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Moldova Struggles with Post-Soviet Identity

Once part of the Soviet Union, the Eastern European country of Moldova now struggles to find its identity. Many Moldovans are leaving the country, and those who remain find themselves pulled between East and West.

Moldova Struggles with Post-Soviet Identity

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EU Grapples with Flood of Illegal Immigrants

European Union officials are playing the blame game over the crisis of illegal immigration from Africa and elsewhere. Last year, Spain legalized over half a million immigrants, and that upset other EU countries. They accuse Spain of shifting responsibility for an influx of immigrants to other countries.

EU Grapples with Flood of Illegal Immigrants

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News

Brazilians Find Wreckage of Jetliner

Brazilian authorities locate the wreckage of a Brazilian jetliner missing since Friday over the Amazon. Emergency crews had been unable to reach the plane immediately. There is no word of the fate of the 155 passengers and crew onboard.

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Friday

Iraqi Government Applies Pressure to Journalists

As many as 130 journalists have been killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003 -- the vast majority of them Iraqis. Iraqi journalists are under attack from both Sunni and Shiite extremists, and the U.S. military has detained some for months at a time. Now the Iraqi government is stepping up pressure on the country's journalists.

Iraqi Government Applies Pressure to Journalists

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A New Army Recruit's Reasons for Enlisting

U.S. Army officials announced they met their recruiting goal for the fiscal year that ends on Saturday, signing up 80,000 new recruits. High school senior Amanda Gillenger, one of those new recruits, talks with Mike Pesca about why she joined the Army.

A New Army Recruit's Reasons for Enlisting

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Sen. Biden: Divide Iraq into Three Regions

Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) talks about his plan for a decentralized Iraq, divided along ethnic and religious lines -- a Kurdish area to the north, and the rest divided between Shia and Sunni Muslims.

Sen. Biden: Divide Iraq into Three Regions

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Clinton-Led Conference Addresses Global Issues

The Clinton Global Initiative -- named for and led by the former president -- has hosted two annual conferences. Business, media and political leaders from around the world met to focus on issues that, this year, included poverty alleviation, global health, religious and ethnic conflict, and climate change.

Clinton-Led Conference Addresses Global Issues

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Luggage Vigilantes Accost Fellow Airline Passenger

A university professor was traveling through Europe by plane, while wearing a long beard. Naturally, three fellow passengers thought he might be a terrorist. During a layover in Madrid, the three approached the bearded man and demanded to search his carry-on bags. Professor Pablo Gutierrez Vega declined, and the pilot took his side. He offered to throw the luggage vigilantes off the plane, an offer the professor declined, though he is preparing to sue.

Luggage Vigilantes Accost Fellow Airline Passenger

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Russia Tightens Screws on Domestic Oil Fields

The Russian government says it plans to investigate more of its oil and gas projects for possible environmental violations. But oil industry experts say officials are targeting foreign oil companies, as part of their campaign to increase the Kremlin's control over the country's vast mineral wealth.

Russia Tightens Screws on Domestic Oil Fields

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Kazakh President Visits the White House

Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of oil-rich and democracy-poor Kazakhstan, meets President Bush at the White House on Friday. Nazarbayev has been accused of rigging elections, keeping a tight lid on the media. But his country has considerable amounts of oil and is in a strategically valuable location for the U.S.

Kazakh President Visits the White House

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Corruption Claims Cloud Brazil's Presidential Election

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva clings to a lead that would give him an outright victory in the general election Sunday. But the latest in a series of corruption scandals has Lula's main rival declaring "there'll be a second round."

Corruption Claims Cloud Brazil's Presidential Election

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Author Interviews

Shanghai Detective Fiction Reflects a Changing China

Qiu Xiaolong's English-language detective stories track Shanghai's transformation into a modern metropolis and how ordinary citizens are struggling to cope with the rapid pace of change.

Shanghai Detective Fiction Reflects a Changing China

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Thursday

Reports: Problems with Iraq Oil Sector, Police Facility

Iraq's most important moneymaker -- its oil industry -- lost $16 billion in potential foreign sales to insurgent attacks, criminals and bad equipment, a U.S. audit says. A second report says that a new building used to train police in Baghdad was poorly constructed.

Reports: Problems with Iraq Oil Sector, Police Facility

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Russia and Georgia Dispute Spies, Soldiers

The long-simmering confrontation between Russia and Georgia has escalated after the arrest of four Russian intelligence officers in the Georgian capital. The Russian defense minister says Russia will use "all means available" to free the men, who the Georgians accuse of spying. Relations between the two countries are strained by the presence of Russian troops in two breakaway regions of Georgia. The Georgians have demanded their withdrawal, but the Russians say they are peacekeepers and should stay.

Russia and Georgia Dispute Spies, Soldiers

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Guantanamo's Role May Change with New Policies

As the president's rules for handling detainees accused of terrorist acts are debated in Congress, the impact of the latest changes on America's allies is uncertain. On Sept. 6, President Bush announced that 14 high-profile detainees would be sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be charged and tried under military commissions. At the end of his speech, the president sought to quell international criticism, saying that he wants to work with allies by providing what the administration considers a fair legal basis to hold and try suspected terrorists. The commission rules that President Bush proposed at that time have undergone both criticism and alterations -- but it might not be enough to end calls to close the Guantanamo facility.

Guantanamo's Role May Change with New Policies

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