Wednesday International News 2

IAEA presses Iran, N Korea to come clean on nukes
Afp, Vienna
UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei urged Iran yesterday to come clean on its contested atomic drive and North Korea not to resume its own nuclear activities as international disarmament talks founder.

 
Security on Afghan border is a job for Pakistan, not US
Says Zardari 
Afp, Washington
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari said in an interview broadcast Sunday that Islamabad's military is capable of quelling militant elements on its border with Afghanistan, and again urged the US military against launching incursions into its territory.

 
5 Lebanese soldiers killed in bomb blast
Afp, Tripoli
Five Lebanese soldiers were killed yesterday in a car bomb blast targeting an army bus on the outskirts of the restive northern city of Tripoli, security and military officials said.

 
US 'war on terror' failed to weaken al-Qaeda
Reveals global poll 
Afp, London
Most people across the world believe the US-led "war on terror" has failed to weaken al-Qaeda and many think the group has actually grown stronger, a BBC World Service poll revealed yesterday.

 
Egypt desert hostages freed after 10-day ordeal
Afp, Cairo
A group of European tourists and their Egyptian guides who were kidnapped by armed bandits in a remote desert 10 days ago have been freed unharmed, officials said yesterday.