Audio Clip Available
Mahmoud Abbas says Palestinians are suffering under Hamas rule in Gaza, and group should be removed - by force if necessary

UN rights investigator Paulo Sergio Pinheiro (l) along with Resident Coordinator Charles Petrie, speaks at a press conference prior to his departure, 15 Nov 2007 UN Rights Expert Visits Notorious Burmese Prison
Paulo Sergio Pinheiro allowed to visit same facility on Monday, but only permitted to meet with prison officials

Nicholas Burns, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, gestures while speaking at a press conference at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, 01 Nov. 2007 US Reaffirms Backing for Supervised Kosovo Independence
Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns tells Congress NATO force in Kosovo will put down any attempt to oppose transition by force

ASEAN defense ministers pose for photo in Singapore, 14 Nov 2007 ASEAN Prepares to Make Itself Legal, But Change in Actions May be Slow in Coming  Audio Clip Available
Organization's first constitution to be signed at next week's summit in Singapore; analysts express doubt change will lead to more respect from governments

Alan Holmer Protectionism Threatens Increasingly Interdependent US, Chinese Economies  Audio Clip Available
US Trade official urges China to raise value of its currency, take steps to lessen American concerns about product safety

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right) meets with Executive Secretary of UN Economic Commission for Africa, Abdoulie Janneh in Addis Ababa, 15 Nov 2007 UN Official Urges Local Economists to Address African Issues  Audio Clip Available
Abdoulie Janneh tells African economists from diaspora their contributions are most needed for Africa's future economic success

Group of rhesus macaque monkeys (file photo) Scientists Clone First Monkey
Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University used DNA of skin cells from rhesus macaque monkeys to create embryos from which they extracted stem cells three days later

A three-dimensional model of the 3.2 million-year-old hominid known as Lucy is unveiled at the Houston Museum of Natural Science  Discoverer of Lucy Fossil Weighs in on Human Evolution  Audio Clip Available
Three million-year-old fossil continues to draw crowds at Houston's Museum of Natural Science 

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