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Iran’s push for higher-grade nuclear fuel raises alarms

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sits in an electric vehicle during his visit to the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity as Iran informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that it will start producing higher-grade enriched uranium. (By Thomas Erdbrink, Boston Globe)

Airlifts of Haitian children hindered

Private medical evacuations of critically injured Haitian children to the United States for treatment have largely stopped because aid workers, doctors, and government officials are worried about being accused of kidnapping. (By New York Times, Boston Globe)

Costa Rica elects first woman president

The country elected its first woman president over the weekend as the ruling party candidate won in a landslide. (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)

UK's Brown pledges to boost cancer care

Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced plans to provide home care and personalized nursing for cancer patients, a program he said could help about 1.6 million people in the next five years. (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)

UK deaths in Afghanistan hit 256

Three British soldiers have died in southern Afghanistan, officials said, raising Britain’s death toll in the conflict to 256 - the number of Britons lost in the Falklands war of 1982. (By Robert H. Reid, Associated Press)

Militants allegedly targeted Americans

Authorities arrested six suspected Taliban militants with a suicide vest and hand grenades who allegedly were on their way yesterday to attack a five-star hotel and kill Americans in Pakistan's cultural capital, said police. (By Babar Dogar, Associated Press)

Ex-Sri Lankan candidate arrested

Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate was hauled from his office by military police and will be court-martialed for allegedly planning to overthrow the government while serving as the head of the army. (By Krishan Francis, Associated Press)

West Bank municipal votes set for July

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's government decided to hold municipal elections in the West Bank in July, the first voting since Abbas's Fatah movement was trounced by the militant Islamic Hamas in national polls four years ago. (By Karin Laub, Associated Press)

Monitors praise Ukraine vote

International monitors hailed Ukraine's presidential election as transparent and honest, bolstering opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych's claim of victory and leaving Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in a strategic bind. (By Simon Shuster, Associated Press)

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Dubai tower shut after visitors stuck in elevator

Visitors on the observation deck of the world's tallest tower heard what sounded like a small explosion, then saw dust that looked like smoke seeping through a crack in an elevator door 124 floors above the ground. The 15 people inside were trapped for 45 frightening minutes until rescuers managed to pry open the doors. (AP Business Writer, 11:40 a.m.)

Witness: Demjanjuk's statements inconsistent

A top German investigator testified Tuesday that John Demjanjuk has given conflicting stories about where he spent the rest of World War II after being captured by the Germans in 1942. (Associated Press Writer, 11:30 a.m.)

Protesters burn library in southeastern S.Africa

Protesters have torched a library in an impoverished area of South Africa in what began as a march to call for more jobs. (AP, 11:30 a.m.)

Iranians protest at Rome's Tehran embassy

About 100 Iranians protested Tuesday in front of the Italian embassy in Tehran, shouting "Death to Italy, Death to Berlusconi, " Italy's foreign minister said. Protests were also held outside the French and Dutch embassies. (AP, 11:30 a.m.)

Sri Lankan parliament dissolved ahead of new vote

Sri Lanka's president dissolved the parliament Tuesday, setting the stage for new elections a day after authorities arrested the leader of the opposition -- a move analysts said was meant to prevent him from contesting the vote. (Associated Press Writer, 11:20 a.m.)