ANKARA — Some Turks see participating in the Lebanon peacekeeping force as a chance to reassert Turkish influence in the region, decades after their Ottoman Empire ruled across southeastern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

CAIRO (AP) — Rebels in Sudan’s war-torn region of Darfur said Sunday that government forces backed by bomber aircraft are pursuing a week-old offensive.

“A considerable part of the report covered Iran’s extensive cooperation with the Agency and its inspectors,” Asefi said according to a statement released by the Foreign Ministry’s Information and Press Bureau.