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Sri Lanka's former Army Chief and Opposition presidential candidate,General Sarath Fonseka,was detained by a team of investigators late on Monday night for certain fraudulent acts and military offences from the safe house he had been living in since he lost the January 26 election.

The Pentagon said on Tuesday that the United States wanted a U.N. Security Council resolution "within weeks" to tackle Iran's nuclear programme as Iran said it had begun making higher-grade nuclear fuel.

There was one prerequisite for journalists reporting on Nelson Mandela in the heady and chaotic days after his release from 27 years in South African jails.

Iran began making higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday, state television reported, and the Pentagon said the United States wanted a U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran "within weeks" over its nuclear programme.

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed into law on Tuesday a measure that sets a budget of 1.541 trillion pesos ($33 billion) this year, up 8 percent from 2009, including stimulus spending on infrastructure and social services.

Melbourne, Feb 9 (ANI): A man arrested for having sex at a Northern Territory petrol bowser told a court that he was sleeping until he found his "friend" already sitting on top of him.

Two decades after a walk to freedom that captivated South Africa and the world, Nelson Mandela remains revered the world over but is rarely seen in public.

Twenty years after Nelson Mandela was freed from prison, South Africa is a vibrant democracy but the millions still living in poverty are now looking for leadership that can tackle its economic problems.

Kathmandu, Feb 9 (ANI): Nepal Deputy Prime Minister Sujata Koirala today said the police personnel should also be included in the i9nvestigation in the case involve the murder of media entrepreneur Jamim Shah.

Iran began work on Tuesday to produce higher-grade nuclear fuel for a Tehran research reactor, an official said, a move that may increase pressure for new U.N. sanctions due to Western fears it wants to develop atom bombs.

Iran started making higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday, state television reported, a defiant move that may increase pressure for new international sanctions on the major oil producer.

Iran started making higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday, state television reported, a defiant move that may increase pressure for new international sanctions on the major oil producer.

An exchange of mortar shells between Somali government forces and Islamist insurgents killed at least nine civilians and injured 14 others, a human rights group said on Monday.

Iran said it will start making higher-grade reactor fuel on Tuesday and will add 10 uranium enrichment plants over the next year in a nuclear expansion sure to stoke tensions with the West.

Iran says it will start producing higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday and plans a major expansion of its uranium enrichment programme by building 10 new plants in the next year, further stoking tensions with the West.

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak on Monday said that subsidies for industries must be restructured and gradually phased out to promote private investments.

Iran will soon unveil a domestically-made air defence system with at least the same capability as Russia's S-300 anti-aircraft hardware, an Iranian air force commander was quoted as saying on Monday.

Iran will soon unveil a domestically-made air defence system with at least the same capability as Russia's S-300 anti-aircraft hardware, an Iranian air force commander was quoted as saying on Monday.

Connecticut (US), Feb.8 (ANI): Five workers died Sunday when a Connecticut power plant blew up, sending a huge fireball into the sky and shaking the ground for miles.