Reuters World NeTEHRAN – Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave instructions yesterday for the production of higher-grade nuclear reactor fuel, prompting the United States and Germany to threaten carefully targeted new sanctions against Tehran.
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KIEV – Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich claimed victory in Ukraine’s presidential elections yesterday and told his bitter rival Yulia Tymoshenko to resign as prime minister, but she refused to concede.
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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan – Taliban militants are massing and preparing for a big fight ahead of a major NATO offensive in an insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan, villagers fleeing the area said yesterday.
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ATHENS – Greece will stick to its deficit-cutting plan and the first three months of the year will be crucial for regaining investors and EU confidence, the country’s finance minister said in an interview yesterday.
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WASHINGTON – Churches cancelled services yesterday and millions of people dug themselves out of snowbound streets as the U.S. mid-Atlantic region struggled to recover from its biggest blizzard in decades.
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