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Uranium container goes missing in India |
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RANCHI (India) — A container packed with radioactive material has been
stolen from a fortified research facility in eastern India, prompting a
major hunt and fears of contamination, officials said. “It carries
uranium and radiation and could have an adverse effect in an >> >>
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UN slaps trade curbs on Iran
Tehran vows to rethink ties wtih IAEA
Foreign Desk Report
UNITED NATIONS—The
U.N. Security Council unanimously agreed
Saturday to impose sanctions against Iran
for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment,
culminating two months of negotiations to
curb a nuclear program the United States
claims is aimed at building weapons.
The resolution orders all countries to ban
the supply of specified materials and
technology that could contribute to Iran’s
nuclear and missile programs. It also
imposes an asset freeze on key companies and
individuals in the country’s nuclear >> >>
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Mullah Usmani killed in US raid
KABUL (Afghanistan)—A
top Taliban military commander described as
a close associate of Osama bin Laden and
Taliban leader Mullah Omar was killed in an
airstrike this week close to the border with
Pakistan, the U.S. military said Saturday. A
Taliban spokesman denied the claim.
Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Osmani was killed
Tuesday by a U.S. airstrike while traveling
by vehicle in a deserted area in the
southern province of Helmand, the U.S.
military said. Two associates also were
killed, it said. There was no immediate
confirmation >> >>
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Amy Lee from the band Evanescence appears onstage
during MTV’s ‘Total Request Live’ at the MTV Times
Square Studios Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006 in New York. 
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