Day 357

A World Food Program convoy was attacked by Taliban militants in the Bala Baluk district of Farah Province in western Afghanistan.  The 14 truck convoy was carrying 500 metric tons of food rations.  None of the World Food Program personnel were injured but 50 Taliban members, and two civilians are among the casualties of the attack.  

Day 353

Iran's Nuclear Dreams

From the Voice of America....

Iran's foreign minister has turned in his country's new nuclear program proposal to the U.N. Security Council's leading nations. Details of the proposal have yet to be released, but the U.S. envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran is getting closer to making a nuclear bomb. 

It was a picture-perfect moment. In an attempt to spur nuclear talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki presented a package to the ambassadors of leading world powers in Tehran. But, one heavyweight world power was missing.

The United States, which does not have official diplomatic relations with Iran. But U.S. President Barack Obama has called for Iran to discuss its disputed nuclear program with world powers by the end of September.

Iran's ambassador to the U.N. nuclear agency, Aliasghar Soltanieh, says the proposal contains compromises on security, economic and nuclear issues. He says Iran would like to hold a new round of talks within the framework of the presented proposal.

Day 220

North Korea

North Korea has threatened to carry out a second nuclear test unless the United National Security Council apologises for criticism of its rocket launch earlier this month.

Day 213

United Nations

10 countires: Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Poland and the United States has boycotted the UN racism conference "for fear that it would turn into a platform for anti-Semitism."