- Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program
 Iran begins enriching uranium to a higher level over the vociferous objections of the U.S. and other countries that fear the process could eventually lead to nuclear weapons.
- NYT: China report shows more water pollution
 NYT: The world's most populous country reveals that water pollution in 2007 was more than twice as severe as had been reported in the past.
- U.S. Army closes in on Afghan town
U.S. Army soldiers launched a major operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan.
- Vatican intrigue hits new level over leak
The Vatican denies leaking documents that led to the resignation of a prominent Catholic editor, intervening in a tale of intrigue that is dominating Italian headlines.
- China quake activist gets five years in jail
 A Chinese court Tuesday sentenced an activist who investigated the deaths of thousands of schoolchildren in the country's massive 2008 earthquake to five years in jail for inciting subversion of state power, the man's lawyer said.
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