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A man was arrested in New York City's international airport with uranium destined for Iran hidden in the soles of his shoes, the US Justice Department said. Patrick Campbell, 33, who was arrested Wednesday as he arrived at the John F Kennedy airport from Paris, is accused of trying to act as an intermediary to sell Iran 1,000 tons of purified uranium, in violation of US law. The Sierra Leone-based Campbell had been under surveillance since May 2012, when he responded to an ad on the site Alibaba.com by someone looking to buy uranium 308, or yellow cake. The buyer...

President Bush, at the largest gathering of world leaders ever held, thanked the global community for their contributions to storm relief at the UN in New York City. He also focused on international issues like terrorism, trade and debt relief, and met with various world leaders apart from the UN assembly. The UN Security Council unanimously passed two resolutions on the first day of the high-level summit Wednesday, one to prevent the incitement of terrorism and the other to prevent conflict, especially in Africa. Click here for article: Bush says he may need more power in disasters. Secretary of Defense...

King Abdullah, Spanish monarch review situation in occupied territories His Majesty King Abdullah smiles while talking to Spain's King Juan Carlos at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain, on Wednesday (Photoby Paul White/AP) MADRID (Agencies) — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday left Spain for London after holding talks with King Juan Carlos on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. The two leaders discussed “the role Europe can play to end the cycle of violence [in the occupied territories] and put the peace process back on track,” the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Spain currently holds the rotating EU...