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15 April 2009 

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 REGIONS
 Africa
Tournament Gives Senegalese Women a Turn on the Soccer Field  Audio Clip Available
Farm Workers Lose Livelihoods in Zimbabwe's Land Reform  Audio Clip Available
South Africa Lifts Visa Requirements for Zimbabweans
 Americas
Mexico Moves Toward Normalcy as Swine Flu Subsides
Swine Flu Stigma Hurts US Hog Farmers  Video clip available
Mexican Businesses, Schools to Reopen as Flu Scare Lessens
 Asia
US to Send Envoy in Bid to Salvage North Korea Nuclear Talks
Sri Lankan Prime Minister: Military Has Rebel Leader Trapped
Aid Agencies Make Appeals for Displaced in Sri Lanka  Audio Clip Available
 Europe
France Wants to Ban Comedian from Politics
Russian President's Power in Doubt  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Fiat's Drive to Supersize Hitting Potential Roadblocks
 Iraq
Iraqi Asylum Claims Revised by UNHCR as Security Improves
Iraq: No Extension of US Withdrawal Date from Cities
Gates: Arab Allies Should Not Worry About Possible US-Iran Rapprochement  Audio Clip Available
 Middle East
Joe Biden Urges Israel To Support Two-State Solution    Audio Clip Available
Iraqi Asylum Claims Revised by UNHCR as Security Improves
UN Report Slams Israel for Damages During Gaza Offensive
 United States
Joe Biden Urges Israel To Support Two-State Solution    Audio Clip Available
Rural Americans Bank on Wind Power  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Fiat's Drive to Supersize Hitting Potential Roadblocks
 TOPICS
 Arts and Entertainment
France Wants to Ban Comedian from Politics
Comic Book Superhero's Past is Revealed in 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'  Audio Clip Available
Harare Arts Festival Opens to Criticism  Audio Clip Available
 Disasters and Accidents
Disappointing Zimbabwe Maize Harvest Points To Early Food Aid Resumption  Audio Clip Available
28 Killed in Iran Bus Crash
One Year Later, Burma's Nargis Victims Still Need Help  Video clip available
 Economy and Finance
Farm Workers Lose Livelihoods in Zimbabwe's Land Reform  Audio Clip Available
Fiat's Drive to Supersize Hitting Potential Roadblocks
Mexico Moves Toward Normalcy as Swine Flu Subsides
 Education
Zimbabwe Teachers Strike Averted  Audio Clip Available
Zimbabwe Education Minister, Backed by Donors, Fends Off Teacher Strike  Audio Clip Available
Zimbabwe Education Minister Tables Concessions to Fend Off Teacher Strike  Audio Clip Available
 Environment
Rural Americans Bank on Wind Power  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
China to Focus on Renewable Energy  Audio Clip Available
Robots Spread Seeds of Change in Fruit Orchards  Audio Clip Available
 Health
Number of Swine Flu Cases Approaches 1,500 Worldwide  Audio Clip Available
Mexico Moves Toward Normalcy as Swine Flu Subsides
Zimbabwe Cholera Epidemic Persists in Harare Amid Continued Water Woes  Audio Clip Available
 Human Interest
Gibran Award Recipients Honored for Promoting Cross-Cultural Understanding  Video clip available
Swine Flu Stigma Hurts US Hog Farmers  Video clip available
X Prize Offered for Health Care Innovation  Audio Clip Available
 Human Rights and Law
UN Report Slams Israel for Damages During Gaza Offensive
Gibran Award Recipients Honored for Promoting Cross-Cultural Understanding  Video clip available
US Officials:  Ships Must Adopt Own Pirate Defenses
 Labor
Zimbabwe Teachers Strike Averted  Audio Clip Available
Zimbabwe Education Minister, Backed by Donors, Fends Off Teacher Strike  Audio Clip Available
On May Day, Zimbabwe's Biggest Union Threatens Protests Over Low Wages  Audio Clip Available
 Lifestyles
Christian Organization Rehabilitates Blind Beggars  Audio Clip Available
Catherine Rohr Helps Prisoners Become Entrepreneurs  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Here, Fluffy, It's Boarding Time!  Audio Clip Available
 Politics
France Wants to Ban Comedian from Politics
Joe Biden Urges Israel To Support Two-State Solution    Audio Clip Available
US to Send Envoy in Bid to Salvage North Korea Nuclear Talks
 Religion
Fighting Intensifies in Northwestern Pakistan, Straining Peace Deal
Commission Names 13 Countries as Religious Freedom Violators  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Pakistan on the Offensive Against Taliban Insurgency in Northwestern Region  Audio Clip Available
 Science and Technology
Swine Flu Stigma Hurts US Hog Farmers  Video clip available
EU Official: US Should Give up Oversight of Internet
Study Unlocks Genetic Diversity in Africa  Audio Clip Available
 Social Issues
Disappointing Zimbabwe Maize Harvest Points To Early Food Aid Resumption  Audio Clip Available
Massage Offers Blind Cambodians Way Out of Poverty  Audio Clip Available
Zimbabwe Education Minister, Backed by Donors, Fends Off Teacher Strike  Audio Clip Available
 Sports
Tournament Gives Senegalese Women a Turn on the Soccer Field  Audio Clip Available
Zimbabwe's Monomotapa Now Awaits CAF Championship Group Drawing  Audio Clip Available
Zimbabwe's Lengthens, Topping PSL Table, Faces Gunners on Monday  Audio Clip Available
 War and Conflict
Iraqi Asylum Claims Revised by UNHCR as Security Improves
UN Report Slams Israel for Damages During Gaza Offensive
US Officials:  Ships Must Adopt Own Pirate Defenses
 Weather
Pressure Mounting On Australia's Ambitious Carbon Trading Plan  Audio Clip Available
Experts Probe Urban Growth, Climate Change Links in Africa
Cyclone Bijli Kills 5 in Bangladesh, Spares Burma