OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel was launching a satellite Tuesday to spy on Iran’s nuclear programme, an Israeli defence official said, as Iran’s leader persisted with his calls for the Jewish state’s destruction.

BAGHDAD — The cellos were once looted by roaming armed gangs and suicide bombers have shattered the ballerinas’ mirror-panelled halls. But love of the arts keeps bringing a group of students to Baghdad’s Music and Ballet school.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) — The United States was likely to call a UN vote on Tuesday to impose sanctions on four Sudanese accused of war crimes in Darfur, despite opposition from China and Russia, a US official said.