Iran reiterated today that a plan to allow it to enrich uranium in Russia was not acceptable in its present form, but was worth taking further in negotiations.

FACED with the most serious threat to Russia’s national security since the demise of the Soviet Union, President Vladimir Putin has failed to resist the temptation of using the occasion to further strengthen his grip on Russia.

THE total number of Iraqis killed in the war may never be known, US officials admitted yesterday.