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On Monday's Daily Download: A train derailment in China leaves dozens dead; some good news for Iraq and its antiquities; and the residents of Key West, Florida again declare their independence from the U.S. - and from sanity! In our VOA News Blog, we consider the Future of News and VOA - let us know what you think! Don't miss the latest special series, North Korea - Crossing the Border, by correspondent Luis Ramirez. And you might want to check out our VOA Election Blog or our coverage of the U.S. elections.

Many development experts fear the number of poor in the Asia-Pacific region will increase because of rising food prices and rocketing oil costs

Now $119.93 a barrel, the president of OPEC says oil prices could go as high as $200 a barrel

Mother, four children, under six years old, were having breakfast in their home

Official Xinhua news agency says the trains collided before dawn near the city of Zibo, in Shandong province

US military says gunmen took advantage of a sandstorm that blanketed the Iraqi capital on Sunday to launch apparently coordinated assaults

Spokesman says that Baitullah Mehsud broke off talks because government is refusing to withdraw army from tribal region bordering Afghanistan

Zimbabwe's electoral commission chairman expects recounts from 23 voting districts today

Kim Sook and Christopher Hill will meet for the first time since South Korean official took his post earlier this month

Officials say officer, who crossed border near Panmunjom Sunday, is being debriefed by South Korean authorities

Indian experts say launch of number of satellites in one go demonstrates India's space program has made technological advances

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