JERUSALEM, June 23, 2008 (Reuters) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy put himself forward on Monday as a possible Middle East peace broker, offering in a speech to Israel's parliament to help reach agreement and mobilize French troops if necessary. ... > full story
KABUL, June 23, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S.-led coalition troops killed some 55 Taliban insurgents who ambushed them in southeastern Afghanistan, close to the Pakistan border, the U.S. military said on Monday. ... > full story
TEHRAN, June 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran said on Monday it was encouraged by common points between its and world powers' separate proposals aimed at defusing a nuclear dispute, but again dismissed any suggestion of suspending uranium enrichment. ... > full story
VIENNA, June 23, 2008 (Reuters) — U.N. nuclear inspectors headed on Monday for an alleged nuclear site in Syria that the United States says housed a secretly built reactor nearing completion when it was bombed by Israel nine months ago, a diplomat said. ... > full story
TEHRAN, June 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran said on Monday Israel could not threaten it, a few days after a U.S. newspaper reported that Israel's air force had apparently rehearsed a potential bombing raid of Iran's nuclear facilities. ... > full story
LANDIKOTAL, Pakistan, June 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Suspected pro-Taliban Militants kidnapped 17 Pakistani policemen from posts on the road through the Khyber Pass, the latest insecurity on the vital supply route for Western forces in Afghanistan. ... > full story
DEDAYE, Myanmar, June 23, 2008 (Reuters) — With a planting deadline looming, rice farmers in cyclone-hit parts of Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta have hit a problem -- donated oxen and water buffaloes are refusing to work because they are stressed. ... > full story
BEIJING, June 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Chinese authorities in the restive far western region of Xinjiang have demolished a mosque for refusing to put up signs in support of this August's Beijing Olympics, an exiled group said on Monday. ... > full story
SEOUL, June 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Secretive North Korea wants to invite five foreign news companies to record the destruction of the cooling tower at its ageing nuclear complex in a show of its will to abide by a disarmament deal, media reported on Monday. ... > full story
SRINAGAR, India, June 23, 2008 (Reuters) — At least 10 people, including nine separatist militants, were killed in clashes between security forces and insurgents at the weekend in Indian Kashmir, police said. ... > full story
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Iranians back nuclear program June 22, 2008 (United Press International) — Iran has pursued a civil nuclear program with the support of its people, the Islamic republic's top nuclear negotiator says.. . Saeed Jalili said a ...
Iran says examining timetable for nuclear talks June 22, 2008 (Middle East Times) — Iran said on Sunday it is examining a timetable presented by world powers for starting talks on a package aimed at ending the five-year standoff ...
New doubts over North Korean nuclear programme: Report June 22, 2008 (Times of India) — WASHINGTON: The United States has obtained new intelligence that raises new questions about whether North Korea pursued an alternative route to ...
N. Korea to Present Nuclear Declaration Soon . June 21, 2008 (Korea Times) — North Korea is expected to present a declaration of its nuclear programs soon and appear at a fresh round of multilateral talks to end its nuclear ...
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