Arak reactor dispute virtually solved: Iran
Tehran: Iran’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said on Saturday that a dispute with world powers over the Arak heavy water reactor has been “virtually resolved”, the Al-Alam Arabic-language television reported. “Iran has made a proposal to the P5+1 (group of world powers) to make certain changes in Arak and they have accepted. This question is virtually resolved,” Salehi said.
Boy among three dead in Belgium shooting
Brussels: A couple and a young boy were shot dead in an overnight attack near the eastern Belgian city of liege, media reports said on Saturday. The woman was seriously wounded in the attack near the local sports ground in Vise, and died early today of her injuries, the Belga news agency said.
S Sudan army battles rebels in worsening war
Juba: South Sudan’s army said on Saturday they had “lost communication” with commanders battling rebels in a key oil State where rebels have seized a major town, amid a worsening conflict engulfing the young nation. However, army spokesman Malaak Ayuen said the situation was “all calm” in the flashpoint town of Bor, where at least 58 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded when gunmen stormed a UN base on Thursday.
Musharraf likely to travel to Karachi
Islamabad: Pakistan’s embattled former military dictator Gen Pervez Musharraf is likely to leave for a “short visit” to Karachi on Saturday. “Yes, he is going to Karachi for two-three days. He will be back in Islamabad,” a source close to Musharraf told PTI.
Car bomber kills 6 at Syrian govt checkpoint
Damascus: Syrian activists say a suicide bomber in a car blew himself up at a checkpoint near a Government-controlled town, killing at least six people.