Mon. 14 Sep 2009 1209 UTC
Iran Agrees to Talks with Major Powers in October
Chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili agrees to launch talks in phone conversation with EU foreign policy chief
Obama to Make Speech on Financial Sector
White House officials say president will urge companies to avoid risky investments, support regulations that would help businesses avoid future crisis
New Bin Laden Tape Calls Obama Powerless to Stop Afghanistan War 
Latest audio recording again attempts to justify al-Qaeda's September 11, 2001 terror attack on the U.S. as being part of the group's quest for the liberation of Palestine
Suspected US Missile Kills 4 in Northwest Pakistan
Officials say the missile was fired early Monday at a Taliban vehicle in a village near the region's main town of Miran Shah
China Responds to New US Tariffs With Anti-Dumping Investigation
China says it is investigating alleged dumping of U.S. auto and chicken products in the Chinese market, a possible step toward imposing tariffs on these goods
 |  | Three men who plotted to blow up transatlantic flights with liquid bombs receive minimum jail terms of 32 to 40 years. |
| At least 18 women and children die in a stampede to get free flour in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say. | | President Obama will call for Congress to overhaul the regulatory regime, one year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. |
Beijing’s Influence on Junta ‘Overstated’: ICG |
| By WAI MOE |
| In a new report, an international think tank has labeled the Chinese government’s influence on the Burmese junta “overstated.” |
Chinese Blood on Burmese Soil |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| Peng Jiasheng, the Kokang leader, speaks to The Irrawaddy about the reasons for the recent offensive, the role of China, the allegations of illegal drug trafficking, the proposed border guard force, and the future of ethnic minorities in Burma. |
Female Dissident Put in Solitary Confinement: AAPP |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| 88 Generation Students group member Nobel Aye is put under solitary confinement in Monywa prison for unknown reasons, say a leading rights group. |
Crackdown on Burmese Dissidents in Chiang Mai |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| Ten Burmese women activists in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, were arrested in a surprise raid by Thai police on Sunday and are now in custody. |
Retired Military Personnel to Form Political Party |
| By AUNG THET WINE |
| An organization of retired military personnel will form a political party to choose candidates to contest seats in all districts and states in the 2010 election. |
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