TEHRAN - IRAN accused the United States on Wednesday of 'intolerable' meddling in its internal affairs, alleging for the first time that Washington has fueled a bitter postelection dispute.
PARIS - FRENCH legislators said on Wednesday that more and more Muslim women in France were wearing full burqas that cover them from head to toe and hide their faces, and expressed concern about the trend.
WASHINGTON - VACCINE maker Sanofi Aventis said on Wednesday it will donate 100 million doses of vaccine against the new H1N1 swine flu to the World Health Organisation once it gets them made.
VIENNA - IRAN denied on Wednesday that it was seeking a nuclear weapon as an 'insurance policy", as suggested by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei.