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Nigerian Graft Probe Clears Former President And 31 Governors The Investigation Centered On Olusegun Obasanjo's 8-year tenure UN Agency Warns Not to Forget Food Crisis   Food and Agriculture Organization says financial turmoil drawing attention away from food insecurity problems Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Talks Resume Former South African President Thabo Mbeki is again mediating the talks between President Robert Mugabe and main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai US Seeks Cooperation with China in Africa   Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer says coordinating US and Chinese aid would prevent overlapping projects, lead to more efficient use of resources Breakaway Party from South Africa's Ruling ANC Appears Certain Former premier of Gauteng, the country's richest province, resigns from ANC to become convener of what is being billed as national consultative convention to be held November 2 Ethiopia Appeals for Additional Food Aid   Agricultural and Rural Development minister asks donor nations, humanitarian agencies to boost food aid pledges to alleviate shortages USAID Project Treats Nigerian Women with Reproductive Tract Afflictions Thousands in northern Nigeria receive relief from fistula E-mail: Forward this E-mail Click here to unsubscribe from the VOA Daily World News Summary If you have questions about this E-mail newsletter send an e-mail to: voanews@voanews.com

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Brown Presses Hard for Banking Crisis Agreement at EU Summit   Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown hopeful 27-member group can unanimously agree on banking-system rescue package based on British model US Candidates to Hold Final Televised Debate Face-off at Hofstra University in New York expected to focus on country's economic crisis New Talks Aim to Resolve Georgia, Russia Tensions   Fighting erupted between two countries on August 7 over Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia US: Senior Al-Qaida in Iraq Militant Killed US military says Abu Qaswarah, also know as Abu Sara, led AQI in northern Iraq until he was killed during an operation in Mosul October 5 18 Taliban Killed in Attack on Afghan Provincial Capital Officials say militants launched attack late Tuesday on Lashkar Gah in Helmand province Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Talks Resume Former South African President Thabo Mbeki is again mediating the talks between President Robert Mugabe and main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai US Seeks Cooperation with China in Africa   Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer says coordinating US and Chinese aid would prevent overlapping projects, lead to more efficient use of resources Rice:  'No Stone Unturned' in Effort for Mideast Peace   US Secretary of State says Israelis, Palestinians must redouble efforts for peace Canadian Conservatives Remain in Power   Prime Minister Stephen Harper's party wins parliamentary election but will still remain as minority government after failing to get majority in House of Commons New Report Finds Hunger Rampant in India   International Food Policy Research Institute says across India's 17 major states, situation ranges from 'serious to extremely alarming' E-mail: Forward this E-mail Click here to unsubscribe from the VOA Daily World News Summary If you have questions about this E-mail newsletter send an e-mail to: voanews@voanews.com

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US Moves to Strengthen Banks as Markets Rally   Government is buying up to $250 billion in stock of private banks and increasing government guarantees of loans and deposits Obama, McCain Detail US Economic Proposals Senator Obama proposes a temporary tax credit for companies that create new jobs in US; Senator McCain says he has plan to keep taxes low Congressional Democrats, Economic Experts Discuss New Stimulus Package   Minority Republicans say they agree on need for new legislation to help economy, but call Democrats' proposals insufficient Afghan Provincial Official Assassinated   Assassinations are a challenge to President Hamid Karzai, up for re-election next year, to convince Afghans that they are better off than they were before the Taliban were driven from power Syria Opens Formal Diplomatic Ties with Lebanon President Bashar al-Assad signs decree calling for creation of diplomatic embassy at ambassador level in Beirut Africans Sort Out Financial Priorities As Nations Pursue Coordinated Rescue Plan   High food and fuel prices, humanitarian costs of alleviating poverty, and ensuring continued support from international donors top the list of African concerns at Washington World Bank gathering Canadians Vote in Parliamentary Elections Polls indicate Prime Minister Stephen Harper will retain power, but experts say his party's lead is by no means secure Russians Pull Back in Georgia But Scars of War Remain     Some families return to find ransacked homes and say there will be no security until Russians are really gone WHO Advocates Primary Health Care, Universal Coverage   World Health Organization says primary care can provide billions of people fairer access to health care For Craftsman, Kayaks Are Way of Life   VOA's Zulima Palacio finds for aficionados, wooden kayak is Rolls Royce of light, fast boat E-mail: Forward this E-mail Click here to unsubscribe from the VOA Daily World News Summary If you have questions about this E-mail newsletter send an e-mail to: voanews@voanews.com

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