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Join T2A Chat  for a special edition Thursday, 3 Jan. at 1800 UTC, when we discuss the first preliminary votes in the U.S. state contests to determine the Republican and Democratic nominees for the presidential election. VOA Reporter Todd Grosshans covers the Iowa caucuses and joins T2A from Des Moines, Iowa. Join us live or you can email questions in advance to chat@voanews.com.

 

 

Pakistan People's Party activists shout anti-government slogans during a protest to condemn the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto in Islamabad, 02 Jan 2008 Pakistan Elections Delayed Until February 18  Audio Clip Available
Opposition says government of President Pervez Musharraf wants election delayed to boost votes for his supporters 

President Pervez Musharraf delivers a nationally televised address in Islamabad, 2 Jan 2008 Pakistan Accepts Help From Britain to Probe Bhutto Assassination
President Pervez Musharraf says team from Britain's Scotland Yard will assist in investigation

A man flees with his children past burning buildings,  during riots in the Mathare slum in Nairobi, 02 Jan 2008 Ethnic Tensions Running High in Kenya  Audio Clip Available
Dozens of people wounded in revenge attacks following killing of 30 children and adults in a church in Rift Valley town of Eldoret Tuesday

Kenyan riot police help a man that was attacked during riots in the Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya, 02 Jan 2008 Britain Calls for End to Kenya Violence
Political leaders urged to implore  followers to stop violence that has claimed hundreds of lives in aftermath of disputed presidential poll

A Palestinian pilgrim reacts after crossing the border as she and others return through the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Wednesday, 02 Jan. 2008 Hundreds of Palestinian Pilgrims Re-Enter Gaza Via Hamas-Controlled Crossing
Egyptian authorities allow pilgrims through Rafah terminal on Egypt-Gaza border Wednesday despite Israeli objections

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, 05 Dec 2007 Syria Halts Contacts With France on Lebanon
French president said Sunday his government was cutting contact with Syria until he has proof that Damascus is willing to let Lebanon choose its president by consensus

A Parisian smokes a cigarette outside a shop in Paris, 27 Dec 2007 France Institutes Smoking Ban in Restaurants  Audio Clip Available
Ban is part of a greater European crackdown on smoking in public places

Refugee children from Africa that now reside in Australia Australia to Review Controversial Citizenship Tests  Audio Clip Available
Tests introduced by former conservative government have been controversial, criticized as racist and discriminatory

Fishermen say they are afraid of police and traffickers Drug Trade Through West Africa Disrupts Local Societies  Audio Clip Available
South American drug cartels increasingly using unsecured West Africa as transit point to get drugs to Europe and also back to United States

Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul listens during a news conference in Des Moines, Iowa, 27 Dec. 2007 US Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul Draws Small, Loyal Following
Texas Congressman is one of the most unlikely candidates to win the Republican nomination, but he shows no signs of giving up

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