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Iran denies US charge of producing nuke arms
Dubai: Rejecting the US charge that it has been secretly developing the two new facilities to make nuclear weapons, Iran on December 14 said its nuclear energy activities were for "peaceful objectives" and were in accordance with the international rules and conventions.
Anees released from jail, deported to Pak: Report
Dubai: Anees Ibrahim, wanted by the Interpol for crimes committed in India including the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, has been released from jail here and deported to Pakistan, a newspaper reported on December 14.
UN inspectors to quiz Iraq scientists on nuke arms
United Nations: The United Nations weapons inspectors are preparing to interview former and current scientists associated with Iraqi weapons of mass destruction programmes, after chief inspector Hans Blix sought a complete list of the scientists in a letter to Iraqi presidential adviser Amir al-Saadi.
Syria accuses UN of double speak on Israel issue
United Nations: Condemning in "strongest terms" last month's attacks on Israeli
interests in Kenya, United Nations Security Council (UNSC) asked all the 191 UN
members to help nab the perpetrators, sponsors and organisers, in a resolution which Syria opposed citing "double standards".
Kissinger resigns from 9/11 investigation panel
Washington: Former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has resigned as chairman of a panel investigating the 9/11 attacks, citing controversy over potential conflicts of interest with his private sector clients.
US insists Iran’s nuke plant is for building arms
Washington: The United States has rejected Iran's contention that the new nuclear facilities it is building are only for generating power, insisting that the upcoming infrastructure is part of a nuclear weapons programme.
Extremists, not Muslims, foes of US: CIA chief
Washington: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director George Tenet paid a special tribute to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's vision of Islam and praised Islamabad's contribution in the war against al-Qaida.
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