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A nuclear energy deal between the United States ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:27:00 GMT

(AFP) - A nuclear energy deal between the United States and India could fuel an arms race with Pakistan unless it is amended to ensure New Delhi is banned from producing new weapons-grade material and from conducting nuclear test explosions, Democrats Edward Markey and Ellen Tauscher, seen here in Bucharest in April 2008, said Wednesday. Photo:Daniel Mihailescu/AFP

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh waits at ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:27:00 GMT

(AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh waits at a meeting in Colombo on August 2, 2008. A nuclear energy deal between the United States and India could fuel an arms race with Pakistan unless it is amended to ensure New Delhi is banned from producing new weapons-grade material and from conducting nuclear test explosions, two US lawmakers said Wednesday. Photo:Raveendran/AFP

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama addresses a town hall meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina on August 19. The US presidential race gained momentum with Obama set to announce his running mate ahead of his coronation next week as the Democrats' standard-bearer. Photo:Emmanuel Dunand/AFP

Hillary Clinton (right) boards her campaign plane ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - Hillary Clinton (right) boards her campaign plane after speaking at a campaign event with Indiana Senator Evan Bayh in May 2008. The US presidential race gathered momentum with Barack Obama set to announce his running mate at any moment. Clinton is not thought to be a contender but Bayh is. Photo:Joe Raedle/AFP

Virginia Governor Tim Kaine addresses a fundraising ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - Virginia Governor Tim Kaine addresses a fundraising event Aug 14, in Richmond, Virginia on August 14. The US presidential race gained momentum with Barack Obama set to announce his running mate ahead of his coronation next week as the Democrats' standard-bearer. Photo:Chip Somodevilla/AFP

US Senator Joe Biden stands near an airplane ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Senator Joe Biden stands near an airplane as soldiers unload humanitarian aid for refugees from the South Ossetian conflict zone in Tbilisi August 17. The US presidential race gained momentum with Barack Obama set to announce his running mate ahead of his coronation next week as the Democrats' standard-bearer. Photo:Vano Shlamov/AFP

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski (R) exchange documents after signing a deal on basing an American missile shield in Poland, in Warsaw. The United States has ruled out the use of US military force in Georgia, but the Pentagon will almost certainly be looking for other chess pieces to move to check a more aggressive Russia, analysts say. Photo:Janek Skarzynski/AFP

US-built Humvees allegedly seized by Russian ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - US-built Humvees allegedly seized by Russian forces are escorted by Russian troops while departing the military airbase in Senaki on August 19, 2008. The United States has ruled out the use of US military force in Georgia, but the Pentagon will almost certainly be looking for other chess pieces to move to check a more aggressive Russia, analysts say. Photo:Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP

US plans for their 'missile shield' has attracted ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - US plans for their 'missile shield' has attracted fierce criticism from Russia. Poland and the United States have signed a deal to deploy part of a US missile shield on Polish territory in the face of deep Russian anger. Photo:null/AFP

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski shake hands after signing a deal to deploy part of the US missile shield in Poland. Photo:Janek Skarzynski/AFP

A US ballistic missile streaks across the sky ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:52:00 GMT

(AFP) - A US ballistic missile streaks across the sky during a test for the National Missile Defense programme in 2001. Warsaw and Washington have signed a deal to deploy a US missile shield in Poland. The two countries insist the aim is to ward off Iranian attacks, despite deep Russian anger at the move. Photo:null/AFP

Poland and the United States have signed a deal ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - Poland and the United States have signed a deal to deploy part of a US missile shield on Polish territory in the face of deep Russian anger. Photo:Anibal Maiz/AFP

Virginia Governor Tim Kaine addresses a fundraising ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - Virginia Governor Tim Kaine addresses a fundraising event Aug 14, in Richmond, Virginia. The US presidential race gathered momentum Wednesday, with Barack Obama set to announce his running mate at any moment, ahead of his coronation as the Democrats' standard-bearer. Photo:Chip Somodevilla/AFP

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama addresses a convention in Orlando, Florida. The US presidential race gathered momentum Wednesday, with Obama set to announce his running mate at any moment, ahead of his coronation as the Democrats' standard-bearer. Photo:Emmanuel Dunand/AFP

File picture shows US President George W. Bush ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - File picture shows US President George W. Bush (left) with his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski in Gdansk. Washington and Warsaw were set Wednesday to sign a deal on basing an US missile shield in Poland, in the face of strident opposition from Russia which has warned the Poles they risk attack. Photo:Janek Skarzynski/AFP

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (left) ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (left) and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorsk walk on the tarmac of a Warsaw military airfield Aug 19. Washington and Warsaw were set Wednesday to sign a deal on basing an US missile shield in Poland, in the face of strident opposition from Russia which has warned the Poles they risk attack. Photo:Janek Skarzynski/AFP

Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama cheer during a town hall meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina Aug 19. Biting attacks by Republican John McCain on Obama have narrowed the White House race to a near statistical tie, as the foes gird for the decisive stage of their battle, new polls show. Photo:Emmanuel Dunand/AFP

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama listens to a homeless war veteran's question during a town hall meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina Aug 19. Biting attacks by Republican John McCain on Obama have narrowed the White House race to a near statistical tie, as the foes gird for the decisive stage of their battle, new polls show. Photo:Emmanuel Dunand/AFP

Biting attacks by Republican John McCain, pictured, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - Biting attacks by Republican John McCain, pictured, on Barack Obama have narrowed the White House race to a near statistical tie, as the foes gird for the decisive stage of their battle, new polls show. Photo:David Mcnew/AFP

New York Senator Hillary Clinton (R) boards her ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:24:00 GMT

(AFP) - New York Senator Hillary Clinton (R) boards her campaign plane after speaking at a campaign event at the Merrillville fire department with Indiana Senator Evan Bayh in May 2008 in Gary, Indiana. The New York Times reported late Monday that Barack Obama had narrowed down his VP search to Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, Indiana Senator Evan Bayh and Biden, and that an announcement was imminent. Photo:Joe Raedle/AFP

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, pictured ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:44:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, pictured in July 2008, called Russia an 'outlaw' Tuesday as she fumed over the country's refusal to immediately pull its troops out of Georgia. Photo:Brendon O'hagan/AFP

An image grab from the Arabic-language Iranian ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:24:00 GMT

(AFP) - An image grab from the Arabic-language Iranian TV station Al-Alam shows the launching into space of Iran's Safir Omid rocket, which is capable of carrying a satellite into orbit, an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic. An Iranian missile test aimed at putting a dummy satellite into orbit failed, a US defense official said Tuesday. Photo:/AFP

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski walk on the tarmac of a Warsaw military airport upon their arrival from Brussels. In a clear swipe at Russia, Poland's President Lech Kaczynski on Tuesday said his country would not give in to threats over its deal with Washington to deploy US missile silos on Polish soil. Photo:Janek Skarzynski/AFP

This photo taken in 2006 shows Zambian President ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - This photo taken in 2006 shows Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa in Lusaka. Mwanawasa, a trenchant critic of Robert Mugabe who won praise for his handling of Zambia's inflation-prone economy, died Tuesday in hospital in France aged 59. Photo:Mackson Wasamunu/AFP

A gendarme guards the site of a suicide bomb ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:30:00 GMT

(AFP) - A gendarme guards the site of a suicide bomb attack in Issers. A suicide attacker killed 43 people and wounded 45 others waiting outside an elite police school in Algeria, plunging the country into a new security alert over Islamist militants. Photo:/AFP

File photo shows a stack of 100 Yuan notes in ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:27:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows a stack of 100 Yuan notes in Beijing. US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Tuesday welcomed China's progress in allowing its currency to rise and called for more Chinese investment in the United States. Photo:Frederic J. Brown/AFP

A Russian convoy leaves the military airbase ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Russian convoy leaves the military airbase where they are stationed in the village of Senaki, western Georgia. The White House on Tuesday flatly rejected Russian charges that NATO was being 'biased' in the Georgia conflict, and renewed US demands that Moscow withdraw its forces immediately. Photo:Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP

A column of Russian armoured veichles drives ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - A column of Russian armoured veichles drives in the direction of the flashpoint city of Gori. The White House on Tuesday flatly rejected Russian charges that NATO was being 'biased' in the Georgia conflict, and renewed US demands that Moscow withdraw its forces immediately. Photo:Marco Longari/AFP

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf responds ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf responds to people gathered during a farewell ceremony at the presidency in Islamabad on August 18. The United States said Tuesday it would study any application for asylum by Musharraf but pointed out that no such bid had been made so far. Photo:Farooq Naeem/AFP

French Defence Minister Herve Morin(C), general-staff ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:54:00 GMT

(AFP) - French Defence Minister Herve Morin(C), general-staff chief Jean-Louis Georgelin(R) and French junior Minister for Defence and Veterans Affairs Jean-Marie Bockel address the press after ten French NATO soldiers were killed in a Taliban ambush near Kabul. US President George W. Bush offered his condolences to the families of victims. Photo:Pierre Verdy/AFP

Members of the French 8th marine parachutist ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:20:00 GMT

(AFP) - Members of the French 8th marine parachutist regiment (8th RPIMA)at their headquarters in southern France in May 2008. The US military provided close air support to French forces who were caught in a fierce battle with insurgents in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of 10 French soldiers, mostly from the 8th RPIMA and left 21 others wounded, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Photo:Eric Cabanis/AFP

US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama, seen here addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars 109th National Convention in Orlando, Florida, waged a counter-offensive on John McCain's stinging attacks on his patriotism, redoubling a rhetorical barrage ahead of announcing his choice of running mate. Photo:Emmanuel Dunand/AFP

US Democratic presidential hopeful Illinois Senator ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Democratic presidential hopeful Illinois Senator Barack Obama, seen here in May 2008, waged a counter-offensive on John McCain's attacks on his patriotism, accusing the Republican of 'talking tough' on national security but offering no solutions. Photo:Paul J. Richards/AFP

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seen ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seen here on August 15, 2008, warned Russia Tuesday it was isolating itself from the international community with its behaviour in Georgia. Photo:Vano Shlamov/AFP

People shop for canned food at the San Francisco ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - People shop for canned food at the San Francisco Food Bank in June 2008 in San Francisco. US wholesale prices have spiked by their largest margin in 27 years in the year to July as inflationary pressures continue to buffet the world's largest economy, a government survey showed. Photo:Justin Sullivan/AFP

Construction workers building new homes in the ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - Construction workers building new homes in the US. Construction of new homes in the United States plunged 11 percent in July to an annualized pace of 965,000 units, after an unexpected increase in June, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Photo:Jeff Haynes/AFP

US voters believe by a two-to-one margin that ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - US voters believe by a two-to-one margin that Republican White House candidate John McCain (pictured) is better qualified than his rival Barack Obama to deal with a resurgent Russia, a new poll has found. Photo:Matt Stroshane/AFP

File picture from April shows US Senator Joe ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - File picture from April shows US Senator Joe Biden (left) and Barack Obama at a Democratic Party Presidential Primary Debate in April last year. Speculation about Obama's vice presidential pick hit new heights as a report said he had all but settled on a number two and could reveal his choice as early as Wednesday. Photo:Stan Honda/AFP

Hillary Clinton and Indiana Senator Evan Bayh ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - Hillary Clinton and Indiana Senator Evan Bayh joke at an election night event in May 2008. Speculation about Barack Obama's vice presidential pick hit new heights as a report said he had all but settled on a number two and could reveal his choice as early as Wednesday. Photo:Robyn Beck/AFP