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Join T2A Chat  on 19 December at 1800 UTC, when we meet explorer Jon Bowermaster as he prepares to kayak on a five-week journey into the ice-packed Weddell Sea of Antarctica.  Bowermaster joins a team of scientists, navigators, and photographers who will follow the fast-changing boundaries of the 500-mile-long Larsen Ice Shelf. The team will collect ice samples, look for signs of pollution, gather aerial footage, and survey the health and populations of local penguins and other wildlife.  Bowermaster was also part of and will discuss the recent international rescue effort that saved passengers of the ship that sank off the coast of Antarctica after hitting an iceberg.

 

Turkish soldiers ride in armored vehicles in province of Sirnak, on Turkish-Iraqi border (Oct 2007 file photo) Iraqi Officials Say 300 Turkish Troops Have Entered Northern Iraq
White House, US State Department officials say they were advised of action in advance

Condoleezza Rice, right, and US Ambassador Ryan Crocker, left, meet with Kurdish officials in Kirkuk, Iraq, 18 Dec 2007 Rice Visits Baghdad, Kirkuk, to Boost Iraq Reconciliation Efforts
US secretary of state's trip coincides with reduction in violence and calls by US officials for Iraqi leaders to capitalize on lull by working toward political reconciliation

Palestinian medics wheel body of Hamas policeman, killed by Israeli airstrike, into al-Najar hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 18 Dec 2007 13 Palestinian Militants Killed in Israeli Air Strikes
Among dead is top Islamic Jihad commander Majed Harazin, who was in charge of rocket squads launching daily attacks on Israeli border communities

President Bush Bush: Iran Has No Need to Enrich Uranium  Audio Clip Available
President made comment after Iran received an initial shipment of nuclear fuel for its Bushehr power plant from Russia

Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) is launched from the Japanese Aegis Destroyer JS Kongo in the warter off Kauai, Hawaii, 17 Dec 2007 Japan Intercepts Test Missile Above Pacific Ocean
Japan has been working with US to develop defense system against missiles that could originate in North Korea

South Korean election officials prepare for upcoming presidential election in Seoul, 18 Dec 2007 South Korea's Presidential Campaign Nears End  Audio Clip Available
Last-minute accusations of alleged corruption on front-runner's part adding some drama to campaign - and possibly, to aftermath

Cuban President Fidel Castro, left, and his brother, Raul Castro (2004 file photo) Castro Hints at Retiring from Cuban Leadership  Audio Clip Available
In letter read by presenter on national television, ailing Fidel Castro says he does not want to stay in power forever

Ethiopia and Eritrea Military Buildup Heightens Ethiopia-Eritrea Border Tensions in 2007  Audio Clip Available
At year's end, Horn of Africa rivals had combined total of nearly quarter of a million troops facing each other across disputed frontier

A victim of a mortar attack in Mogadishu, 17 Dec 2007 UN Says Saudis Should Lead in Stabilization of Somalia  Audio Clip Available
Envoy Ahmed Ould-Abdallah says it is time for international community, UN to either take new approach or, essentially, admit defeat, withdraw from Somalia

Muslim pilgrims arrive on the Plain of Arafat near Mecca, 18 Dec 2007 Muslims from Around the World Flock to Mecca for Annual Hajj Pilgrimage
Every Muslim financially capable is required to make pilgrimage at annual season of Hajj, at least once in lifetime

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