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Iraqi police say a car bomb has killed at least 5 people and wounded 44 others near R shrine in the Shiah holy city of C. Authority say the blast occurred early today outside the I shrine south of Baghdad. Officials in the Iraqi capital say a mortar attack on the mostly Shiah neighborhood killed 25 people and at least 3 people died in the car bomb explosion in the northern city of M.US military says an American solider died today in western U province from combat wounds. Meanwhile Iraqi officials say they are close to a draft agreement on sharing oil wealth among Iraqi different ethnic groups. Earlier this week, an US panel said the deal on oil revenue is a crucial step towards resolving political and sectarian divisions in Iraq.
After just before Germany, the US Congress approved legislation early today required to implement the US-India civil civilian nuclear cooperation deal. The measure which marks a major shift to US nuclear policy goes to the White House for President Bush’s signature. With critics still claiming the deal will strike possibly fatal blow to the nuclear non-propagation treaty, supporters describe the agreement as crucial towards new stage of US-India cooperation. Revision of the atomic energy act in US law will allow the US to sell India nuclear fuel and reactor for the first time in three decades, despite New Delhi’s refusal to sign in the treaty. President Bush who first proposed the deal in 2005 made approval by Congress priority saying India deserved to be recognized for its strong support of non-propagation. Indian later has contrasted their record with neighboring Pakistan whose chief nuclear scientist AK was found to spread nuclear information to countries as Iran and North Korea. The legislation also called for Indian to fall an active participation in US efforts to disway isolated and necessary sanctions in Iraq for its efforts to acquire weapons of massive destructions.
Germany police say they have found traces of radioactive substances in the location linked to poisoning former Russian spy A. Police said today they have found traces of radiation in a Hamburg apartment building associated with Russian businessman to meet T. He met A on London November 1st, the day the former KGB agent became ill from radiation poisoning. K has been reported to be in critical condition suffering from radiation poisoning. However his lawyer denies reports and says his client health is satisfactory. When A died nearly three weeks ago from what British authority say was a lethal dose of the radioactive substance pronearn to ten.
Russian officials say a fire at G clinic in Moscow has killed 45 people and injured at least ten others. The fire started early today in a drug treatment hospital where many of the victims were asleep. All those killed were female as fire began in the women's wing of hospital. A senior firefighter at the scene said it was 90% certain that the fire was deliberately set.
News reports indicate the planning is underway to restart the long stalled North Korea nuclear talks on December 16th. There has been no official confirmation from any of the six governments involved in the talks. "Japanese officials on Saturday refuse to confirm the specific date for resumption of other six-party talks in Beijing. But they are not denying widespread reports that China has begun preparations to restart the talks on December 16th. Japanese foreign minister T met the Philippine Saturday with his Chinese counterpart LZX. Afterwards, A told reporters there is apparent progress on fixing the date for next round of talks after a hiatus for more than a year. But also a telling comment also said the substance of the talks more important than when they are held. A says North Korea’s acceptance on allowing inspectors of the UN nuclear watch dog, the international atomic energy agency to return the North Korea is one of the those things that might set the direction for the next round of talks.