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- IAEA: Iran Nuclear Talks a Failure
The UN nuclear agency has declared its latest inspection visit to Iran a failure, with the regime blocking access to Parchin, a military site thought to be used for explosives testing related to triggering a nuclear weapon, and no agreement reached on how to resolve other unanswered questions. The IAEA wants to interview Iranian scientists who took part in research it believes may have been aimed at developing a nuclear weapon. (Guardian-UK)
- Over 100 Dead in Syria Clashes - Lauren Williams
Activists said up to 106 people were killed across Syria Tuesday as security forces continued an onslaught on Homs. The Local Coordination Committees told the Daily Star that 101 civilians, including 10 children, and five defected soldiers had been killed. They said 35 people had been confirmed killed in Homs alone.
Human Rights Watch said it had confirmed the use of Russian-made 240-mm mortars in Homs. "It is by far the most powerful mortar in modern use - most other countries stop at 160-mm mortars," HRW emergency director Peter Bouckaert told AFP. "We have little doubt that those extremely powerful mortars are being fired by the regime forces into civilian neighborhoods of Homs. We are talking about a 250-pound mortar round that can only be fired from a heavy specialized armored vehicle and it requires a nine-person crew to operate," he added.
(Daily Star-Lebanon)
- McCain: Egypt Working to Resolve NGO Crisis - Sarah El Deeb
Sen. John McCain said on Monday in Cairo that Egypt's military rulers have reassured him that authorities are working "diligently" to resolve a criminal case against U.S. pro-democracy groups. The trial of 16 Americans and 27 others is expected to begin on Feb. 26. Sen. McCain chairs the board of the International Republican Institute (IRI), one of the four American groups targeted.
"The way we approach this issue of NGOs is with some guarded optimism that we will resolve this issue fairly soon," he said. "We don't think it helps progress on this very difficult situation for American citizens to make threats. We are not making threats. There is plenty of time to make threats." (AP-Washington Times)
- U.S. Jewish Leaders Meet with Jordanian King
Jordan's King Abdullah met in Amman on Tuesday with a delegation of nearly 100 Jewish leaders, participants in the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations' annual meeting in Jerusalem.
Presidents Conference Executive Vice Chairman Malcolm Hoenlein said Abdullah expressed "appreciation" to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for taking steps to help in "creating a climate in which negotiations [with the Palestinians] can move forward."
The delegation told the king that it appreciated "the role he is playing in trying to bring the Palestinians to direct negotiations" with Israel.
(JTA)
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