CNN 2008-07-20

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I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama is on his first visit to Afghanistan. He's been meeting today with local Afghan leaders and US troops. Tomorrow he's expected to meet with President Hamid Karzai. This trip is meant to boost Obama's foreign policy credentials¹ less than four months before the presidential election.

EU chief Javier Solana says talks on Iran's nuclear program were constructive² and all sides have shown a clear commitment, but he also says "we didn't get the answer to our questions". The six-nation delegation³ sat down with the Iranians in Geneva and for the first time, a top State Department official was there. The US says William Burns was there to listen, not to negotiate. The West wants Iran to stop uranium enrichment and in exchange no new sanctions will be imposed by the UN Security Council. Iran says it will respond in two weeks. Iran has insisted its nuclear program is for civilian⁴ purposes.

Zimbabwe now has 100 billion ways to deal with high prices. One hundred billion dollar notes go into circulation Monday to deal with hyperinflation. That monstrous⁵ banknote is equal to only one US dollar and can buy you exactly four oranges at local markets.

A helicopter crash in South Korea has injured Reverend Moon and 15 others. Reports say the chopper hit a mountain near Seoul as it tried to make an emergency landing. Hospital officials say the 88-year-old Moon's condition is not serious. In 2004, Moon was the center of a coronation ceremony in Washington at which he declared himself the Messiah. He also became widely known for performing mass weddings.

Pope Benedict XVI has offered his strongest public statements yet on the clergy⁶ sex abuse scandal at a mass in Sydney, Australia. The pope also made time to visit with three people who say they were sexually abused by clergy when they were children.

And those are the headlines this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source online, on TV or when you're on the go.