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Supporters of Manuel Zelaya in Tegucigalpa, Honduras (14 July 2009)
Honduras's interim government rejects a Costa Rican proposal offered at talks to end a conflict with the ousted president.

A US military review calls for the overhaul of the entire Afghan prison system, the New York Times reports.

Two of the astronauts who took part in the first Moon landing 40 years ago call for new efforts to send a manned mission to Mars.


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