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Senators Barack Obama (l) and John McCain debating at Hofstra University in New York, 15 Oct 2008 McCain, Obama Square Off in Season's Last Debate  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Debate produced heated discussion of slumping US economy, some testy exchanges about conduct of candidates' campaigns


Sale signs in a Pasadena, California store front (Oct 2008 file photo) US Investors Hopeful as Inflation Unchanged
Stock futures move higher as Labor Department report shows inflation flat, claims for unemployment benefits decline


A photographer takes a picture of a display showing stock prices at a brokerage firm in Hong Kong, 16 Oct 2008 Asian Markets Drop Sharply on Lower US Spending, Recession Fears  Audio Clip Available
US stocks fell sharply in Wednesday trading after report showed drop in retail sales


Man looks at Australian Securities Exchange board, 10 Oct 2008 Commodity Prices Tumble in Australia as Credit Crisis Bites  Audio Clip Available
Industry experts say while exports of commodities to China will suffer in short-term, future appears much brighter


[insert caption here] Suspected US Missile Strikes Pakistan's South Waziristan  Audio Clip Available
Thursday's strike hit area controlled by Baitullah Mehsud, leader of coalition of Pakistani Taliban groups


Cambodian soldiers patrol on the road up to the famed Preah Vihear temple, Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, near Thai border, 16 Oct 2008 Thailand, Cambodia Working to Resolve Border Dispute  Audio Clip Available
Dispute concerns land around the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple


Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrives at hotel in Harare on October 15, 2008 for the second day of talks, which are being mediated by former South African President Thabo Mbeki  Zimbabwe Talks Move Toward Compromise  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Partial agreement expected Thursday after two full days of intense, long sessions of negotiations mediated by former South African president Thabo Mbeki


Elderly vendor waits for customers (file photo) Climate Change, Global Credit Crisis Deepen Poverty and Hunger in East Timor  Audio Clip Available
New survey finds more than 70 percent of households unable to find enough to eat during half the year


Child trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and minors are the most severe forms of abuse that occur frequently in impoverished regions of the Philippines Paris Conference Highlights Growing Concern Over Human Trafficking  Audio Clip Available
Experts say most trafficking takes place in Asia but hundreds of thousands also trafficked yearly in Europe


HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt holding child and polio vaccine in India Study: Old Polio Vaccine Four Times More Effective Than Newer Drug  Audio Clip Available
Researchers say nowhere is this more evident than Nigeria, which harbors lion's share of global polio cases


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