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Traders monitor share prices at the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, 23 Jan 2008 Asian Stock Markets Rebound After US Rate Cut  Audio Clip Available
Most indexes up, Wednesday, as investors heave sigh of relief after two days of panic selling

President Bush with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson addresses the media in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, 22 Jan. 2008 Bush Meets Democrats to Discuss Economic Stimulus Package  Audio Clip Available
US president says he has reasonable expectations about how quickly economic stimulus plan can get through Congress

Egyptian security personnel (R) watch as Palestinians cross the border into Egypt after militants exploded the separated wall between Gaza Strip and Egypt, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 23 Jan 2008 Gazans Pour Into Egypt After Border Fence Breached  Audio Clip Available
Palestinian militants blow large hole in high metal wall that separates Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip from Egypt and cross over by the thousands

Zalmay Khalilzad, 22 Jan 2008 Statement on Gaza Stalls in UN Security Council  Audio Clip Available
Council could not agree on language for a statement condemning deterioration of situation in Gaza Strip

The Foreign Ministers of Russia, Sergey Lavrov (l), Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier (c), and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (r), address the media at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin 22 Jan 2008 Leading Countries Agree on New Iran Nuclear Sanctions Resolution  Audio Clip Available
Details of resolution have yet to be released, but diplomats say it will strengthen and expand existing sanctions

U.N. Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, delivers a statement to the Conference on disarmament at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, 23 Jan. 2008 UN Secretary General Urges Action to Forestall Arms Races  Audio Clip Available
Ban Ki-moon is first UN secretary-general to address yearly opening of conference, which was established in 1979

Mourners gather around a coffin with the body of a relative during a mass funeral service for some of the victims of post-election violence in Nairobi, 23 Jan 2008 Former UN Chief Ready to Mediate Kenya Talks  Audio Clip Available
Kofi Annan to begin talks aimed at resolving bitter political dispute between President Mwai Kibaki and opposition challenger Raila Odinga

A vendor delivers coal briquettes which are mostly used to fuel small coal burners for heating and cooking for low-income homes and restaurants, in an old hutong neighborhood in Beijing, 26 Dec 2007 China Plagued by Power Shortages  Audio Clip Available
One of the main reasons for the outages is that there is not enough coal in the country

Mexican federal police arrest alleged gunmen for  Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico City, 20 Jan 2008 Mexico Cracks Down on Drug Cartels  Audio Clip Available
Federal police arrests 11 alleged gunmen from powerful Sinaloa drug cartel

Heath Ledger (Nov 2007 file photo) Actor Heath Ledger Found Dead at 28
Academy Award nominated Heath Ledger's body discovered by housekeeper, Tuesday, in Manhattan residence

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