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U.S. President George W. Bush (L) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attend a press conference at Abbas's headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, 10 Jan 2008 Bush Meets Abbas in West Bank  Audio Clip Available
US President, who met with Palestinian counterpart for several hours in Ramallah Thursday, says he believes peace agreement can be signed before he leaves office in 2009

Pakistani policemen carry injured colleague from site of suicide bomb attack in Lahore, 10 Jan 2008 Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 24 in Pakistan  Audio Clip Available
Lahore police chief says bomber was aiming at police, who were deployed outside courthouse, preparing for anti-government protest by lawyers

Iranian State TV Airs Separate Video on US Ship Incident in Gulf
Video on English-language channel, Press TV, shows man speaking into handheld radio with three US ships seen in distance

Orange Democratic Movement women supporters are tear gassed as police blocked their route to Nairobi city centre, Thursday, 10 Jan. 2008 Kenyan Opposition Says Mediation Talks Have Failed
Orange Democratic Movement makes announcement, saying it has 'greatest regret' for failure of African Union-mediated talks

Map of Nigeria with Port Harcourt Nigerian Militants Warn Major Oil Attack Imminent
Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta says planned attack will cause an 'economic tsunami' in world oil market

Jean-Marie Guéhenno (file photo) UN Security Council Condemns Attack on Darfur Peacekeepers
UN's chief of peacekeeping operations Jean-Marie Guéhenno says that a Sudanese commander in area confirmed that Sudanese military forces were responsible for attack

US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill in Beijing after meetings with Chinese officials, 10 Jan. 2008 US Negotiator: Washington, Beijing Mostly Agree on North Korea Nuclear Disarmament Process  Audio Clip Available
Christopher Hill says US, China both want Pyongyang to provide full accounting of all nuclear activities

Democratic presidential hopeful, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, speaks to supporters in Manchester, New Hampshire, 8 Jan. 2008 Media Reports Say Democratic Presidential Hopeful Richardson to Quit Race
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson finished in fourth place in two recent Democratic contests

Chinese drivers queue up with containers to buy extra diesel for their vehicles at a petrol station in China's Zheniang province 28 Oct 2007 China Caps Energy Prices in Bid to Control Inflation  Audio Clip Available
But experts say if the caps are retained for the long term, it could lead to new oil shortages in the country

Tata Company Chairman Ratan Tata announces the newly launched Tata Nano, in New Delhi, 10 Jan 2008 World's Cheapest Car Unveiled in India  Audio Clip Available
Tata Motors chairman, Ratan Tata, promises Nano will put millions of Indians in driver's seat for first time

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