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Pakistani volunteers take out an injured person, a victim of suicide bombing in Charsadda town, from an ambulance at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, 9 Feb 2008 Suicide Bombing at Election Rally Kills at Least 20 in Northwestern Pakistan
Pakistan's Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz says suicide attacker struck Awami National Party rally

Turkish parliament during second and final round of voting to allow female students to wear Islamic head scarves at universities, in Ankara, 9 Feb 2008 Turkish Lawmakers Approve Repeal of Ban on Islamic Head Scarves at Universities
Change bitterly opposed by opposition lawmakers, secularists who believe it threatens Turkey's cherished secular traditions

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at Conference on Security Policy in Munich, 9 Feb 2008 Turkish Leader Criticizes European 'Double Standard' on PKK
PM Erdogan calls on European countries to stop allowing affiliates of Kurdish Workers Party to raise money, promote cause

Osama bin Laden Pakistan Denies US Claims of Bin Laden, Mullah Omar Whereabouts
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Sadiq stresses that Islamabad would take action if Washington provided intelligence to back up claim

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates listens during the meeting in the President palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, 8 Feb 2008 Gates: NATO May Supply More Troops for Afghanistan  Audio Clip Available
US defense secretary says he will use current trip to try to convince ordinary Europeans to support such moves by their governments

G7 finance ministers, central bank governors, IMF head pose for group photo during meeting in Tokyo, 9 Feb 2008 G7 Finance Ministers Pledge Joint Effort to Steady Global Markets
But finance leaders say global economy faces growing threats from US credit and housing problems

People fleeing Chad's capital N'Djamena cross the bridge on the Chad/Cameroon border in Kousseri on February 4, 2008 UN Aid Agencies Call for Humanitarian Corridor in Chad  Audio Clip Available
Agencies established corridor from Cameroon to Chad several years ago, but recent fighting disrupted route

President Bush speaks prior to signing Presidential Proclamation for American Heart Month, 1 Feb. 2008, in Kansas City, Mo. Bush Signing Statement on Sudan Divestment Law Still Controversial  Audio Clip Available
Hearing examined potential impact of  president's action on worldwide efforts for divestment over Darfur issue

US Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Chris Maurer observes as a Sao Tome soldier practices inserting an IV into his vein during a training exercise 23 Jan 2008 US Africa Command Focuses on Security, Diplomacy, Development
Experts say new command has broader mandate than just security

Children Running Through Veteran Artists Compete for Grammys in Less Known Folk/Americana Category  Audio Clip Available
Few Grammys in category to be presented during televised broadcast

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