BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities said Sunday they had uncovered an insurgent plot to fire rockets at the courtroom when Saddam Hussein’s trial resumes this week. The defence has challenged the legitimacy of the court and wants more time to prepare its case. Ten witnesses are due to testify when …

TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defiantly brushed off Western concerns about its nuclear programme in a feisty speech Saturday marking the 25th anniversary of a revolutionary militia. In remarks aimed at countries “which are suspicious of Iran’s nuclear activities,” Ahmadinejad demanded: “Who has given you the right to …

BARCELONA (AP) — Leaders of the EU nations, Israel and its neighbours open a summit Sunday at which Europe will push for a leap in relations by linking billions of euros in economic aid to sweeping democratic and other reforms on the Mediterranean’s southern and eastern rims. On Saturday, as …