VIENNA – Iran has slowed its pace of nuclear expansion and met some demands for better monitoring but allegations of covert atom bomb research look credible and Tehran must address them, the U.N atomic watchdog said.
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ANKARA – NATO’s secretary-general urged member countries yesterday to increase the training of Afghan security forces and said the alliance would stay in Afghanistan “as long as it takes”.
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BAGHDAD – Thousands of Iraqis yesterday mourned the death of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, a leading Shi’ite Muslim figure whose death could heighten political instability before national polls many fear may be marred by violence.
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SEOUL – The rival Koreas reached a deal yesterday to resume from September reunions of families torn apart by the 1950-53 Korean War, as the isolated North reaches out to its foes after being hit by U.N. sanctions.
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BEIJING – Fresh fighting has erupted between Myanmar forces and an armed ethnic group in the remote northeast, forcing tens of thousands to flee across the border into China, activists and state media said yesterday.
