Britain called for direct talks with Iran to resolve a dispute over 15 captive Britons Tuesday after its first contact with the chief Iranian negotiator
AP - Four House Republicans on Wednesday urged the Bush administration to rethink its policy on opium production in Afghanistan, saying more needs to be done to counter the growing threat of narco-terrorism.
AFP - Lebanon on Wednesday clamped down on security as the divided country nervously awaited a UN Security Council vote on setting up an international court to try suspects in ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's murder.