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A US soldier stands guard in an area hit by a suicide car bomb attack in Shula, Baghdad, 23 Mar 2008 US Death Toll in Iraq Hits 4,000 as War Enters Sixth Year
Four US soldiers among the dead, brings five-year total to 4,000

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (r) and U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney (l) meet in Jerusalem, 24 Mar 2008 (photo released by the Israeli Government Press Office) Cheney Accuses Hamas, Syria and Iran of Trying to Torpedo Mideast Peace   Audio Clip Available
US vice president comments come following meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Yousaf Raza Gilani talks to media upon his arrival at Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, 24 Mar 2008 Pakistan's Parliament Picks PPP's Gilani as Prime Minister  Audio Clip Available
Yousuf Raza Gilani's selection ends era of struggle by political forces opposed to President Pervez Musharraf and further puts his fate in question

Tibetan activist wearing  t-shirt with red paint is dragged away by Greek police, 24 Mar 2008 Protests Disrupt Torch Lighting Ceremony for Beijing Olympic Games
Tibetan woman covers herself in red paint and lays on road in front of runner carrying flame, others chant pro-Tibet slogans

Screen capture taken from  China State television March 16, 2008 shows boy being taken by force along street in Tibetan capital, Lhasa Tibet's Government in Exile Says 130 Killed in Protests
Rights groups are calling for boycott of Beijing Olympic Games in August because of crackdown on Tibet

Bhutanese queue up to cast their votes outside a polling station in Thimphu, 24 Mar 2008 Reluctant Bhutans Vote in Country's First-Ever National Election  Audio Clip Available
Voter turnout tops 70 percent as thousands line up at polling stations to take part in democratic exercise

President Bush makes a statement on FISA legislation on the South Lawn of the White House, 13 Mar 2008 Bush to Discuss Ukraine's Controversial NATO Bid
President Bush will use his trip to Ukraine, Romania, and Croatia next week to try to show support for freedom and democracy in the region

ICBL Ambassador Jody Williams delivering her acceptance speech at the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony held in December 1997 in Oslo, Norway Nobel Peace Laureate is Unrelenting in Campaign Against Landmines  Audio Clip Available
Jody Williams: "Peace is not a utopian vision, but requires hard work." 

Young fighters need flexibility West African Traditional Wrestlers Seek Riches, Find Discipline
Hundreds of young men dream of superstardom, train nearly every day for their next big match

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe addresses the congregation at a church in Bulawayo, about 500 kilometers south of Harare, 23 Mar 2008 Zimbabwe’s Opposition Party Accuses Government of Plot to Rig Elections  Audio Clip Available
Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is accusing incumbent President Robert Mugabe’s government of a calculated plot to rig Saturday's general elections

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