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Pakistani lawyer Mohammad Akram Bhatti meets his children after he has been released in Multan, Pakistan, 20 Nov 2007 Pakistan Releases Over 3,000 Prisoners Detained During Emergency Rule  Audio Clip Available
However, officials say 2,000 more remain in detention, and scores of journalists arrested shortly after numbers were announced

ASEAN leaders pose for group photo 20 Nov 2007 Burmese Opposition Groups Disappointed by ASEAN's Cancellation of UN Envoy Briefing  Audio Clip Available
Leaders respond to Burmese generals' demand, call off highly anticipated meeting

An unidentified woman cries as she waits for aid at Pathorghata village in Barisal district of Bangladesh, 20 Nov 2007 Bangladesh Appeals for More Aid for Cyclone Victims
Five days after powerful cyclone struck southwestern coast of country, tens of thousands of stranded, hungry people are still waiting for relief supplies

Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, center, former Khmer Rouge prison chief at Tuol Sleng prison, sits inside the court room during a hearing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 20 Nov 2007 Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Tribunal Holds First Public Hearing
Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, ran notorious S-21 prison and torture center in Phnom Penh during Khmer Rouge rule

Umaru Yar'Adua Nigeria Rejects US African Military Command
Government's position announced at end of President Umaru Yar'Adua's meeting with state governors and several of country's leading political figures

U.N. Security Council UN Security Council Urges Planning for Somalia Peacekeeping Force
Secretary-general warns such force would not be viable because of dangerous conditions in Somalia

Commuters try to board a metro car at Gare de l'Est station in Paris, 15 Nov 2007 Strikes Continue to Impact France  Audio Clip Available
National transportation strike marks its seventh day, even as civil servants take to streets for separate one-day strike

Anders Aslund (2004 photo) Scholar Blasts Russia's Leaders, Predicts Downfall
Anders Aslund says President Vladimir Putin is rebuilding Russia as authoritarian regime, running corrupt government

HIV positive Arun, 3, (l), Gopika, 2, (center), and reportedly HIV positive Subiksha, 4-months-old, lie at the Community Health Education Society (CHES) orphanage in Madras, India (file photo) UN Cuts AIDS Figures to 33 Million
Revision particularly reflects new numbers for virus in India but also indicates strides in fighting epidemic worldwide

A humpback whale jumps out of the waters (File) US Joins Critics of Japan's Whaling Plans
Japanese whalers plan to kill, among others, humpback whales for first time since they were put under international protection in 1963

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