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European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana during press conference in Geneva, 19 Jul 2008 EU's Top Diplomat: No Answer from Iran on Incentives Package
Javier Solana held closed-door talks Saturday with Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili; talks attended for first time by senior US envoy

Barack Obama, second from left, with Gul Agha Shirzai, left, the governor of Nangarhar province, attends a meeting in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, 19 July 2008 Presidential Hopeful Barack Obama Arrives in Afghanistan
First stop at start of international tour aimed at bolstering foreign policy credentials

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, 05 Jul 2008 Iraqi Parliament Votes for Return of Sunnis to Cabinet
Lawmakers accept return of six Sunni ministers to Shi'ite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, giving boost to nation's reconciliation

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (L) is pictured with South African President, chief regional negotiator Thabo Mbeki (R) and an unidentified member of the dissident MDC delegation, 05 Jul 2008 Zimbabwe Moves to Formal Talks to End Political Crisis
South African president has agreed to accept help in his mediation efforts from representatives of the African Union, United Nations, Southern African Development Community

Gas flares belonging to Agip oil company in Ebocha near oil rich city of Port Harcourt, Nigeria (file photo) Nigeria Shelves Oil Crisis Summit
Government bows to pressure from groups, ethnic leaders from oil-producing Niger Delta to suspend indefinitely summit aimed at halting attacks on petroleum industry

(From left) Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and PM Hashim Thaci, 18 July 2008 Rice Predicts Wider Recognition of Kosovo
US secretary of state met Friday with Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci to mark six months of Kosovar independence

President Bush meets reporters during news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, D.C., 15 Jul 2008 Bush Outlines Solutions for America's Economic Woes
US president says his decision to lift presidential ban on offshore oil exploration will help address rising gasoline prices

Pope Benedict XVI during Mass in St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, 19 Jul 2008 Pope Benedict Apologizes for Clergy Abuse in Australia  Audio Clip Available
Pontiff tells mass in Sydney sexual abuse by clergy brought shame to Catholic Church

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the General Assembly meeting at the UN headquarters, New York, 18 Jul 2008 UN Chief Says Billions Needed to Halt Food Crisis  Audio Clip Available
Ban Ki-moon says international community must take steps to ensure that vulnerable populations are not left without help

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