10 troops, militiamen dead in Iraq
Baghdad: Authorities in Iraq say coordinated suicide attacks targeting security posts have killed 10 people north of Baghdad.Police officials say four suicide bombers driving explosive-laden cars rammed into two security checkpoints and a military headquarters in the al-Hajaj area on Saturday, killing 10 Shiite militiamen and troops. They say at least 20 people were wounded. Al-Hajaj lies on the road between Beiji and Tikrit in Salahuddin province. Police said the four suicide attacks took place within a 15-minute period. Hospital officials confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they weren’t authorised to speak to journalists.
China tests supersonic nuKe delivery vehicle
Beijing: Chinese defence ministry has confirmed the test of a supersonic nuclear delivery vehicle, a move described by the US as an "extreme manoeuvre" amid tension in the South China Sea. The fourth successful test of hypersonic glide vehicle - which the US has dubbed the "Wu-14" - was carried out on Sunday. It was the People liberation Army's fourth test of the weapon in 18 months. "The scheduled scientific research and experiments in our territory is normal, and those tests are not targeted at any country and specific goals," Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post quoted the defence ministry as saying.
N-talks face 'many differences': Rouhani
Tehran, Jun 13 (AFP) There are still "many differences over details" of a nuclear deal Iran and world powers are trying to conclude by June 30, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday. Iranian negotiators and those of the P5+1 group (Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States) are meeting in Vienna to clinch a deal that would guarantee the strictly peaceful nature of Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for a lifting of punishing international sanctions. "The general framework that the Islamic Republic of Iran wants is accepted by the P5+1 group but there are still many differences in the details that must be addressed," Rouhani told a Press conference.