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Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, long wanted for his role in the 1992-1995 Bosnian war, appeared Thursday at the UN war crimes tribunal.

U.S. threats of new sanctions against Iran will only harm the constructive dialogue between the West and Tehran on its nuclear program, Iran's permanent representative to the IAEA said Thursday.

Seven Russian female athletes, including five selected for the Beijing Olympics, were temporarily suspended by the IAAF on Thursday over doping offences.

China sharply criticized on Thursday "odious attempts" by U.S. lawmakers to politicize the Olympics and to interfere in its internal affairs.

Afghan authorities released a television talk show host critical of the government following an outcry in the media over his detention, which lasted two days, an official said Thursday.

U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will have a chance to have a word with each other during the Olympic Games in Beijing, Denis Wilder, and the National Security Council Senior Director for East Asian Affairs, told reporters on Wednesday.

Amid rising speculation about the possibility of an Israeli or U.S. bombing attack on Iranian nuclear facilities earlier this month, a major study produced for the US Air Force by a top defense think-tank concluded that US military action against Iran was "likely to have negative effects for the U.S.".

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday morning and is being held in UN custody at a detention center, where he will await his trial in The Hague for war crimes.

Tension in the Mideast region requires active cooperation between Iran and Syria, the Iranian parliament speaker said Tuesday.

Russia has allocated $4 billion to nanotechnology research over the next four years, the general director of the Russian Rosnanotech state corporation said Tuesday.