The focus of those talks is expected to be on U.S.-Somali cooperation against Islamist extremists and insurgents, who are threatening to topple the government in Mogadishu.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

December 7 is known as "national students' day" in Iran, and it marks the anniversary of the 1953 slaying of three students by Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi's security forces, following a coup against populist Prime Minister Mohammed Mosadegh, earlier that year Eyewitnesses say hundreds of students have received threatening emails,this week, warning them not to participate in Monday's demonstrations.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

We are making steady progress in the battle against life-threatening diseases each year.

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And Vickery - the third member of the starting front row in Sydney - has had to battle against career-threatening back problems before returning as England captain.

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Anelka poked in from point-blank range to make it 3-0 after John Terry had headed a Malouda corner against the crossbar and Chelsea were threatening to run riot against the Slovakian league leaders.

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