G8 Leaders: Iran must assure world over nuke program

The leaders of the G8 nations meeting at Camp David Friday-Saturday agreed Iran needed to take concrete steps to prove the claim its nuclear program was peaceful, a U.S. official said.

The leaders of the G8 nations meeting at Camp David Friday-Saturday agreed Iran needed to take concrete steps to prove the claim its nuclear program was peaceful, a U.S. official said.

Afghan security forces in conjunction with the NATO-led troops killed 11 Taliban militants in Pakitka province 155 kms south of Kabul Friday night, officials said Saturday.

A counter-terrorism officer and four of his family members were killed by gunmen in northern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua Saturday.

Kenneth O. Stimpson, owner of a suspected clip joint where a tourist was stabbed early Sunday morning, was arrested Thursday on a racketeering count, Metro Police said.

Kenneth O. Stimpson, owner of a suspected clip joint where a tourist was stabbed early Sunday morning, was arrested Thursday on a racketeering count, Metro Police said.

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization FAO) on Thursday proposed to establish a Near Eastern Trust Fund to guarantee food security in the region.

Thousands of Yemeni protesters took to the streets in the capital of Sanaa on Thursday, demanding unity in the army and removal of relatives of ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh, as precondition for engaging in a national reconciliation dialogue.

The realization of national reconciliation is the only way to restoring peace and stability in Somalia, a Chinese UN diplomat said here on Tuesday.

Somalia is entering the “most critical stage” as the end of its transitional governing period approaches, a UN envoy said here on Tuesday, calling on the international community to boost efforts to help the Horn of Africa country through the process of peace building and national reconciliation.

The authorities remained puzzled on the whereabouts of Australian national and the town mayor who were separately abducted by gunmen here in the region.













