Iran resumes centrifuge building defying UN watchdog
In Vienna Iran reportedly broke IAEA seals and restarted centrifuge construction, challenging international monitoring amid US led pressure. Tehran insists the program is for energy, not weapons, while Western officials allege a weapons agenda.
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Foreign truckers refuse to brave Iraq roads
Jordanian driver Faisal Suleyman details a perilous trip to Baghdad as four gunmen in a blue taxi threaten him with automatic weapons. Militants warn of blocking routes to Jordan while foreigners face abductions, robberies, and killings, undermining reconstruction and supply lines.
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Palestinian premier retracts resignation amid power deal
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia rescinded his resignation after a 10 day stand off with Yasser Arafat. Arafat agreed to curb security power while keeping the intelligence service and armed forces. Investigations into tainted officials were ordered, amid Gaza demonstrations criticizing corruption and security leadership.
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Modern Turkey to Display Wooden Horse From Brad Pitt Film
Warner Bros plans a permanent loan to Turkey to exhibit the prop wood horse near the probable site of the ancient city by the Dardanelles. Archaeologists link the ruins to a Bronze Age city destroyed in the early 12th century B C.
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World Watermelon Eating Champion Crowned in Ohio
Rich LeFevre won the first IFCE sanctioned watermelon eating title at Swellin with Melon with 11.22 pounds. Carline LeFevre finished second with 9.78 pounds as 4 pros and 12 locals competed on 15 pounds per tray.
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