World Highlights

¤ Iran said yesterday it would not suspend uranium enrichment, ruling out the main demand in a nuclear package backed by six world powers that aims to allay Western fears Tehran is seeking to build atomic bombs. ¤ The American schoolteacher suspected...

¤ Iran said yesterday it would not suspend uranium enrichment, ruling out the main demand in a nuclear package backed by six world powers that aims to allay Western fears Tehran is seeking to build atomic bombs.

¤ The American schoolteacher suspected of murdering JonBenet Ramsey left Thailand yesterday on a plane bound for the United States, where he will face questions over the 1996 killing of the child beauty queen.

¤ Arab foreign ministers met at the seat of the Arab League in Cairo yesterday with promises of reconstruction help for Lebanon and some expressions of support for an urgent Arab summit.

¤ Election results from all but one constituency in Democratic Republic of Congo showed yesterday the country's historic post-war elections were headed for a second round.

¤ More Ethiopian troops headed towards the provincial seat of Somalia's interim government yesterday, residents said, in a move expected to raise tensions with rival Islamists.

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