Top Somali Islamist downplays war fears

MOGADISHU (Reuters) — Somali Islamists and troops defending the government’s only stronghold battled with rockets and heavy weapons on Wednesday at two frontline areas, but a top Islamist leader denied it was the start of war.

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Quake Hits Eastern Iran

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale jolted Dasht-e Kavir in Iran’s Semnan province Tuesday afternoon.

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Iran: N. Issue Dismissed

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- We have achieved the nuclear technology, meaning that the case is dismissed, Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said.

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