VIENNA – The U.N. nuclear watchdog presented yesterday a draft deal to Iran and three world powers for approval within two days to reduce Tehran’s stockpile of enriched uranium, seen by the West as a nuclear weapons risk.
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – Pakistani helicopter gunships attacked Taliban bases near the Afghan border yesterday as authorities ordered educational institutions closed amid fears of retaliatory militant strikes.
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BAGHDAD – Iraq’s parliament failed yesterday to agree on a law that will determine how the next election is run, raising fears of delays in a vote that could consolidate democracy after years of war.
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WARSAW – Poland stands ready to take part in a revamped missile defence system unveiled by Washington last month, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said after meeting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden yesterday.
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TEHRAN – Iran has made some arrests in connection with this week’s suicide bombing that killed dozens of people but expects neighbouring Pakistan to catch and hand over the main suspects, its police chief said yesterday.
