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Approximately 500 middle school students and teachers at the Pinellas County Science Center in St. Petersburg, Fla., will have an out-of-this-world phone conversation with NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

The Holy Month of Ramadan is a time devoted to worship, contemplation, charity, and fellowship, observed with a daily fast from dawn to sun down.

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate His Majesty, King Mswati III, and the people of Swaziland on the 42nd anniversary of your independence this September 6.

An earthquake measuring 7.0 in magnitude has rocked New Zealand. Witnesses say that there is quite a bit of structural damage. The earthquake had a depth of 33 kms (20.5 miles) and it struck around 4:35 a.m. Saturday (11:35 a.m. Friday CDT).

Although flood waters are receding in parts of Pakistan, conditions in the thousands of camps that have sprung up in recent weeks are still desperate, the United Nations refugee agency warned today.

The purpose of his visit to Russia will be to review key issues on our bilateral and international agenda, and discuss future projects under the Obama-Medvedev Bilateral Presidential Commission.

The United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern about ongoing deportations of Iraqis from Western European countries back to violence-prone areas of their homeland, stressing that they should continue to benefit from international protection.

The United States is pleased that one of the sessions during this year's Conference of States Parties is devoted to Article 11's critical focus on the protection and safety of persons with disabilities in situations of risk, including armed confli