Putin accuses US of bid to force will on world
MUNICH, Germany, (Reuters)Russian President Vladimir Putin sharply criticised the United States yesterday for what he said was an attempt to force its will on the world.
UN cameras set up in underground Iran nuclear plant
TEHRAN, (Reuters):The UN nuclear watchdog has installed surveillance cameras at Iran's underground nuclear plant where "industrial-scale" enrichment of uranium is planned, an Iranian official said yesterday.
Deadly protests erupt in Guinea
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP):Street protests turned violent in Guinea's capital yesterday, with four people killed, as demonstrators threw rocks and set up burning-tire barricades while criticising the president for appointing an ally as prime minister.
Obama to run for presidency
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (AP):Barack Obama announced his bid for president yesterday, a black man evoking Abraham Lincoln's ability to unite a nation and a Democrat portraying himself as a fresh face capable of leading a new generation.
Ship of migrants heads for port
NOUAKCHOTT, Reuters:A battered ship crammed with hundreds of Asian and African migrants headed into a Mauritanian port yesterday after days of diplomatic wrangling with Spain over which country should take it in.
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