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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The world's leading countries have challenged Tehran to hand over its enriched uranium stockpile, in return for easing sanctions that have affected the country's economy severely.

As Egyptians wrapped up two days of voting in a historic presidential election, early indicators showed the Muslim Brotherhood's Islamist candidate taking the lead among the five presumed front-runners.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says "significant differences" remain over Iran's nuclear program following two days of talks in Baghdad. She also says Pakistan's conviction of a doctor who helped in the capture of Osama bin Laden is "unjust."

At least four suspected militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles at a compound in northwest Pakistan Wednesday, intelligence officials said.

North Korea has said it will continue with its nuclear programme despite America's "hostile policy" even as a US official said such a move would be "highly provocative".

Iran and the world powers Wednesday discussed ways to ease concerns over the Islamic republic's nuclear programme even as China has hinted that it would oppose any move outside of the United Nations to curb Tehran's atomic ambitions.

Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security Rep. Peter King on Wednesday expressed concerns over a planned Hollywood feature film on the US raid that resulted in the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan that relied on CIA and Defense Department, describing it as "potentially dangerous collaboration".

A petition has been filed in Pakistan's Supreme Court to restrain authorities from constructing huge buildings and secret bunkers in the basement of the U.S. Embassy.

Chair of the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation Wolfgang Weiss