Iran is interested in buying nuclear fuel from the West, one of the incentives expected to be offered in a European package aimed at persuading Tehran to abandon uranium enrichment, a top nuclear scientist, Gholamreza Aghazadeh, said Tuesday. Britain, France and Germany are expected to offer Iran a number of incentives, including nuclear fuel, in an attempt to head off a confrontation between Tehran and the U.N. nuclear agency over the country’s nuclear program, especially uranium enrichment.
Myanmar: Prime minister arrested
Myanmar’s tough but pragmatic prime minister was sacked Tuesday by his hard-line army colleagues. Gen. Khin Nyunt, 65, was a taken into custody late Monday and charged with corruption, according to officials in Thailand. The country’s state-run radio said the new prime minister is Lt. Gen. Soe Win, a former air defense chief who entered the regime’s top ranks only last year.
Thailand: Bird flu kills 23 tigers
Twenty-three tigers have died from bird flu at a private zoo, the Sriracha Tiger Zoo in the central Chonburi province in Thailand after being fed the carcasses of chickens infected with the disease, a government official said Tuesday.
U.N.: Syria urged to leave Lebanon
The U.N. Security Council urged Syria on Tuesday to withdraw its remaining 14,000 troops from Lebanon and called for reports from U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan every six months on its compliance. Syria sent troops in 1976 to help quell a civil war in Lebanon. They are still there.
Israel: Army condemns rabbis’ call
Israel’s army chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Moshe Yaalon, on Tuesday condemned a call from scores of rabbis who urged observant soldiers to refuse orders to evacuate Jewish settlements under next year’s planned Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip. “This is not legitimate and inappropriate,” Yaalon said. “Don’t put us in impossible situations.”
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