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A soldier at the international airport in Honduras on 5 July 2009
Honduras 'to stop ousted leader's plane'
Honduras' interim government says it will block ousted President Zelaya from flying home, but he says he is determined to go.
Q&A: Crisis in Honduras
US treads carefully
'Mistimed coup' in Honduras?

Pro-Mousavi demonstrator in Tehran - 28/06/09 Iran clerics defy election ruling
A group of Iranian clerics calls the presidential vote's result invalid, underlining the splits in the ruling elite.

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US President Barack Obama (L) and Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) Mending fences
Will Obama be able to improve US-Russian relations?
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Has Obama administration taken eye off Iraq?
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L-R: Rafael Cervi, Filipe Francisquini, Dayana Francisquini, Thais Francisquini Prayers for flats blaze victims
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