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BBC world news with John Jason.

An Iranian diplomat freed on Tuesday two months after being kidnapped in Iraq has said he was severely tortured by agency from American Central Intelligence agency. Iranian news agency / quotes the man / , saying he was picked up on the Baghdad street by Iraqi agency in the American force’s vehicles. // reports.
“The Iranian reports, quote Mr. /, saying he was tortured in various ways day and night. Now in hospital, he sent to show a reporters injuries inflicted by his captors. He said he was abducted while shopping in Baghdad by people carrying Iraqi defense ministry identification papers. He was then taken to a military base near Baghdad airport. He added he was interrogated in Arab and English about Iran’s role in influence in Iraq. He alleged that the interrogators were acting under CIA supervision. A spokesman for the white house has dismissed the claims.”

The British government has ruled the fifteen naval personnel held in Iran for two weeks can sell their stories to the media. Their friends and families have been swarmed with offers of cash. Normally British service personnel are prohibited from selling their stories. But the defense ministry statement calls the circumstances exceptional.

The Iraqi foreign minister / says his government wants confronts on Iran being held in Egypt next month, to focus on willing support for stabilizing the situation in his country. The meeting will involve all Iraqi neighbors, the US and other major powers. This is / tells BBC the one aim of the conference was to ensure wasn’t used for settling squalls between other states. “This forum could provide a platform for other regional powers, like Iran, Syria, to talk to the US, the west. Only Iraq, I think that is one thing common that the subject of the conference is Iraq. And there wouldn’t any other agendas rose to the table.”

The India Foreign minister / has been injured in a car accident near a village west /. More from / in Calcutta.
“Police said Mr. / back when a truck round to his car near the village of //. Mr. was first taken to a village hospital, and then shifted to a district hospital. Dr. say he has suffered a head injury and was not out of danger. They said he may have to be shifted to Calcutta if his condition worsen. Mr. / is one of India’s most senior politician, and perhaps the most senior in the country’s ruling congress party at moment.”

An American newspaper reported US allowed Ethiopia to complete a secret arms deal with North Korea in an apparent violation of UN’s sanctions. The report in the New York Times says the Bush administration knew Ethiopia was taken delivery of military equipment from North Korea in January, but did not try to stop the deal.

World news from the BBC.

A fifty two year old Slovenia has completed what thoughts to be the first ever swim of the entire of Amazon river. M. S. averaged about eighty kilometers a day, and toward the end he struggled with Sun burn and other health problems. But on Sunday, the Slovenia was suit a short waive further to attend a large celebration in the city of B. from Brazil, G. D. reports.
“M. S. undertakes an // as before. Having already tackled the Y. and Mississippi rivers, but swimming the Amazon is his most formidable challenge to date. The world biggest river is homes to pa., alligators, bull sharks, and / snakes, While other dangers include whirl pools, tidal waves and arm bandits.”

The president of Ukraine U. reaffirmed he will press ahead with plan for earlier elections. Despite wide spread opposition from the supporters of his main rival the Prime Minister U. V. In an eastern address, President U. said his decision to dissolve parliament and call on early elections was legitimate and constitutional. And there will be no turning back.

An US delegation led by former UN ambassador Bill / has left for North Korea. The four day trip is designed to secure the release of the remains of American servicemen killed during the Korean war in the 1950s. It comes a day after American state department said it found a way to get round of obstacle blocking the release of North Korean funds frozen as a result of US sanction against Pinyong.

Pope Benedict celebrating the second east of his // told the world Rome Catholics not to fear evil or even death because in the / of Jesus crisis love has been shown stronger than both. The Pope was presiding over the traditional east vigil mass at the Saint P. in Rome, the last event of the week before the main service on Sunday in Saint Peter Square.

BBC world news.