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On this weekend's Daily Download: One of the world's tallest buildings is now one of the world's largest wind-power plants, refugees at the edge of war find a path to the internet, and the video art that is Mike Gravel's presidential campaign. Don't miss our new Special Report on Burma for the latest information on relief efforts following the cyclone there. In our VOA News Blog, we respond to queries about German and Jazz.  And you might want to check out our VOA Election Blog or our coverage of the U.S. elections. 

Zimbabwean Movement for Democratic change (MDC) president Morgan Tsvangirai speaks on 10 May 2008 Zimbabwe Opposition Leader to Take Part in Runoff Against Mugabe  Audio Clip Available
Morgan Tsvangirai also lays out several conditions for runoff election

Unidentified man votes in Burma's controversial referendum at  polling station in Hlaeuk township near Yangon, 10 May 2008 Burma Holds Constitutional Referendum Despite Cyclone Disaster  Audio Clip Available
Military rulers allowed no outside observers or foreign media, making it impossible to verify number of people who voted 

Residents walk past houses destroyed by Cyclone Nargis in Bogalay, Burma, 09 May 2008 Aid Groups, Governments Appeal for More Access to Burma  Audio Clip Available
Days after deadly cyclone swept through the country, Burma's military government has allowed very few aid workers to enter

Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Siniora during press conference at Government House in Beirut, 10 May 2008 Lebanon's Siniora Urges Army to Restore Order
Prime minister says government cannot allow Hezbollah to impose war against citizens of Lebanon 

Iraqi men examine the wreckage of a car destroyed during clashes in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, 28 Apr 2008 Iraqi Government Strikes Truce with Forces Loyal to Shi'ite Cleric
Aide to radical Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr says agreement to take effect on Sunday

Iraqis wait outside UNHCR office in Duma, 15 kms north of Damascus, Syria, to register their names, 13 Feb 2008 UNHCR Warns Lack of Money May Force Cutbacks for Iraqi Refugees
Refugee agency says fading international interest in Iraq is having terrible impact on nearly five million who have fled their homes

An Israeli soldier watches a helicopter land at the scene where a man was killed by a mortar fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza, in Kfar Aza, Israel, 9 May 2008 Hamas Launches New Rocket Attack From Gaza Into Southern Israel
Rockets fired hours after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed five Palestinians

Israel's PM Ehud Olmert (l) and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas  before a meeting in Jerusalem, 05 May 2008 Bush Heads to Middle East Tuesday  Audio Clip Available
US president returns to region hoping to build on latest round of Israel-Palestinian peace efforts he began last year with conference outside Washington

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo (file photo) Nigerian President Under Pressure to Probe Predecessor  Audio Clip Available
Groups in Nigeria intensifying pressure for criminal investigation into alleged corrupt deals under Olusegun Obasanjo

Color and Imagination Drive 'Speed Racer' Onto Big Screen  Audio Clip Available
Wachowski brothers' film brings 1960s TV series into future

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