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27 May 2009 

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 REGIONS
 Africa
Harnessing Waste Produces Gas for Cooking in Kenya  Video clip available
China's Wen Promises Greater Cooperation With Arab Nations  Audio Clip Available
Sudan Bishop Says Church Is Growing But Challenges Remain.  Audio Clip Available
 Americas
US Disappointed at Breakdown in Honduras Political Talks
Zelaya Aide Says Honduran Agreement Has Failed
Hurricane Ida Comes Ashore in Nicaragua
 Asia
China's Wen Promises Greater Cooperation With Arab Nations  Audio Clip Available
Pakistan Army: 12 Militants Killed in Recent Fighting
Afghanistan: NATO Strike Kills 7 Afghan Security Members  Audio Clip Available
 Europe
Medvedev: Not All Hopes Realized After Berlin Wall Fell
G20: Financial Stimulus Still Needed to Stabilize Economic Recovery
Berlin Prepares for Celebrations 20 Years After Fall of Wall  Video clip available
 Iraq
Iraqi Parliament Fails Again to Approve New Electoral Law
Iraqi Lawmakers Fail to Vote on Election Law
Exxon Group Wins Major Iraq Oil Contract
 Middle East
Israelis Rally for Peace on Rabin Anniversary
Iraqi Parliament Fails Again to Approve New Electoral Law
Iraqi Lawmakers Fail to Vote on Election Law
 United States
US House Approves Health Care Reform Measure
Navy Ship Honoring 9/11 Victims is Commissioned Into Fleet
Obama Praises Those Who Ended Fort Hood Rampage
 TOPICS
 Arts and Entertainment
Berlin Prepares for Celebrations 20 Years After Fall of Wall  Video clip available
Street Food in New York City Comes of Age  Video clip available
Los Angeles Music School Celebrates 125th Birthday  Audio Clip Available
 Disasters and Accidents
Hundreds of Thousands of Somali Refugees in Kenya Threatened by Floods
Nigeria’s Rivers State Governor Vows to Demolish Waterfront Homes  Audio Clip Available
Ethiopia Biodiversity Law Threatens Food Aid Shipments
 Economy and Finance
Harnessing Waste Produces Gas for Cooking in Kenya  Video clip available
G20: Financial Stimulus Still Needed to Stabilize Economic Recovery
Obama: 10.2 Percent Unemployment 'A Sobering Number'  Video clip available
 Education
Wendy Kopp's Mission: Ensure Educational Opportunity for All Students  Audio Clip Available
Berlin Wall Remembrances Vary  Audio Clip Available
Obama Challenges States To Overhaul Schools  Audio Clip Available
 Environment
Harnessing Waste Produces Gas for Cooking in Kenya  Video clip available
Citizen Volunteers Help Restore Chesapeake Bay Oysters  Audio Clip Available
Ivorians Risk Losing Oil Dump Millions
 Health
US House Approves Health Care Reform Measure
US House Nears Vote on Health Care Reform Measure
House Nears Debate on Health Care Reform
 Human Interest
'Children of War' Documents Rehabilitation of Former Child Soldiers  Video clip available
Syrian Novelist Talks About Impediments to Greater Democracy in the Arab World
Couple Creates Charity to Help Britain's Wounded Troops  Video clip available
 Human Rights and Law
'Children of War' Documents Rehabilitation of Former Child Soldiers  Video clip available
Ivorians Risk Losing Oil Dump Millions
Israel Rejects UN War Crimes Resolution  Audio Clip Available
 Labor
Lawmakers React to New US Unemployment Figures
Obama: 10.2 Percent Unemployment 'A Sobering Number'  Video clip available
US Jobless Rate Hits Highest Level Since 1983  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
 Lifestyles
Couple Creates Charity to Help Britain's Wounded Troops  Video clip available
South Korea Creates Council to Help Improve Image Overseas  Audio Clip Available
New US Warship's Bow Contains Steel from World Trade Center  Video clip available
 Politics
US House Approves Health Care Reform Measure
Iraqi Parliament Fails Again to Approve New Electoral Law
US House Nears Vote on Health Care Reform Measure
 Religion
Green Patriarch Brings Environmentalism to US Capital  Video clip available
Syrian Novelist Talks About Impediments to Greater Democracy in the Arab World
Late Swiss Psychologist C.G. Jung's Mysterious "Red Book" finally published and on display  Audio Clip Available
 Science and Technology
Mini Space Elevator Races for $900K Prize
Scientists Map Horse Genome
Pennsylvania Site Contains Evidence of Earliest People in North America  Audio Clip Available
 Social Issues
Wendy Kopp's Mission: Ensure Educational Opportunity for All Students  Audio Clip Available
Russian Woman Continues Fight For Equal Rights in Employment  Audio Clip Available
Obama Holds His 1st American Indian Summit  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
 Sports
Post-Cosafa Challenge Cup, Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League Play Resumes  Audio Clip Available
South African Athletics Board To Challenge Suspension
Nigeria Romps to Victory in Youth World Cup; Burkina Faso Falls
 War and Conflict
Pakistan Army: 12 Militants Killed in Recent Fighting
Afghanistan: NATO Strike Kills 7 Afghan Security Members  Audio Clip Available
Afghanistan Rejects UN Criticism of Karzai
 Weather
Hurricane Ida Comes Ashore in Nicaragua
UN Chief:  Climate Treaty in Copenhagen Unlikely
Typhoon Smashes Philippines, Killing at Least 11